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Info only 82 Apr 7 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Falklands: 200 mile Maritime Exclusion Zone declared
Text 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 420 to FCO (0035Z) ("Falkland Islands at the UN") [events at UN 7 April; Irish diplomat said he saw UNSCR502 applying as much to British retaliatory action as to Argentine invasion] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1146 to FCO (0045Z) ("Falklands") [Henderson conversation with Haig] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1147 to FCO (0048Z) ("Falklands") [Haig says important US not tilt too much towards Britain so as not to lose credibility with Argentinians] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1148 to FCO (0055Z) ("Falklands") [Pentagon spokesman saying US would not give military assistance to either side; Embassy complained to Weinberger's office and NSC] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Argentine Archivo General de la Nación) Argentine Junta: Argentine Presidency radio phone conversation record (0100Z) (Galtieri-Costa Mendez) (English translation, Spanish transcript & original) [Haig's conversation with Costa Mendez] [declassified 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1151 to FCO (0200Z) ("Falkland Islands") [Haig call to Henderson denying press stories that US spy planes were overflying the Falklands at British request ten days before invasion] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1152 to FCO (0202Z) ("Economic measures against Argentina") [McFarlane says Reagan "extremely chagrined" by Galtieri call] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1154 to FCO (0215Z) ("Falklands") [Henderson conversation with Haig re: diplomacy; "the window of opportunity is even narrower than he had thought"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1155 to FCO (0220Z) ("Falklands") [Henderson conversations in Congress; support from Speaker O'Neill and House Majority leader, but not from Helms] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1157 to FCO (0230Z) ("Falklands") ["US press coverage remains very favourable and well ahead of the Administration"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1160 to FCO (0240Z) ("Falklands") [Weinberger call to Henderson; "monstrous to put a long-standing ally onto the same level as Argentinia"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: State Department telegram to USE London (0409Z) ("Discussions with the UK on Falkland Crisis") [Henderson sees Haig and Enders] [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: State Department telegram to USE Buenos Aires & USE London (0437Z) ("Falklands Dispute: Secretary's Meeting with Argentine Ambassador") [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: State Department telegram to USE Buenos Aires and USE London (0520Z) ("Falklands Dispute: Secretary's Meeting with Argentine Foreign Minister Costa Mendez") [Costa Mendez agreed to put proposed visit to Galtieri] [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Press Major Commentary (The Times) “Pym puts off his Mideast trips” [trips to Syria and Jordan next week postponed in light of Falklands]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Falklands, international support, mediation unions and pay [press still pursuing idea we had earlier intelligence of invasion than admitted] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Falklands, international support, mediation, economic sanctions) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Press Office bulletin No.86 ("Falklands: British Airways jumbo jets, Cargo aircraft, SAS") [MoD talking to BA about possibility of chartering aircraft but nothing agreed] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Press Office bulletin No.87 ("Falklands: Ministerial statements on when we first knew") [extracts from statements] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Press Office bulletin No.88 ("Royal Yacht, Nukes, BP tankers, Ship requisitions, Argentine ship using UK gunnery range") ["We never talk publicly about nuclear weapons"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Press Office bulletin No.92 ("Falklands Islands - Haig visit") ["He comes as a friend and ally to consult with us"; "There is no mediation process under way"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Press Office bulletin No.93 ("Falkland Islands - NATO Commitment") [NATO will be informed when British assets committed to the alliance leave the NATO area; "there is a great deal of support for our cause"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Conservative Research Department Briefing Note No. 13, 1982 Series ("The Falkland Islands") [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Secretary CNS minute to SECCOS ("Falkland Islands - Military Appreciation") [CNS approval with amendments to COS(Misc)90/742/1] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Director of Naval Warfare minute to First Sea Lord & others ("Naval Staff assessment of the balance of fighting capability between TGs 317.8/324.3 and the Argentine Navy (ARA)") ["Provided the RN units remain over 700nm from Argentine-held airfields, the air to surface threat should be negligible"] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee for 8th Meeting/82 of COS - COS(Misc) 93/742/1 (1300Z) ("Airfields in the Falkland Islands") [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cabinet Secretary minute to Whitmore ("Cabinet: Thursday, 15 April") [MT approves pre-cabinet briefing session by Nott] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cabinet Office letter to FCO (naval deployments in the Falkland Isles in 1977) [Armstrong concern that letter breaches rules on disclosure to ministers of records of a predecessor government; no public use should be made] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: No.10 letter to MOD ("Illegal Landing on South Georgia: Chronology of Events") [encloses copy of paper prepared for MT's use at PMQs] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD letter to No.10 ("Falkland Islands Debate") [notes prepared for Nott's speech] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Lewin PSO minute for Nott PS ("Operation Corporate: Command Arrangements") [agreed wording for use by Nott in Commons] [declassified Sep 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Jackling minute to Nott PS ("Falkland Islands") [draft passage for Commons speech announcing MEZ] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Bramall minute for Nott ("Operation Corporate - Gurkha Involvement") [fundamentally disagrees with FCO reservations, although he considers small likelihood of 5 Brigade being involved in Corporate] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Chief of the Air Staff PS minute to SECCOS ("Falkland Islands - Military Appreciation") [Beetham's amendments to the paper, including problem of long-term defence after successful reoccupation] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Nott PS letter to Pym PS ("Falkland Islands Debate") [military opinion is best not to give estimates of Argentine strength on the islands, now or later] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Nott draft speech (winding-up Commons debate) [announces MEZ; command arrangements for Operation Corporate] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cooper PS minute to Nott PS ("Falklands: Nuclear Aspects") [Treaty of Tlatelolco (Argentina's failure to ratify); Antarctic Treaty; British Negative Security Assurance] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: DS17 minute to Nott PS ("Operation Corporate: Deployment of UK Nuclear Weapons") [in principle possible to unship the weapons during planned 24 hour stopover at Ascension without penalty to operational timetable] [declassified Oct 2019]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: McLoughlin briefing for Nott (call to Lord Buxton) [HMS Endurance now en route to Ascension; St Andrews Bay party declining evacuation with Endurance] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD briefing for Nott speech ("Port Stanley airfield") [could be extended from 4100 to 6000 feet within three weeks of arrival of necessary equipment] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: DCDS(I) minute to CDS ("Falkland Islands") [Super Etendard flying from Argentine land bases unable to reach islands with any effective weapon load] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: DCDS(I) minute to CDS ("Falkland Islands") [answers to CDS's questions this morning] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: DNOT minute to ACNS(O) ("Operation Corporate - South Georgia option") [allocated codename OPERATION PARRAQUAT (sic)] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: SCDS(B)1 minute to CDS PSO ("Formation of Devils Advocate Group") [Williams, Mitchell, Hunt] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: CNS PS minute to SECCOS ("Falkland Islands - Military Appreciation") [Leach's amendments to the paper] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: DCDS(I) minute for CDS ("Capabilities of Argentinian Armed Forces") [information sought from US and French Chiefs of Staff, including Exocet] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: DCDS(I) minute to CDS ("Capabilities of the Argentine Armed Forces") [detailed analysis, upgrading earlier assessment of air threat] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MA/CDS minute for CDS ("Summary of Signals: No 4") [highlights from diplomatic telegrams - Chile "Second thoughts. Overt support unlikely"] [declassified Spt 2017]

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