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PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Director of Naval Warfare minute for First Sea Lord ("Rules of Engagement for SSNs") [draft for consideration at COS 0930 6 April] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Chiefs of Staffs Committee paper (COS(Misc) 90/742/1: "Falkland Islands: Military Appreciation") [revised paper for finalisation by 1700 7 Apr] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: DS5 minute for Nott PS ("Line for P&O to take in discussion with Seamen's Union on use of Canberra and Elk in South Atlantic") [application of Naval Discipline Act if Active Service applies] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Whitelaw minute to Pym ("Falkland Islanders: Entry into the UK") ["quite content" that Pym should assure Commons that no Falkland Islander will be denied admission to UK whether they have right of abode or not] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cabinet Secretary minute to Nott ("Falkland Islands") [appoints him to OD(SA)] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: PSO CDS minute for DCDS(I) and others ("Capabilities of Argentinian Armed Forces") [CDS planning to consult his counterparts in US and France - suggest topics needing "top grade American/French input"] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cooper minute for DUS(N) ("Falklands") [appoints him to take charge of public presentation of policy and operations] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Hockaday minute for Nott ("Falklands - Press Handling") [recommends against censorship but should brief editors "to make very clear to them the principles on which we expect the media to operate"] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Patrick Wright letter to MOD (FCO legal advice on possible Exclusion Zone) [issues arising at 5th and 6th meetings of Chiefs of Staff; encloses two notes from FCO Legal Adviser, who believes declaration of war would be necessary before action against Argentine mainland] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Mallaby minute for Pym PS ("Falkland Islands: Secretary of State's speech in the House of Commons on 7 April") [draft for Pym's first speech - realism, calm, determination] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MA/CDS minute for CDS ("Summary of Attitudes") [highlights from diplomatic telegrams] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Jackling minute to Nott PS ("Falkland Islands") [draft passage for Commons speech announcing MEZ] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Chief of the Air Staff PS minute to SECCOS ("Falkland Islands - Military Appreciation") [Beetham's amendments to the paper, including problem of long-term defence after successful reoccupation] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Nott PS letter to Pym PS ("Falkland Islands Debate") [military opinion is best not to give estimates of Argentine strength on the islands, now or later] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cooper PS minute to Nott PS ("Falklands: Nuclear Aspects") [Treaty of Tlatelolco (Argentina's failure to ratify); Antarctic Treaty; British Negative Security Assurance] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: DCDS(I) minute to CDS ("Falkland Islands") [Super Etendard flying from Argentine land bases unable to reach islands with any effective weapon load] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: DCDS(I) minute to CDS ("Falkland Islands") [answers to CDS's questions this morning] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: DNOT minute to ACNS(O) ("Operation Corporate - South Georgia option") [allocated codename OPERATION PARRAQUAT (sic)] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: SCDS(B)1 minute to CDS PSO ("Formation of Devils Advocate Group") [Williams, Mitchell, Hunt] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: CNS PS minute to SECCOS ("Falkland Islands - Military Appreciation") [Leach's amendments to the paper] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: DCDS(I) minute for CDS ("Capabilities of Argentinian Armed Forces") [information sought from US and French Chiefs of Staff, including Exocet] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: DCDS(I) minute to CDS ("Capabilities of the Argentine Armed Forces") [detailed analysis, upgrading earlier assessment of air threat] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MA/CDS minute for CDS ("Summary of Signals: No 4") [highlights from diplomatic telegrams - Chile "Second thoughts. Overt support unlikely"] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: PSO CDS minute for CDS ("Briefing for Heads BDS Washington") ["As we discussed, your aim is to get as much as we can from the Americans ... we would like the President to play down his even-handed approach and have been encouraged by some recent DIPTELS on the subject"] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Ian McDonald minute to Nott PS ("Daily Press Briefings") [keeping British defence correspondents occupied with unattributable material, perhaps in joint briefings with FCO] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: CDS staff minute to Cabinet Secretary's PS ("Meeting of officials - 080900 local Apr 1982") [proposed ROEs for SSNs to be discussed at the meeting] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Minutes of MOD Defence Operations Executive - DOE 4th Meeting/82 (0900Z) (Intelligence Assessment; Own Forces; Public Relations; Release of Information; Security; Meetings) [estimate of Argentinian air threat increased] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO letter to Treasury ("How vulnerable is the Argentine economy?") [note prepared by FCO with help from Bank of England - Argentina's vulnerability to crisis of confidence and capital flight] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cooper minute to Nott (?1700Z) ("Falkland Islands") [Cabinet Office meeting drafting terms of MEZ; draft attached; FCO discomfort] [declassified Spt 2017]
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