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1985 Dec 1 - 1986 Oct 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1759
Foreign Policy (East/West relations) (Part 6)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2015 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 329
Any docs withheld? 4

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86 May 28 We Major Cold War: “US scraps subs for Salt treaty” [Reagan “warned Moscow he will no longer abide by the limit of the Salt 2 treaty if the Russians continue to violate it”]
86 May 29 Th Major Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram to FCO (“US/Soviet relations: President Reagan’s message to Gorbachev”) [Reagan calls for a second summit] [released Dec 2015]
86 May 30 Fr Major Cold War: UKE Washington telegram 1461 to FCO (2130Z) (“Invitation to Soviet defence minister to visit the US”) [“to discuss quote the wide gulf on issues related to each other’s military forces, doctrine and intentions unquote”] [released Dec 2015]
86 Jun 6 Fr Major Cold War: UKE Washington telegram 1516 to FCO (1630Z) (“Geneva negotiations: new Soviet proposals”) [“for a ban on ASATS and a ban on the offensive use of defensive systems … such linkage would be bad news”] [released Dec 2015]
86 Jun 10 Tu Major Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram to FCO (“Call on Zagladin: East/West relations”) [proposals for second summit, SALT II] [released Dec 2015]
86 Jun 12 Th Major Cold War: UKDEL Vienna telegram to FCO (“ Warsaw pact summit”) [“It is unrealistic to try to make agreement in MBFR a pre-condition for movement to the larger forum”] [released Dec 2015]
86 Jun 24 Tu Major Cold War: UKE Washington telegram 1672 to FCO (2200Z) (“US/Soviet relations”) [“apparently no progress on summit dates”] [released Dec 2015]
86 Jul 2 We Major Cold War: UKE Washington telegram 1759 to FCO (2240Z) (“US/Soviet relations”) [“there is no progress on fixing a Shultz/Shevardnadze meeting”] [released Dec 2015]
86 Jul 28 Mo Major Cold War: Charles Powell minute (“US/Soviet summit”) [Ambassador expects summit to be held in November] [released Dec 2015]
86 Aug 5 Tu Major Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram to FCO (“Shultz/Shevardnadze meeting”) [agreement on date for meeting] [released Dec 2015]
86 Sep 9 Tu Major Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram to FCO (“Daniloff: comment”) [“The Russians may well have miscalculated”] [released Dec 2015]
86 Sep 9 Tu Major Cold War: UKE Washington telegram 2296 to FCO (1700Z) (“Daniloff”) [Reagan described the detention “as an outrage and as a ‘violation of the standards of civilised international behaviour’”] [released Dec 2015]
86 Sep 10 We Major Cold War: Cradock minute to No.10 (“Daniloff”) [“A Summit is now in jeopardy”] [released Dec 2015]
86 Sep 10 We Major Cold War: UKE Washington telegram 2313 to FCO (1530Z) (“Visit of Secretary of State: East/West relations”) [discussions with Acland “focussed on Daniloff, which was clearly at the top of Shultz’s mind”] [released Dec 2015]
86 Sep 10 We Key Cold War: UKE Washington telegram 2314 to FCO (1545Z) (“Secretary of State’s meeting with Weinberger: 9 September”) [“A disturbing insight into right-wing attitudes on arms control”] [released Dec 2015]
86 Sep 15 Mo Major Cold War: Reagan message to MT (proposed summit with Soviets) [“A constructive outcome … will depend heavily on intensive consultations and the maintenance of allied unity”] [released Dec 2015]
86 Sep 19 Fr Major Cold War: UKE Washington telegram 2411 to FCO (2250Z) (“US/Soviet relations”) [Soviet position on Daniloff] [released Dec 2015]
86 Sep 23 Tu Major Cold War: UKMIS New York telegram 890 to FCO (1620Z) (“President Reagan’s briefing of NATO ministers”) [discussions with Soviets on Daniloff and arms control] [released Dec 2015]
86 Sep 24 We Major Cold War: UKMIS New York telegram 908 to FCO (1640Z) (“Secretary of State’s bilateral with Shevardnadze, 23 September”) [“A businessmanlike discussion which covered a lot of ground in one hour”] [released Dec 2015]
86 Sep 30 Tu Major Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram to FCO (“US/Soviet Relations: Gorbachev’s approach march to a summit”) [“the indications are that he sees the potential gains as outweighing the risks”] [released Dec 2015]