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1982 Apr 30 - 1982 May 2
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/623
Argentina (Falklands) (Part 12)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Secret
Page count: 231
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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 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 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: UKE Washington telegram 1557 to FCO (1655Z) ("Falklands: US Press") [US tilt towards Britain "the one big story"] [declassified 2012]
82 May 2 Su Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1568 to FCO (2230Z) ("Falklands: Press Conference by Secretary of State in Washington") [saw Haig last week as a mediator, "today I have come back to consult him as an ally"] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Major Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 612 to FCO (1610Z) ("Falkland Islands") [points made by Costa Mendez in meeting President of Security Council] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Major Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 613 to FCO (1730Z) ("Falkland Islands") [Costa Mendez meeting with UN Secretary-General; role of UNSG in crisis, rumours of role for the Aga Khan] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Major Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 614 to FCO (2251Z) ("Falkland Islands") [record of conversation with UN Secretary-General] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Major Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 615 to FCO (2253Z) ("Falkland Islands") [Costa Mendez press conference following his meeting with UN Secretary-General] [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 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 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: 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: UKMIS New York telegram 626 to FCO (1733Z) ("Falklands: Security Council") [UK response to President of Security Council's urgent request for information] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Major Falklands: UKE Rome telegram 221 to FCO (1500Z) ("Italian Political Reactions") ["The longer the Falklands dispute goes on, the more difficult it becomes for Italy to give solid support for Britain"; Craxi's Socialist Party "the main problem"] [declassified 2012]