Falklands: Rentschler telegram to McFarlane (1000Z) ("Talks with Thatcher on Falklands") [reinforces Haig's message - British lines leaves him "rather limited room for maneuver on the Buenos Aires leg"] [declassified 2000]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Venue: | En route London to Buenos Aires |
| Source: | Reagan Library: Executive Secretariat, NSC: Records, Country File (Falklands War) (Box 91365) |
| Editorial comments: | Despatched from the US Secretary of State's aircraft at 1000 GMT. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 260 words |
| Themes: | Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), Defence (Falklands) |
By dIb NARA, Date 5/9/00
Top Secret
WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM
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DTG: 091000Z APR 82
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OP IMMED
DE WTE34 #0001 0991000
0 91000Z APR 82
FM SECSTATE/USDEL AIRCRAFT (86972)
TO THE WHITE HOUSE IMMEDIATE
INFO SECSTATE WASH DC IMMEDIATE
TOP SECRET/NODIS/SECTO 5017
FOR BUD MCFARLANE
NODIS
E.O. 12065: RDS-3 4/8/02
TUGS: OVIP (HAIG, ALEXANDER M.)
SUBJECT: TALKS WITH THATCHER ON FALKLANDS
1. I assume that you and the Judge William Clark will have seen the Secretary’s Alexander Haig unvarnished report to the President Ronald Reagan on his protracted discussions with Mrs. Thatcher and her colleagues Francis Pym John Nottlast evening (SECHM 5010). You should know that his views very accurately summarize the mood and mind-set of HMG
Regards
Jim Rentschler