UNCLASSIFIED E8 PAGE 01 BUENOS 02785 041945Z ACTION SS-25 RELEASED IN FULL INFO OCT-00 ADS-00 SSO-00 AS-01 AS-01 CIAE-00 DODE-00 NSCE-00 NSAE-00 -INRE-00 026 W ------------------260715 042054Z 70 0 041916Z MAY 82 FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES 'TO SECSTATE WASHDC NIACT IMMEDIATE 3570 C O N F ID E N T I A L BUENOS AIRES 2785 EXDIS EO 12065 RDS-1 5 4 02 SHLAUDEMAN HARRY W OR-M TAGS PBOR MILI FA UK AR SUBJECT SINKING OF THE BELGRANO ALLEGED U S ROLE 1 C-ENTIRE TEXT 2 WE CONTINUE TO MAKE NO HEADWAY IN OUR EFFORTS TO PUT AT REST THE STORY THAT THE U S PROVIDED SATELLITE INTELLIGENCE WHICH PERMITTED THE BRITISH TO LOCATE AND SINK THE BELGRANO ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF VAQUERO SENT ME WORD THIS MRONING THAT THE ARGENTINES HAVE CONCRETE PROOF THAT SUCH WAS THE CASE HAS MALLEA GIL BEEN BRIEFED ON THIS ISSUE 3 TELAM THE GOVERNMENT WIRE SERVICE HERE IS CARRYING A STORY QUOTING AN UNNAMED INFORMANT IN THE PENTAGON TO THE EFFECT THAT THE U S HAS AT LEAST ONE SPY SATELLITE IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AND THAT A GREAT PART OF THE INFORMATION WHICH IT OBTAINS IS TRANSMITTED TO THE U K 4 ANOTHER OF OUR PROBLEMS IS CREATED BY THE NOAA SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WEATHER OVER THE FALKLANDS WHICH ARE APPEARING IN THE LOCAL PRESS THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN WEATHER SATELLITES AND THOSE USED TO OBTAIN MILITARY INFORMATION IS NOT ONE LIKELY TO BE GRASPED CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 BUENOS 02785 041945Z VERY EASILY BY THE ARGENTINE PUBLIC 5 THE PRESS HERE HAS ALSO PICKED UP A PURPORTED STATEMENT BY SECRETARY WEINBERGER THAT WE WOULD PROVIDE THE U K WITH EVERY KIND OF SUPPORT INCLUDING LOGISTICAL MATERIAL AND INFORMATION THIS LAST IS TAKEN AS CONFIRMATION OF THE ALLEGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY OSCAR J OLSON DATEICASE ID 27 MAY 2008 200704363 UNCLASSIFIED il 4 SHLAUDEMAN CONFIDENTIAL END OF DOCUM NT UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED