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PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: DS17 minute to Nott PS ("Operation Corporate: Deployment of UK Nuclear Weapons") [concern that nuclear depth bombs on four ships might be lost or damaged in hostilities; CNS tasking CINCFLEET with examining potential removal] [declassified Oct 2019]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: DS17 minute to Nott PS ("Operation Corporate: Deployment of UK Nuclear Weapons") [in principle possible to unship the weapons during planned 24 hour stopover at Ascension without penalty to operational timetable] [declassified Oct 2019]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cooper PS minute to Cooper (Operation Corporate: Deployment of UK Nuclear Weapons) [line-up in OD(SA) - Pym firmly backs offloading, Nott wants to delay decision until next week] [declassified Oct 2019]
PDF 82 Apr 10 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee for 15th Meeting/82 of COS - COS(Misc) 109/742/1 (1530Z) ("Operation Corporate - Nuclear Weapons in TG 317.8") [declassified Oct 2019]
PDF 82 Apr 11 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD draft paper for OD(SA) ("Removal of Nuclear Weapons from the Task Group") [OD(SA)(82) 6 - Chiefs of Staff recommend consolidating in the carriers but not removing the weapons] [declassified Oct 2019]
PDF 82 May 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: DS17 minute to Cooper ("Deployment of Nuclear Weapons within the Falklands Task Group") [current situation - HMS Sheffield surveillance round removed on 16 Apr; HMS Coventry still has one, Leach examining removal - Nott comments: "IMMEDIATELY"] [declassified Oct 2019]
PDF 82 May 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Acland letter to Cooper ("Falkland Islands: Nuclear Weapons") [glad to have Cooper's assurance that HMS Sheffield's surveillance round had been removed before it was sunk; asks about other ships] [declassified Oct 2019]
PDF 82 May 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cooper letter to Acland ("Falkland Islands: Nuclear Weapons") ["I quite understand and totally share ... your concern"; location of surveillance rounds; Coventry round will be removed as soon as tactical situation permits] [declassified Oct 2019]
PDF 82 May 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: DS17 minute to Cooper ("Deployment of Nuclear Weapons within the Falklands Task Group") [CINCFLEET deciding to move NDBs from Fort Austin and Resource so as to free them to take part in the landing operation; Hermes "chock full"] [declassified Oct 2019]
PDF 82 May 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cooper letter to Acland ("Falkland Islands: Nuclear Weapons") [nuclear weapons in Task Force now concentrated on carriers and RFA Regent, including the two surveillance rounds] [declassified Oct 2019]
PDF 82 May 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD record of conversation (Nott, Lewin, Cooper, Fieldhouse) ["Falkland Islands: Nuclear Weapons" - CINCFLEET to plan for their return to UK] [declassified Oct 2019]
PDF 82 Jun 2 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: ACNS(O) minute to CDS and PUS ("Disembarrassment of Corporate Ships") [plan to bring some nuclear weapons back on RFA Fort Austin, remainder with next RFA, date uncertain] [declassified Oct 2019]
PDF 82 Jun 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Lewin minute to Nott ("Disembarrassment of Corporate Ships") [RFA Fort Austin reaches UK 28 Jun, remainder with RFA Fort Grange, perhaps in a fortnight] [declassified Oct 2019]
PDF 82 Jun 25 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Lewin minute to Nott ("Disembarrassment of Corporate Ships") [nuclear weapons from Hermes will be transferred to RFA Resource by tomorrow night; "Better late than ...!"] [declassified Oct 2019]
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