ABSTRACT

At this stage the British felt that the situation was tending towards a stalemate. In this they underestimated the dynamic the crisis had acquired. It was proving difficult to keep it contained within South Georgia, but if they could do so then there was an opportunity for Britain to send reinforcements in the hope of getting in a position to cope with the next stage of this crisis when it reached its climax. The same thought, of course, occurred in Buenos Aires. Any strengthening of Britain’s military capability had implications for Argentina’s grand plan for regaining sovereignty over the Falklands during 1982. Time was increasingly of the essence.