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First Commons Falklands Debate as Foreign Secretary

Great Britain · Warfare / Falklands War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1982

Francis Pym7 April 1982

London · Warfare / Falklands War

Opens a Commons debate less than two days after taking office, acknowledging the circumstances of Carrington's departure and the exceptional responsibility created by the Falklands crisis.

Names involved

Francis Pym

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