A I HOUSE SITUATION PAGE B1 OF 02 SECSTATE WASHDC 5916 APR 82 PSN 24251 SITQBS DATE TOR @93 21422 DISTRIBUTION REPT WHTS ASSIGNED DISTRIBUTION SIT EOE WHSR COMMENT MESSAGE ANNOTATIONS NO MESSAGE ANNOTATIONS MESSAGE IMMEDIATE DE RUEHC #5915 G9116l2 GIIEQQZ APR 82 ZFF6 ZDK DUE TO LACK OF ACK FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY LONDON IMMEDIATE 2395 INFO AMEMEASSY EUENOS AIRES IMMEDIATE 4579 WHITE HOUSE IMMEDIATE 7315 BT STATE @86916 NOOIS E O 12@65 3 31 12 IBREMER L PAUL TAGS SUBJECT PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE TO MRS THATCHER ON FALKLAND ISLAND DISPUTE IL TEXT - 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 I lr I WHITI HOUSE SITUATION ROOM PAGE B2 OF zz SECSTATE wA6H c 5915 APR 82 psu @24251 SECSTATE WASHDC 6616 APR 82 PSN @24251