Falklands/JIC: GCHQ London signal to GCHQ Cheltenham (?1330Z) ("Special JIC highlights on 27 April 1982" - JIC(82)20th Meeting) [immediate assessments - "somewhat embarrassed DGI" conveyed Chiefs of Staff worries, receiving same intelligence multiple times; revised arrangements; AOB - Wright gave general account of crisis, Haig proposals "not ideal" from UK perspective, Pym recommends them but cabinet not yet in agreement, FCO expects Argentine rejection, Haig takes opposite view - if he is right UK will be under "strong US pressure"] [declassified May 2023]

Document type:	Declassified documents
Source:	HW92/17 f59
Editorial comments:	Brian Tovey was Director of GCHQ and evidently the author of this signal. Read other JIC and GCHQ documents from the Falkland War. Read other documents selected from this file.
Importance ranking:	Key
Word count:	5pp
Themes:	Executive, British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USA), Defence (Falklands), Security services & intelligence