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Falklands: Ministry of Defence minute ("Radio Atlantico del Sur: Summary of Programme No.37/38 - 10/11 Jun 1982") [news - Nott statement to Commons, Astiz return to Argentina, release of Vulcan by Brazil, NATO summit support for Britain, Gurkhas, Lebanon, soccer, weather; separate items (Argentine dead buried at Goose Green, pope meeting Junta, World Cup, surrender appeal); reception - jamming, BBC assessment] [declassified Oct 2019]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: DEFE23/231 f155
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)