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Falklands: Wright minute for Weston (1230Z) ("Rules of Engagement outside the TEZ") [Acland call explaining ministerial decision permitting attack on General Belgrano] [declassified Dec 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: FCO7/4492 f80
Editorial comments:

Pym was in the US at the time, so Acland was representing him in the meeting at Chequers that made the decision.

A record of the decision can be read here.

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Importance ranking: Key
Word count: 1p
Themes: Law & order, Defence (Falklands), Falklands War Cabinet papers, Falklands Chiefs of Staff Committee papers