Falklands: USE Buenos Aires telegram to State Department (1540Z time of speech; 1741Z telegram) (Galtieri speech to crowd in Plaza de Mayo) [speech from Casa Rosada balcony; "I ask the government and people of Great Britain for moderation in their words and in their deeds"] [released Mar 1993]
Document type: | Declassified documents |
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Source: | Haig MSS, Library of Congress: Box 199 Folder 9 f64 |
Editorial comments: | The annotation is by Haig's Chief of Staff, Woody Goldberg. It reads "Galtieri whipping up his people in expression of nationalism". On p3 he writes "Press reports also of calls for Peron & State Department personnel said cries of 'Cuba, Cuba!'" A second copy after the first gives more audience reaction, some of it directed against the US. Other documents from this file can be seen here. |
Importance ranking: | Major |
Word count: | 5pp |
Themes: | Defence (Falklands) |
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