Ministry of Defence, Ministerial Private Office files
Falklands: Cabinet Office note of unminuted OD(SA) decision on special forces operation - OD(SA)(82) 33rd (0830Z) (Lewin warns of planning for special action against an Argentine airbase) [intelligence gathering and offensive action phases; ministers sw no problem with intelligence gathering; further discussion 14 May meeting] [declassified Oct 2017]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | DEFE13/1496 f11 |
| Editorial comments: | The handwritten note of the decision on 14 May to approve both phases is in the writing of David Omand, Nott's PS. The decision would appear to relate to Operation Plum Duff, the landing of an SAS team outside Rio Grande air base in southern Argentina from which were flown its Exocet carrying Super Etendard aircraft. See Ewen Southby-Tailyour Exocet Falklands (2014). All documents relating to this meeting of OD(SA) may be read here. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 1p |
| Themes: | MT's meetings as PM, Foreign Secretary’s meetings, Executive, British relations with France, Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), Defence (Falklands), Falklands War Cabinet papers, Security services & intelligence |
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