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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 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: Carrington minute to MT ("Falkland Islands: Economic Measures") [plans for further economic and financial measures against Argentina] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 5 Mo Major Falklands: Carrington letter to MT ("Falkland Islands: Economic Measures") ["The UK's ability, on our own, to inflict damage on Argentina is limited"] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 5 Mo Major Falklands: FCO minute for Armstrong ("Falkland Islands: Economic Measures") [amendment to minute sent this morning; pressure of time] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 5 Mo Major Falklands: FCO letter to No.10 ("The Falklands: Naval Deployments in November/December 1977") [research into files shows force was kept secret from Argentina] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 5 Mo Major Falklands: UKHC Singapore telegram 81 to FCO (0920Z) (Singapore Government statement) ["strongly deplores Argentina's invasion and occupation"; will form basis of Lee Kuan Yew reply to MT letter] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 5 Mo Major Falklands: UKE Madrid telegram 174 to FCO (1017Z) ("Falkland Islands/Gibraltar: Spanish Press Comment") [Calvo Sotelo press conference differentiating Gibraltar and Falklands; "we will not have long to wait" for recovery of Spanish sovereignty] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 5 Mo Minor Falklands: UKE Lisbon telegram 50 to FCO (1040Z) ("Falkland Islands: Portuguese Attitude") [Foreign Minister on radio condemned Argentine invasion and said Britain could use Azores air base for refueling] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 5 Mo Major Falklands: Commonwealth Secretary-General letters to MT and other Commonwealth heads of government (support) [shares MT's condemnation of "Argentina's reprehensible conduct in this matter"; "unprovoked aggression", need for Commonwealth "to stand by Britain in this matter"] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 5 Mo Major Falklands: UKE Madrid telegram 175 to FCO (1040Z) ("Falkland Islands") [Spanish abstention on British UNSCR draft, not expecting it to pass; Spanish ties to Argentina, dangers for their hopes of early EC entry] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 5 Mo Key Falklands: No.10 record of conversation (1130Z) (MT-Falklands Governor Rex Hunt-Major Norman-Major Noott) [Argentine invasion of the Falklands] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 5 Mo Major Falklands: UKE Madrid telegram 176 to FCO (1149Z) ("Falkland Islands and Gibraltar") [impact of war on negotiations over Gibraltar; possible message to Spanish Foreign Minister] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 5 Mo Major Letters to & from persons leaving the Government (Atkins, Carrington, Luce)
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: UKHC Colombo telegram 84 to FCO (1230Z) (Sri Lanka's relations with Argentina) [message from President condemning Argentine use of force] [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 5 Mo Major Falklands: Ingham briefing to No.10 (?1300Z) ("Points to be made about today's resignation") [PM did everything possible to dissuade Carrington; not sacked or rebuked; Nott's resignation refused because MOD not responsible for policy towards the Falklands] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 Apr 5 Mo Major Falklands: UKE Montevideo telegram 53 to FCO (1305Z) ("Falklands: Evacuation of the Governor and the Marines") [Uruguayan authorities 'magnificent' in their handling of evacuation, Foreign Minister personally intervened when Argentines said Governor and his family would not be evacuated with the marines] [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 5 Mo Minor Falklands: UKE Montevideo telegram 54 to FCO (1420Z) ("Falkland Islands") [local radio reports 7 marines captured; 3000 Argentine troops occupying the islands] [declassified Dec 2012]