Falklands War: Stories from July 12th, 1982

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12th July 1982: As I could not source a news bulletin for Monday 12th July, instead, here is the story of Nicci Pugh who served onboard HMHS Uganda during the Falklands War. #F82 #FalklandsWar1982 twitter.com/FAB87F/status/1678867121701355520?s=20

12th July 1982: Petty Officer Iain Shickle on HMS Hermes writes in his conflict diary that the carrier crossed over the equator with none of the fanfare that took place when they sailed south three months earlier. #F82 #FalklandsWar1982 twitter.com/TheShickle/status/1414541040355323912?s=20

12th July 1982: RFA Olmeda arrives back at Devonport after 96 continuous days at sea. In this time, she has covered 30,000 miles and supplied 185 ships with no less than 64,000 tons of fuel and diesel oil. One of the unsung heroes. #F82 #FalklandsWar1982

12th July 1982: HMS Brilliant returns from the Falklands a joyous welcome and "Brilliant Work! Welcome Home Boys!" Also this message from her sister ship: FM HMS BATTLEAXE TO HMS BRILLIANT WELCOME HOME. GREAT TO BE IN TOUCH AGAIN. THE PEACEFUL PEASANTS SALUTE YOU BT #Falklands

12th July 1982: South American journalist Andres Ortega visits HMS Invincible and has a full & unrestricted tour, reporting in El Pais that, despite repeated Argentine claims to have hit or even sunk her, she is "in perfect condition" and unscathed. #F82 #FalklandsWar1982 twitter.com/FAB87F/status/1678878491893198849?s=20

12th July 1982: Our musical corespondent from the RM Band who arrived back to Blighty forty one years ago yesterday compares the reception to the Royals welcomed home on Canberra to the desolate reception the Argentine POWs got when Canberra brought them home. #FalklandsWar1982 twitter.com/FalklandsMusic1/status/1679059909785075713?s=20

12th July 1982: By the way, our musical correspondent has a very good book out. Just saying. It's "hoofin". #F82 #FalklandsWar1982 twitter.com/FalklandsMusic1/status/1679048431174664192?s=20

12th July 1982: Just to give a plug to another "Royal" who went 'over the hills and far away' but came back to tell the tale. Eddie Bairstow @ed800m has enough photos to fill a good book. #F82 #FalklandsWar1982 twitter.com/ed800m/status/1678850752801050624?s=20

12th July 1982: The UK Government still do not know for sure that the Argentines consider the war over, only hints that hostilities have de facto ended. This ambiguity, twinned with the fact that Argentine jets continue to probe defences, leads to 'Operation Monkey'. #Falklands82

12th July 1982: Cabinet office memo on the Falklands. Apparently the Mexican Government had the impression that the UK might be willing to reopen discussions with Argentina. That ship had sunk. The Prime Minister stated: T"There is no question of resuming talks." #Falklands82

12th July 1982: This hardline by Thatcher was picked up by the "Penguin News" and this view was clearly popular in Port Stanley. However "some Falklanders are not sure that a British government will not soon be willing to compromise over sovereignty." #F82 #FalklandsWar1982

12th July 1982: "Penguin News" reports that HMS Glamorgan and SS Canberra both arrived back to the UK on the 11th July. It is noted that Glamorgan was the only ship to have survived a hit from an exocet missile. Canberra is also praised for her role in the conflict. #Falklands82

12th July 1982: Finally from the "Penguin News" reports that the two public funds associated with the Falklands are both doing well. #F82 #FalklandsWar1982

12th July 1982: The US lifted their trade sanctions with Argentina on this day in 1982, leaving the military embargo in place. While the US did give the UK support in 1982, and offered to do more, in other ways they were frustratingly neutral. #F82 #FalklandsWar1982 twitter.com/RDPHistory/status/1679014231780229120?s=20

12th July 1982: The New York Times reports that: "One month after its forces surrendered in Stanley, Argentina is a changed nation searching for a new direction. Many Argentines are demoralized about their past and questioning the future." #F82 #FalklandsWar1982

12th July 1982: The NYT: Britain appeared today to be a step closer to returning the last 590 Argentine prisoners of the Falkland Islands war after dropping a demand that release be linked to a statement by Buenos Aires declaring the hostilities to be offically over. #Falklands82