Foreign and Commonwealth Office files, American & Latin American Department
Falklands: Weston minute for Gillmore ("Rules of Engagement for SSNs") [following Belgrano sinking, FCO suspicion that military exaggerated in saying 12 hours needed to communicate with SSNs; Gillmore: "speed of transmission seems to vary in proportion to the aggressiveness of the instruction"; Acland notes OD(SA) decision reported immediately] [declassified Dec 2012]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | FCO7/4492 f75 |
| Editorial comments: | Two copies of this document are present here, annotated by Gillmore (p1) and Acland (p2). Read other documents from this file. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 2pp |
| Themes: | Executive, Defence (Falklands), Falklands Chiefs of Staff Committee papers |
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