If we're looking for European allies to criticise, the Italians and the Spanish are convenient whipping boys to begin with!
Didn't the Spanish stop an Argentinian SF team on it's way to attack Gib?
Hmm - just found this...
Argentina planned to sink UK warship at Gibraltar Argentine special forces attempted to blow up a British destroyer in Gibraltar harbour during the Falklands war.
The plan was failed by French intelligence services, which intercepted communications and passed them to Britain.
The four members of the Argentine marine services forces unit flew to Madrid on May 8, Argentine special forces attempted to blow up a British destroyer in Gibraltar harbour during the Falklands war.
The plan was failed by French intelligence services, which intercepted communications and passed them to Britain.
The four members of the Argentine marine services forces unit flew to Madrid on May 8, 1982, a few days after the sinking of the Belgrano in the south Atlantic. They intended to sink the destroyer and a support vessel at anchor in Gibraltar harbour as a revenge strike, reports the Sunday Times.
They were equipped with four limpet mines smuggled through the Argentine embassy in Madrid, the men headed south in a rented car and evaded British military defences to carry out reconnaissance missions.
They were arrested in Cadiz on May 31, by which time the ships had left Gibraltar. (10.07.00)
http://www.panorama.gi/archive/000710/updates.htm