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[edit] Reason for Tarbarin

It is my understanding that the primary reasons for Tarbarin was to stop the German fleet using the Sub Antarctic and Antarctic Island (Northern Most) as a base for Oiling their ships.

The Falklands was already heavily defended, but information was needed on possible ship movements.

See Sir Vivian Fuchs book Of Ice and Men. He was FIDS then BAS director for many years.