GCHQ files
Falklands/JIC: GCHQ London signal to GCHQ Cheltenham (1700Z) ("Highlights of special JIC on Tuesday 6 April 1982" - JIC(82)16th Meeting) [decision to invade could not have been taken before 28/29 Mar; JIC agreed PM's request that Nicoll examine JIC performance in run-up to war, but Tovey warned against "repeated investigations" into intelligence arrangements as "insulting and ... highly damaging to morale"] [declassified May 2023]
Document type: | Declassified documents |
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Source: | HW92/15 f8 |
Editorial comments: | Brian Tovey was Director of GCHQ and evidently the author of this signal. |
Importance ranking: | Major |
Word count: | 6pp |
Themes: | Executive, Defence (Falklands), Security services & intelligence |
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