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Text 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Mexico City telegram 247 to FCO (0007Z) ("Falklands: Possible Message from Mrs Thatcher to President Lopez Portillo") [invasion a "challenge to the international order and the rule of law"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 406 to FCO (0015Z) ("Falkland Islands") [events at UN 5 April - "most of the developments have not been favourable"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: CIA telegram to Multiple Recipients (0018Z) ("Background on the Argentine Decision to Seize the Falkland Islands; Argentine Misperception of Reaction to the Seizure") [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1131 to FCO (0035Z) ("Falkland Islands: President Reagan's meeting with Caribbean leaders") [value of briefing Commonwealth Caribbean leaders in advance] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Toyko telegram 162 to FCO (0050Z) ("Falklands") [Ambassador saw PM last night; PM said Japan supported peaceful solution; Chief Cabinet Secretary comments "God help the British"] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1132 to FCO (0130Z) ("Falkland Islands: Personal for Secretary of State") [mounting "major PR exercise"; suggested message for Pym to send Haig] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1134 to FCO (0225Z) ("Falkland Islands") [Costa Mendez address to OAS] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Leading article: “Lord Carrington's honour” ["sadly rare in politics today"]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Falklands: “Nott offer to quit rejected by Mrs Thatcher” ["firmly refused"]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Press Minor Commentary (The Times) “Carrington a man of honour” [tributes in House of Lords]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) “Lord Carrington tells why he resigned” ["because there had been a great national humiliation over the Falkland Islands" - interviewed on BBC Panorama]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) “Lord Carrington” [Carrington resignation letter & MT reply]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) “From youthful talent to pillar of government” [career profile of Lord Carrington]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) “Pym wins the job he most wanted” ["the job he had set his heart on at the outset of this government"]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Falklands, EC, international and domestic support, unions and pay) [Times and Telegraph allege "we knew of invasion plan 10 days ago and ignored it"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Press Office bulletin No.82 (UNSCR502) [reissues text of UNSCR502] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Press Office bulletin No.83 ("UK import ban on Argentine goods") [announcement of immediate total ban; urgently seeking EC help to stop Argentine imports being reexported to UK] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Chief Whip's Office note ("Arrangements being made for Falkland Islands debate on Wednesday, 7th April 1982") [John Nott briefing various committees; MOD preparing a 2pp brief for MPs by weekend] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: Conservative Whip ("Revised Business and Whipping for Wednesday, 7th April") [two line whip for Falklands debate] [this copy declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: Walters note to MT ("The Gilt Market") [fall in gilt edged securities is a vote of confidence in MT: "It reflects a fear that you may lose control of the Government"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Moscow telegram 177 to FCO (0800Z) ("Falkland Islands: Soviet Attitude") [Pravda today shows "rather more pronounced drift towards the Argentine position", but "also continuing evidence that the Russians still have not managed to work out a clear line"] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Lewin PSO minute to PUS ("Operation Corporate - Psychological Operations") [Lewin-Cooper conversation 5 Apr on "need to exploit PSYOPS in connection with Operation Corporate"] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Director of Naval Warfare minute for First Sea Lord ("Rules of Engagement for SSNs") [draft for consideration at COS 0930 6 April] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Naval Staff briefing for Leach ("Brief for 1SL on military aspects of the invasion of the Falkland Islands") [account of events from Noott and Norman on 5 Apr] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Minutes of MOD Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS 7th Meeting/82 (0830Z) (intelligence assessment, public relations, decisions required, military appreciation, rules of engagement for SSNs, dissemination of information, Argentine communications, Gibraltar) [declassified Aug 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO notes of 7th Meeting/82 of Chiefs of Staff Committee (0830Z) (refuelling facilities in Brazil, military appreciation, Soviet submarines, Tierra del Fuego, rules of engagement for submarines, Gibraltar) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Chiefs of Staffs Committee paper (COS(Misc) 90/742/1: "Falkland Islands: Military Appreciation") [revised paper for finalisation by 1700 7 Apr] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: DS5 minute for Nott PS ("Line for P&O to take in discussion with Seamen's Union on use of Canberra and Elk in South Atlantic") [application of Naval Discipline Act if Active Service applies] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: DS17 minute to Nott PS ("Operation Corporate: Deployment of UK Nuclear Weapons") [concern that nuclear depth bombs on four ships might be lost or damaged in hostilities; CNS tasking CINCFLEET with examining potential removal] [declassified Oct 2019]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD briefing for Nott ("Falkland Islands: House of Commons debate") [1977 deployment; conduct of Royal Marines; 200 mile zone; 1981 defence review] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD briefing for Nott ("Falkland Islands - House of Commons debate") [passage for speech on 1981 defence review] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Nott APS minute to ACDS(Ops) (draft speech by Pym for 7 Apr debate) [comments needed by 1930] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO letter to MOD ("Mr Nott's winding-up speech on 7 April") [passage on question of 'misjudgment' of Argentine intentions] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Whitelaw minute to Pym ("Falkland Islanders: Entry into the UK") ["quite content" that Pym should assure Commons that no Falkland Islander will be denied admission to UK whether they have right of abode or not] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cabinet Secretary minute to Nott ("Falkland Islands") [appoints him to OD(SA)] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cabinet Secretary briefing for MT ("The Falkland Isles") [military options and decisions to be made regarding operation of Task Force] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(82) 16th (0900Z) (Resignation of Carrington, Falkland Islands, Community Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs, Defence Estimates, International Conference Centre) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1000Z) ("PM's Day, Cabinet, Questions, Ulf Adelson, Answers of Interest [in Parliament], Publications, Bill, Mr Heath, Ministerial Appointments, Advance Warning ...") ["we could not be sure that the consequential Ministerial appointments would all be completed today"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Bonn telegram 302 to FCO (1039Z) ("Falklands") [spoke with Chancellor's Office, cabinet to consider Falklands tomorrow] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: No.10 briefing for MT ("Illegal Landing on South Georgia: Chronology of Events") [19 March - 5 April] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Nott's PS letter to No.10 (defensive material: response to allegation that Government is "ruining" the Navy) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Bramall minute for Nott ("States of Readiness") [most army units at 7 day notice to move; Nott comment "It may be necessary to reduce readiness ... if we wish to increase the pressure"] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: PSO CDS minute for DCDS(I) and others ("Capabilities of Argentinian Armed Forces") [CDS planning to consult his counterparts in US and France - suggest topics needing "top grade American/French input"] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cooper minute for DUS(N) ("Falklands") [appoints him to take charge of public presentation of policy and operations] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Hockaday minute for Nott ("Falklands - Press Handling") [recommends against censorship but should brief editors "to make very clear to them the principles on which we expect the media to operate"] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Patrick Wright letter to MOD (FCO legal advice on possible Exclusion Zone) [issues arising at 5th and 6th meetings of Chiefs of Staff; encloses two notes from FCO Legal Adviser, who believes declaration of war would be necessary before action against Argentine mainland] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: No.10 press release (Ministerial appointments following Falklands-related resignations) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: Carrington letter to MT (Carrington's decision to resign) ["I was right to go. There would have been continual pressure & such advice as I gave you would have been questioned. The Party will now unite behind you..."] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: Carrington message to FCO ("Farewell Message from Lord Carrington") ["Most of this criticism [of Government Falklands policy] has in my view been unfounded. But I was responsible...and it is right that I should have resigned"] [released 2013]

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