Falklands: White House record of telephone conversation (Reagan call to MT urging ceasefire plan) [declassified 2010]

Document type:	archive
Document kind:	Telcon (US Government term for note of telephone conversation)
Venue:	White House Residence
Source:	Reagan Library: Executive Secretariat NSC: Country File (UK) Box 20
Journalist:	-
Editorial comments:	1800-1825 EST. Several documents follow the telcon, including a list of talking points not all of which the President had the opportunity to convey, judging from the record. Most of MT's contributions to the conversation have been redacted by the US declassifiers, but the flavour of the conversation remains. A skimpier British record can also be found on the site, drawing on MT's recall rather than a tape, as well as a newspaper account of the conversation. It quotes phrases identical to some in this document, which presumably fell into the hands of the press.
Importance ranking:	Key
Word count:	11pp
Themes:	Foreign policy (USA), Defence (Falklands War 1982)