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Info only 82 Apr 8 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Falklands: Haig’s first visit to London
Text 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1180 to FCO (0030Z) ("Falklands: US Press") [massive press coverage continues] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1181 to FCO (0032Z) ("New York Times article by Appel [sic]") [summary; sceptical] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 420 to FCO (0035Z) ("Falkland Islands at the UN") [summary of events 7 April - Rocas speech to non-aligned; Irish suggesting UNSCR502 applied as much to Britain as Argentina - "we will have to watch the Irish and other do-gooders on the Security Council"; possible Nordic initiative] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1182 to FCO (0055Z) ("Falklands") [Weinberger questioned about Ascension and US obligations under the Rio Treaty] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1184 to FCO (0110Z) ("Falklands: Meeting of Air Chiefs of the Americas") [USAF Chief of Staff due to attend meeting Buenos Aires; Eagleburger conversation - Haig inclined to let him continue] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1185 to FCO (0115Z) ("Falklands") [conversation with Eagleburger's deputy, Gompert; Haig fully understood dangers of appearing neutral; Gompert urging him to go to London without "definite proposals"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1186 to FCO (0120Z) ("Falklands") [Congressman Zablocki statement of support for UK - "naked aggression"] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (State Department) Falklands: State Department telegram to USE Buenos Aires (0259Z) (Costa Mendez phone call to Haig) [accepts US "good offices"; invites Haig to Buenos Aires] [declassified 2001]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Mexico City telegram 263 to FCO (0315Z) ("Falkland Islands") [Mexican Government statement "more helpful than I had feared it might be", "outright condemnation of the use of force", call for respect of UNSCR502] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKHC Canberra telegram 145 to FCO (0515Z) ("Falkland Islands: Economic Measures") [Australians acceding to all British requests; banning all Argentine imports from midnight] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKHC Canberra telegram 146 to FCO (0528Z) ("Falkland Islands and Antarctica") [conversation with Australian Foreign Minister; British will participate in meetings with Argentinians] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Press Office bulletin No.94 (0530Z) ("Maritime Exclusion Zone") [Nott statement to Parliament; supplementary Q&A] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKHC Canberra telegram 147 to FCO (0530Z) ("Falkland Islands: withdrawal of Australian Ambassador") [Foreign Minister favoured early return of Ambassador; High Commissioner puts contrary case, thinks successfully] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Commander British Forces Hong Kong signal to MODUK (0645Z) (Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands) [monitoring various agencies for signs of Chinese intentions to gauge "temperature of water"; 45 CDO elements retrieved from HK without hitch and unnoticed] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Falklands, US support and mediation, pay and disputes) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: No.10 note to Press Officers ("Message from the British community in Argentina to the Prime Minister") [No.10 line: "We look to the Government of Argentina to protect British subjects"; those without urgent business urged to leave Argentina] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee for 11th and 12th Meetings/82 of COS - COS(Misc) 105/742/1 (1500Z, 0900Z) ("Operational and Support Planning - Operation Corporate") [planning assumptions] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Press Office bulletin No.95 ("Falklands - Maritime Exclusion Zone") ["the intention was to prevent the reinforcement and resupply of the Argentine presence"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Press Office bulletin No.96 (Parliamentary Questions and Answers) [supply of arms, Falklands oil and gas] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Press Office bulletin No.96 ("Falkland Islands: Pre-Haig") ["Haig is not a mediator"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Press Office bulletin No.97 ("Gibraltar/Spain") [negotiations to begin on 20 April] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: No.10 Press Office minute to Bernard Ingham ("Statement by Secretary of State Haig on arrival at airport") [will "seek solutions if we can in accordance" with the UN resolution] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Ingham minute to MT ("Washington Post") [briefing for interview with Len Downie, 21 April] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("South Atlantic Presentation Unit (SAPU)") [new unit in Cabinet Office to "counter errors or inaccurate rumours concerning the Falkland Islands issue"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 Duty Clerk note (Armstrong minutes to MT on relations with UK allies) ["PM is prepared to accept that she may have thrown [top copies of Armstrong's minutes] on the fire at Chequers"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS(Misc) 94/742/1 ("Directive to Commander British Forces Support Unit Ascension Island") [forward logistic support for Task Force] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Minutes of MOD Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS 9th Meeting/82 (0830Z) (Operation Corporate, OD(SA) Debrief, Whitehall Procedures, Own Forces, Public Relations, Military Appreciation, Gibraltar) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO notes of 9th Meeting/82 of Chiefs of Staff Committee (0830Z) (amphibious operations against South Georgia and the Falklands, Argentine Zone of Operations, Rules of Engagement, Gibraltar) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Wright minute for Gillmore ("Exclusion Zone and South Georgia") [concern that zone does not include South Georgia; notes "the Navy's preference for a plan involving the initial seizure of South Georgia", "the Chiefs of Staff preference"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Sinclair minute for Wright ("Exclusion Zone and South Georgia") [MOD well aware MEZ does not extend to South Georgia - problem of enforcement and "no doubt the need to disguise our possible intentions"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Bangkok telegram 207 to FCO (0900Z) ("Falkland Islands") [Senator Percy visiting Bangkok said to be "very dissatisfied with the tone of the US Government's statements on the islands"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKMIS Geneva telegram 161 to FCO (0945Z) ("Falkland Islands and the UN Secretary-General") [Marshall discussion with UN Secretary-General - latter expresses 'regret' at Argentine invasion, agrees to avoid use of the word 'impartial' with the press] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 57 to UKE Dublin (0953Z) ("Irish Republic: Falklands") [Irish Charge d'Affaires called on Goodison to say MT's letter to Haughey receiving "careful study", Irish support in UNSC noted] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO guidance telegram 51 to certain missions and dependent territories (1000Z) ("Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands") [summary of international reaction] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1000Z) ("Foreign Office review, Haig visit, Operational costs, Crisis management, Arms policy") ["Haig was not coming as a mediator. He was coming as a friend to learn our point of view"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Armstrong, Wade-Gery and Colvin note circulated to OD(SA) Committee - OD(SA)(82) 5 (Rules of Engagement) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Armstrong briefing for MT ("OD(SA)(82) 3rd Meeting") [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of OD Sub-Committee on South Atlantic and the Falkland Islands - OD(SA)(82) 3rd (1000Z) (Situation in the South Atlantic) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (State Department) Falklands: State Department telegram to Vernon Walters (1026Z) ("Falklands Dispute") [relays points prepared for 7 Apr NSPG meeting: "Brits in warlike mood - high strung, unpredictable … UK probably wants big sea battle to give Thatcher a 'victory' … Must stop their fleet"] [declassified 2001]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Bonn telegram 309 to FCO (1055Z) ("Economic measures against Argentina") [Economics Ministry explaining follow-up to yesterday FRG cabinet decision] [declassified Jun 2017]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Archive (Haig MSS) Falklands: White House news summary (1100Z) ("Britain plans naval quarantine of Falklands") ["President Reagan has ordered Secretary Haig to London and Buenos Aires to help mediate the Falkland dispute"] [this copy released Mar 1993]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKMIS Geneva telegram 163 to FCO (1150Z) ("Falkland Islands and ICRC") [ICRC decision to ask Argentine government for access to islands] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MT draft message for EC leaders (thanks for help in securing common action in response to Falklands invasion) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: Gow letter to MT (support for MT) ["The purpose of this note is just to remind you that there are many of us who...will be forever thankful for having had the privilege of trying to help the finest chief...that any man could hope to serve"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: MT letter to Thomas Boden (thanks for message of support) ["It has been the most difficult week of my political life"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Bullard minute ("Falkland Islands: Italian attitude") [copy of Italian government instructions to its Ambassador in Buenos Aires] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Fenn minute to Ure ("HMG 'Given the Invasion Plans' in Advance") [British Intelligence source leaking to the press] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Pym minute to MT ("Falkland Islands: Air Services between UK and Argentina") [Pym recommends suspension of operating rights to Argentina Airlines] [declassified 2012]

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