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1982 Apr 27 - 1982 Apr 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/622
Argentina (Falklands) (Part 11)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Secret
Page count: 288
Any docs withheld? 3

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82 Apr 26 Mo Minor Falklands: UKE Holy See telegram 21 to FCO (1515Z) ("Falklands: military operations") [conversation with Monsignor Silvestrini] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 29 Th Major Falklands: UKE Mexico City telegram 337 to FCO (2230Z) ("Meeting with Mexican President") [Lopez Portillo "anxious to help in any way but did not want to cut across the refforts of others"; "hard to be optimistic" about Haig talks; invasion launched by Junta "to distract attention from their failures at home"] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 29 Th Minor Falklands: UKE Montevideo telegram to FCO (1615Z) ("Russian offers to Argentina") [press reports Soviets offered Argentina assistance across the board, including military] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 27 Tu Major Falklands: UKE Santiago telegram 179 to FCO (2130Z) ("Falklands: press allegations about Chilean/UK military cooperation") [story in Daily Star, perhaps being "fed Argentinian disinformation ... to tarnish the current Chilean neutral stance"] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 28 We Major Falklands: UKE Santiago telegram 182 to FCO (2110Z) ("Falklands/Chile/OAS") [MFA source says Pinochet overruled his MFA to insiste Chile abstain on upcoming Argentine resolution at OAS, regarding Galtieri as having no future] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 23 Fr Major Falklands: UKE Washington record of conversation (Pym-Judge Clark) [Judge Clark floats trusteeship idea] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 27 Tu Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1471 to FCO (0455Z) ("Falklands") [Haig receives three proposals from Argentines] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 27 Tu Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1473 to FCO (1220Z) ("Falklands") [Haig says US Ambassador to Argentina en route to hand US proposals to Galtieri] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 27 Tu Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1474 to FCO (1642Z) ("Falklands") [conversation with Weinberger - considering further US help to UK if talks break down because of Argentinian intransigence] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 27 Tu Minor Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1486 to FCO (2304Z) ("Argentina: Arms Supplies") [reports of US sale of Skyhawk engines to Argentina; US Customs blocked shipment for refurbishment in Italy] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 28 We Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1494 to FCO (1850Z) ('Falklands') [Haig call saying Costa Mendez visiting him in 20 minutes; Haig promises he "will hang very tough"] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 28 We Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1495 to FCO (1900Z) ("Falklands") [Henderson talks to Haig: Argentine Government yet to respond to US proposals; Commons speech by Foot] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 28 We Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1499 to FCO (2044Z) ("Call on Haig: Falklands") [Haig 'seething' at NSC errors in press briefing] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 28 We Minor Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1504 to FCO (2320Z) ("Argentina: Arms Supplies") [follow up to reports of US sale of Skyhawk engines to Argentina] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 29 Th Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1506 to FCO (0105Z) ("Falkland Islands") [Henderson requests further clarification from Haig on US position] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 29 Th Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1509 to FCO (1625Z) ("Falklands") [Haig to make statement conveying "a tone of sorrow more than anger" at intransigence of Argentine Government] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 29 Th Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1510 to FCO (1647Z) ("Falklands") ["easier for US to come down emphatically on our side if they can leave no doubt that the blame for the breakdown of the negotiations lay exclusively with the Argentinians"] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 29 Th Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1511 to FCO (1948Z) ("Falklands") [further talk with Haig - he is not thinking of publishing US proposals because sees it would be difficult for HMG; wording of US statement on breakdown of negotiations] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 29 Th Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1517 to FCO (2148Z) ("Falklands") [Eagleburger giving Henderson a copy of Costa Mendez letter to Haig; text of letter] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 27 Tu Minor Falklands: UKHC Canberra telegram 175 to FCO (0116Z) ("Falkland Islands") [supportive statement issued by Australian Government] [declassified 2012]