PREM19/623
Argentina (Falklands) (Part 12)

Date	Value	Title
82 Apr 30 Fr	Major	Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1548 to FCO (2318Z) ("Falklands") [further public comment by Reagan, on aid to British and diplomacy] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr	Major	Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1549 to FCO (2318Z) ("Falklands") [comment on Costa Mendez at UN; Haig still hopes to play a negotiating role] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr	Major	Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1550 to FCO (2322Z) ("Falklands: Nuclear Weapons") [US press reports Task Force armed with tactical nuclear weapons and that commander had authority to use them] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr	Major	Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1551 to FCO (2350Z) ("Falklands: your visit to Washington and New York") [itinerary and arrangements] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr	Major	Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1552 to FCO (2351Z) ("Argentina: US economic sanctions") [sanctions announced focus on export-import credit; Haig acknowledges amounts involved not "very substantial" but will impact confidence] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr	Major	Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1553 to FCO (2352Z) ("US military exports to Argentina") [sanctions do not apply to items on the commercial list, such as engines for military planes - "far from satisfactory"] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr	Major	Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1555 to FCO (2356Z) ("US military exports to Argentina") [Eagleburger told we would regard it as "a stab in the back" if any US exports found their way to Argentine military] [declassified 2012]
82 May 1 Sa	Major	Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 619 to FCO (0007Z) ("Your visit to New York") [itinerary and arrangements] [declassified 2012]
82 May 1 Sa	Major	Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 620 to FCO (0009Z) ("Your visit to New York") [media handling; suggests Pym holds a press conference] [declassified 2012]
82 May 1 Sa	Major	Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 617 to FCO (0010Z) ("Possibility of UN sanctions against Argentina") [gave interview suggesting UN sanctions could only work over the long-term] [declassified 2012]
82 May 1 Sa	Major	Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 616 to FCO (0014Z) ("Falklands") [Costa Mendez's statements here today "a smart PR move", but "small beer" besides Haig's and Pym's, and Junta will be less diplomatic] [declassified 2012]
82 May 1 Sa	Major	Falklands: UKHC Canberra telegram 185 to FCO (0101Z) ("Falkland Islands") [record of conversation with PM Fraser - had strongly urged Vice-President Bush that US openly support Britain] [declassified 2012]
82 May 1 Sa	Major	Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 622 to FCO (0131Z) ("UN Spokesman on Falklands") [Reuter reports UNSG to consult with Pym on possible 'mediation'; word 'mediation' in fact not used] [declassified 2012]
82 May 1 Sa	Major	Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 623 to FCO (0133Z) ("Falklands") [no sign of anyone seeking an early move to the Security Council] [declassified 2012]
82 May 1 Sa	Major	Falklands: No.10 Press Office minute for MT ("Falklands - Sunday Times Opinion Poll) [only 24 percent thought wishes of Falkland Islanders alone should determine British policy] [declassified 2012]
82 May 1 Sa	Major	Falklands: FCO Sitrep (0630Z) [Secretary of State's movements; UN; world press reactions; US] [declassified 2012]
82 May 1 Sa	Major	Falklands: UKE Cape Town telegram 302 to FCO (0900Z) ("Falklands: Arms Sales") [press reports of Soviet military aid to Argentina might help persuade South Africa not to supply arms, if we can confirm them] [declassified 2012]
82 May 1 Sa	Major	Falklands: No.10 Duty Clerk to MT ("Sitrep on this morning's action") [Vulcan and Harrier attack on Port Stanley airport] [declassified 2012]
82 May 1 Sa	Major	Falklands: Foreign Secretary PS letter to No.10 ("Falkland Islands: Implementing Legislation") [whether draft agreement on Falklands administration would need legislation] [declassified 2012]
82 May 1 Sa	Major	Falklands: Foreign Secretary PS letter to No.10 ("US measures against Argentina") [Henderson suggests MT write personally to Reagan urging US ban Argentine imports; Pym agrees; proposal overtaken] [declassified 2012]