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Falklands: GCHQ intercept of Argentine signal (0636Z) ("Argentine battle plan: details from Commander Task Force 79") ["wait and see posture"; "aiming to make it difficult for the opponent to act by dividing his efforts by means of a threat from different directions"] [declassified May 2023]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: HW92/14 f32
Editorial comments:

It is possible GCHQ misdated its despatch of this signal as 0636Z 24 April, since the intercepted signal appears to postdate that time (1255Z 24 April). Perhaps 0636Z 25 Apr was meant. Read other JIC and GCHQ documents from the Falkland War.

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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 8pp
Themes: Defence (Falklands), Security services & intelligence