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Falklands: Ministry of Defence minute ("Radio Atlantico del Sur: Summary of Programme No.7 - 25 May 1982") [news - less Falklands; papal visit confirmed, separate items (battle; Harrier; diplomacy; Gurkhas), popular features; reception] [declassified Oct 2019]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: DEFE23/231 f205
Editorial comments:

Radio Atlantico del Sur was a station set up by the Ministry of Defence broadcasting in Spanish to Argentine soldiers on the Falklands, using a requisitioned BBC transmitter. Read other documents selected from this file.

Importance ranking: Minor
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), Media, Defence (Falklands)