Margaret Thatcher's private reflections about the Falklands War are contained in evidence she gave to a committee of inquiry after the conflict. "I never never expected the Argentines to invade the Falklands head-on," she said. "It was such a stupid thing to do. I did not think it would happen." But two days before Argentine forces went ashore Mrs Thatcher was told an invasion was imminent. She thought this was the worst moment of her life. And she said at the time no-one could tell her whether British forces could retake the Falklands. The government records also describe her determined efforts to prevent France from selling Exocet missiles to Peru because of fears they would be passed on to Argentina. In a confidential telegram to President Mitterrand in May 1982 Mrs Thatcher warned him that if it became known that France was releasing the weapons, it would have a devastating effect on the relationship between Britain and France.


两国的军事冲突后，玛格丽特·撒切尔给调查委员会的证据中包含她对福克兰群岛战争的私下看法。 她说："我从来没有都没想到阿根廷会正面入侵，这是件多么愚蠢的事情呀，我在此之前从未想过它会发生。" 但是在阿根廷武装部队到英国的前两天，撒切尔夫人被告知这入侵是迟早的事。她认为这是她人生中最糟糕的一刻，并且她说在这段时间没有人能告诉她英国军队是否可以重新掌管福克兰群岛。 在政府的记录中，也描述了她坚定的为了防止法国出售反舰导弹给秘鲁的努力，因为担心这武器会被送至阿根廷。 1982年5月在一份给密特朗总统的电报中撒切尔夫人警告他，如果让英方知道法国正在出售武器，这将会给英法之间的关系致命的一击。