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LDG/1/29/15
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'Did the decent thing'
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- 19 January 1983 (Creation)
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Lord Carrington is depicted as an angel sitting upon his own grave which reads 'Did the decent thing 1982', [representing his decision to resign as Foreign Secretary following the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands]. A [Foreign Office member] is shown placing flowers on his grave whilst Margaret Thatcher is running towards them with a piece of paper that reads 'REPRIEVE' showing Thatcher's wish for Carrington to stay on in the role. Behind them is [John Nott] sitting on a well, hunched in his coat, suggesting that he was pivotal in Carrington's resignation.
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