Britain and the Dictatorships of Argentina and Chile, 1973–82: Foreign Policy, Corporations and Social Movements (Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World)

This Book Explores The Links Between The British Government And The Dictatorships Of Argentina And Chile, 1973-82, Using Newly-opened British Archives. It Gives The Most Complete Picture To Date Of British Arms Sales, Military Visits And Diplomatic Links With The Argentine And Chilean Military Regimes Before The Falklands War. It Also Provides New Evidence That Britain Had Strategic And Economic Interests In The Falkland Islands And Was Keen To Exploit The Oil Around The Islands. It Looks At The Impact Of Private Corporations And Social Movements, Such As The Chile Solidarity Campaign And Human Rights Groups, On Foreign Policy. By Analyzing The Social Background Of British Diplomats And Tracing The Informal Social Networks Between Government Officials And The Private Sector, It Considers The Pro-business Biases Of State Officials. It Describes How The Foreign Office Tried To Dissuade The Labour Governments Of 1974-79 From Imposing Sanctions On The Pinochet Regime In Chile And Discusses Whether Un-elected Officials Place Constraints On Politicians Aiming To Pursue An 'ethical' Foreign Policy--back Cover. Grace Livingstone. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Introduction: Making Friends With the Junta (Grace Livingstone)....Pages 1-33 Chile 1973–1982 (Grace Livingstone)....Pages 35-44 Welcoming Pinochet’s Coup (1973–1974) (Grace Livingstone)....Pages 45-55 Ethical Foreign Policy? Labour Versus the Foreign Office (1974–1979) (Grace Livingstone)....Pages 57-83 Tea with a Dictator: Mrs. Thatcher and the General (1979–1982) (Grace Livingstone)....Pages 85-114 Chile Conclusion (Grace Livingstone)....Pages 115-120 Argentina 1976–2 April 1982 (Grace Livingstone)....Pages 121-127 Business as Usual: Arming the Junta (1976–1979) (Grace Livingstone)....Pages 129-160 Oil, the Islands and the Falklands Lobby (1976–1979) (Grace Livingstone)....Pages 161-180 Befriending ‘Common or Garden’ Dictators (1979 to 2 April 1982) (Grace Livingstone)....Pages 181-204 Antarctica, Oil and Leaseback: Britain’s Strategic Interests in the Falklands (1979 to 2 April 1982) (Grace Livingstone)....Pages 205-232 Conclusion (Grace Livingstone)....Pages 233-239 Back Matter ....Pages 241-280 Annotation This text explores the links between the British government and the dictatorships of Argentina and Chile, 1973-82, using newly-opened British archives. It gives the most complete picture to date of British arms sales, military visits and diplomatic links with the Argentine and Chilean military regimes before the Falklands war. It also provides new evidence that Britain had strategic and economic interests in the Falkland Islands and was keen to exploit the oil around the Islands