Falklands: BDS Washington to FCO (1730Z) ("Possible covert attack on Ascension Island aircraft facilities") [USAF acknowledges reports based on analysis, not hard intelligence] [declassified 2012]

Document type:	Declassified documents
Source:	PREM19/622 f127
Editorial comments:	1730. BDS = British Defence Staff, a large component of the UK's Washington Embassy. Read other documents selected from this file. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here - PREM19-0622.
Importance ranking:	Major
Word count:	2pp
Themes:	Foreign policy (USA), Defence (Falklands), Security services & intelligence, British relations with the US