The original message dictated by Rex Hunt, Governor of the Falklands Islands, over the radio to Trevor Edwards of the British Antarctic Survey, and handed by him to the Argentine expedition that had landed on South Georgia, headed "SAT. MARCH 20TH 1982/ FROM/ THE GOVENOR OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS": "You Have Landed illegally at LEITH Without Obtaining Proper clearance./ You and Your Party must go back on board the BAHIA BUEN SUCESO immediately and report to the BASE COMMANDOR at GRYTVIKEN for further instructions./ You must remove the ARGENTINE flag from LEITH./ You MUST NOT interfere with the B.A.S. depot at LEITH./ You MUST NOT alter or deface any of the notices at LEITH./ NO military personnell are allowed to land in SOUTH GEORGIA./ NO FIREARMS are to be taken ashore./ GOVENOR OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS", one page, written in green ballpoint pen on lightweight paper, folio, one or two barely discernable stains, presumably arising from having been handled during negotiations with the Argentine party, archival mounting, 20 March 1982
The original message dictated by Rex Hunt, Governor of the Falklands Islands, over the radio to Trevor Edwards of the British Antarctic Survey, and handed by him to the Argentine expedition that had landed on South Georgia, headed "SAT. MARCH 20TH 1982/ FROM/ THE GOVENOR OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS": "You Have Landed illegally at LEITH Without Obtaining Proper clearance./ You and Your Party must go back on board the BAHIA BUEN SUCESO immediately and report to the BASE COMMANDOR at GRYTVIKEN for further instructions./ You must remove the ARGENTINE flag from LEITH./ You MUST NOT interfere with the B.A.S. depot at LEITH./ You MUST NOT alter or deface any of the notices at LEITH./ NO military personnell are allowed to land in SOUTH GEORGIA./ NO FIREARMS are to be taken ashore./ GOVENOR OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS", one page, written in green ballpoint pen on lightweight paper, folio, one or two barely discernable stains, presumably arising from having been handled during negotiations with the Argentine party, archival mounting, 20 March 1982
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