Falklands: CINCFLEET outline plan for Chiefs of Staff - COS(Misc)137/742/1 ("Operation Sutton outline plan") ["AIM: To land a force in the Falkland Islands with a view to repossessing the islands"] [declassified Jul 2017]

CINCFLEETs' plan is preceded by a cover note by Lewin sending it on to Nott. The document can be found on FCO7/4609 with a circulation sheet identifying it as COS(Misc)137/742/1, dated 19 Apr 1982 where it is preceded by a brief covering letter from Fieldhouse to Lewin stating: "It is recognised that the plan is short on detail, but the basic considerations have been carefully researched and work will continue to refine the plan".

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Copied to DEFE25/463 f112.

Copied to DEFE70/834 f176.