ARGENTINE PLANS CONCERNING THE FALKLAND ISLANDS AND THE ANTARCTIC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002100200003-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 1998
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 26, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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The Argentine government has a small expedition ready to leave Puerto
Belgrano. Bahia Blanca for maneuvers this (Argentine) summer i,i the
Falkland islands and Antarcti-c waters. However, the original plans
for the expedition may be modified as a result of the conference in
London between 13ranmgli~a and Revin, at which time it was agreed that
r .ther country would conduct naval demonstrations in Antarctic waters
this summer,
2. The Argentine government has inaifitained an official silence on the
Brarmi lia-Bevan conversation., However, even if it abides by Bramugliaxs
comritment, the Argentine Navy can send a small unarmed expedition to the
Falkland Islands on the pretext of relieving the Navy's meteorologic-P-1
detachment based there. Such an expedition would consist of unarmed
corvettes and transport ships,
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