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Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS(Misc) 171/742/1 ("Falkland Islands - Landing Operations") [paper for ministers to take stock of the aim of the operation and military factors affecting it] [declassified 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: FCO7/4565 f26
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Copied to FCO7/4561 f40, where there is a copy extensively annotated and redrafted by John Weston.

Copied to Lewin's Private Office file DEFE25/479 f74 without annotation. DEFE68/455 f46 has the Defence Operations Staff copy, annotated by ACDS(OPS), Admiral Brown.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 6pp
Themes: Defence (Falklands), Falklands Chiefs of Staff Committee papers