Managing the Conflict, May 1–June 15, 1982
319. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State and the White House
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D820288–0201. Confidential; Niact Immediate; Exdis. Sent for information Immediate to Buenos Aires and London.
320. Message From the Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (Nutting) to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Jones), the Chief of Staff of the Air Force (Allen), the Commandant of the Marine Corps (Barrow), the Chief of Staff of the Army (Meyer), and the Chief of Naval Operations (Hayward)
Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330–84–0003, Argentina (June–Sept) 1982. Secret; Immediate; Noforn.
321. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Brazil
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D850288–0106. Secret; Niact Immediate; Exdis. Sent for information Immediate to Buenos Aires, London, the Department of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of State Haig as Tosec 80053. Drafted by K. Smith; cleared by Morns (EUR/NE), Blackwill, Kilday, Kantor, Service, and in S/S–O; and approved by Eagleburger. Haig was then in Paris with Reagan for bilateral talks with French officials and the forthcoming June 5–6 Versailles Economic Summit.
322. Memorandum From Secretary of State Haig to President Reagan
Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, Files of Alexander M. Haig, Jr., 1981–1982, Lot 82D370, (3) Falklands Crisis 1982. Secret. At the top of the memorandum, Goldberg wrote: “6/4/82 at U.S. Amb. Resid.” and “1½ hr.” Below this notation, Goldberg added: “Written by AMH [unclear] midnite 6/3/82.”
323. Message From the Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Kirkpatrick) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)
Source: Reagan Library, William P. Clark Files, Falklands War (UN/Kirkpatrick/Haig) 06/05/1982. Secret; Flash. Sent via Privacy Channel. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room. Reagan initialed at the top of the telegram, indicating that he saw it. The telegram is unsigned.
324. Telegram From the Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Kirkpatrick) to the White House
Source: Reagan Library, William P. Clark Files, Falklands War (UN/Kirkpatrick/Haig) 06/06/1982–11/04/1982. Top Secret; Flash; Eyes Only. [text not declassified] A notation in an unknown hand in the upper right-hand corner of the telegram reads: “SAVE UN folder.”
325. Telegram From the Defense Intelligence Agency to the White House
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Cable File, Falkland File 06/07/1982 (1). Confidential; Sensitive; Noforn. The telegram repeats an earlier telegram from [text not declassified] to the Defense Intelligence Agency, sent at 1337Z, June 7. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room.
326. Memorandum From Secretary of State Haig to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Country File, Europe and Soviet Union, United Kingdom (04/01/1982–07/31/1982) (6). Confidential. On June 7, Reagan and Haig were in Rome for meetings with Italian Prime Minister Spadolini and Pope John Paul II, before flying to London. They remained in the United Kingdom until June 9, where Reagan met with the Royal family at Windsor Castle and addressed Parliament. No memorandum of conversation of Reagan’s meeting with Thatcher has been found, and the President’s Daily Diary does not record individual meetings during the entirety of Reagan’s European trip. In his diary, Henderson recorded that Reagan, Thatcher, Haig, and Pym took part in a private breakfast meeting at Number 10 Downing Street, June 9, before being joined by British officials and the remainder of the U.S. delegation for a plenary meeting. At the plenary, Henderson recorded, there was “little discussion about the Falkland Islands, which I presume must have been discussed at the restricted breakfast.” (Henderson, Mandarin, p. 473) In remarks to the press after the June 9 breakfast meeting, Thatcher’s only mention of the Falklands was to thank “our American friends” for the U.S. “staunch” support. (Public Papers: Reagan, 1982, Book I, p. 753)
327. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Argentina
Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330–84–0003, Argentina (June–Sept) 1982. Confidential; Niact Immediate; Specat; Exdis. Printed from a copy that was received in the Joint Chiefs of Staff Message Center.
328. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (Iklé) to Secretary of Defense Weinberger
Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330–86–0042, UK 1982. Top Secret.
329. Message From British Foreign Secretary Pym to Secretary of State Haig
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Falklands Files of Luigi Einaudi, Lot 90D400, Falklands Crisis Consequences. UK Confidential; Exdis. The British Embassy sent the text of the message to Stoessel under a covering note from Thomas, June 9. An unknown hand crossed out the number “8” in the date and wrote in the number “9,” the date the mesage was received in the Department.
330. Information Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (Seitz) to Acting Secretary of State Stoessel
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, P820082–1867. No classification marking. Drafted by A. Richman (PA/OAP) on June 8. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum indicates that Stoessel saw it on June 11.
331. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Haig in Bonn
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D820302–0048. Secret; Immediate; Exdis; Eyes Only. Drafted and approved by Blackwill; cleared by Bremer and in S/S–O. Haig was then in Bonn, accompanying Reagan for talks with West German officials and to attend the North Atlantic Council Summit.
332. Transcript of a Telephone Conference of the Special Situation Group
Source: Reagan Library, Philip A. Dur Files, [Crisis Pre-Planning Group/Special Situation Group] CPPG/SSG: Lebanon—06/11/1982–06/13/1982 (2). No classification marking. Bush, Stoessel, Weinberger, Kirkpatrick, Jones, Casey, and McFarlane participated in the telephone conference. Poindexter prepared the handwritten transcript.
333. Memorandum for the Record by the Executive Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations (Clarey)
Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330–84–0003, Argentina (June–Sept) 1982. Secret; Noforn. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum indicates that Weinberger saw it on June 14. Copies were sent to Jones, Carlucci, Enders, and the Defense Intelligence Agency. A notation in an unknown hand reads “Hand carried.”
334. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (Iklé) to Secretary of Defense Weinberger
Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330–86–0042, UK 1982. Top Secret; Eyes Only. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum indicates that Weinberger saw it on June 14.
335. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State and the White House
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Country File, Latin America/Central, [Argentina-Falkland Islands] (05/02/1982–06/14/1982). Confidential; Immediate; Exdis. Sent for information Immediate to Buenos Aires and London. In the upper right-hand corner of the telegram, Poindexter wrote: “Judge—P.” Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room.
336. Intelligence Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Support Services (DI), Job 84T01067R: Production Case Files (’81–’82), Box 1, ALA M Projects 82–10068 through 82–10081. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. The memorandum was requested by Inman. The memorandum was prepared by the South America Division, Office of African and Latin American Analysis of the Directorate of Intelligence, based upon information available through May 31. The memorandum was coordinated with the Directorate of Operations, the National Intelligence Council, and the National Intelligence Officer for Latin America.
337. Information Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs (Howe) to Secretary of State Haig
Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S Special Handling Restrictions Memos 1979–1983, Lot 96D262, ES Sensitive June 8–16 1982. Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by Clarke and Beers on June 11; cleared by Kanter and Williams (INR) and in substance by Blackwill.
338. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Brazil
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Cable File, Falkland File 06/15/1982. Secret; Sensitive; Immediate; Exdis. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room. Drafted by Kilday; cleared by O’Connell and in S/S and S/S–O; approved by Enders. (Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D850363–0055)
339. Telegram From the Embassy in Argentina to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D820309–0989. Confidential; Immediate. Sent for information Immediate to South Atlantic Sitrep Collective and for information to USCINCSO, USCINCLANT, and the Defense Intelligence Agency.
340. Telegram From the Department of State to All Diplomatic and Consular Posts and the Embassy in Argentina
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D850363–0048. Confidential; Immediate. Sent for information Immediate to European POLADs Collective, USSOUTHCOM, the Department of Defense, USCINCEUR, and USCINCLANT.
341. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (Iklé) to Secretary of Defense Weinberger
Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330–86–0042, UK 1982. Top Secret; Eyes Only.
342. Report Prepared in the National Military Command Center
Source: National Archives, RG 218, CJCS Files, FRC 218–92–0030, 820 Argentina 22 Oct 80 to 8 Jul 82. Unclassified. The report’s sources are noted as Dow Jones and UPI.