Ministry of Defence, Defence Secretariat files
Falklands: BRITDEFAT Montevideo signal to MODUK and CINCFLEET (1200Z) ("For CDS" [Lewin]) ["if we stick on sovereignty we must fight a most dearly expensive battle over a cause which may not be held in great conviction by those most concerned ie the islanders themselves"] [declassified Jun 2017]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | DEFE24/2233 f96 |
| Editorial comments: | Read documents selected from this file. Stephen Love was concurrently BRITDEFAT in Buenos Aires and Montevideo. After the outbreak of war, he reverted to the Uruguyuan side of his posting. |
| Importance ranking: | Key |
| Word count: | 2pp |
| Themes: | Defence (Falklands), Security services & intelligence |
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