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Falklands: US Chief of Naval Operations telegram to Joint Chiefs (1330Z) ("Argentina situation") [Admiral Anaya informs him personally of invasion; Hayward immediately cancels visit and departs for Brazil] [declassified 2009]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: Reagan Library: Executive Secretariat NSC Country File (Box 26 Argentina): CREST releases
Editorial comments:

Admiral Hayward was visiting Argentina at the time of the invasion.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), Defence (Falklands), British relations with the US