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PDF 82 May 5 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Archive (TNA) Italy/Falklands: Italian PM Spadolini statement (?1900Z) (ceasefire) [call for suspension of hostilities and negotiation on basis of UNSCR 502; Italian policy said to be in line with that of FRG & France]
PDF 82 May 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Italian Prime Minister communique (leaving for Hamburg) [Spadolini finds latest news comforting; importance of UN initiative] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Irish Foreign Minister letter to Pym (change of Irish stance) [sanctions designed to facilitate diplomacy, now "the actual use of military force" has increased risk of wider conflict] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 413 to UKREP Brussels and EC capitals (1330Z) ("Informal Foreign Ministers' weekend: Falklands - EC economic measures") [ministers expressed solidarity but no immediate decision to renew sanctions] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 10 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Rome telegram 242 to FCO (1215Z) ("Falklands: European Liberals and Democrats Congress in Venice") [British Liberals helpful to Embassy efforts] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKREP Brussels telegram 1855 to FCO (1128Z) ("Falkland Islands") [Colombo struggling to get Italian cabinet to extend sanctions] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Rome telegram 244 to FCO (1244Z) ("Falklands: Future Policy") [potential value of UN initiative in influencing Italians] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Dublin telegrams 142-143 to FCO (1800-1815Z) ("Falklands: Statements by Irish Government and Opposition parties") [Dáil debate - no departures, justifications of recent diplomacy] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Dublin telegram 144 to FCO (1055Z) ("Falklands") [FitzGerald critical of Haughey's policy - "the unnecessary breach with Britain ... to play for votes at home"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 12 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Rome telegram 249 to FCO (1300Z) ("Falkland Islands: Italian press reactions") [possible Schmidt-Spadolini initiative] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Rome telegram 251 to FCO (1515Z) ("Falklands: EC import ban") [MT's message handed to Spadolini's Consigliere Diplomatico who explained difficulty of Italian government's position; decision "finely balanced"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Dublin telegram 147 to FCO (1030Z) ("My telno 144 (not to all): Falklands") [FitzGerald privately "most critical of the line being taken by the Irish Government .... influenced in part by the Dublin West by-election"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO briefing for European Political Cooperation meeting ("Item4: Falkland Islands (Renewal of Sanctions)") [Irish particularly opposed, recent statements 'ominous'; "at best Italy will agree to rally to consensus"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 15 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKREP Brussels telegram 182 to FCO (2130Z) ("Falklands: EC Sanctions: Irish Attitude") [Irish diplomat warns Irish line "even harder" than UK Ambassador realised; only way to shift it would be for PM to ring Haughey before Foreign Ministers met in Brussels] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 15 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Rome telegram 263 to FCO (1140Z) ("Falklands") [MFA told us Italian government would oppose renewal, mainly for domestic reasons - all parties, not just socialists, Italian-Argentine delegation also lobbying] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 15 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO Emergency Unit record of conversation (1600Z) ("Political Committee: EC Import Ban") [Political Directors unable to agree on extension; French and Germans thought ministerial meeting needed] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 15 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO Emergency Unit record of conversation (1600Z) ("EC Sanctions") [Schmidt remarks after meeting Mitterrand in Hamburg, 14 May] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 15 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 116 to UKREP Brussels (1150Z) ("Argentina: EC import embargo") [Italian government thinking of proposing that clock should be stopped pending UNSG efforts] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 15 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKREP Brussels telegram 1961 to FCO (1244Z) ("The Community Crisis") [Butler conversation with Tindemans - latter agreed to call ministerial meeting tomorrow on sanctions] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 16 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO Emergency Unit record of conversation (?1530Z) (MT conversation with Colombo) [Whitmore gives account to brief Pym before his meeting with Haig; MT had decided not to speak with Haughey] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: No.10 record of telephone conversation (1415Z) (MT-Taoiseach Haughey) [MT urges Haughey to continue EC sanctions against Argentina, without success; he promises to consider most carefully and suggests they meet soon; MT agrees] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 May 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO Emergency Unit record of conversation (2110Z) (Bullard-FCO) [7 day extension of sanctions, minus Italy and Ireland] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 56 to UKE Luxembourg (0130Z) ("Falklands: European Community Embargo") [eight decide to extend until 24 May; Ireland and Italy to end sanctions] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 56 to UKE Luxembourg and EC Posts (0130Z) ("Falklands: European Community embargo") [7 day extension, minus Italy and Ireland] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 143 to UKE Athens and EC Posts (1800Z) ("Falklands: EC Import Ban") [doubtful whether extension feasible beyond 24 May; aim now to maintain ban in as many members as possible] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Rome telegram 272 to FCO (1240Z) ("Economic sanctions against Argentina: Italian reactions") [most Italian parties support decision not to renew sanctions; party papers follow party line; press stresses coalition politics determining Italian Government attitude] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Rome telegram 274 to FCO (1055Z) ("Falklands: EC import ban") [saw Colombo 19 May - main problem was 1.5m Italian passport holiders in Argentina] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 20 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: Bullard record of conversation (?1100Z) ("Falklands: Italian views") [Italian diplomat repeats "earlier expressions of Italian solidarity"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Dublin telegram 158 to FCO (1200Z) ("Falkland Islands") [assurance from Haughey that Ireland "did not wish to cause us any surprises" in New York at UN] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO Emergency Unit record of conversation (1115Z) (Cooper-FCO) [agreement reached on indefinite extension of sanctions, minus Italy and Ireland] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Dublin telegram 163 to FCO (1200Z) ("Falklands: Irish media reactions") [papers follow party line; Fine Gael Irish Independent showing increasing appreciation of British position, saying Britain well served in its leadership during the crisis and praising San Carlos landings as military feat] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 May 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy/Falklands: UKE Rome letter to FCO ("Italy and the Falklands") [detailed analysis of decision not to renew economic sanctions] [declassified Jan 2010]
PDF 82 Jun 3 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: FCO briefing for Versailles G7 (“Falklands: briefing for Versailles summits”) [including analysis of countries' responses to Falklands War] [declassified 2012]
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