Falklands divide Brazil and U S leaders in talks
President Reagan toasted Brazilian President Joao Figueiredo amid the Falklands dispute, calling it a major peace challenge in the hemisphere. The Brazilian leader, aligned with Argentina, privately expressed hope for a negotiated settlement as U S mediation failed. Talks in the Oval Office centered on the crisis and its broader impact.
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Reagan
Falkland Islands
Britain
Argentina
New York
Joao Figueiredo
White House
U.N
Javier Perez de Cuellar
U.S
Figueiredo
United States
Oval Office
U S gestures to Israel amid renewed cooperation talks
The Reagan administration may renew the strategic cooperation pact suspended after Israel extended its law to the Golan Heights. Quick US aid of over 200 million dollars and another 200 million for Israeli defense equipment are planned as Ariel Sharon visits Washington for talks with Haig and Weinberger.
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Golan Heights
U.S
Ariel Sharon
Sharon
United States
Syria
Menachem Begin
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Middle East
Soviet Union
Haig
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Near East
Bob
Kasten
R-Wis
Saudi Arabia
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