Item WOOLLY AL 5/4 - Transcript of interview with James Rentschler, former Special Advisor to President Ronald Reagan, 1991

Typescript transcript of interview with James M Rentschler, Special Advisor to US President Ronald Wilson Reagan, and National Security Council Western European Department, 1982, describing the reaction of US officials to intelligence reports of an imminent Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, 1 Apr 1982; the telephone conversation between Ronald Wilson Reagan, US President 1981-1989, and Lt Gen Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri, President of Argentina, 1981-1982, 1 Apr 1982, and messages from Rt Hon Margaret Hilda Thatcher, British Prime Minister, 1979-1990, to President Reagan; US policy on the invasion. Also describes his participation in Haig's diplomatic mission to London and Buenos Aires, including the initial meeting with Thatcher in London, (8 Apr 1982), their arrival in Buenos Aires (9 Apr 1982), the Argentine government's refusal to withdraw their forces from the Falkland Islands, Haig his second visit of to London (12-13 Apr 1982); the impact of the article by Carl Bernstein published in the Washington Post alleging US impartiality in mediation between Britain and Argentina, relations between Haig and Reagan, the pessimistic atmosphere of the second visit of the delegation to Buenos Aires, 15-19 Apr 1982. 60pp