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Falklands: Defence Planning Staff draft paper for CDS ("An Appreciation of Options for Landing Operations on the Falkland Islands") [expects lightly opposed landing, but outcome of the final phase of conflict around Stanley 'uncertain'] [declassified Spt 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: DEFE25/443 f15
Editorial comments:

This is an earlier draft of the "Amphibious Operations Appreciation" circulated to the COS as COS(Misc) 116/742/1, which is also on this site.

Most of the handwritten annotations in the main body of the text appear to be Lewin's. Read other documents selected from this file.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 25pp
Themes: Defence (Falklands)