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FM FCO 061615Z APRIL 82
TO FLASH BUENOS AIRES
TELEGRAM NUMBER 119 OF 6 APRIL,
INFO IMMEDIATE BERNE, HONG KONG, BMG BERLIN
YOUR TELNO 168: BREAK OF RELATIONS
1. WE MET REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BRAZILIAN AND ARGENTINE
EMBASSIES AGAIN TODAY. NO FURTHER MEETING IS PLANNED.
2. STAFF. THEY SAID THEY WERE ONLY PROPOSING TO KEEP TWO
A AND T STAFF. WE SAID THAT AT THE MOMENT WE WERE THINKING OF ONE A AND T BUT MIGHT WISH TO INCREASE THAT LATER AND WOULD NOT THEREFORE OPPOSE ALTERING THE ALREADY AGREED CEILING OF FOUR PLUS FOUR.
3.
THEY GAVE US A LIST OF 20 LOCAL STAFF. MOST WERE ADMIN, CONSULAR, ECONOMIC OR DOMESTIC BUT INCLUDED FOUR WORKING AT THE
NAVAL COMMISSION, INCLUDING A GIBRALTARIAN, MR BADO. WE SAID
THAT THIS LAST FOUR WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE AND THAT THE NAVAL
COMMISSION MUST CEASE TO FUNCTION ON 8 APRIL. THEY ACCEPTED THIS.
THIS ONLY LEAVES 16 LOCAL STAFF IN THEIR INTERESTS SECTION. IN
VIEW OF THIS WE DID NOT MENTION THE 39 LOCAL STAFF YOU WISH TO
RETAIN. IF, AS IS QUITE LIKELY, THE ARGENTINES INSIST ON LINITING
YOUR LOCAL STAFF TO 16 THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
11.
BANK ACCOUNTS. THE ARGENTINES ACCUSED US OF BREAKING THE
VIENNA CONVENTION IN FREEZING THE BANK ACCOUNTS OF THE MISSION
AND MEMBERS OF IT. WE SAID THAT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE
CONSIDERED OURSELVES JUSTIFIED IN TERMS OF INTERANATIONAL LAW.
HAVE MADE PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTSA WHEREBY THOSE DEPARTING CAN DRAW.
ON THEIR ACCOUNTS. TO PAY BILLS AND FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE
INTERESTS SECTION TO WITHDRAW MONEY FOR CURRENT EXPENDITURE.
WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING A PRAZILIAN REQUEST THAT A SEPARATE ACCOUNT BE OPENED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE INTERESTS SECTION.
FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, FREZING THE ACCOUNTS IS CONTRARY TO
THE CONVENTION. GRATEFUL TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE POSITION IS
REGARDING YOUR VARIOUS ACCOUNTS. ARE YOU EXPERIENCING AYY
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