Oliver Franks26 June 1982
Is appointed to chair the inquiry into the crisis.
Great Britain · Warfare / Falklands War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Is appointed to chair the inquiry into the crisis.
Thatcher appoints an official commission headed by Lord Franks to examine the causes of Britain's failure to prevent Argentine capture of the Islands
Appoints Lord Franks to examine pre-war decisions.
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