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Falklands: Acting CDS minute for Nott ("Rules of Engagement for surface ships and aircraft in Operation Corporate") [recommends, and Nott approves, political policy, military policy and detailed rules adapted from existing Fleet operational and tactical instructions] [declassified Oct 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: DEFE13/1678 f244
Editorial comments:

Beetham was Acting CDS. It is possible that the map at the end of this document was not part of the original enclosure.

Nott's approval is noted in a letter from Omand of 14 April at the very end of this document, f174 in the same file.

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Copied, with many redactions, on DEFE69/995.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 18pp
Themes: Media, Defence (Falklands), Falklands Chiefs of Staff Committee papers