GCHQ files
Falklands/JIC: GCHQ London signal to GCHQ Cheltenham (1730Z) ("Herewith JIC highlights for 24 May 1982" - JIC(82)28th Meeting) [cabinet interest in possible Israeli arms supply to Argentina; "rather worried discussion" about inquiry into Falklands intelligence, Coordinator feels intelligence machine, perhaps esp JIC, "will be on trial in a more literal manner than I at least had imagined"; likely composition, three Privy Counsellors; serious concern at Sunday Times story mentioning SIGINT, leak more probably in Washington than London] [declassified May 2023]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | HW92/19 f38 |
| Editorial comments: | Brian Tovey was Director of GCHQ and evidently the author of this signal. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 5pp |
| Themes: | Media, Executive, British relations with the US, British relations with the Soviet Union, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Defence (Falklands), Security services & intelligence |
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