§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which Ministers saw the report indicating that senior Argentine naval officers doubted that Argentina would invade the Falklands, although it would be relatively simple to do so, and that they thought that Great Britain would not prevent it, which is referred to in paragraph 158 of the Franks report.
§ Mr. OnslowAs my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister made clear in her statement to the House on 18 January, references to intelligence matters in the Franks report would not in other circumstances be divulged. The Government are not prepared to comment further on these. It has been the policy of successive Governments not to comment on intelligence matters.
§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs why the date of receipt in his Department of the copy of the letter from the British defence attaché in Buenos Aires to the governor of the Falkland Islands, described in paragraph 150 of the Franks report as being about 9 March, is not known precisely.
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§ Mr. OnslowThe letter was seen in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 9 March. The earliest it could have been received was 8 March, but it may not in fact have been received until the following day.