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Falklands: Assisant Chief of Naval Staff record of satellite phone conversation (1430Z) (Captain Barker of Endurance-ACNS(O)-DNOT) ["South Georgia" - sitrep; agreed that Endurance should conceal itself "in one of the many fjiords in South Georgia"] [declassified Feb 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: DEFE25/471 f245
Editorial comments:

On 3 Apr 1982 South Georgia was two hours behind Zulu, three hours behind BST, not four as the document states.

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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 1p
Themes: Defence (Falklands)