Item WOOLLY AL 4/2 - Transcript of interview with Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin, 1991

Typescript transcript of interview with AF Terence Thornton Lewin, Baron Lewin of Greenwich in Greater London, British Chief of the Defence Staff, 1979-1982, relating to his role in the British war cabinet meetings following the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands (2 Apr 1982) including defining the operation objectives for British forces and briefing the cabinet members on developments. Also describes British tactics in declaring an exclusion zone around the Falkland Islands (7 Apr 1982); the roles of Rt Hon Sir John (William Frederic) Nott, Secretary of State for Defence, 1981-1983, and Rt Hon Francis Leslie Pym, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 1982-1983, within the cabinet meetings; definition of the British rules of engagement (Apr 1982); the British government decision to recover the South Georgia Islands. Also comments on the British Cabinet's view of the possibility of a negotiated settlement with Argentina, and his discussions with Alexander Meigs Haig, US Secretary of State, 1981-1982, and Gen Vernon Anthony Walters, US Ambassador-at-large, 1981-1985, (Apr 1982). 26pp