FALKLAND ISLANDS SITUATION REPORT NO. 13 AS OF 0800 EST APRIL 8

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00049R001503860028-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 17, 2008
• Sequence Number: 28
• Publication Date: April 8, 1982
• Content Type: CABLE

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TO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS IMMEDIATE
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TAGS: OVIP (HAIG, ALEXANDER), PBOR, MILI, FK, UK, AR
SUBJECT: FALKLAND ISLANDS SITUATION REPORT NO. 13
AS OF 0800 EST APRIL 8
1. CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.
2. US EFFORTS. AS THE SECRETARY FLEW TO LONDON, UK FOREIGN SECRETARY
PYM COMMENTED THAT THE HAIG MISSION COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE SEARCH
FOR A PEACEFUL SOLUTION "WHICH IS WHAT WE WANT". HOWEVER, ON ABC
THIS MORNING, DEFENSE SECRETARY NOTT SAID THE SECRETARY IS NOT
VISITING LONDON AS A MEDIATOR. THE UK IS "NOT NEGOTIATING", HE ADDED,
AND HAS NO PROPOSALS TO MAKE TO THE SECRETARY. FOR HIS PART ARGENTINE
FOREIGN MINISTER COSTA MENDEZ TERMED THE MISSION "GOOD NEWS", ADDING
HIS HOPE THAT "SOMEHOW WE ARE GOING TO REACH AN AGREEMENT".
3. FALKLAND EXCLUSION ZONE: ARGENTINA DENOUNCED THE UK ANNOUNCEMENT
AS A "PSYCHOLOGICL MOVE". FOREIGN MINISTER COSTA MENDEZ SAID IN WASHINGTON,
"IF ATTACKED, WE WILL DEFEND OURSELVES". ARGENTINA ORDERED A PARTIAL
CALL-UP OF MILITARY RESERVISTS AND CREATED A SPECIAL SOUTH ATLANTIC
MILITARY COMMAND TO DEFEND "NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AROUND THE FALKLANDS.
THE UK NAVAL QUARANTINE TO GO INTO EFFECT 11:00 P.M. EST SUNDAY
EFFECTIVELY CUT TO 4 DAYS THE PERIOD REMAINING BEFORE A POSSIBLE
UK-ARGENTINE MILITARY CONFRONTATION. THE LABOR PARTY HAS PUBLICLY
BACKED THE THATCHER GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO IMPOSE A NAVAL QUARANTINE.
4. OAS TO MEET: AT COLOMBIA'S REQUEST, A SPECIL MEETING OF THE OAS
PERMANENT COUNCIL WAS CALLED FOR APRIL-8 TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION CO-
SPONSORED BY COSTA RICA AND ECUADOR OFFERING OAS GOOD OFFICES TO
MEDIATE THE DISPUTE IN THE FALKLAND ISLANDS. TO AVOID COMPLICTING-
SECRETARY HAIG'S EFFORTS, WE ARE SEEKING TO HAVE THE RESOLUTION
REFERRED FOR FURTHER STUDY BY AN OAS WORKING-GROUP THAT WOULD MEET
APRIL 12.
5. EC SUPPORT FOR UK: ON APRIL 7 FRANCE, BELGIUM AND SWITZERLAND
JOINED WEST GERMANY, AUSTRIA AND THE NETHERLANDS IN HALTING THE
SHIPMENT OF ARMS TO ARGENTINA. THE UK YESTERDAY ASKED OTHER COUNTRIES
TO DISCOURAGE THEIR BANKS FROM GRANTING NEW LOANS TO ARGENTINA.
EAGLEBURGER
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