British offer new peace talks
FALKLAND ISLANDS (AP) -
Shaken by its first casualties in the
Falklands fighting, Britain on
Wednesday revived talk of a
peaceful solution to the crisis, but
Argentina gave no sign it was
backing down, imposed belt
tightening measures to help the
war effort and picked up military
support from Venezuela
There were rumors of large
scale military action over the
Falklands, but Argentina's Joint
Chiefs of Staff issued a statement
saying the last clashes occurred
Tuesday afternoon
The Argentine junta still said
nothing about the destruction of
the destroyer HMS Sheffield on
Tuesday The Argentine public
found out about it through
newspapers that published
banner headlines over foreign
press accounts from London
The British Defense Ministry
said it believed 30 men died in the
attack Government sources
reported another 57 were either
wounded or missing
Press Association, Britain's
domestic news agency, quoted
authoritative sources as saying
two Argentine submarines were
cruising Britain's 200-mile war
zone around the Falklands. and
that the rest of the Argentine fleet
was making for the mainland
coast There was no official con
firmation.
Against a background of anger
and dismay, British Foreign
Secretary Francis Pym told the
House of Commons in London he
had transmitted a "constructive
contribution" to a peace plan
being worked on by Secretary of
State Alexander Haig
"A vital ingredient of the ideas
on which we are working is an
early cease-fire and the prompt
withdrawal of Argentine forces,”
Pym said. But the Argentines
demand recognition of Argentine
sovereignty over the Falklands
before any withdrawal begins,
and Britain refuses to concede
sovereignty
Pym’s remarks were in stark
contrast to statements by British
leaders last week stressing that
military and other pressure would
be increased until Argentina gave
the Falklands back to Britain
Pym said Haig's peace efforts
remained alive, despite the
announcement Friday that the
U S. government was siding with
Britain and imposing sanctions
against Argentina. "There has
been no suspension’' of the effort,
Pym said
White House spokesman Larry
Speakes said that at Pres.
Reagan’s direction, Haig
"remains actively engaged in an
effort to do all we can to assist in
the peaceful outcome of the crisis
in the South Atlantic The ultimate
solution must be peaceful or the
consequences will be lasting and
grave ."
Haig held an unexpected
meeting Tuesday with Britain's
ambassador in Washington,
apparently to discuss the British
ideas
Relatives of 87 crewmen
aboard the Sheffield were notified
their men were either wounded,
missing or dead in an Argentine
computer-guided missile strike
from a fighter-bomber Tuesday
off the Falkland Islands There
was no definitive breakdown of
the casualties
At the same time, Argentina
continued the search for about
360 crewmen missing from the
General Belgrano, the cruiser
torpedoed and sunk by a British
submarine Sunday.
Argentina reported the rescue
of at least 680 survivors from the
Belgrano, and about 400 of them
arrived at the southernmost
Argentine port of Ushuaia early
Tuesday, Argentine journalists
said.
In Buenos Aires, the Argentine
junta announced the peso was
devalued 16 8 percent as part of a
package designed to help finance
the fight against Britain.
It said a dollar now costs
14.000 pesos, compared to
12.000 previously, and that a 7
percent surcharge will be tacked
on to each foreign currency
transaction.
U S. intelligence sources in
Washington who asked to remain
anonymous reported Venezuela
is now providing spare parts to
Argentina for Mirage fighter
bombers and Canberra light
bombers.
The sources also said that
Venezuelan Pres Luis Herrera
Campins had ordered the
Venezuelan air force to prepare
for unspecified flight operations
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