E SECRET 5 IN PAGE ORIGIN 01 FULL STATE NODS-00 087911 INFO OCT-00 ADS-00 000 R DRAFTED APPROVED EUR NE MPENDLETON ARA SC SO'CONNELL NSC JRENTSCHLER O O FM TO AMEMBASSY INFO 0204372 SECSTATE AMEMBASSY BY BY EUR NE KSMITH MJW S S-O AMORSE APR LONDON WHITE SUBS ------------------222665 82 ZFF6 WASHDC BUENOS AIRES NIACT HOUSE IMMEDIATE 0205002 NIACT IMMEDIATE 7317 IMMEDIATE S E C R'E T STATE 087911 DECAPTIONED NODIS E O TAGS ENT- j -11 _' 3I I' ' 12065 MORG MPOL AR UK US i _ _ 2' AT AGAINST HAD MILITARY WARNED GRAVELY MADE TARY THE VICE SE PRESIDENT TELEPHONED ARGEN TO DISCUSS THREAT OF ARG FALKLAND ISLANDS THE PRESIDENT SOLID INFORMATION THAT ARGENTINA WAS ACTION TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE THAT DOING SO WOULD BE A TRAGEDY COMPROMISE US-ARGENTINE RELATIONS A PERSONAL APPEAL TO GALTIERI NOT TO STEP AGAINST THE FALKLAND ISLAND CHAIN USG'S GOOD OFFICES INCLUDING HIS WILL PRESIDENT BUSH TO BUENOS AIRES CRE T 2030 THE EST SECRET PAGE 02 STATE 087911 3 GALTIERI REPLIED THAT HE APPRECIATED y i - TM PRESIDENT'S HAD BEEN UNCLASSIFIED OFFER OF GOOD OFFICES AND SIMPLY OVERTAKEN BY EVENTS SAID THE US APPEAL 4 WHEN PRESIDENT PRESSED GALTIERI WHETHER GOA INTENDED TO USE FORCE GALTIERI REPLIED THAT ARGENTINA FEELS FREE TO USE WHATEVER RESOURCES ARE AT ITS DISPOSAL UNLESS HMG THAT VERY NIGHT RECOGNIZED FULL ARGENTINE SOVEREIGNTY OVER ALL OF THE ISLANDS AND AGREED TO PROVISIONS FOR TURNING OVER CONTROL WITHIN NEXT FEW MONTHS WHEN PRESSED WHETHER ARGENTINE MILITARY WOULD TAKE ACTION IN THE MORNING GALTIERI STATED THAT GOA HAD FULL FREEDOM TO USE FORCE AT THE MOMENT IT JUDGES OPPORTUNE 5 FOLLOWING THE CONVERSATION THE PERSONAL MESSAGE TO PRIME MINISTER PRESIDENT THATCHER SENT A HAIG NNN UNCLASSIFIED