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Falklands: CTF 317 signal to CTG 317.1 (1930Z) ("Exclusive for CLFFI from Land Dep CINCFLEET") ["To avoid high level interference, it would be of the greatest help to have your feel for concept of ops, outline timings for attack on Port Stanley"] [declassified Oct 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: DEFE68/630 f30
Editorial comments:

This is a message from Trant to Moore.

CTF317 = Admiral Fieldhouse, CINCFLEET; CTG 317.1 = Major General Moore (Commander Land Forces Falkland Islands - CLFFI); CTG 317.8 = Rear Admiral Woodward; CTG 317.0 = Commander Michael Clapp (COMAW); CTG 317.1.1 = Brigadier Julian Thompson (commanding 3 Commando Brigade), Land Deputy CINCFLEET = General Trant.

The command structure for Operation Corporate can be seen here.

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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 1p
Themes: Defence (Falklands)