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the amendment pushed through by the Gibraltar lobby but they were conscious of the need to avoid an attitude of ''sour grapes'' following the Gibraltarian triumph.
7. I have kept Sir Murray MacLehose abreast of developments.
Artmuld
24 July 1981
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So the Home office is young burn Butul people. So the Home pressure from 'ethnic british communities living abroad.
13) If the Falkland Islands amendment is carried on Tuesday the pressure on the Goverment to do something for dependences will increase significantly
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