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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 |
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British submarine Spartan sails south to the Islands from Gibraltar
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26682 |
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary Fort Austin sails south to provide support for Endurance
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26683 |
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New Royal Marine detachment arrive Stanley aboard research ship John Biscoe
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26684 |