1979 May 31 - 1981 Apr 1
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/411
Defence (Sale of tanks to Jordan; future tank policy; future of Vickers Ltd Elswick works)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2011 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 159 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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| Date | Value | Title |
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| 79 Jun 18 Mo | Major | Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, King Hussein of Jordan) [Israel/Palestine; UK tanks procurement order] [declassified 2011] |
| 79 Sep 20 Th | Major | Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, King Hussein of Jordan) [Israel/Palestine; UK tanks procurement order] [declassified 2011] |
| 79 Nov 22 Th | Major | Defence: Pym minute to MT (“Tanks for Jordan”) [MT: “I marvel that we ever manage to… sell anything through government depts.”] [declassified 2011] |
| 79 Nov 30 Fr | Major | Defence: Pym minute to MT (“Tanks”) [MT concerned about procurement delays] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Mar 17 Mo | Major | Defence: MT letter to Newcastle upon Tyne Council (threat of redundancies at Vickers Elswick factory) [hope of securing tank order] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Aug 14 Th | Major | Defence: Pym minute to Lord Carrington (“Tanks: co-operation with France and Germany”) [procurement policy] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Oct 16 Th | Major | Defence: Pym minute to MT (“Tank Policy”) [procurement collaboration with NATO allies] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Nov 24 Mo | Major | Defence: No.10 minute to MT (order for Tank Transporters) [US-made engine cheaper/more efficient than British] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Jan 28 We | Major | Defence: Lord Trenchard letter to Baker (order for Tank Transporters) [US-made engine cheaper/more efficient than British] [declassified 2011] |