Falklands: UKE Tokyo telegram 188 to FCO (0325Z) ("Falklands: Japanese position") [UKE gave USE Tokyo "our view the Japanese were now hiding behind American skirts"; they replied locally their hands were tied without new instructions from Washington but agreed to ask] [declassified Dec 2012]

Document type:	Declassified documents
Source:	DEFE24/2237 f234
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Importance ranking:	Major
Word count:	1p
Themes:	British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USA), Defence (Falklands), Trade, British relations with Japan