 During an interview in 2003 he had stated that "General Belgrano" was only temporarily sailing to the west at the time of the attack, and his orders were to attack any British ships which came within range of the cruiser's armament.In late 2011, Major David Thorp, a former British military intelligence officer who led the signals intercept team aboard , released the book "The Silent Listener" detailing the role of intelligence in the Falklands War.In the book he stated that despite the fact that "General Belgrano" was observed by "Conqueror" sailing away from the Falklands at the time of the attack, she had actually been ordered to proceed to a rendezvous point within the Exclusion Zone.