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Falklands: Haig message from Buenos Aires to President Reagan (2345Z) ("Message to the President from the Secretary of State") ["very little give here … We are not at point where break is inevitable but events could unfold rapidly"] [this copy declassified Dec 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: Reagan Library: Executive Secretariat NSC Country File: Argentina (Box 26)
Editorial comments:

A text of this telegram was released as early as 2001 at the State Department's website, but this copy includes Reagan's initials showing that he read it.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 1p
Themes: British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USA), Defence (Falklands)