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Text 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1204 to FCO (0035Z) ("Use of US Facilities on Ascension Island") [further request passed on; State Department accepts that detail will be decided on the spot] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1206 to FCO (0042Z) ("OAS: Rio Treaty") [intense debate as to whether Rio Treaty applies] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1192 to FCO (0055Z) ("Falklands: US Press") [British declaration of Maritime Exclusion Zone] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1193 to FCO (0100Z) ("Falklands: US Press") [Kirkpatrick attended dinner in her honour at Argentine Embassy on the day of the invasion] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1207 to FCO (01015Z) ("Falklands: EC Cooperation") [meeting of EC Ambassadors in Washington] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1208 to FCO (0115Z) ("EC Cooperation against Argentina: Press Release") [statement agreed at today's meeting of EC Ambassadors in Washington] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1210 to FCO (0125Z) ("Falkland Islands: US Banks and Argentina") [US Treasury and Federal Reserve say for prudential reasons US banks currently into few if any new commitments "but are honouring existing ones"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1211 to FCO (0130Z) ("Falkland Islands: US Senate") [Percy urging Clark and Haig to play "an active mediatory role" to get Argentina off the islands] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: Haig telegram to State Department (0131Z) ("Memo to the President: Discussions in London") ["The Prime Minister has the bit between her teeth"] [declassified 2000; published 2015]
Text 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: Haig telegram to State Department (0131Z) ("Memo to the President: discussions in London") ["The Prime Minister has the bit between her teeth"] [declassified 2000]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: BRITDEFAT Montevideo telegram to MoDUK (0205Z) ("Military Sitrep") [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (State Department) Falklands: Haig telegram to State Department (0231Z) ("Need for urgent analysis") [after London talks Haig wants by Friday "powerful, strong analysis of the full range of consequences to our shared interests, if Falklands dispute is not resolved peacefully and promptly"] [declassified 2001]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Tokyo telegram 178 to FCO (0300Z) ("Falkland Islands") [Japanese response to Falklands invasion] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Kathmandu telegram 49 to FCO (0500Z) ("Gurkhas: Task Force") [use of Gurkhas in Falklands combat] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 681 to UKE Washington (0630Z) ("Meeting of Air Chiefs of the Americas") [Pym raised this with Haig in their conversation; Haig inclined to let it proceed, UKE Washington asked "pursue further"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Bangkok telegram 209 to FCO (0641Z) ("Falkland Islands") [Thai position on Falklands invasion] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (State Department) Falklands: Eagleburger telegram to Haig's Aircraft (0643Z) ("Action Memorandum: UK Request for Additional Support on Ascension Island") [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (State Department) Falklands: State Department telegram to Haig's Aircraft (0643Z) ("Action Memorandum: UK Request for Additional Support on Ascension Island") [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Bonn telegram 313 to FCO (0845Z) ("Falklands") [Genscher seeks information on British strategy; German position on Falklands invasion] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee for 12th Meeting/82 of COS - COS(Misc) 102/742/1 (0900Z) ("Defence of Gibraltar") [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee for 12th Meeting/82 of COS - COS(Misc) 103/742/1 (0900Z) ("Disembarrassment of nuclear weapons from TG 317.8 - preparations") [declassified Oct 2019]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Minutes of MOD Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS 12th Meeting/82 (0900Z) (Operation Corporate, Intelligence, Own Forces, Public Relations, Operation Paraquet, Amphibious Operations, Gibraltar, Nuclear Depth Bombs) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO notes of 12th Meeting/82 of Chiefs of Staff Committee (0900Z) (Panama Canal, Gibraltar, Belize, political adviser for task force) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Wright minute for Sinclair ("Exclusion Zones") [discussion at Chiefs of Staff meeting, navy against declaring MEZ in order to conceal operation; Wright explained MEZ not thought legally necessary anyway] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee for 14th Meeting/82 of COS - COS(Misc) 101/742/1 (0900Z) ("Draft operational objective to CINCFLEET - Operation Corporate") [declassified Spt 2017]
Text 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: Rentschler telegram to McFarlane (1000Z) ("Talks with Thatcher on Falklands") [reinforces Haig's message - British lines leaves him "rather limited room for maneuver on the Buenos Aires leg"] [declassified 2000]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO letter to No.10 ("Argentina") [draft reply for MT to Chairman of British Community Council in Buenos Aires] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO letter to No.10 ("Falkland Islands: Australian Economic Measures") [draft reply for MT to Prime Minister Fraser of Australia] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO Planning Staff minute to Emergency Unit ("Expected message from Mr Haig") [contingency plan for various messages] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Sinclair minute to Cabinet Office ("Formal Consequences of a State of War Between the UK and Argentina: Note by the FCO Legal Adviser") [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Belize: Pym minute to MT ("Belize: British Garrison") ["politically impossible" to withdraw garrison; US want garrison to remain; MT: "We are expected to take decisions to support [the US]. I hope this expectation will be fully reciprocated"] [declassified 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Director SAS letter to CINCFLEET ("Operation Corporate early deployment of Special Forces") [feasible to deploy to East Falkland leaving UK 14 April] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Jackling minute for DUS(P) ("Falkland Islands: Exclusion Zone") [arrangements for communicating to SSNs delay introducing MEZ, if needed] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKHC Salisbury telegram 204 to FCO (1020Z) ("Falklands") [Zimbabwean position on Falklands invasion] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 77 to UKE Brussels (1330Z) ("European political cooperation: special meeting of the political committee") [conclusions; Bullard "impressed by the spontaneous expressions of European solidarity"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Lisbon telegram 59 to FCO (1415Z) ("Falklands") [Portuguese Foreign Minister tells Argentine ambassador that "British military preparations and intentions" are "in earnest"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKHC Port of Spain telegram 59 to FCO (1430Z) ("Falkland Islands") ["very feeble" Trinidad statement on Falklands invasion] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Paris telegram 331 to FCO (1438Z) ("French Press Comment") [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: UKE Paris telegram 332 to FCO (1500Z) ("Falklands Islands") [remarks of French Foreign Minister Cheysson to National Assembly: support for UK, urges solution via diplomatic means and "departure of the invaders"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: State Department record of conversation (1815Z) (Derek Thomas, Middendorf) [Thomas warns British position hardening] [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: BRITNAVAT Brasilia telegram to MODUK Navy (1545Z) (Brazilian position on Falklands Task Force) [Brazil "anxious to avoid being drawn into the Falklands military operations in any way"] [declassified 2012]
Text 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: Reagan telegram to Haig (1640Z) ("Your discussions in London") [they show "how difficult it will be to foster a compromise that gives Maggie enough to carry on and at the same time meets the test of 'equity”'with our Latin neighbor"] [declassified 1999]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: President Reagan telegram for Haig (1640Z) ("Your Discussions in London") [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Lima telegram 75 to FCO (1650Z) ("Falklands") [report that Peruvian Foreign Minister suggests establishment of an international presence on the Falklands] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: State Department record of conversation (1730Z) (President Galtieri, Ambassador Walters) [the Falklands dispute] [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1214 to FCO (1845Z) ("Falkland Islands: US Press") [US press commentary on Falklands invasion, Al Haig's negotiations, and US Administration's position] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1215 to FCO (1850Z) ("Falklands: Argentine Approach to Canadian Ambassador in Washington") [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1216 to FCO (1855Z) ("Falklands: Call by Nobel Peace Prize Winner") [Adolfo Perez Esquivel, winner of 1980 Nobel prize for literature] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKREP Brussels telegram 1460 to FCO (2005Z) ("Coreper 9 April: EC/Argentina") [Proposed statement for embargo needs Italian approval to be given by tomorrow] [declassified Dec 2012]

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