Archive

1980 Oct 22 - 1981 Feb 11
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/390
Arts and amenities (Export licence for Leicester Codex by Leonardo da Vinci, following purchase by Dr Armand Hammer)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 39
Any docs withheld?

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Date Value Title
80 Oct 22 We Minor Arts: Pattison minute to MT ("Da Vinci Manuscript") [Stevas meets Lord Coke to discuss sale of Da Vinci manuscript] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 17 We Minor Arts: Armand Hammer letter to MT (Hammer's acquisition of Da Vinci codex) [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 19 Fr Minor Arts: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Stevas) [Armand Hammer's purchase of Da Vinci codex] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 29 Mo Minor Arts: Stevas letter to MT (Da Vinci codex) [temporary export permission granted] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 5 Mo Minor Arts: MT letter to Armand Hammer (Da Vinci codex) [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 21 We Minor Arts: Stevas letter to MT (Da Vinci codex) [temporary export licence] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 30 Fr Minor Arts: Pattison minute to MT ("The Leicester Codex") [Reviewing Committee recommend that export licence should be withheld; dangers involved in overturning decision] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 5 Th Minor Arts: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Armand Hammer) [export licence for Da Vinci codex] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 9 Mo Minor Arts: Pattison minute to MT ("The Leicester Codex") [export licence for Da Vinci codex] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 10 Tu Minor Arts: Channon minute to MT (export licence for the Da Vinci codex) [Channon accepts Reviewing Committee's decision to delay export, but will reduce delaying period to one month] [declassified 2011]