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April 11th 1982: HMS Splendid comes to periscope depth outside of Stanley and observes the Tank Landing Ship ARA Cabo San Antonio returning to offload stores and pick up more vehicles and equipment from the invasion. Splendid will observe until April 14th when the ship departs.

April 11th 1982: HMS Splendid comes to periscope depth outside of Stanley and observes the Tank Landing Ship ARA Cabo San Antonio returning to offload stores and pick up more vehicles and equipment from the invasion. Splendid will observe until April 14th when the ship departs.
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Lesson Time: had a Cloud Security engineer tell me today his Azure bastion host requires RDP (3389) open to the internet so he can connect from his browser

What’s wrong here?

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April 10th 1982: The repair ship MSV Stena Seaspread is requisitioned by the MOD for service with the task force. She has her merchant crew augmented by RN crew, and will sail in six days. She was later retained as RFA Diligence after the war...

April 10th 1982: The repair ship MSV Stena Seaspread is requisitioned by the MOD for service with the task force. She has her merchant crew augmented by RN crew, and will sail in six days. She was later retained as RFA Diligence after the war...
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April 11th 1982: Argentine submarine ARA San Luis sails from Mar del Plata at dusk, bound for the Maritime Exclusion Zone around the Falklands.

April 11th 1982: Argentine submarine ARA San Luis sails from Mar del Plata at dusk, bound for the Maritime Exclusion Zone around the Falklands.
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April 11th 1982: Al Haig reports to Washington DC after a second meeting with Galtieri yesterday which ran long into the early hours... there will be several posts in this thread... on this day, he tells Reagan of 'Twelve hours of gruelling and emotion-filled talks...'

April 11th 1982: Al Haig reports to Washington DC after a second meeting with Galtieri yesterday which ran long into the early hours... there will be several posts in this thread... on this day, he tells Reagan of 'Twelve hours of gruelling and emotion-filled talks...'
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Before I sign off fully, I just want to congratulate the Express on easily one of the best, most blunt and most to the point pieces of journalism I've seen from them in a very long time... well worth a read:

express.co.uk/comment/expres…

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April 10th 1982: The 'Antrim Group' arrives at Ascension. It consists of County Class destroyer HMS Antrim, Rothesay Class frigate HMS Plymouth and RFA Tidespring. Together they will join with HMS Endurance and return to take back South Georgia, leaving Ascension on the 11th.

April 10th 1982: The 'Antrim Group' arrives at Ascension. It consists of County Class destroyer HMS Antrim, Rothesay Class frigate HMS Plymouth and RFA Tidespring. Together they will join with HMS Endurance and return to take back South Georgia, leaving Ascension on the 11th.
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April 11th 1982: President Dr Fernando Belaunde Terry of Peru tries to play for time in support of Argentina and calls for a 72 hour cessation of movements 'In order to avoid an armed confrontation which would constitute a serious threat to international peace and security'.

April 11th 1982: President Dr Fernando Belaunde Terry of Peru tries to play for time in support of Argentina and calls for a 72 hour cessation of movements 'In order to avoid an armed confrontation which would constitute a serious threat to international peace and security'.
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April 10th 1982: Aragones 'Tembo' Navarro, Fidel Castro's envoy, meets with Galtieri, professing Cuban solidarity, and tells him 'Cuba is going to do what you want. As far as you want to go, Cuba will go... Send a submarine and sink a ship... anything...'

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April 10th 1982: Aragones 'Tembo' Navarro, Fidel Castro's envoy, meets with Galtieri, professing Cuban solidarity, and tells him 'Cuba is going to do what you want. As far as you want to go, Cuba will go... Send a submarine and sink a ship... anything...'

(continues)
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Cartoon Rick here closing April 9th and as Galtieri tries not to look like he has boxed himself into a corner, the Task Force is moving. Everyone else sees what is about to happen, but in Argentina, the word from the top is still that the UK is bluffing and will turn around....

Cartoon Rick here closing April 9th and as Galtieri tries not to look like he has boxed himself into a corner, the Task Force is moving. Everyone else sees what is about to happen, but in Argentina, the word from the top is still that the UK is bluffing and will turn around....
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Cartoon Rick here taking a short break on April 10th as I'm being pulled this way and that, so I'll be back periodically throughout the day and, as ever, into the evening. Keep checking back for more Falklands War updates as they happed OTD 42 years ago 😎

Cartoon Rick here taking a short break on April 10th as I'm being pulled this way and that, so I'll be back periodically throughout the day and, as ever, into the evening. Keep checking back for more Falklands War updates as they happed OTD 42 years ago 😎
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April 11th 1982: Wing Commander Sidney Edwards is tasked to be the UK liaison with the Chilean Government. In his own book, he stated that, β€œIt would be for me to judge the diplomatic & military factors on the spot in Chile, and make recommendations or take actions accordingly.”

April 11th 1982: Wing Commander Sidney Edwards is tasked to be the UK liaison with the Chilean Government. In his own book, he stated that, β€œIt would be for me to judge the diplomatic & military factors on the spot in Chile, and make recommendations or take actions accordingly.”
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April 11th 1982: The UK has won the legal right to establish a 200 mile Maritime Exclusion Zone around the Falklands from the 12th. On BBC radio, Foreign Secretary Francis Pym is asked whether Argentine vessels will be sunk if found in the zone. He replies 'That is the position'.

April 11th 1982: The UK has won the legal right to establish a 200 mile Maritime Exclusion Zone around the Falklands from the 12th. On BBC radio, Foreign Secretary Francis Pym is asked whether Argentine vessels will be sunk if found in the zone. He replies 'That is the position'.
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