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82 Mar 9 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Nott PS minute ("Secretary of State") [MT asked you yesterday "whether a frigate could be sent to the islands in order to show a presence"] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Mar 26 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Nicholls minute for Wiggin PS ("Falkland Islands: HMS Endurance") [draft reply to Foreign Secretary; need for early decision on future of the ship; finance] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Mar 26 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Wiggin minute to Carrington ("Falkland Islands: HMS Endurance") [annotation following Wiggin meeting with Nott c28 Mar, former feeling he should have given some indication of likely response on ship's future - Nott copy] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Mar 26 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Jackling minute for Nott PS ("Falkland Islands") [copy of note on defence of the islands for OD which Nott approved last week, "necessarily discouraging" as to effectiveness of British action] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Mar 26 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Nicholls minute for Wiggin PS (after 1450Z) ("Illegal landing on South Georgia") [events since 23 March, Carrington request Endurance should proceed to Grytviken not Leith - Wiggin copy] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Mar 28 Su	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Arnold-Forster minute for Nicholls ("Illegal landing South Georgia") [Wiggin conversation with Luce, passing on discontent at HMS Endurance being prevented from using its helicopter freely; Luce agreed non-provocative intelligence gathering can be carried out] [declassified Jun 2017]
82 Mar 28 Su	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Arnold-Forster minute for Nicholls ("Illegal landing South Georgia") [Wiggin conversation with Luce, passing on discontent at HMS Endurance being prevented from using its helicopter freely; Luce agreed non-provocative intelligence gathering can be carried out - Blaker copy] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Mar 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Nicholls draft minute for Nott (c0800Z) ("Illegal landing on South Georgia") [options for naval reinforcement of the islands, drafted with DNOT] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Mar 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Evans minute to Second Sea Lord ("Falkland Islands") [copy of signal Nott sent to MT in Brussels following meeting this morning with First Sea Lord] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Mar 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Nicholls minute to Nott APS ("Illegal Landing on South Georgia") [possible scope for naval reinforcement of the Falklands and for naval exercises in South Atlantic] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Mar 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Evans minute for Nott ("Falkland Islands") [Beetham's staff asked me to tell you he felt note last week on contingency planning "was unnecessarily pessimistic about what could be done"] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Mar 30 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: ACDS(Ops) minute to Nott ("Air reinforcement of the Falkland Islands") ["not a practicable proposition, irrespective of the threat at the time"] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Mar 30 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Joint FCO/MOD minute to MT ("South Georgia") [drafts - options for reinforcing the Falklands] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Mar 30 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: ACDS(Ops) minute to Nott ("Air reinforcement of the Falkland Islands") ["not a practicable proposition, irrespective of the threat at the time" - Blaker copy with sceptical annotations] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Mar 31 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Omand minute to ACDS(Ops) ("Falkland Islands: Air Defence") [Nott wants urgent examination of providing Rapier to Falklands, via Ascension and Fort Austin] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Apr 1 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: ACAS(Ops) minute to Secretary Chief of Staff Committee ("Falkland Islands") [military options available to RAF relative to Argentina] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Apr 1 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Acting Chief of Defence Staff minute to Nott ("Falkland Islands") [options in short, medium and long-term options after Argenine invasion; materials to send on RFA Fort Austin] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Apr 1 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Defence Ops Staff minute to Nott PS ("Stanley Airport - denial to Argentines") [could block runway or "should more drastic action be required, the Royal Marines have demolition stores and could blow holes in the runway"] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Apr 1 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: MODUK signal to CINCFLEET ("Sitrep as at 012200Z APR 82") [situation on the Falklands] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Apr 2 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: MOD draft for Nott speech (Commons Saturday session) [including paragraph drafted by First Sea Lord] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Apr 2 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: FCO flash telegram 624 to UKE Washington (1100Z) ("Falklands crisis") [text of Atkins statements to Commons] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Apr 2 Fr	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Omand minute to MOD Resident Clerks ("Radiopaging") [rules governing use of radiopagers provided to Nott and duty private secretary during crisis] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Apr 2 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: MOD briefing for UKMILREP NATO (1230Z) (sitrep) [decisions made at MT, Carrington, Nott meeting 2330 on 1 Apr] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Apr 2 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: DS12 record of conversation (1330Z) ("Falkland Islands") [decisions taken by meeting of officials at Cabinet Office; ministers deciding that HMS Endurance should stand off the Falklands coastline if it arrived after hostilities] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Apr 2 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Jackling minute for Nott ("Falkland Islands") [draft minute for PM; uncertain prospect of re-taking islands after Argentinian invasion in strength; with cover note] [declassified Feb 2018]
82 Apr 2 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Jackling minute for Nott ("Falkland Islands") [draft minute for PM; uncertain prospect of re-taking islands after Argentinian invasion in strength] [declassified Feb 2018]
82 Apr 2 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: DS12 minute for Nott PS (late afternoon) ("Falkland Islands") [NATO briefed; major NATO commanders will need to be informed if British forces declared to NATO leave the NATO area, but not intended to tell them "until it is formally necessary to do so"] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Apr 3 Sa	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Intelligence) briefing for Nott PS ("Argentina's capacity to defend the islands") [notes used by Glover to brief COS this morning, Nott "may find them of value"] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Apr 3 Sa	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Intelligence) briefing for Nott PS ("Argentina's capacity to defend the islands") [notes used by Glover to brief COS this morning, Nott "may find them of value" - Lewin's copy] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Apr 3 Sa	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: MOD briefing for Nott (Commons Saturday session) [figures on defence expenditure showing increase on conventional navy since May 1979] [declassified Oct 2017]
82 Apr 3 Sa	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: MOD briefing for Nott (planned requisition of Canberra and Norsea) [Q&A; draft Order in Council] [declassified Oct 2017]

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