GCHQ files
Falklands: SIS UKE Buenos Aires signal to GCHQ (1640Z) (decrypted Argentine signal) [British Naval Attaché comments: "This looks serious and suggests a recce of an invasion beach on the West of East Falkland"] [declassified May 2023]
Document type: | Declassified documents |
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Source: | HW92/15 f24 |
Editorial comments: | This decrypted signal was one of the earliest indications that an Argentine invasion was imminent. It seems to have been sent to the Argentine submarine Santa Fe. |
Importance ranking: | Key |
Word count: | 1p |
Themes: | Defence (Falklands), Security services & intelligence |
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