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1982 Jul 6 - 1982 Oct 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/655
Argentina (Falkland Islands Review Committee (chaired by Lord Franks): general correspondence) (Part 2)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Top Secret
Page count: 273
Any docs withheld? 4

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82 Jul 26 Mon Falklands: Falkland Islands Review Committee minutes ("FIRC 1st Meeting Minutes") [Introductory remarks by chairman; arrangements for committee's work; committee's terms of reference; the PM's letter of 12 Jul 1982; witnesses; consideration of remit; timetable] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 28 Wed Falklands: Armstrong minute to Whitmore ("Falkland Islands Review") [record of secret Ridley-Cavandoli meeting in September 1980] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 29 Thu Falklands: Armstrong minute to Coles ("Falkland Islands Review") [Nick Ridley seeks note of Autumn 1979 meeting to discuss Falklands policy] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 30 Fri Falklands: Coles minute to Armstrong ("Falkland Islands Review") [MT-Ridley Autumn 1979 meeting to discuss Falklands policy] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 30 Fri Falklands: Whitmore minute to Armstrong ("Falkland Islands Review") [record of secret Ridley-Cavandoli meeting in September 1980] [declassified 2012]
82 Aug 3 Tue Falklands: Coles minute to Alexander ("Falkland Islands Review") [Nick Ridley seeks note of Autumn 1979 meeting to discuss Falklands policy] [declassified 2012]
82 Aug 5 Thu Falklands: Falkland Islands Review Committee minutes ("FIRC 2nd Meeting Minutes") [Minutes; matters arising; consideration of committee's remit; further work; next meeting] [declassified 2012]
82 Aug 20 Fri Falklands: Alexander letter to Coles ("Falkland Islands Review") [MT-Ridley September 1979 meeting on leaseback: no formal record was made; could reconstruct one, but suggests best not] [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 1 Wed Falklands: Falkland Islands Review Committee minutes ("FIRC 3rd Meeting Minutes") [Introductory remarks; documentation; correspondence; programme of oral evidence; discussion of committee members's papers; next meeting] [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 2 Thu Falklands: Falkland Islands Review Committee letter to No.10 (resignation letters of Carrington, Luce and Atkins) [Franks inquiry] [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 8 Wed Falklands: Armstrong minute to Butler (record of secret Ridley-Cavandoli meeting in September 1980) [Franks inquiry: Lord Franks will not refer to meeting in Committee's Report] [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 8 Wed Falklands: Falkland Islands Review Committee minutes ("FIRC 4th Meeting Minutes") [Introductory remarks; minutes; documentation; correspondence; written evidence; oral evidence; discussion of events in 1981 and 1982; review of the MOD papers; next meeting] [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 10 Fri Falklands: Coles letter to Alexander ("Falkland Islands Review") ['inappropriate' to attempt to reconstruct record of MT-Ridley Spt 1979 meeting] [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 13 Mon Falklands: Harold Wilson letter to No.10 (Franks inquiry: access to paper for review prior to Committee appearance) [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 14 Tue Falklands: Lord Franks letter to MT (invitation to appear before Franks Commitee) [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 15 Wed Falklands: Ingham letter to Neville Taylor, MOD Chief of Public Relations ("Defence Committee") [handling of media during Falklands crisis] [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 15 Wed Falklands: Coles letter to Lord Franks (MT agrees to appear before Franks Committee) [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 15 Wed Falklands: Falkland Islands Review Committee minutes ("FIRC 5th Meeting Minutes") [Minutes; matters arising; oral evidence; briefing by Armstrong and others on intelligence machinery; next meeting] [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 28 Tue Falklands: Falkland Islands Review Committee minutes ("FIRC 6th Meeting Minutes") [Minutes; matters arising; oral evidence; next meeting; summary of evidence given by Hunt, Carrington, Ridley and Williams] [declassified 2012]
82 Oct 4 Mon Falklands: Ingham letter to Douglas Millar, Clerk to the Defence Committee ("The Handling of Press and Public Information During the Falklands Conflict") [declassified 2012]