Ministry of Defence, Chief of Defence Staff files
Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1350 to FCO (2300Z) ("Following for Gillmore: My telno 1345: Equipment") [US delivery of Stinger; Eagleburger rang - "if one word of it leaked out, it would put paid to any chances of helping us with further requests"] [declassified Spt 2017]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | DEFE25/463 f44 |
| Editorial comments: | From context the delivery of Stinger missiles is clearly meant. For confirmation see Jackling minute 20 Apr discussing the telegram. Read other documents selected from this file. Copied without annotation to FCO7/4534 f87. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 1p |
| Themes: | British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USA), Defence (Falklands) |
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