“Without Chile's Help, We Would Have Lost The Falklands”, Says Former RAF Intelligence -- Merco Press
Chile's support for Britain during the Falklands War has been revealed for the first time by the man who was dispatched, with only hours notice, to secure a South American ally, according to an article in the Daily Telegraph credited to Harriet Alexander.
Sidney Edwards, now aged 80, was then a 47-year-old official in the RAF. In conditions of upmost secrecy, he was to play a key role in the conflict, awarded an OBE for his efforts – and believes that Chile's support was vital to the British victory.
Then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was reportedly so reliant on his intelligence updates she nicknamed them “Sidgrams”.
“My personal opinion – and I think one which was shared by my bosses at the Ministry of Defense and by Margaret Thatcher – is that the help we received from Chile was absolutely crucial,” he said. “Without it, we would have lost the war.”
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My Comment: The British would have still found a way to win the war. Wow .... 32 years since the end of the conflict .... the time flies. At the time I was an "intern" working at the Soviet foreign office .... we were all told to write up a paper on what was our assessment on the conflict. I wrote the dissenting opinion (almost everyone believed that Argentina was going to persevere and get what they want through negotiations) in which I said the British were going to win. My reason for my prediction was simple .... and I must my credit my father for telling me on what was going to happen .... the Argentinians only experience with war and conflict was to intimidate and scare their population. The British experience with war goes back centuries .... in short .... the British have been constantly fighting wars for centuries .. it's in their blood. In retrospect .... the Argentinians never had a chance.
A month after the end of the Falkland's War .... I was promoted.
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