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1982 Apr 1 - 1982 Apr 5
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/614
Argentina (Falklands) (Part 3)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Top Secret
Page count: 236
Any docs withheld? 1

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82 Apr 4 Su Major Falklands: UKE Lima telegram 65 to FCO (1441Z) ("Falkland Islands: Communiqué") [Peruvian Government "(A) reiterates its support for the recovery by the Argentine Republic of the Malvinas Islands (B) ... international controversies must be resolved peacefully"] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 4 Su Major Falklands: UKE Caracas telegram 89 to FCO (1735Z) ("Falkland Islands: Communiqué") [Venezuelan Government "reiterates her solidarity with the just claim of the sister republic of Argentina", but "necessary to have recourse to peaceful means"] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 5 Mo Minor Falklands: UKE Buenos Aires telegram 162 to FCO (1345Z) ("Staff Evacuation") ["main party" of 44 flying home on 7 April via Brazil] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 3 Sa Major Falklands: UKE Buenos Aires telegram 154 to FCO (2134Z) ("Falklands") [suggested message for BBC to broadcast urging British subjects to leave Argentina] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 3 Sa Major Falklands: UKE Buenos Aires telegram 150 to FCO (1853Z) ("Break of Relations") [Argentine government agrees Swiss to take care of British interests in Argentina; Brazilians to act for Argentina in London] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 4 Su Major Falklands: UKE Bonn telegram 295 to FCO (1120Z) ("Falkland Islands") [German Ambassador's conversation with Galtieri; if Argentina's western friends did not support her "she would accept military assistance from any other source"] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 3 Sa Major Falklands: UKE Amman telegram 129 to FCO (1255Z) ("Falkland Islands") [King said he "would ensure that matters were followed through with close attention"] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 5 Mo Major Falklands: Prime Minister of Nepal message for MT (1200Z) ("Falkland Islands") [deplores use of force] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 5 Mo Major Falklands: Prime Minister of Belize message to MT (0800Z) ("Falkland Islands") ["deplores and condemns the armed invasion"] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 5 Mo Major Falklands: President of Sri Lanka letter for MT (reply to her message) [condemns the use of force] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 3 Sa Major Falklands: Pattison record of conversation (1800Z) (Pattison-Nott's PS ) [Nott's engagements for Sunday; military planning; "Nott had got the message from today's discussions ... the MOD was now effectively on a 'war footing'"] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 3 Sa Major Falklands: Pattison minute for Coles (after 1537Z) ('Grytviken') [messages received during the day from HMS Endurance] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 3 Sa Minor Falklands: Nott PS letter to Cabinet Office ("Military Notetaker for Operational Decisions") ["a useful safeguard that Minister's decisions are most rapidly translated into operational orders"] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 4 Su Major Falklands: Nott minute to MT (chartering of passenger line Canberra for use as troop transport) [has already decided to charter the ship; needs to lay order in council today] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 3 Sa Key Falklands: No.10 record of telephone conversation (2100Z?) (MT, King Hussein of Jordan) [seeks, and gets, Jordan's support for UN Security Council resolution] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 3 Sa Key Falklands: No.10 record of telephone conversation (1700Z) (MT-President Mitterrand) [transcript; Mitterrand expresses support for MT] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 3 Sa Major Falklands: No.10 record of telephone conversation (1700Z) (MT, President Mitterrand) [summary of conversation prior to transcription] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 4 Su Major Falklands: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw) [MT concern that tv appearances by "armchair strategists" might prejudice military options; Whitelaw undertaking to act] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 3 Sa Major Falklands: No.10 record of conversation (1815Z) (Pattison-HMQ's Private Secretary) [MT had no further sensitive information to give to HMQ] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 3 Sa Major Falklands: No.10 record of conversation (1500Z) (Pattison-Fall; Carrington, MT and others) ["Security Council" - Parsons recommends pressing UNSCR to a vote today; PM and ministers agreed] [declassified Dec 2012]