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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.43/44 - 13/14 Jun 1982") [news - Nott statement on capture of Mounts Longdon, Harriet and Two Sisters, Argentine POWs disembarking in Montevideo, Belgian defeat of Argentina in the World Cup; separate items (Argentine economy, papal visit, 4 Skyhawks being shot down); reception - jamming ineffective] [declassified Oct 2019]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: DEFE23/231 f150
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)