1979 May 23 - 1980 Nov 6
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/143
Canada (UK/Canadian relations: patriation of the Canadian constitution) (Part 1)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2010 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Confidential |
| Page count: | 248 |
| Any docs withheld? | 1 |
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Selections from this file
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| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 80 Oct 9 Th | Major | Canada: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Patriation of the Canadian Constitution") [MT: “The most dangerous prospect of all would be to substitute our judgement for that of the elected Govt of Canada”] [declassified 2010] |
| 80 Oct 14 Tu | Major | Canada: Armstrong minute to Alexander ("Patriation of Canadian Constitution") [declassified 2010] |
| 80 Oct 27 Mo | Major | Canada: UKHC Ottawa to FCO ("Constitution") [report on process of repatriation of the Canadian Constitution in the Canadian parliament] [declassified 2010] |
| 80 Oct 28 Tu | Major | Canada: Privy Council Office letter to No.10 ("Patriation of the Canadian Constitution") [note of a discussion between Stevas and the Leader of the Canadian Lower House, Yvon Pinard] [declassified 2010] |
| 80 Oct 31 Fr | Major | Canada: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Patriation of the Canadian Constitution") [declassified 2010] |
| 80 Oct 31 Fr | Major | Canada: FCO letter to No.10 ("The Canadian Constitution: Meeting on 3 November") [briefing on recent events] [declassified 2010] |
| 80 Nov 3 Mo | Major | Canada: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Ministers) [patriation of the Canadian Constitution] [declassified 2010] |
| 81 Jan 19 Mo | Major | Canada: Department of External Affairs telegram to all posts (“Questions & Answers on Patriation”) [“summary of situation”] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Feb 2 Mo | Major | Canada: Kirby minute for Trudeau (“Strategic Questions Relating to the Constitution”) [short-term stance/image & summary of work being done by officials] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Feb 3 Tu | Major | Canada: Robert Fowler briefing for Trudeau (“Patriation, the UK: Notes for Question Period (update)”) [MT assuring Trudeau HMG would apply the whip to patriation legislation] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Feb 9 Mo | Minor | Canada: Michael Pitfield to Sir Philip Moore (postponed visit) [apologies] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Feb 10 Tu | Minor | Canada: Russell Anthony to Michael Kirby (“The Canadian Constitution”) [opinion in the west, especially BC] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Feb 11 We | Minor | Canada: David R. Cameron minute to Michael Kirby (“The Constitutional Resolution”) [“Observations from a Slight Distance and Thoughts on Government Tactics”] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Feb 11 We | Minor | Canada: Kirby minute for Trudeau (“Issues relating to the constitutional resolution”) [London strategy] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Feb 16 Mo | Major | Canada: Kirby minute for Trudeau (meeting of the six provincial Premiers) [they think they have the federal government on the ropes] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Feb 17 Tu | Major | Canada: Kirby minute for Trudeau (government options on eve of constitutional resolution debate) [“think piece”] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Feb 23 Mo | Major | Canada: Kirby minute for Trudeau (“Follow Up to Last Week’s Memorandum on Constitutional Options”) [update from events] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Mar 2 Mo | Major | Canada: Kirby minute for Trudeau (draft response to Kershaw report) [cover note only] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Mar 4 We | Major | Canada: Canadian High Commission in London memorandum (“The mood in London”) [put on “maximum of pressure” to pass bill without delay] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Mar 5 Th | Major | Canada: Kirby minute for Trudeau (“Elements of a London Strategy”) [aim to pass bill through Westminster by July] [declassified 2013] |