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1982 May 15 - 1982 May 20
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/648
Argentina (Falklands: sensitive briefing) (Part 6)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Top Secret
Page count: 172
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82 May 17 Mo Major Falklands: No.10 record of conversation (1215Z) (MT-Mitterrand) ["Supply by France of Exocet to Peru" - Mitterrand tells MT he "had decided that the implementation of the contract should be delayed for as long as necessary"] [declassified 2012]
82 May 19 We Major Falklands: No.10 record of conversation (1520Z) (MT-Pym-Owen-Steel) [briefing SDP-Liberals on diplomatic developments] [declassified 2012]
82 May 19 We Major Falklands: No.10 record of telephone conversation (2135Z) (MT-UN Secretary General Perez de Cuellar) [MT "very grateful for the Secretary General's efforts" but "we had gone as far as we could go"] [declassified 2012]
82 May 20 Th Major Falklands: UKE Santiago telegram 249 to FCO (1500Z) ("Chile/Falklands") [burned out British helicopter discovered near Punta Arenas - Chilean Foreign Minister summons Ambassador to protest indication "that British units had entered Chilean territory and violated Chilean sovereignty"] [declassified 2012]
82 May 18 Tu Major Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1803 to FCO (2050Z) ("Falklands") [US urging further negotiating initiative; Henderson says this is "inappropriate"] [declassified 2012]
82 May 19 We Major Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 781 to FCO (0515Z) ("Falklands") [new Argentine "ideas and views" "a crude attempt by the Argentines either to gain more time or to wrong foot us"] [declassified 2012]
82 May 19 We Major Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 783 to FCO (1659Z) ("Falklands") [translation of last night's Argentine paper shows it to be even worse than thought] [declassified Dec 2012]
82 May 19 We Major Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 784 to FCO (1632Z) (Argentine paper of "views and ideas") ["the Argentines have reverted to the negotiating position they occupied at the very beginning of Perez de Cuellar's initiative"] [declassified 2012]
82 May 20 Th Major Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 792 to FCO (0113Z) ("Falklands: Secretary-General's Initiative") [Perez de Cuellar urges "last urgent effort" to secure peace agreement] [declassified 2012]
82 May 20 Th Major Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 795 to FCO (1439Z) ("Falklands") [Parsons speaks to Perez de Cuellar and emphasises that his aide memoire differs "in important respects from our bottom line"] [declassified 2012]
82 May 17 Mo Major Falklands: Wade-Gery briefing for MT ("Falklands: OD(SA) on 18th May") ["The meeting will be asked to authorise the Landing"] [declassified 2012]
82 May 19 We Major Falklands: Wade-Gery briefing for MT ("Falklands: OD(SA) on 20th May") [declassified 2012]
82 May 19 We Major Falklands: Wade-Gery letter to Omand (MOD) (arrangements for "special operation") [intelligence gathering and offensive action] [declassified 2012]
82 May 19 We Major Falklands: Wade-Gery note to Coles (draft speaking note on feasibility and legality of Falklands landing for MT's use at Cabinet) [declassified 2012]