Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Defence Department files
Falklands: Armstrong letter to Acland ("The Falklands Crisis: Operational Lessons") [OD Secretariat report on "The Goverment Machine and the Falklands Crisis 2 April to 15 July 1982 An Assessment"] [declassified Aug 2015]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | FCO46/3204 f90 |
| Editorial comments: | FCO annotations on Armstrong's covering letter suggest that key officials involved at the heart of the war (Weston and Gillmore) thought the report underplayed the important role of the Chiefs of Staff Committee. Read other documents selected from this file. |
| Importance ranking: | Key |
| Word count: | 23pp |
| Themes: | Leadership, Media, British Constitution (general discussions), Executive, Executive (appointments), Foreign policy - theory and process, Defence (Falklands), Security services & intelligence |
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