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Falklands: Costa Mendez letter to Haig (sends documents supporting the Argentine case) [first aim of action was to "alter the protacted negotiations that were stagnated and had no future"; carried out with great care to avoid loss of lives or damage to property; mindful of national pride on both sides] [released Mar 1993]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: Haig MSS, Library of Congress: Box 199 Folder 3 f26
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 68pp
Themes: British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA), Foreign policy (International organizations), Defence (Falklands)