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Falklands: MODUK Navy signal to CINCFLEET (1625Z) (intelligence reports) ["current intelligence indicates possibility that Argentinian units might be in a position to land troops near Port Stanley on or after 2 April"; ministers considering moving Endurance to Falklands] [declassified Oct 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: DEFE13/1484 f35
Editorial comments:

This signal was part of a sequence reviewed around 21 April to determine whether the Royal Marines had acted within their ROEs when they resisted the Argentine invasion of South Georgia. That analysis can be read here.

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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 1p
Themes: Defence (Falklands), Security services & intelligence