Diary Entry - 04/30/1982
Key Facts
President Reagan meets with the Republican Members of Congress who served on the budget negotiating team.
President Reagan decides to back Britain in the Falkland Islands dispute due to Argentina turning down the final plan offered by the US.
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Al H. has announced the turn down of our plan by Argentina and that we now must come down on the side of Britain. After the broadcast last night phone calls & wires to W.H. broke all our previous records. By 3 P.M. telegrams were 2,723 for 373 against. Phone calls 4,745 for, 1103 against. Met with some of our members of the “gang of 17.” They are going to begin putting a budget together in committee.
