Tag: John Nott

• Monday, April 30th 2012 - 12:06 UTC

  University anniversary focus on Falklands

  

  The remarkable recovery of the Falklands Islands from the 1982 invasion and the Islanders’ impressive achievements since have been given valuable publicity at a three-day conference at Kent University in the United Kingdom marking the 30th anniversary. It was attended by a distinguished group of academics, military commanders, journalists, and three former governors, Alan Huckle, David Tatham and Howard Pearce.

• Sunday, April 22nd 2012 - 22:46 UTC

  ‘Falklands 30 years on’ four days conference at Canterbury University

  

  A four day conference at Canterbury University discussing the Falkland Islands ‘30 years on’, will begin Falklands elected Member of Legislative Assembly Dick Sawle’s visit to the UK.

• Thursday, March 8th 2012 - 09:35 UTC

  BBC documents reveal French double role during the Falklands conflict

  

  In his memoirs, former UK Defence Secretary Sir John Nott describes France as Britain's “greatest ally” during the Falklands War. However, formerly secret papers and other evidence seen by the BBC show that was not the full story. Before the war, France sold Argentina's military junta five Exocet missiles.

• Saturday, December 31st 2011 - 03:18 UTC

  Thatcher was warned about risks of Navy cuts a year before the Falklands conflict

  

  Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was warned about the risks in slashing Britain's navy, a year before the 1982 Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, secret files released Friday showed.

• Friday, December 30th 2011 - 21:51 UTC

  How the Gibraltar naval dockyard was saved from the axe back in 1981

  

  British ministers feared the closure of Gibraltar’s naval dockyard would throw the local budget into “chronic deficit” and precipitate a “constitutional crisis” according to newly-released files, some of which were published by the Gibraltar Chronicle.