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*+Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
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'Wholly
Robust statement. Government has also sent message to SG of UN and to SG of Commonwealth.
''Assurance'' of support to Prime Minister. Robust reply to PM letter. sympathetic "over action to recover S. Georgia. Voted against Latin American resolution on 4 November.
Message to Prime Minister ''condemns use of force'' but no specific support for UK. Helpful in NAM. Voted against Latin American resolution on 4 November.
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+Swaziland
Statement expressing ''great concern'' at invasion and supporting SCR 502. Instructions on similar lines sent to New York. Following S. Georgia and other hostilities PM and FM gave assurance of continued support in UN and generally. Entered reservation on NAM statement. Intervention help- ful to UK in NAM. Abstained on Latin American
resolution on 4 November.
*Tanzania
Statement regrets Argentine military actions but no specific mention of support for UK. Letter to PM from President expressing ''sympathy'' over Falklands problem. ''Wholly sympathetic'' response from Foreign Minister after recapture of S. Georgia and ''no tendency'
and no tendency'' at highest
level to criticise even if force used to remove Argentines. President privately expressed pleasure at Falklands outcome. Went along with NAM
on Argentine sovereignty. Voted for Latin American resolution on 4 November.
*Tonga
+Trinidad and Tobago
Robust reply to PM letter:
would support ! ! any
action' by us to reassert sovereignty. Robust public statement. Argentine citizens banned from Tonga. ''Sympathetic understanding'' of UK position after recapture of S. Georgia.
''Feeble'' public statement, but helpful in OAS. Twice abstained in votes to invoke Rio Treaty. Likely that Trinidad would maintain in OAS its support for SCR 502.
PM's message thanking for help in OAS made public. Senior Minister privately expressed strong support for UK position. Entered reservation on NAM statement after some attempt at Havana to amend it. Abstained in Latin American resolution on 4 November.
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