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Argentine navy set out on scheduled manoeuvres with the Uruguyan fleet
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26672 |
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Argentine junta brings forward its invasion plans ('Operation Rosario') from a national holiday on 25 May or July 9 because of the South Georgia crisis and the worsening economic turmoil and civil unrest
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26673 |
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British Ministry of Defence advises the government against a military response
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26674 |
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Argentine missile boats Drummond and Granville sail south to join Bahia Paraiso
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26675 |
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Argentina restates its claim to the Falkland Islands and Dependencies, tells Britain there will be no negotiations on South Georgia, cancels leave for military and diplomatic personnel, sends stores and equipment to the naval bases of Puerto Belgrano and
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26676 |
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5 Argentine warships are sighted near South Georgia
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26677 |
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Britain begins contingency planning for the sending of a task force to the Islands
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26678 |
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Carrington asks US Secretary of State Alexander Haig to intercede with the junta in an attempt to avoid military action
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26679 |
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Joint Intelligence Committee reports an invasion seems imminent
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26680 |
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Thatcher orders 3 nuclear submarines south to the Islands
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26681 |