Falklands: State Department telegram to Vernon Walters (1026Z) ("Falklands Dispute") [relays points prepared for 7 Apr NSPG meeting: "Brits in warlike mood - high strung, unpredictable … UK probably wants big sea battle to give Thatcher a 'victory' … Must stop their fleet"] [declassified 2001]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | Thatcher digital archive, per State Department website |
| Editorial comments: | 1026. Released under FOI on 6 Nov 2001. Walters served as a roving Ambassador during the first Reagan Administration, 1981-85. At the moment the telegram was sent he seems to have been in Paris en route to London. An unredacted version of the talking points can be read here. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 4pp |
| Themes: | Foreign policy (USA), Defence (Falklands) |
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