Ministry of Defence, Ministerial Private Office files
Falklands: MODUK Navy signal to HMS Endurance (0155Z) ("Suspect assault on South Georgia. Pass to RM Det") ["fire without warning on any Arg party landing on South Georgia provided you are certain they are armed"] [declassified Oct 2017]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | DEFE13/1484 f38 |
| 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. The timing error is unusual. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 1p |
| Themes: | Defence (Falklands), Security services & intelligence |
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