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PDF 82 Apr 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee for 6th Meeting/82 of COS - COS(Misc) 85/742/1 ("Falkland Islands - Military Appreciation") [first draft for consideration 1400 on 5 Apr - as annotated by FCO officials] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS(Misc) 100/742/1 (0900Z) ("Operation Corporate - Landing Operations") [Directive to ACDS(Pol) agreed by Chiefs] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee for 19th Meeting/82 of COS - COS(Misc) 116/742/1 (1600Z) ("Amphibious Operations Appreciation") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 15 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Falklands: Chiefs of Staff directive to CINCFLEET COS 9/82 (Operation Sutton) [Planning Directive with appendix "Appreciation of the Options for Landing Operations in the Falkland Islands"] [declassified Oct 2018]
PDF 82 Apr 16 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS(Misc) 127/742/1 ("Operation Corporate - study into the scope for delaying landing operations on the Falkland Islands") [draft terms of reference] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 17 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS(Misc) 129/742/1 ("Operation Corporate - study into the scope for delaying landing operations on the Falkland Islands") [terms of reference as agreed by Chiefs] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 18 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO notes of 23rd Meeting/82 of Chiefs of Staff Committee (0090Z) (Intelligence matters, own forces, public relations, decisions required, major decision points, prisoners of war, battle casualty replacements, Chile) [Nott asking about military alternatives to Paraquet if "for political reasons" his colleagues were not prepared to authorise a landing when the time came] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 18 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee for 24th Meeting/82 of COS - COS(Misc) 132/742/1 ("Operation Corporate - study into the scope for delaying landing operations on the Falkland Islands") ["the operational effectiveness of the Task Force is likely to reduce progressively from the end of May"; carriers could not be retained on station beyond early August and cannot be replaced] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 19 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS(Misc) 138/742/1 ("Operation Corporate - Landing Operations") [draft Lewin submission to Nott] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 19 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Weston briefing for Acland (1500Z) ("Sir Robert Armstrong's Group: 4PM 19 April") [topics - possible delay of amphibious force at Ascension; long-term problems sustaining deployment - "there is an FCO interest in keeping the realities before Ministers' minds"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee for 29th Meeting/82 of COS - COS(Misc) 150/742/1 (1515Z) ("Operation Corporate - Strategic Options") [Weston comments on "some alternatives to Operation SUTTON which the Chiefs might wish to consider"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS(Misc) 171/742/1 ("Falkland Islands - Landing Operations") [paper for ministers to take stock of the aim of the operation and military factors affecting it - ACDS(Ops) annotated copy] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS(Misc) 171/742/1 ("Falkland Islands - Landing Operations") [paper for ministers to take stock of the aim of the operation and military factors affecting it] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee for 35th Meeting/82 of COS - COS(Misc) 171/742/1 ("Falkland Islands - Landing Operations") [paper for ministers to take stock of the aim of the operation and military factors affecting it - Weston annotated copy] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee for 37th Meeting/82 of COS - COS(Misc) 177/742/1 (1515Z) ("Falkland Islands Landing Operations - Reinforcements") [draft paper for OD(SA)] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Lewin speaking notes ("OD(SA)(82) 32nd meeting 12 May 1982") (0830Z) ["Update on the military situation"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Gillmore record of conversation (Gillmore, ACNS(OPS) and Stewart) ["Falkland Islands - the military situation" - question of how late the decision to land could be made, ministers understanding it was left open until this afternoon] [declassified 28 Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO notes of 55th Meeting/82 of Chiefs of Staff Committee (1040Z) (Operation Corporate - intelligence, own forces, public relations, actions and decisions required, Hercules minelaying capability, air defence of Ascension Island, Lieutenant-Commander Astiz) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 May 21 Fr Press Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD press statement (1100Z) ("Press Statement - 12 noon 21 May") ["The Task Force has landed a number of raiding parties on the Falkland Islands during the night"] [this copy declassified 2012]
PDF 82 May 28 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO notes of 62nd Meeting/82 of Chiefs of Staff Committee (1100Z) (Intelligence, Own Forces) [OD(SA) not yet decided over removal of territorial waters restriction on British attacks - Lewin said delay preferable to making wrong decision] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 29 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO notes of Defence Operations Executive 9th Meeting (0900Z) (Operation Corporate, Intelligence, Own Forces, Public Relations) [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 30 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO notes of 63rd Meeting/82 of Chiefs of Staff Committee (1000Z) (Operation Corporate, Intelligence, Own Forces, Public Relations, Decisions Required, POWs, Long Term Measures) [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Jun 5 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO notes of Defence Operations Executive 11th Meeting (0900Z) (Operation Corporate, Intelligence, Own Forces, Public Relations, Bahia Paraiso) [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Jun 5 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: ACDS(OPS) briefing for Defence Operations Executive 11th Meeting (0900Z) (Intelligence, Own Forces, Public Relations, Unforeseen matters) [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Jun 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO notes of 72nd Meeting/82 of Chiefs of Staff Committee (0830Z) (Intelligence, Own Forces, Decisions Required, POWs, Lebanon) [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Jun 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO notes of 73rd Meeting/82 of Chiefs of Staff Committee (1100Z) (Intelligence, Own Forces, Public Relations, Decisions Required, POWs, South Sandwich Islands, Nimrod Aircraft) [declassified Dec 2012]
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