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PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Wright minute to Whitmore ("Military Briefing on the Falkland Islands") [list of attendees] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Mexico: John Coles minute to Ian Gow (arrangements) [Embassy to confirm] [released 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cabinet Office letter to MOD ("Falkland Islands Task Force Parliamentary Question from Lord Jenkins of Putney") [nuclear weapons] [declassified 31 Oct 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(82) 19th (0930Z) (Falkland Islands, Northern Ireland, Economic Situation, Defence White Paper, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Community Affairs, Industrial Affairs, Legislative Programme) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Confidential Annex to Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(82) 19th (0930Z) (Falkland Islands) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD briefing for ACDS(OPS) (1000Z) ("COS Meeting 1100 on Thursday, 22 Apr 1982") [intelligence; own forces; PR; actions & decisions required; ROE for carrier battle group; unforeseen matters; AOB - British aircraft going to Chile] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: SCDS briefing for CDS (1000Z) ("Chiefs of Staff Committee COS 27th Meeting/82 in Room 5301 at 1100 on Thursday, 22 Apr 1982") [briefs from A-R; intelligence - Argentine 707 knew exactly where to find HMS Hermes] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Minutes of MOD Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS 27th Meeting/82 (1000Z) (Operation Corporate, Intelligence, Own Forces, Public Relations, Decisions Required) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: SECCOS debriefing (1000Z) ("Debrief of actions arising from Chiefs of Staff Meeting 27/82") [intelligence assessment; PR; decisions required; POW; Operation Sutton; AOB] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO notes of 27th Meeting/82 of Chiefs of Staff Committee (1000Z) (Argentine recon flights, Vulcans, Rules of Engagement) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1000Z) (Answers of Interest [in Parliament], Pym's statement in the House, Party views, Defence White Paper, Pym/Washington) [Pym immediately correcting his error] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: MOD press briefing (1025Z) ("Portsmouth Dockyard Redundancies") [Blaker meeting with unions; no long-term change in run-down of dockyards exoected] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: No.10 Press Office minute (1030Z) (Falkland Islands - Visit to USA by Sec of State) [Nott not going to US] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: MOD minute ("Radio Interviews") [increasing number of requests for down the line interviews, particularly American; two officials authorised to give interviews] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (State Department) Falklands: State Department record of conversation (1030–1230Z) (Pym, Haig) [Falkland Islands dispute] [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKHC Dacca telegram to FCO (1045Z) ("Falklands: Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: MoD press briefing (1100Z) (Falkands) [Task Force] [this copy released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: Defence Intelligence Centre minute for CDS (1120Z) ("British Antarctic Survey communications with Field Parties on South Georgia") [four parties communicate three times daily via Signy Island; contact with Bransfield nightly] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 795 to UKE Washington (1250Z) ("Operation Paraquet") [personal sitrep for Pym - successful landing of reconnaissance party yesterday but progress hindered by weather, might take more than 24 hours to gather intelligence] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands/JIC: Joint Intelligence Committee minutes (JIC(82)19th Meeting) (?1330Z) (minutes given special distribution - none available) [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKHC Port of Spain telegram 64 to FCO (1335Z) ("Falklands") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 record of conversation (afternoon) (MT, Howe, Jenkin, Cockfield) [“National Standards and Departmental Responsibility”] [declassified 2014]
Text 82 Apr 22 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs (1415-1430Z)
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: Department of Industry briefing for MT (Prime Minister's meeting with Dr. David Clark) (1430Z) [redundancies in South Shields] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 796 to UKE Washington (1445Z) ("Ascension Island: Vulcan Bombers") [possible diplomatic difficulties over landing Vulcans at Ascension] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Ingham press digest for MT (1445Z) (Press Digest and Diary) [Falklands: Pym's visit to Washington] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: SCDS briefing for CDS (1445Z) ("Mandarin's Meeting at 1545 on Thursday 22 Apr 1982") [briefs from A-Z; topics - follow up to this morning's presentation to OD(SA), possible evacuation of the Falkland islanders] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: No.10 Press Office minute (1500Z) (Falkland Islands - Admiral Woodward) ["he referred to the importance of the Argentinians firing first in his present situation"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1515Z) (Northern Ireland, Falklands, Feeling within the Government on Falklands, Falklands veto, Defence White Paper, Diplomatic initiative) ["the activities of the military Task Force should be seen in the context of a diplomatic solution"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: CDS minute to Nott ("Operation Corporate - Operation and Support Planning Assumptions") [six months duration in area, 25 percent attrition naval and maritime air forces; 30 days land battle; strengths of forces declared to NATO should be restored as soon as possible] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: ACNS(OPS) minute to Leach ("Operation Corporate - Options") [meeting to discuss alternatives to Operation Sutton] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS(Misc) 146/742/1 ("Decisions Required") [chart formats] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS(Misc) 148/742/1 ("Rules of Engagement - enforcement of Falkland Islands maritime and air exclusion zone") [draft minute from CDS to Nott, with list] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee for 29th Meeting/82 of COS - COS(Misc) 150/742/1 (1515Z) ("Operation Corporate - Strategic Options") ["some alternatives to Operation SUTTON which the Chiefs might wish to consider"] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee for 29th Meeting/82 of COS - COS(Misc) 150/742/1 (1515Z) ("Operation Corporate - Strategic Options") [Weston comments on "some alternatives to Operation SUTTON which the Chiefs might wish to consider"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS(Misc) 152/742/1 ("Rules of Engagement against surveillance aircraft") [draft minute from CDS to Nott] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee for 29th Meeting/82 of COS - COS(Misc) 153/742/1 ("A Military Appreciation of the use of Vulcans for an attack on Stanley airfield") ["90 percent probability of causing one runway crater, and a 75 percent probability of causing two"] [declassified Dcr 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO record of conversation (FCO lawyers meet Attorney-General) ["Falkland Islands: Surveillance of the Task Force by Argentine Aircraft"; Havers thought military action justified legally as a matter of law; need for warning to Argentine government] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Gillmore minute for Wright ("Surveillance of the Task Force by Argentine Transport Aircraft") [follow up to Chiefs of Staff discussion this morning; CDS wanting new ROEs to them to be shot down if they refused to be warned off; Weston and Gillmore argue for warning through Swiss] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD Press Office briefing (1500Z) ("Falkland Islands - Admiral Woodward") ["PR line" on Woodward's reference to Argentinians firing first - ROEs evolving, and certainly different in MEZ where we would be prepared to fire first] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 67 to certain missions and dependent territories (1530Z) ("The Rio Treaty") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1401 to FCO (1616Z) ("Falklands: OAS") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Paris telegram 380 to FCO (1644Z) ("Falklands") [Argentinian politicians in Paris, including Communists] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (State Department) Falklands: Haig off the record briefing to Time (1715Z) (extract on Falklands) ["neither side wants war"] [declassified 2002]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 520 to FCO (1845Z) ("Falkland Islands at the UN") ["encouraging meeting" of the Commonwealth group at the UN, called at Parsons's request by the Australians] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (CIA) Falklands/Italy: CIA National Intelligence Daily Cable (new British peace proposals; Italian government crisis) [Argentina likely to reject them] [declassified Mar 2011]
Text 82 Apr 22 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Speech at Civic Trust dinner (1930Z)
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Mexico City telegram 306 to FCO (2115Z) ("Falklands/OAS") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Santiago telegram to FCO (2150Z) ("OAS/Falklands: Chilean Position") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Caracas telegram 120 to FCO (2300Z) ("Falkland Islands and OAS") [declassified Dec 2012]

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