Editing ARA General Belgrano (section)

===Argentine response===

On 3 May 1982, Argentina's Chancellery released a statement in the name of the Argentinian government that read:

{{Blockquote|The Government of Argentina, broadening what was reported by the Joint Staff in its statement No. 15, states:

# That at 17 hours on 2 May, the cruiser ARA General Belgrano was attacked and sunk by a British submarine in a point at 55° 24' south latitude and 61° 32' west longitude. There are 1,042 men aboard the ship. Rescue operations for survivors are being carried out.
# That this point is located 36 miles outside the maritime exclusion zone set by the UK government in the statement by its Ministry of Defence on 28 April 1982, confirming the provisions on 12 April 1982. That area is marked by a "circle with a radius of 200 nautical miles from the 51° 40' South latitude and 59° 30' west longitude", as stated in the declaration.
# That such an attack is a treacherous act of armed aggression perpetrated by the British government in violation of the UN Charter and the ceasefire ordered by [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 502]].
# That, in the face of this new attack, Argentina reiterates to the national and global public its adherence to the ceasefire mandated by the Security Council on the mentioned resolution. It has only limited itself to responding to Britain's attacks, without using force beyond what is necessary to ensure the defense of its territories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elhistoriador.com.ar/documentos/dictadura/hundimiento_del_general_belgrano_comunicados_oficiales.php |title=Hundimiento del General Belgrano – Comunicados oficiales |work=La Nación |location=Argentina |language=es |date=4 May 1982 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517050451/http://www.elhistoriador.com.ar/documentos/dictadura/hundimiento_del_general_belgrano_comunicados_oficiales.php |archive-date=17 May 2013 }}</ref>
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