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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 |
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Daily Telegraph reports that a nuclear submarine is sailing south
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26685 |
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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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26686 |
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Carrington says a diplomatic solution is being pursued
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26687 |
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Junta takes final decision to invade the Islands on 2 April
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26688 |
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Violent anti-government riots occur across Argentina
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26689 |
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British intelligence source warns that the Argentine fleet is at sea heading towards the Islands
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26690 |
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Chief of Navy Staff Admiral Sir Henry Leach advises a crisis meeting headed by Thatcher that Britain could and should send a task force if the islands are invaded
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26691 |
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Governor Rex Hunt is informed Britain believes Argentina is planning a submarine landing on the Islands as a means of increasing pressure over South Georgia
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26692 |