Item WOOLLY AL 4/5 - Transcript of interview with Francis Pym, former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 1991

Typescript transcript of interview with Rt Hon Francis Leslie Pym, Baron Pym of Sandy, Bedfordshire (Lord Pym), British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 1982-1983, discussing his role in informing the Parliament of developments in the conflict with Argentina, and the debates in the House of Commons during this period; the resignation of Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, Sixth Baron Carrington (Lord Carrington), as Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and his appointment as Carrington's successor (3 Apr 1982); the exploration of diplomatic solutions to the conflict in the Falkland Islands, including the visits to London, of Alexander Meigs Haig, US Secretary of State, 1981-1982, (8, 12-13 Apr 1982), and his visit to Washington (22-23 Apr 1982) for talks; and the Argentine rejection of US proposal for joint administration of the islands [17 Apr 1982]. 32pp