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Text 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 347 to FCO (0145Z) ("Falkland Islands: Security Council") [unwise to call Security Council unless there is an immediate threat of an Argentine invasion of Falklands] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) El Salvador: UKE Washington telegram 1056 to FCO (0315Z) ("President Reagan's press conference: El Salvador") ["they would face great difficulties if the government of El Salvador turned away from reforms"] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: State Department telegram to US Embassy in the United Kingdom (0429Z) ("British Demarche on Argentine Threat") [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO record of conversation (0445Z) (Henderson called FCO) [had spoken with Haig, confident US would "strongly condemn the invasion if it took place"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Press Major Commentary (The Times) “'Carrington stands firm over PLO” [no change in British position]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Press Minor Commentary (The Times) “Sir Ronald Bell, QC, MP” [MT attends memorial service]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Press Major Commentary (The Times) “We don't have the ships but by jingo ...” [Leading article questions despatch of HMS Endurance on 20 Mar; "somewhat jingoistic tone" on backbenches; "very good sense" to convince Argentinians an SSN "is somewhere around"]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Press Major Commentary (The Times) “Argentine options limited on Falklands” ["short of a full-scale invasion"; 'sabre-rattling']
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Press Major Commentary (The Times) “Impenetrable silence on Falklands crisis” ["another day of impenetrable silence at the Ministry of Defence"; HMS Superb story looks like "controlled leak"]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Falklands) [extract - Sun sees "welcome touch of strength", Times leader questions dramatising incident by sending HMS Endurance] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Fearn minute to Ure ("Falkland Islands: UK Response to any Argentine Action") [possible diplomatic responses to Argentine invasion] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO briefing for MT ("Falkland Islands: Economic Retaliation Against Argentina") ["the scope for effective action ... is very limited"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: ACAS(Ops) minute to Secretary Chief of Staff Committee ("Falkland Islands") [military options available to RAF relative to Argentina] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Operations) JT Lord note ("Sanctions and Military Retaliations Against Argentina") [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Nott minute to MT ("Special Nuclear Materials") [British Nuclear Fuels proposals on UK-based supply of special nuclear materials] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: CIA intelligence information cable ("Argentine Government Determination to Take Military Action, if Necessary, in the Current Conflict with the UK over Islands in the South Atlantic") [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Tel Aviv telegram 130 to FCO (0715Z) ("Falkland Islands") [Carrington message - sees advantage in publicising our offer to send emissary to Buenos Aires to show UK seeking diplomatic solution; agrees Parsons' view that referring incident to UNSC would look "very foolish" without "absolutely convincing" public evidence of invasion threat] [declassified Aug 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(82) 13th (0830Z) (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs [Brussels European Council], Northern Ireland, Public Expenditure) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Brasilia telegram 59 to FCO (0900Z) ("Falkland Islands/South Georgia") [call on Secretary-General of Foreign Ministry] [declassified Spt 2016]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: State Department telegram to USE Buenos Aires (0918Z) ("Possible Military Action off Falklands") [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 46 to UKE Brasilia (1000Z) ("Falkland Islands/South Georgia") ["a dangerous situation is developing over the illegal presence on South Georgia of a party of Argentines"] [declassified Aug 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1000Z) (Cabinet, meeting of ministers, Northern Ireland, Falklands, European Community) [could not confirm that submarines, nuclear or otherwise, had been despatched] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Press Office bulletin No.73 ("Falkland Islands") [UK seeking a peaceful and diplomatic resolution] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Defence and Oversea Policy Committee - OD(82) 6th (1045Z) (Statement on the Defence Estimates 1982; Falkland Islands; Belize: Withdrawal of the Garrison) [declassified 2011]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: NSC memorandum to the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs ("UK/Argentine Dispute in Falkland Islands") [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (CIA) Falklands: CIA National Intelligence Daily article ("Argentina-UK: Possible Clash") [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Minutes of MOD Defence Operations Executive - DOE 3rd Meeting/82 (1400Z) (Action Resulting from OD Meeting; Future Planning Options; Public Relations; Rules of Engagement; Future Meetings and Manning Levels) [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Acting Chief of Defence Staff minute to Nott ("Falkland Islands") [options in short, medium and long-term options after Argenine invasion; materials to send on RFA Fort Austin] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Argentine Archivo General de la Nación) Argentine Junta: Ministry of Foreign Affairs record of conversation (1330Z) (Costa Mendez-Williams) (Spanish original, with English translation) ["diplomatic channels closed"] [declassified 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Buenos Aires telegram 135 to FCO (1505Z) ("Falklands Crisis") [Argentine Foreign Minister Costa Mendez responds negatively to UK diplomatic proposal] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Buenos Aires telegram 135 to FCO (1505Z) ("Falklands Crisis") [meeting with Costa Mendez: Argentine presence in South Georgia, naval movements, diplomatic channels] [declassified Aug 2015]
Text 82 Apr 1 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing by Lord President (1515Z) (Northern Ireland, C&AG, Privatisation of ROFs, Falklands, capital punishment) [Falklands: encouraged suggestion that "Argentinians were in a certain amount of difficulty and that the issue might help them internally"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Buenos Aires Defence Attache telegram 1 to MODUK (1518Z) (newspaper report of Argentine troop movements) ["we could not rpt not rule out the participation of some units of both Army and Air Force in operations in the near future"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 354 to FCO (1530Z) ("Falkland Islands") [note by Argentine representative to Security Council: "the means employed by the British government and their unilateral acts have created a situation of serious tension"] [declassified Aug 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: President Reagan letter for MT (1600Z) (response to her appeal for assistance) [will attempt to persuade Argentina not to take military action] [declassified Mar 2000; published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: President Reagan letter to MT (1600Z) (response to her appeal for assistance) [will attempt to persuade Argentina not to take military action - original] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government buildings: No.10 record of conversation (1600Z) (MT, Heseltine, Brittan “International Conference Centre”) [“waste of public money”] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MODUK signal for Chief of Defence Staff on tour (1630Z) (OD & DOE meetings) [update prepared for Lewin] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 184 to UKMIS New York (1644Z) ("My telno.179: Falkland Islands") [modifies instructions regarding British note] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Buenos Aires telegram 137 to FCO (1743Z) ("Falklands Crisis") [message from Argentine Foreign Minister Costa Mendez to Carrington] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Defence Ops Staff minute to Nott PS ("Stanley Airport - denial to Argentines") [could block runway or "should more drastic action be required, the Royal Marines have demolition stores and could blow holes in the runway"] [declassified Oct 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 352 to FCO (1810Z) ("Falkland Islands Crisis") [ploy discussed with Ure worked; Secretary General summoned Parsons and Roca: Argentine representative taken aback by summons, possibility of military action; UNSYG's appeal published at noon] [declassified Aug 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 352 to FCO (1810Z) ("Falkland Islands Crisis") [ploy discussed with Secretary General worked: Argentine representative taken aback by summons, possibility of military action] [this copy declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 48 to Port Stanley (1825Z) ("Argentine Action Against the Falkland Islands") ["We now have reliable evidence that an Argentine task force will gather off Cape Pembroke early tomorrow morning ... You (and Buenos Aires) will wish to make your dispositions accordingly"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Buenos Aires telegram 138 to FCO (1840Z) ("Falklands Crisis") ["rude" communications by Argentina] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 353 to FCO (1843Z) ("Falkland Islands") [Secretary General urges both sides to continue to use diplomatic means to resolve dispute] [declassified Aug 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Press Office bulletin No.74 ("Falklands") [UNSG's appeal; "We have used every effort to bring about a solution by diplomatic means"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Governor Falklands telegram 64 to FCO (1955Z) ("Argentine Action Against Falkland Islands") [Falklands Governor Hunt outlines his plans to defend Falklands, requests advice] [declassified 2012]

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