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PDF 82 Apr 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MODUK signal to CINCFLEET (1526Z) ("Operation Corporate - ROE against Argentinian CVA") ["attack Argentinian CVA [carrier] desig 25 May at earliest moment"] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 1 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Pym minute to MT ("Attack on Argentine Aircraft Carrier") [argues that Argentine Government should be notified prior to attack] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 May 1 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD press statement (1645Z) ("Third MOD Press Statement - 1st May (released 17.45pm)") [Port Stanley runway "severely cratered"] [this copy declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 1 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD press statement (1515Z) ("Second MOD Press Statement - 1st May (released 16.15pm)") [attack on Port Stanley airstrip by Vulcans and Sea Harrier; "Both operations were successful"] [this copy declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 1 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD press statement (0830Z) ("First MOD Press Statement - 1st May (released 9.30am)") [attack on Port Stanley airstrip to close it under terms of TEZ] [this copy declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 1 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: CTG317.8 signal to CINCFLEET (1737Z) ("Operation Corporate - Attack Sitrep 1: Attack on Stanley and Darwin airfields") [photo reconnaissance made difficult by weather "however general observation was area devastated"] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 1 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: DS11 minute to Nott PS ("Attack on the '25th of May': Press Statement") [contingency draft announcing attack and further draft for crippling/sinking of the ship] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 2 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD briefing (?0730Z) ("DS11 Duty Officer's briefing - Sunday 2 May"") [papers for COS meeting at 0915Z; PR; Argentine carrier] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 2 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: DS5 minute to Leach PS ("Attack on Argentinian Carrier") [confusions in Pym letter to MT] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 2 Su Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Falklands: No.10 record of conversation (1145Z) (MT-Whitelaw-Nott-Parkinson-Havers-Lewin-Fieldhouse-Acland) [Rules of Engagement widened to permit attack on General Belgrano - Nott's copy] [top copy; this copy declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 2 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1568 to FCO (2230Z) ("Falklands: Press Conference by Secretary of State in Washington") [saw Haig last week as a mediator, "today I have come back to consult him as an ally"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 May 3 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD press statement (0840Z) ("MOD Statement at 0940 3 May") [two armed Argentine patrol craft fired on RN Sea Kings; the ships were then engaged with missiles, one sunk, one damaged] [this copy declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 3 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Omand minute to DS11 ("Release of information to the press") [questions McDonald could not answer yesterday but which might be answered now] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 3 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Omand minute to Ian McDonald (?0900Z) ("Press announcement: 3rd May: 5 Brigade and QE2") [doubts about early announcement stemmed from Nott's concern Parliament should be told first] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 May 3 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: DS11 minute to Nott APS ("Falkland Islands - informing NATO") [draft remarks for Nott to NATO Defence ministers; Port Stanley runway rendered 'inoffensive'] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 3 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: South Atlantic Presentation Unit (SAPU) Paper (1600Z) - SAPU(82)13 (lines to take on military action and Pym's visit to Washington) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 May 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Nott APS minute to AUS(P&L) ("Incident in South Georgia: killing of Argentinian prisoner") [Nott hopes Board of Enquiry "will be expedited as much as possible"; delay creates PR difficulties] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 May 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cooper PS minute to DS11 ("Incident in South Georgia") [Cooper sees risks from Artuso case; suggests making as much as possible of allegations against Astiz] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 4 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: DS8 minute to Nott APS (1000Z) ("Vulcan Mission: Sit Rep at 1100am") [weapon load released] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD briefing for MT (?1000Z) (second Vulcan raid on Port Stanley runway) [needed because light planes still able to use runway] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: DUS(Pol) minute to Nott PS ("Operation Corporate - US Assistance") [draft letter to Weinberger] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO to No.10 ("Falklands: Idea for a new Diplomatic Move") [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 May 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: No.10 record of conversation (1100Z) (MT-Pym-Steel-Owen) [developments in the Falklands Crisis] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 May 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Jackling minute to Nott PS (?1400) ("Falklands: US/Peruvian Ideas") [attended FCO meeting this morning to revise proposals into form acceptable to HMG] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Nott draft speech (Commons statement on recent events) [Belgrano group "closing on elements of the Task Force"] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Bonn telegram 398 to FCO (1700Z) ("Personal for PUS") ["West German opinion, both in the media and in government, is beginning to waver .... "; sinking of Belgrano "made a very unfavourable impact here"; Schmidt expressing himself "very disturbed"; feeling that we are not taking them into our confidence] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: CTG317.8 signal to CINCFLEET (2014Z) ("Op Corporate - Misrep 01: Sea Harrier Attack on Goose Green") [one Harrier lost] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 4 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Falklands: MT letter to Reagan (2036Z) (MT proposes US enact complete ban on imports from Argentina to US) ["with so many young lives at risk - British and Argentine - I feel that we must make a supreme effort to prevent a major military clash"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 May 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1597 to FCO (0400Z) ("Falklands") [Henderson has three-hour meeting with Haig to discuss Pym's proposals; Haig strongly urges UK to seek to negotiate a settlement] [released 2013]
PDF 82 May 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1599 to FCO (0410Z) ("Falklands") [Haig's new proposals and suggested procedure for peace initiative] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 May 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: No.10 letter to FCO ("US Measures Against Argentina") [further changes to draft made over the phone in light of developments yesterday] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 5 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: No.10 letter to MOD ("Argentine aircraft - laser equipment") [information provided to reply to Kitson] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: No.10 record of telephone conversation (morning) (MT-Prime Minister Fraser of Australia) [loss of HMS Sheffield; US/Peru peace proposals] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 May 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cooper note to Nott PS (Evening Standard account of Pentagon briefing) [Cooper suggests Nott show to Weinberger; Nott - 'NO'] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Nott letter to Weinberger (supply of US weapons and equipment) [ideally "we pay only for those we use or retain"] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Trenchard minute to Nott ("Falklands: International Public Relations") [not stressing British sovereignty sufficiently; explain necessity to fire first or not fire at all (given effectiveness of modern weaponry)] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Pym minute to MT ("Falkland Islands: Inquiry") [thoughts on nature of inquiry] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 May 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Pym minute to MT (Argentine aircraft carrier) ["so long as the carrier is on its present course and in its present posture, our justification for attacking it would be questionable"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 May 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Pym minute to Nott ("South Africa") [suggested response to possible offer by South Africa of naval and support facilities to UK] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 May 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Omand minute to CDS PSO ("Rules of Engagement: attack on naval auxiliaries") [CDS told Nott he does not want to include Argentine naval auxiliaries in ROEs; OD(SA) agreed] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Omand minute to AUS(D Staff) (?1300Z) ("Diplomatic proposals: military implications") [message sent to Nott during cabinet on timetable of withdrawal of special forces] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Nott draft speech (Commons statement on loss of HMS Sheffield) [ship abandoned; around 30 men still missing] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cooper minute to Nott (?1700Z) (Peruvian peace initiative) [discussion at Mandarins' group - Cooper and Leach happy on special forces and accept temporary restriction on attacking carrier] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Havers minute to MT (Argentine aircraft carrier) [Havers advises on legality of proposed attack: "[Carrier] must...have approached our forces in such circumstances as to make her a threat and therefore a legitimate target"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 May 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Omand minute to Cooper PS (?1400Z) ("Capabilities of the Argentine Carrier") [following Havers minute, suggests Nott will wish to minute MT explaining nature of the threat from the carrier] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 May 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: CINCFLEET signal to MODUK (1917Z) ("Operation Corporate - Surface ships aircraft and SSN ROE (Falklands blockade)") [requests ROEs to deal with blockade running by fishing vessels and merchantmen] [declassified Oct 2017]
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