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Falklands: Trenchard personal minute for Nott ("The Falklands") ["if there is to be a military solution it has to be achieved pretty quickly from the time the Fleet arrives ... it is a feasible objective to achieve panic and surrender ... quickly and without a bloody battle"] [declassified Oct 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: DEFE13/1484 f224
Editorial comments:

There are two copies of the minute in the file, one with a cover note drawing attention to the suggestion on p2. Both are included here.

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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 7pp
Themes: Media, Defence (Falklands)