DOCUMENTS FROM THE 1982 FALKLANDS WAR

Peruvian  Peace Proposal
5 May 1982

Draft Interim Agreement on the Falkland / Malvinas Islands:-

(1) An immediate ceasefire, concurrent with:-

(2) Mutual withdrawal and non-reintroduction of forces, according to a schedule to be established by the Contact Group;

(3) The immediate introduction of a Contact Group composed of Brazil, Peru, The Federal Republic of Germany and the United States into the Falkland Islands, on a temporary basis pending agreement on a definitive settlement. The Contact Group will assume responsibility for (A) Verification of the withdrawal; (B) Ensuring that no actions are taken in the Islands, by the local administration, which would contravene this interim agreement; and (C) Ensuring that all other provisions of the agreement are respected

(4) Britain and Argentina acknowledge the existence of differing and conflicting views regarding the status of the Falkland Islands;

(5) The two Governments acknowledge that the aspirations and interests of the Islanders will be included in the definitive settlement of the status of the Islands;

(6) The Contact Group will have responsibility for ensuring that the two Governments reach a definitive agreement prior to 30 April 1983.

Source - 'Tempest in a Teapot' by R. Reginald & Dr Jeffrey M. Elliot, The Borgo Press, 1983

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