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PREM19/956
Argentina (Falkland Islands Review Committee (chaired by Lord Franks): general correspondence) (Part 4)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 229
Themes: Defence (Falklands), Security services & intelligence, Executive, Leadership

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Date Value Title
83 Jan 19 We Major Falklands: MT letter to Lord Barber & others (Franks Report) [thanks for their work] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 19 We Major Falklands: Robin Butler minute for MT (Commons Debate on Franks Report) [suggested skeleton for her speech] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 19 We Key Falklands: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lord Franks) [final sentence narrowly related to Junta decision to invade on 2 April] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 19 We Major Falklands: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Debate on the Franks Report”) [draft material on intelligence aspects] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 20 Th Major Falklands: Anthony Parsons minute for Coles (“Future of the Falklands”) [in absence of negotiations with Argentina, need to consider likely growing calls for 'internationlisation'] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 20 Th Major Falklands: Pym PS letter to No.10 (“Franks Report: Debate”) [signals given to the Argentinians] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 20 Th Major Falklands: No.10 minute to Coles (Parsons points for MT speech draft) [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 20 Th Major Falklands: Ministry of Defence letter to No.10 (“Franks Report”) [points for MT speech] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 20 Th Major Falklands: Heseltine letter to MT (Franks Report) [suggests closing paras for her speech] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 21 Fr Major Falklands: No.10 letter to Baroness Young PS (“Franks Debate”) [MT draft speech] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 23 Su Major Falklands: Press Office transcript (“A Week in Politics, Channel 4, Sunday 23 January”) [Franks] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 23 Su Major Falklands: No.10 letter to Heseltine PS (“Franks Debate”) [urgently seeks copy of Chiefs of Staff paper 14 Spt 1981] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 23 Su Minor Falklands: No.10 letter to Pym PS (Franks Report) [seeks detail of RSS Shackleton incident] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 25 Tu Major Falklands: Sherman minute to MT ("Re the Franks Debate") [line to take] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 25 Tu Major Falklands: Flesher minute to MT (Franks debate speeches she missed) [brief summaries] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 26 We Major Falklands: Heseltine APS letter to No.10 (“Franks Debate”) [chronology of decisions on HMS Endurance] [declassified 2013]
83 Feb 3 Th Major Falklands: Ingham briefing to Biffen (“Consolidated Fund Bill - Mr Tam Dalyell”) [Franks Report on Falklands] [declassified 2013]
83 May 5 Th Major Falklands: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Franks Report”) [regrade drafts as Top Secret] [declassified 2013]