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Ministry of Defence, Private Office files of Permanent Under-Secretary of State

Falklands: Ministry of Defence minute ("Radio Atlantico del Sur: Summary of Programme No.41/42 - 12/13 Jun 1982") [news - British advance on Port Stanley, Lebanon, sole British POW still held; separate items (list of prisoners on Norland, press interview with Galtieri, Geneva Convention in relation to civilians, papal visit, World Cup); reception - jamming] [declassified Oct 2019]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: DEFE23/231 f151
Editorial comments:

Radio Atlantico del Sur was a station set up by the Ministry of Defence broadcasting in Spanish to Argentine soldiers on the Falklands, using a requisitioned BBC transmitter. Read other documents selected from this file.

Importance ranking: Minor
Word count: 1p
Themes: Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), Media, Defence (Falklands)