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PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: CDS staff minute to Cabinet Secretary's PS ("Meeting of officials - 080900 local Apr 1982") [proposed ROEs for SSNs to be discussed at the meeting] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Wright minute (?1600Z) ("Falkland Islands: JIC Assessments and Daily Sitreps") [decisions taken at Mandarin's group] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 16 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: SCDS briefing for CDS (1000Z) ("Mandarins' Meeting at 1100A hours and OD(SA)(82) 8th meeting at 1200 hours Friday 16 April 1982") [no knowledge of agendas] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 16 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Gillmore briefing for Acland (1000Z) (Mandarins' Group: "Rules of Engagement for Operation Paraquet") [attaches revised ROEs, improved since yesterday but still left with problem of inadvertent attacks on Soviet SSNs] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 18 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cooper PS minute to Armstrong PS (1730Z) (papers for Mandarins' Group discussion of decision-making timetables) [evolution of chart sent to MT after 15 Apr OD(SA) briefing at MOD] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 19 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: DSECCOS minute (0830Z) ("Debrief of actions arising from Chiefs of Staff meeting 24/82") [prepare main force ROE paper for Mandarins' Group 1500Z; scope for delay appreciation] [declassified Spt 2017]
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 20 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: SCDS briefing for CDS (1530Z & 1700Z) ("Mandarins' Meeting at 1650 and OD(SA) at 1800 on Tuesday 20 April 1982") [Mandarins to discuss possible evacuation Falklands population and perhaps Haig proposals; OD(SA) to make final decision on Paraquet] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: SCDS briefing for CDS (1400Z) ("Mandarin's Meeting at 1500 on Wednesday 21 April 1982") [briefs from A-Z; topics - presentation to OD(SA) tomorrow, possibly continuation of OD(SA) discussion this morning on Haig proposals] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: SCDS briefing for CDS (1445Z) ("Mandarin's Meeting at 1545 on Thursday 22 Apr 1982") [briefs from A-Z; topics - follow up to this morning's presentation to OD(SA), possible evacuation of the Falkland islanders] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Weston minute for Wright ("Warning about protection of the fleet") [text ready for despatch following mandarin's group without further consultation with ministers] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Gillmore minute for Wright (morning) ("Operation Paraquet") [gave Acland information you gleaned last night from Halifax, protecting source] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: CDS PSO minute to CDS ("Mandarins' Meeting") [Leach debrief, he "was pleased with the outcome"] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Wade-Gery minute to No.10 ("Falklands: Military Decisions") [decisions taken by Mandarins' Group - Conqueror and Argentine 707s overflying Task Force; MT: "Who represents the PM?"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Weston briefing for Acland (0930Z) ("Brief for Sir Robert Armstrong's meeting at 10.30am on 23 April") [ROEs for enforcement of MEZ; ROEs against surveillance aircraft; Vulcan attack on Port Stanley runway; Operation Corporate - Strategic Options] [declassified Dcr 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 24 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cooper minute for Nott (Chequers meeting tomorrow) ["tough decisions" needed] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Sinclair letter to Wade-Gery ("Falkland Islands: Protocol constituting the special interim authority pursuant to the agreed memorandum") [new material on flags introduced into American third draft; fourth draft promised "which will presumably be geared more closely to the new and very unwelcome Haig text ... we brought back from Washington"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Acland minute to Pym PS ("Bombing of Stanley Airfield") [discussion at Mandarins' Group, case against bombing; MT wrongly briefed in thinking Argentine strike aircraft already there or likely to be] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Weston minute for Wright ("Argentine fishing vessels: warning and Rules of Engagement") [draft warning following COS discussion this morning] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: PSO CDS minute for Cooper PS (?1100Z) ("Operation Sutton - Insertion of Special Forces for intelligence gathering") [OD(SA) agreed this morning that CDS should raise this at Mandarins' Meeting this afternoon] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 27 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO minute (further warning to Argentina on fishing vessels) [form of words for discussion at Mandarins' Group] [declassified Dcr 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD letter to Armstrong PS ("Military Comments on Draft "Memorandum of Agreement"") [Lewin's view on military implications of draft agreement] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD record of conversation (?1500Z) (Nott, CDS, Cooper, Fieldhouse) ["Operation Sutton - increase in force levels"] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cooper record of conversation (?1700Z) (Cooper, Armstrong and other mandarins) [no news from Haig, possible breakdown tomorrow, ideally avoiding publication of the proposals] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Wade-Gery minute for Armstrong ("Falklands: Medium-Term") [Facer proposes study "to put before Ministers some questions about how far they might ultimately be prepared to go" ... suspects "would not be welcome to the Prime Minister", but duty to say it] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cooper PS letter to Armstrong PS ("Draft OD(SA) paper") [paper of reinforcements for Operation Corporate for discussion by Mandarins' Group] [declassified 31 Oct 2012]
PDF 82 May 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Wright minute for Acland (1500Z) (training assistance from the French) [limited FCO knowledge of topic, besides signal from BRITDEFAT Paris and Armstrong letter] [declassified Dec 2012]
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: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS(Misc) 203/742/1 ("Operation Corporate - Rationalisation of ROE") [draft OD(SA) paper] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cabinet Office note of unminuted OD(SA) decision on special forces operation - OD(SA)(82) 34th (0900Z) (decision to authorise both phases) [intelligence gathering and offensive action approved; Mandarins' Group held inconclusive discussion of alternatives] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 May 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cabinet Office note of unminuted OD(SA) discussion - OD(SA)(82) 37th (0830Z) ("special operation") [Chiefs assured ministers that Sutton was not contingent on success or otherwise of such operations; Mandarins' Group held inconclusive discussion of alternatives] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 May 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD letter to Cabinet Office ("Public Presentation") [sends draft OD(SA) paper for Mandarins' Group to consider] [declassified 28 Dec 2012]
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