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PREM19/623
Argentina (Falklands) (Part 12)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Secret
Page count: 231
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82 Apr 30 Fr Minor Falklands: UKDEL Strasbourg telegram 44 to FCO (1120Z) ("Council of Europe Assembly and Ministerial Meetings - 28/29 April") [satisfactory discussions] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Minor Falklands: UKE Quito telegram 61 to FCO (2107Z) ("Falklands: US Sanction") [Ecuadorean MFA statement criticising US tilt] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Minor Falklands: FCO minute by Deputy Legal Adviser ("Antarctic Treaty: effect of a state of war with Argentina") [discussion of contingencies] [declassified 2012]
82 May 2 Su Minor Falklands: FCO Emergency Unit minute ("Possible meeting of North Atlantic Council on 3 May") [British Ambassador to NATO contemplating calling NAC to brief colleagues] [declassified 2012]
82 May 2 Su Minor Falklands: FCO Emergency Unit minute ("Secretary of State's return") [will he need to be met at airport? possible Commons statements] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Minor Falklands: No.10 letter to FCO ("Falklands: message from Mr Pym to Mr Haig") [MT approves your draft] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Minor Falklands: No.10 letter to FCO ("Falklands: Japanese position") [MT approves your draft reply to PM Suzuki] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1525 to FCO (0423Z) ("Falklands") [text of draft statement to be issued by Haig] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1526 to FCO (0426Z) (Haig message to Pym) [Argentina rejecting US proposals; Britain negotiating in good faith; US statement not possible before Friday] [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 2 Su Major Falklands: FCO Sitrep (0630Z) (0730, 2 May) [Vulcan & naval attacks on Port Stanley airport; Galtieri speech] [declassified 2012]
82 May 2 Su Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1566 to FCO (2215Z) ("Falklands: Secretary of State's Visit to Washington") [account of Pym's meeting with Haig; Reagan says UK Forces are "doing the work of the free world"; Peruvian peace proposals] [declassified 2012]
82 May 2 Su Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1569 to FCO (2300Z) ("Falklands: Your Talk with Haig") [Henderson conversation with Haig following Pym's departure for New York] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1524 to FCO (0415Z) ('Falklands') [Renwick meeting with Eagleburger before NSC; draft Haig statement] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1527 to FCO (0418Z) ('Falklands' - US tilt) ["I hope you will agree this puts the Americans squarely on our side. We can discuss imports later"] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1528 to FCO (0545Z) ("Falklands/Congress") [Senate resolution supportive of UK position passed 79:1, Helms dissenting (29 Apr); Biden, Moynihan and Percy sponsoring] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1532 to FCO (1459Z) ("Argentine debt") [visit of Argentine Economic Minister to Washington; deteriorating position; possible problems for Brazil, Chile also] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1534 to FCO (1537Z) ('Falklands') ["Haig is happy that you should come here this weekend"; come first to Washington, to discuss how to handle UN] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1533 to FCO (1605Z) ("Falklands: Haig's statement") [text of statement made by Haig at 1530] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1536 to FCO (1657Z) ('Falklands' - Haig's statement") [Haig said not "plain-sailing to get it through NSC"; Kirkpatrick a source of trouble] [declassified 2012]