April 7, 1982
This morning the President met with his national security advisers to review the situation in the
South Atlantic. After the meeting the President is departing for Jamaica, where he will meet with
Prime Minister Seaga to further the close working dialog opened during the Prime Minister's visit
last year. He then continues on to Barbados, where he will meet with leaders of eastern Caribbean
countries to discuss regional issues of mutual concern.
In keeping with the initiatives the President has taken with both Prime Minister Thatcher and
President Galtieri and his offer of assistance, the President has directed Secretary of State Haig to
continue consultations with the Governments of the United Kingdom and Argentina in the interest
of assisting both parties in the search for a peaceful resolution of the dispute in the South
Atlantic.
The President directed Secretary Haig to proceed to London and Buenos Aires at the invitation of
both governments.