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1980 Sep 2 - 1981 Dec 15
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/413
Defence (Defence sales) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 176
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80 Sep 2 Tu Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Speech at Flying Display Dinner") [announcement of selection of UK contractor for NATO UKADGE contract] [declassified 2011]
80 Sep 4 Th Major Defence: Geoffrey Pattie MP letter to MT (need for a positive strategy on defence sales) [declassified 2011]
80 Sep 10 We Major Defence: No.10 letter to MOD ("Defence Sales") [MT emphasises need to increase defence sales] [declassified 2011]
80 Oct 17 Fr Major Defence: Whitmore minute to MT ("New Statesman Article on IMS Limited") [defence sales: allegations of impropriety] [declassified 2011]
80 Oct 20 Mo Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("New Statesman Article on IMS Limited") [defence sales: further details on allegations of impropriety] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 3 Mo Major Defence: Geoffrey Pattie MP letter to MT (defence sales opportunities in Qatar) [status update] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 28 Fr Major Defence: Ibbs minute to Alexander ("Defence Sales") [comments on strategy for increasing defence sales] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 2 Tu Major Defence: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Defence Sales (OD(80) 70, 71 and 73)") [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 17 We Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("Defence Sales") [Hawk sales to Zimbabwe and other defence sales] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 19 Fr Major Defence: Rayner minute to MT ("Defence Sales") [strategy for increasing defence sales] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 22 Mo Major Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Austin Pearce and Freddie Page of BAe-Lord Strathcona-Cooper) ["Defence Sales"] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 22 Mo Major Defence: No.10 letter to MOD ("Defence Sales") [MT's views on stimulating defence sales; Rayner scrutiny] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 23 Tu Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 (stimulating defence sales) [Pym's response to MT's suggestions] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 9 Fr Major Defence: BAe Chairman Austin Pearce letter to MT (sale of Hawk aircraft to Zimbabwe) [thanks for assistance] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 13 Tu Major Defence: MT letter to BAe Chairman Austin Pearce (sale of Hawk aircraft to Zimbabwe) ["I hope it will be the precursor of other similar successes"] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 21 We Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 (report on major defence sales contracts) [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 12 Th Major Defence: Nott minute to MT ("Defence Sales") [strategy for increasing defence exports] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 12 Th Major Defence: Whitmore minute to MT ("Defence Sales") [Nott's minute on strategy for increasing defence exports] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 20 Fr Major Defence: No.10 letter to MOD ("Defence Sales") [MT's response to Nott's minute on strategy for increasing defence exports] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 17 Tu Major Defence: Lord Trenchard minute to MT ("Frigates for Portugal") [defence sales] [declassified 2011]