They had a technical team of 9 out there during the war showing the Argies how to fire the exocets at British ships.
French technicians reportedly helped Argentina during Falklands war - UPI Archives
French technicians helped Argentina fit Exocet missiles -- which sank two British ships in the Falkland Islands war - despite assurances from France that it...
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Ex-British defence secretary blasts French on Falklands
Britain’s defence chief during the Falklands War accused the French of being “duplicitous” after a BBC probe revealed that Paris knew a French technical team was in Argentina during the conflict. The team, which mainly worked for a company 51 per cent...
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Former defence secretary John Nott wrote in his memoirs that France was Britain’s “greatest ally” during the conflict, but slammed the nation after being presented with new evidence.
“We asked former French President François Mitterrand not to give assistance to the Argentinians,” Mr Nott told the BBC investigation, which was broadcast on Radio 4.
“If you’re asking me: ‘Are the French duplicitous people?’ the answer is: ‘Of course they are, and they always have been’,” he added.
Scoundrels.
