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Royal Marines commander Brigadier Julian Thompson is alerted to the crisis
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British submarine Splendid sails from Faslane
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UN Security Council meets at Britain's request and calls for restraint and avoidance of force
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26697 |
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Reagan warns Argentine junta leader General Galtieri not to take military action
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26698 |
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Governor Hunt is informed at 3.30pm FI time that Britain now believes a full invasion is planned and summons an immediate meeting of government heads of department
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26699 |
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At 7.15pm FI time Governor Hunt in a radio broadcast warns Islanders of the impending invasion and mobilises the Royal Marines and Falkland Islands Defence Force
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26700 |
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Admiral Leach orders ships on exercise in the Mediterranean to prepare to sail south
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26701 |
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At midnight Argentina puts Operation Rosario into action by bringing ships into position off the Islands
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26702 |
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Governor Hunt advises Islanders that Galtieri has rejected Reagan's intervention, and declares a State of Emergency at 3.25am
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Argentine special forces land at Mullet Creek at 4.30am, more troops land at York Bay at 5.30am, and by 6am are engaged in battle with the Royal Marines - 3 Argentines are killed
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