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d) inviting only representatives of NATO and Common-

wealth countries, without attempting invidious com-

parisons of the degree of support given by each,

and

thus failing to invite some members whose support ha

been very real and including others who have not

supported us.

Depending on the Ministers' decision, I shall draft an appro-

priate reply for the Secretary of State to send to Mr Nott's

minute to the Prime Minister.

Background

3.

A service of Thanks giving and Remembrance will be held

in St Paul's Cathedral at 11 a.m. on 26 July. Its provisiona

title is The Falkland Islands Service of Thanksgiving and

Remembrance.

Ministry of Defence have reserved 100 seats for

members of the London Diplomatic Corps, including wives.

4. The attitudes adopted by other countries over the

Falklands conflict have ranged across the entire spectrum,

from outright support for the United Kingdom, such as New

Zealand, to outright opposition to us and support for Argenti

such as Panama. At Annexes A-C are classified all countries

which are represented by Ambassadors/High Commissioners in

London into whether they supported us clearly and publicly,

were ambivalent, or opposed us. Any such classification runs

into problems over border line cases. However, virutally all

the countries have been lobbied extensively by both sides ove.

the course of the conflict and have in almost all cases

declared themselves by their actions. Annex 'A' lists those

countries currently represented in London by Ambassadors or

High Commissioners which gave us positive public support;

Annex 'B' lists those which were ambivalent, neutral or silent

or which were in some ways helpful but in other ways unhelpful

/Annex 'C'