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PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: PSO CDS minute for CDS ("Briefing for Heads BDS Washington") ["As we discussed, your aim is to get as much as we can from the Americans ... we would like the President to play down his even-handed approach and have been encouraged by some recent DIPTELS on the subject"] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Ian McDonald minute to Nott PS ("Daily Press Briefings") [keeping British defence correspondents occupied with unattributable material, perhaps in joint briefings with FCO] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: Jopling minute to Pym (further reaction within the Parliamentary Party to Falklands situation; Labour and SDP reactions) [account of views of individual MPs] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Government Chief Whip's PS letter to Cabinet Office (Ted Rowlands remark that Britain had been reading Argentine codes) [discussion among MOD ministers; Jopling approach to Cocks; "Mr Rowlands has undertaken to make no further public pronouncements on this matter"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands/Defence: Gow letter to Frederick Burden MP (spending on the Royal Navy) [responds to Burden's worry that the Navy is being "run down"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of OD Sub-Committee on South Atlantic and the Falkland Islands - OD(SA)(82) 1st (0800Z) (Situation in the South Atlantic) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: CDS staff minute to Cabinet Secretary's PS ("Meeting of officials - 080900 local Apr 1982") [proposed ROEs for SSNs to be discussed at the meeting] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Minutes of MOD Defence Operations Executive - DOE 4th Meeting/82 (0900Z) (Intelligence Assessment; Own Forces; Public Relations; Release of Information; Security; Meetings) [estimate of Argentinian air threat increased] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKHC Lilongwe telegram 109 to FCO (0930Z) ("Falkland Islands") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO draft speech for Pym (opening Commons debate) [annotated by MT] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Ure minute ("Falklands: Governor's Talk With Opposition Leaders") [points emerging from Rex Hunt's meeting with Foot and Healey, including runway - Pym comment: "This spells trouble"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 49 to UK Embassies and Missions (1000Z) ("Argentine Invasion of Falkland Islands") [summary of action taken by HMG since invasion] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1000Z) ("PM's Day, Press Notice, Pilot Ethnic Survey of the Civil Service, Answers of Interest [in Parliament], Tony Benn, Debate, John Nott, UN Resolution, World Cup, British Gas") ["We emphasised that the obligation was on Argentina to withdraw before negotiations began"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of the Official OD Sub-Committee on the South Atlantic and Falkland Islands - ODO(SA)(82) 2nd (1030Z) (Future Co-Ordinating Machinery, Implications of Economic Measures Against Argentina, Programme of Work) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: No.10 record of telephone conversation (1110Z) (MT-Chancellor Schmidt) [Schmidt rings to offer support] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Press Major Archive (Haig MSS) Falklands: Reuters reports (1159Z) ("Falklands Mediation") [British officials ruled out US mediation unless Argentine troops withdrew first] [this copy released Mar 1993]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO letter to No.10 ("Message from the Prime Minister to President Lopez Portillo of Mexico") [importance of Mexico "in the balance of South American opinion"; FCO draft, largely composed by the Ambassador] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: Prime Minister Joergensen of Denmark letter to MT (Argentine invasion of the Falklands) [Denmark condemns invasion] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Prime Minister Jorgensen of Denmark message for MT (the Danish Government's condemnation of the Argentine invasion) [condemnation of Argentine action] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: President Shagari of Nigeria letter to MT (Argentine invasion of the Falklands) [Nigeria condemns invasion and supports UN resolution calling for withdrawal] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: President Shagari of Nigeria message for MT (support for UNSCR502) [public statement] declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: Sir Derek Rayner note to MT (support) ["warmest wishes for a good outcome"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 78 to UKMIS Geneva (1235Z) ("Falkland Islands: UN Aspects") [instructions for meeting with Secretary-General - emphasize UNSCR502, "brush aside all speculation about other avenues of a settlement"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Minutes of MOD Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS 8th Meeting/82 (1300Z) (intelligence matters, ODSA debrief, instructions to overseas representatives, signal to military commanders, amphibious operations appreciation, public relations, tactical nuclear weapons; forecast of decisions or actions required) [declassified Aug 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Santiago telegram 75 to FCO (1305Z) ("Falklands/Chile") [military met last night - source "rather disappointed" at outcome] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Haig MSS) Falklands: Talking Points prepared by State Department ("NSPG meeting, 8.30AM, April 7 1982") [Falklands dispute: political situation in UK/Argentina; military capabilities; US proposals to both sides; next steps] [published 2015; largely declassified 2001]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (State Department) Falklands: National Security Planning Group meeting (1334-1415Z) (situation in South Atlantic) [account from Rentschler memoirs, Weinberger diary] [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKDEFAT Bonn signal to MODUK NAVY (1400Z) (FRG action to stop export of arms and components to Argentina) [list of naval projects] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Haig MSS) Falklands: State Department note for Haig (1406Z) ('Mr Secretary') [British Embassy just rang saying HMG "look forward to receiving you tomorrow in London"] [released Mar 1993]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Trivial Archive (TNA) Falklands: No.10 minute for MT ("Menu for Dinner for Mr Alexander Haig on 8 April") [seafood, steak and sorbet] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Rome telegram 153 to FCO (1415Z) ("Falkland Islands") [possible EC sanctions against Argentina - Bottai and Berlinguer conversations; MT's message to Spadolini] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Rome telegram 153 to FCO (1415Z) ("Falkland Islands") [Italian support for the UK] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Rome telegram 154 to FCO (1420Z) ("Falkland Islands: Italian views") [Spadolini condemns the use of force and calls for a negotiated solution] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Rome telegram 154 to FCO (1420Z) ("Falkland Islands: Italian views") [Italian communique following Spadolini meeting with Karamanlis] [declassified Jun 2017]
Text 82 Apr 7 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Hansard HC S: (1447Z begins) [Falkland Islands] [debate - Pym maiden speech, Nott winding up and announcing MEZ]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1500Z) ("Administration v Sovereignty, Easter, Mandate, Government Information Services") ["We said sovereignty had never been lost but clearly we did not have a British ADMINISTRATION at present"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKHC Ottawa telegram 187 to FCO (1520Z) ("Falkland Islands: economic measures against Argentina") [have asked for urgent meeting with PM Trudeau] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (State Department) Falklands: USE Buenos Aires to State Department (1514Z) ("Secretary's April 6 meeting with Costa Mendez") [Argentine government's "impressive capacity for self-delusion"] [declassified 2001]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1161 to FCO (1515Z) ("Falkland Islands") [conversation with Haig - how visit should be described; Henderson urging mention of UNSCR502] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Bonn telegram 307 to FCO (1530Z) ("Economic measures against Argentina") [FRG three hour cabinet, 2/3 on Falklands; Chancellery said Schmidt supportive; "So far so good"] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Bonn telegram 308 to FCO (1535Z) ("Economic measures against Argentina") [text of FRG statement] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKDEL NATO telegram 167 to FCO (1537Z) ("Falkland Islands") [short discussion at North Atlantic Council - Luns asking if we were not prepared to negotiate prior to Argentine withdrawal] [declassified Jun 2017]
Text 82 Apr 7 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher HC I: (1543Z) [Falkland Islands] [MT intervenes in Callaghan speech]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Bank of England) Hungary/Falklands: Bank of England record of phone conversation between Governor and Chairman of Federal Reserve (1640Z) (“The Governor’s conversation with Volcker”) [Volcker 99 per cent certain US would not block support but would do nothing positive either; freeze of Argentinian assets in London] [declassified 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO letter to Treasury ("How vulnerable is the Argentine economy?") [note prepared by FCO with help from Bank of England - Argentina's vulnerability to crisis of confidence and capital flight] [declassified Spt 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKDEFAT Bonn signal to MODUK NAVY (1600Z) (FRG action to stop export of arms and components to Argentina) [list of projects now blocked by FRG Government] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 115 to UKDEL NATO (1600Z) ("Falkland Islands") [want to keep allies "as fully informed as possible" but without risking leak of military preparations; avoid discussion of military dispositions and options] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MODUK signal to CINCFLEET and others (1615Z) ("Operation Corporate") [overall aim defined] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1163 to FCO (1635Z) ("Falklands: US opinion") [initial confusion about British policy dispelled by "major campaign to get at the American press, radio and television"; media coverage at present "very satisfactory"; Argentinians doing very little with media here] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Rome telegram 155 to FCO (1650Z) ("Implementation of SCR 502: tricky point in the future") [Italians and other member states may be neutral about our case on sovereignty ] [declassified Dec 2012]

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