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Info only 82 Mar 29 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Brussels European Council (ended 30 Mar)
Text 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Press Major Commentary (The Times) “Falklands tension grows” [five Argentine ships now in vicinity of South Georgia]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Press Major Commentary (The Times) Second leader: “Gunboat or burglar alarm?” ["The Falkland Islanders have to face the unpleasant fact that Britain is no longer a world power ... Britain should help them get the best arrangement possible"]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Law and Order, Falkland Islands, El Salvador, Economy) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Falkland Islands, El Salvador, Law & Order, Police) ["This looks like being a foreign affairs week"; Falklands: "Most papers have confrontation stories as Argentina is reported to be sending gunboats to South Georgia"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Nicholls draft minute for Nott (c0800Z) ("Illegal landing on South Georgia") [options for naval reinforcement of the islands, drafted with DNOT] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Nott minute to MT (options for deployment of naval vessels to the Falklands) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Evans minute to Second Sea Lord ("Falkland Islands") [copy of signal Nott sent to MT in Brussels following meeting this morning with First Sea Lord] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Nicholls minute to Nott APS ("Illegal Landing on South Georgia") [possible scope for naval reinforcement of the Falklands and for naval exercises in South Atlantic] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Evans minute for Nott ("Falkland Islands") [Beetham's staff asked me to tell you he felt note last week on contingency planning "was unnecessarily pessimistic about what could be done"] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Brittan letter for Carrington ("Falkland Islands") [contingency planning for a sea service] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Brittan letter to Carrington ("Falkland Islands") [no provision from the Contingency Reserve for funding of sea service for Falklands] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MODUK signal to NP8901 (0945Z) ("Roulement of NP8901") [old NP8901 to remain in Falklands "until further notice"; in view of considerable British press coverage of incident today, statement to be made to families of old and new NP8901] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1000Z) (MT's day, Answers of Interest [in Parliament], Employment Bill, Northern Ireland) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 256 to UKREP Brussels (1200Z) ("Falklands Crisis") [account of Luce's meeting with officials to discuss South Georgia] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: HMS Endurance signal to CINCFLEET (1250Z) ("South Georgia op") [situation & manning of observation posts overlooking Leith; planned search of north coast of South Georgia using ship and both helicopters tomorrow] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: HMS Endurance signal to CINCFLEET (1330Z) ("South Georgia") [Barker proposes meeting with Trombeta in attempt to "defuse the situation at local level"] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 258 to UKREP Brussels (1330Z) ("South Georgia") [proposed text of a message from Carrington to Costa Mendez; suggested actions for resolving dispute] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 259 to UKREP Brussels (1330Z) ("South Georgia") [proposed text of a further message from Carrington to Haig: "I hope...you will feel able to urge the Argentine Government to accept my proposal"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: HMS Endurance signal to CINCFLEET (1430Z) ("South Georgia sitrep") [Endurance 3-4 miles off north coast patrolling; Bahia Paraiso on patrol NW/SE axis 20 miles offshore speed slow; OP established on Grass Island] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Buenos Aires telegram 118 to FCO (1440Z) ("South Georgia: Argentine Press Treatment") [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (State Department) Falklands: USE Buenos Aires telegram to State Department (1457Z) ("Dispute in South Georgia") [published 2015]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 260 to UKREP Brussels (1500Z) ("South Georgia") [text of Parliamentary statement on South Georgia] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) El Salvador: FCO telegram 83 to UKE Tepucigalpa (1505Z) ("Observers") [arrangements for delivery of report] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Buenos Aires telegram 119 to FCO (1535Z) ("South Georgia") [Williams speaks to US colleague; expresses doubt that Reagan Administration could "carry the weight of suggesting an Argentina climb down"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) El Salvador: UKE Tegucigalpa telegram 94 to FCO (1540Z) ("El Salvador Elections") ["I received no suggestions of fraud or interference by army"] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (State Department) Falklands: State Department briefing for Deputy Secretary of State ("Your Demarches to British Ambassador Henderson and Argentine Ambassador Takacs") [published 2015]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKE Washington telegram 1014 to FCO (1725Z) (“Visit of Mr Prior”) [suggestions for] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade: FCO telegram 598 to UKE Washington (1825Z) (“OPEC”) [Arab threats to break Vienna price agreement] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MODUK signal to HMS Endurance (1930Z) (South Georgia) [Barker proposal rejected - delicate situation, small chance of success] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: CINCFLEET signal to RFA Fort Austin (1951Z) ("Support for HMS Endurance") [make direct passage to South Georgia at 16 knots in radio silence] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: HMS Endurance signal to CINCFLEET (2035Z) ("South Georgia Sitrep") [Endurance returned to anchorage at Grytviken, passing Bahia Paraiso with exchange of courtesies] [declassified Aug 2015]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKREP Brussels telegram 1289 to FCO (2300Z) ("South Georgia") [from Bullard - Carrington "prefers to make a slightly less dramatic statement", encloses revised text of Parliamentary statement] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cyprus: UKMIS New York telegram 329 to FCO (0104Z) (“Cyprus”) [de Cuellar talks with Kyprianou and Denktash] [declassified 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Prior memo circulated to Cabinet - C(82) 6 (Northern Ireland: Framework for Devolution) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) EC: Bullard minute to Coles ("European Council: Political Cooperation subjects") [comments on draft Presidency conclusions] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) EC: Draft speaking notes for MT at European Council Dinner ("The Community's External Relations") [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Bank of England) Hungary: Bank of England record of conversation between Deputy Governor, IMF and UK Ambassador in Washington (“Hungary”) [US attitude disturbing] [declassified 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) G7: Cabinet Office record of conversation (Armstrong-Personal Representatives of other European heads of state) ["Preparations for the Versailles Summit"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Nationalised Industries Chairmen's Group letter to No.10 (Group Chairman appointment) [Norman Payne] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Cyprus: President Kyprianou of Cyprus letter to MT (missing persons in Cyprus and relations between Cyprus and Turkey) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Bank of England) Hungary: Bank of England record (“Hungary: The Governor’s phone conversations with Pöhl, Leutwiler & Kerr”) [Bank will go ahead even without government guarantee] [declassified 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Aid: President Jayewardene of Sri Lanka letter to MT (aid to Sri Lanka) [call for UK aid] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Opinion Polls: Britto note ("Public Opinion Background Note 106") [weekly survey note; law and order; common market; Glasgow Hillhead by-election] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Nott minute to MT ("Senior Posts") [Civil Service reform] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKREP Brussels to FCO ("Mr Haughey and Anglo-Irish Relations") [Haughey's position ahead of possible meeting in margins of Brussels European Council] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Armstrong minute to Coles (Armstrong meets with Mitterrand representative on EC Budget: Mitterrand's mood "very bad") [Brussels European Council] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Privatisation of the NCB's Open Cast Operations") [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: FCO telegram to UKREP Brussels (Haughey and Anglo-Irish Relations) [declassified 2012]

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