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SUBJ:  FALKLANDS CONFLICT|
REF/A/MSG/USCENTCOM/250929Z MAY 82|
RMKS/1.  (TS)  SEVERAL RADAR PICKETS WERE LOST EARLIER THIS MORNING, AND 
INTELLIGENCE REPORTS INDICATE AN IMMINENT ATTACK AGAINST THE BRITISH FLEET 
TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE FALKLANDS.|
2.  (TS)  PROTECT THE FLEET AGAINST MULTIPLE BOMBER AND EXOCET ATTACKS.  THE 
ARGENTINES ARE LIKELY TO CONCENTRATE THEIR ATTACKS ON THE AIRCRAFT 
CARRIER HERMES, WHICH IS RECEIVING SUPPLIES FROM THE MERCHANT SHIP ATLANTIC 
CONVEYOR.|
