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5 Argentine warships are sighted near South Georgia
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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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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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New Royal Marine detachment arrive Stanley aboard research ship John Biscoe
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26684 |
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Daily Telegraph reports that a nuclear submarine is sailing south
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Former Prime Minister James Callaghan informs Parliament that in 1977 in response to Argentine pressure Britain secretly sent a nuclear submarine and two warships to the South Atlantic
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