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...Reagan responded as soon as U.S. diplomats could provide him with proposals to discuss with General Galtieri. Less than a day after the British report, Reagan phoned the Argentine President. Speaking through translators, the two men talked for 50 minutes. Galtieri took up much of the time by giving Reagan a laborious lesson on the history of the Falkland Islands. Reagan offered to send a personal envoy of Galtieri's choice, including Vice President George Bush, to help prevent the invasion. The offer was rebuffed. What Reagan did not know was that even as he spoke to Galtieri, Argentine naval...
...White House was chagrined by the failure of Reagan's mediation effort. That was soon followed by a most awkward revelation: on the evening of the very day the Argentines had successfully stormed Port Stanley, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Jeane Kirkpatrick had been the guest of honor at a dinner hosted by Argentine Ambassador Takacs, an extraordinary accident of timing by the Argentines, if it was an accident. With Kirkpatrick at the function was Deputy Secretary of State Walter J. Stoessel, the highest-ranking U.S. career diplomat. Trying to explain the embarrassment, the State Department said only that...
President Reagan's early failure to prevent the invasion left White House aides reluctant to have further direct presidential involvement in the crisis. There was considerable concern that Reagan's image had been damaged when word was released that he had talked for as long as 50 minutes with Galtieri without having any effect...
...responsibility for dealing with the confrontation was taken up by Haig. Early last week the State Department asked Whitehall to arrange for an "invitation" for Haig to visit London. The Argentines also agreed to receive Haig. At a Monday press conference, President Reagan outlined the diplomatic dilemma created by the Falklands confrontation. Said Reagan: "It's a very difficult situation for the U.S. because we're friends with both of the countries engaged in this dispute...
...Reagan's weak response reflected an Administration desire to go as easy as possible on the Argentines, although the U.S. had supported the U.N. resolution calling for Argentina to get out of the Falklands. Reversing Jimmy Carter's policy, which denied aid to Argentina because of its human rights violations, the Reagan Administration was trying to work closely with the junta. U.N. Ambassador Kirkpatrick had singled out the Argentine regime as an example of a "friendly authoritarian" government...