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FALKLAND ISLANDS SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING AND REMEMBRANCE
CAVEAT...
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Problem
1.
In his minute of 5 July to the Prime Minister, the
Secretary of State for Defence has asked which of the
Diplomatic Corps should be invited to the Service of
Thanksgiving.
Recommendation
2.
Ministers are invited to choose between:
a)
b)
"
inviting the representatives of those countries
which came out publicly in support of us and
against Argentina, as listed at Annex 'A', and
risk causing offence to some of those not invited;
advising the Diplomatic Corps that the Service
will be held, and leaving it to those who so wish
to apply for places, thus avoiding an invidious
selection process on our part, but inevitably
including within the invitation Panama and similar
countries;
c) inviting no members of the Diplomatic Corps. and
failing to show public recognition of the support
which we have sought and received from a number
of countries:
/d)