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Ministry of Defence, Chiefs of Staff Committee Minutes

Falklands: Minutes of MOD Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS 26th Meeting/82 (0900Z) (Operation Corporate, Intelligence, Own Forces, Public Relations, Security, Decisions Required) [full minutes with additional record of Lewin suggesting amphibious forces should sail at earliest possible date, ie, 23 Apr] [declassified Aug & Oct 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Venue: Room 5301, MOD
Source: DEFE4/289 f221
Editorial comments:

An addition to the minutes was made when the meeting reopened at 2200Z with Lewin chairing - copy of this page from DEFE68/455 f335, which was released only in Oct 2017. The addition is not present in DEFE4/289 or in the copy found in FCO7/4473.

The FCO copy can be read here.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 11pp
Themes: Defence (Falklands), Falklands Chiefs of Staff Committee papers