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Folio 152: Stanley to [Pitt]. Reports discussions with Choiseul about Belle-Isle...

Catalogue reference: SP 78/251/52

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SP 78/251/52
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1761 June 23
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Folio 152: Stanley to [Pitt]. Reports discussions with Choiseul about Belle-Isle and Bussy's demand [see f.108] and about Minorca. They had also discussed the general situation. France could not be expected to give up everything. Once the German war was over, France could easily land troops in Britain, according to Choiseul. Also discussed were French finances, Silhouette and France `having certainly committed a sort of bankruptcy'.

Date and place: 1761 June 23 Paris.

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Folio 152: Stanley to [Pitt]. Reports discussions with Choiseul about Belle-Isle...