Falklands: Haig telegram to Vernon Walters (1026Z) ("Falklands Dispute") ["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 |
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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. |
Importance ranking: | Key |
Word count: | 4pp |
Themes: | Foreign policy (USA), Defence (Falklands) |
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