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Falklands: Minutes of meeting of Defence Operations Executive (1600Z) (Falkland Islands) [Argentine landing in South Georgia, options for military defence of Falklands] [declassified 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Venue: Room 5301, Ministry of Defence, Main Building, Whitehall
Source: ALW 040/325/9. Documents released to the Margaret Thatcher Foundation per FOI request 0181-12.
Editorial comments:

1700 = 1600Z. This document was derived from the Private Office files of Lord Carrington, as prepared for submission to the Franks Inquiry. The originals are due to be accessioned in due course by TNA where they will be found within FCO archives. Copied on DEFE69/864.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 8pp
Themes: Defence (Falklands)