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Rear Admiral John (Sandy) Woodward replaced by Rear Admiral Derek Roy Reffell as Commander of the British naval task force, and Major General Jeremy Moore replaced by Major General David Thorne as Commander of the British ground forces.
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27775 |
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Thatcher appoints an official commission headed by Lord Franks to examine the causes of Britain's failure to prevent Argentine capture of the Islands.
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27776 |
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EEC agrees to provide financial aid to the Islands.
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27777 |
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Argentina releases its only acknowledged British prisoner of war, an airman shot down near Stanley in May.
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27778 |
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Thatcher announces British government will repatriate bodies of dead British servicemen buried in the Falklands for reburial in Britain if requested by next-of-kin.
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27779 |
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Canberra arrives home at Southampton with 40, 42 and 45 Commando.
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27780 |
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Britain drops its condition that Argentina formally acknowledge the end of hostilities before repatriating the remaining prisoners of war.
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27781 |
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Final 593 Argentine prisoners of war (mostly officers and technicians) repatriated.
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27782 |
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USA ends trade sanctions against Argentina.
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27783 |
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Britain admits to falsifying press releases during the war to mislead Argentina.
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27784 |