Follow Francis Pym through 57 dated historical records for Great Britain.
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
Conveys that the British Cabinet will accept the American-Peruvian proposals as a basis for further work, subject to changes on withdrawal, terminology and safeguards for the islanders.
Role range: 1982-1982 – 1982-1983
Replies to Haig with British amendments to the proposed interim agreement, seeking explicit withdrawal of all Argentine forces and clearer language protecting British requirements.
Role range: 1982-1982 – 1982-1983
Agrees with Haig that any ceasefire must be tied to simultaneous Argentine withdrawal, regarding that linkage as essential to prevent occupation from being frozen in place.
Role range: 1982-1982 – 1982-1983
Discusses Argentina's rejection of the latest initiative with Haig and reviews the diplomatic shift toward United Nations mediation under Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar.
Role range: 1982-1982 – 1982-1983
Tells Haig Britain cannot simply reject the Secretary-General's initiative and expects to give a positive response while preserving withdrawal and security requirements.
Role range: 1982-1982 – 1982-1983
Reports to Parliament that Britain had accepted the American-Peruvian proposals but Argentina rejected them, and rules out a ceasefire without a clear timetable for Argentine withdrawal.
Role range: 1982-1982 – 1982-1983
Reviews the diplomatic effort in the Commons as fighting continues, defending the government's negotiating activity while maintaining that responsibility for policy remains with the government.
Role range: 1982-1982 – 1982-1983
Meets Haig during the NATO ministerial gathering for an intensive exchange on the Falklands crisis, followed by a joint public statement about their discussions.
Role range: 1982-1982 – 1982-1983
Receives Haig's proposal for a United States-Brazil peacekeeping force intended to secure the islanders and support an interim settlement as British forces gain military advantage.
Role range: 1982-1982 – 1982-1983
Tells Haig that mutual withdrawal and interim administration are no longer realistic after establishment of the British bridgehead and the resulting shift in parliamentary and public opinion.
Role range: 1982-1982 – 1982-1983
Replies that Britain is considering the American battalion offer and wider post-conflict security questions, while warning that Argentine refusal to negotiate has changed British political opinion.
Role range: 1982-1982 – 1982-1983
Meets Haig in Paris during the Versailles summit period to discuss the approaching end of the campaign, Argentine prisoners, continuing hostilities and arrangements for postwar security.
Role range: 1982-1982 – 1982-1983
Urges that economic measures against Argentina remain linked to a complete cessation of South Atlantic hostilities, while using prisoner repatriation and sanctions as incentives for ending the conflict.
Role range: 1982-1982 – 1982-1983
Meets George Shultz for two hours on postwar policy, saying sovereignty talks cannot resume quickly while discussing normalisation with Argentina, sanctions, the arms embargo and relations with Latin America.
Role range: 1982-1982 – 1982-1983
During the general election campaign, warns that very large parliamentary majorities do not necessarily produce successful governments, a remark widely interpreted as distancing him from Thatcher's expected landslide victory.
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1982-1983
Elected Member of Parliament for the new South East Cambridgeshire constituency in the 1983 general election, continuing his parliamentary career after representing Cambridgeshire since 1961.
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1982-1983
Leaves office as Foreign Secretary in Margaret Thatcher's post-election government changes, ending the cabinet role he had held throughout the Falklands War and its immediate diplomatic aftermath.
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1982-1983
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