La guerre des Malouines dans les relations internationales

La réaction britannique
Quinzième partie - La gestion du conflit après les hostilités
Chapitre 2
Les réactions occidentales
Dès le 15 juin 1982, Margaret Thatcher annonçait fermement qu’elle ne négocierait pas
avec l’Argentine à propos des Falkland.
Elle prononça ce discours devant les parlementaires, lorsqu’elle les informa de la reddition
totale de l’Argentine.
Elle leur dit qu’elle refusait toute possibilité d’initiative de négociation auprès de l’ONU.
Le représentant de l’opposition, Michael Foot, après l’avoir félicitée, lui demanda si elle
comptait discuter avec l’Argentine :
« Mr. Michael Foot
The Opposition at once wish to join in the thanks and congratulations that the
right hon. Lady has given to the Service men and their commanders on the
way in which they have discharged their duties throughout these dangerous
weeks. We wish that to be emphasised at the outset.
The relief that the House felt and expressed last night when it first heard the
news derived partly from the belief that we had been able to avoid not merely
the hideousness of a bloody battle at Port Stanley but also the consequences
of such a battle. That sense of relief was rightly expressed, and we wish to
express it once again.
Even so, as the right hon. Lady emphasised in her final remarks, there have
been severe casualties for this country that affect some of our great naval
ports such as Plymouth and Portsmouth. There have been severe casualties
affecting other places as well. In addition, there have been severe casualties
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