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- 1976 Mar (Creation)
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Letters of congratulation to Cooper on his appointment as Permanent Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence, Mar 1976; including evaluation of his service as Permanent Under Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office, comparison of the challenges of both roles and consideration of the difficulties awaiting at the Ministry of Defence. Correspondents include: Lord William Blease, Northern Ireland Labour Party; Frank Dunlop, Press Secretary, Fianna Fail; John Herbecq, civil servant; John Hickman, British Embassy, Dublin; Admiral of the Fleet Sir Peter Hill-Norton, North Atlantic Military Committee; Gen Sir Frank King, Commander in Chief British Army of the Rhine; Dermot Nally, Department of the Taoisigh; Donal O'Sullivan, Irish Embassy, London; Michael Palliser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; ACM Sir Geoffrey Tuttle, aerospace consultant and William Van Straubenzee, MP. 18pp.
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The originals of the copy photographs of the Falklands War (Cooper 15/1/2) are held at the Imperial War Museum.