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1979 Jun 19 - 1980 Feb 20
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/319
Overseas Aid (Aid Policy Review: 1979-1980 and 1980-1981 aid programmes) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2010 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 188
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Date Value Title
79 Jul 9 Mo Major Aid: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Carrington ("Overseas Aid: Policy Review") [calls for fundamental review of aid policy] [declassified 2010]
79 Jul 17 Tu Major Aid: Carrington minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("The 1979-80 Aid Programme") [aid expenditure] [declassified 2010]
79 Jul 25 We Major Aid: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Carrington ("The 1979-80 Aid Programme") [aid expenditure] [declassified 2010]
79 Jul 30 Mo Major Aid: Carrington minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Overseas Aid: Policy Review") [arrangements for fundamental review of aid policy] [declassified 2010]
79 Aug 31 Fr Major Aid: Carrington minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Effect on Rhodesia Policy of Cuts in the 1979/1980 Aid Programme") [MT: "Cuts? But we agreed there has been an increase of 2% in real terms"] [declassified 2010]
79 Sep 7 Fr Major Aid: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Carrington ("Effect on Rhodesia Policy of Cuts in the 1979-80 Aid Programme") [Chancellor rejects call for contingency spending] [declassified 2010]
79 Sep 17 Mo Major Aid: Carrington minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Effect on Rhodesia Policy of Cuts in the 1979-80 Aid Programme") [strategy for dealing with cuts to spending] [declassified 2010]
79 Sep 24 Mo Major Aid: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Carrington ("Effect on Rhodesia Policy of Cuts in the 1979-80 Overseas Aid Programme") [accepts Carrington's strategy for dealing with cuts to spending] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 9 We Major Aid: Carrington minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Aid Policy Review") [report of aid policy review group] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 8 Fr Major Aid: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Overseas Aid (OD(80) 7 and 8)") [aid policy review] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 18 Mo Major Aid: FCO letter to No.10 ("Overseas Aid Policy") [draft parliamentary statement on aid policy review] [declassified 2010]