Originally Posted by
Davef68
Slightly strange comment as I recall relations between US and UK were pretty good, albeit behind the scenes initially. The State Dept was less keen, but the Pentagon and WH were supportive.
Mrs Thatcher thought that the US ought to have come out in overt support of the UK rather sooner than it did; Al Haig was on the receiving end of at least one handbagging about it, as was the President. Although the full record is now released thanks to the UK version being declassified, the Reagan library uploaded a transcript of a telephone call between POTUS and the PM, redacting Mrs T's contribution to the conversation. Most of the document was redacted, with occasional interjections along the lines of, 'Yes, Margaret, but...' and 'But, Margaret...' (ellipses signify the point at which President Reagan ceased to get a word in edgeways...).
There were a few MPs who muttered in the direction of the ambassador that the Americans couldn't be relied upon, which left the poor chap feeling a bit bruised (given that he knew Cap Weinberger had adopted a 'I don't give a damn what State thinks' approach and was sending eye-wateringly large amounts of material support to Ascension.