'EXTRACT telegram sent on 7 April 1982 to Margaret Thatcher by the consul for the British community in Argentina:
'In the name of the consul community, in name OT over 100,000 we respectfulocloulls that you have to taken beg inform situation into count in the delicate confron ting and Great Britain the Argentinian population has shown the slightest hostility towards us. We call on Namibia IS supposedlv you immediately search for peaceful solution this problem.
The telegram cited above is quoted by the Argentinian exile com munity who alertisement in the Page placed quarter daily April in support of their of recognition Argentina's claim Arguing that 'We wan to show the reasons behind the adhesion of all currents or Argentine opinion to the Argentine claim, cluding dissidents, and adversaries the government', the adverSouth African police break up a SWAPO rairy in dumorse la- sa UN protectorate. resolutions the illegal South African occupation remains unchallenged tisement goes on to quote telegrams and declarations the Argentinian Islamic, Jewish, Irish and Italian communities "This unanimity,' says the advert, 'shows that popular support reconquest is not an invention of the DI COCIL authorities and that it is not directed by the government press. It arises, on the contrary, from a de mand founded on historically acquired rights, to which Argentinians have been attached for generations, and which legitimate Convinced But despite numerous Socialist Challenge 29 April 1982