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EOE:

WHSR COMMENT:

MESSAGE ANNOTATIONS:

NO MESSAGE ANNOTATIONS

MESSAGE:

IMMEDIATE

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TO AMEMBASSY LONDON IMMEDIATE 2395

INFO AMEMEASSY EUENOS AIRES IMMEDIATE 4579

WHITE HOUSE IMMEDIATE 7315

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STATE @86916

NOOIS

E.O. 12@65: 3/31/12 IBREMER, L. PAUL,

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SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE TO MRS. THATCHER ON

FALKLAND ISLAND DISPUTE

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2. EMBASSY SHOULD DELIVER IMMEDIATELY THE

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT TO PRIME MINISTER THATCHER:

OUOTE: DEAR MARGARET, I HAVE YOUR URGENT MESSAGE OF

MARCH 31 OVER APPARENT MOVES AGAINST THE

FALKLAND ISLANDS. UE SHARE YOUR CONCERN OVER THE DIS-

TURBING MILITARY STEPS WHICH THE ARGENTINES ARE TAKING

AND REGRET THAT NEGOTIATIONS HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED IN

DEFUSING THE PROBLEM.

ACCORDINGLY, WE ARE CONTACTING THE ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT

AT THE HIGHEST IEVELS TO URGE THEM NOT TO TAKE MILITARY

MEASURES WHICH WOULD MAKE A JUST SOLUTION MORE DIFFICULT

TO ACHIEVE. AS YOU REOUESTED, WE ARE ALSO ASKING FOR AS--

SURANCES FROM THEM THAT THEY WILL SHOW RESTRAINT AND

MESSAGE

NOT INITIATE HOSTILITIES.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW HAVE VALUED YOUR COOPERATION ON

THE CHALLENGES WE BOTH FACE IN MANY DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE

WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN TD ASSIST YOU HERE.

SINCERELY, RON. UNOUOTE HAIG

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