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1983 Apr 22 - 1983 Dec 22
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1155
Foreign policy (Strategy meetings: foreign affairs and defence) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 417
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83 Apr 22 Fr Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute to MT (East/West relations and security questions) [cover note referring to Parsons minute; MT notes: "we must concentrate on those matters likely to produce conclusions which can lead to action"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 19 Th Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Foreign Affairs") [Franco/German summit; unrest in France; EC budget; Belgrano; Hong Kong; Williamsburg] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 23 Mo Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Foreign/Defence Affairs: round-up") [CND/Upper Heyford; Pretoria bomb incident; S.Africa/Mozambique; Malawi; Namibia; Zimbabwe; Hong Kong; INF] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jun 1 We Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Foreign and Defence Affairs: round-up") [Upper Heyford/CND; Argentina; Zimbabwe Air Force Officers; Namibia] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jun 9 Th Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Foreign Affairs/Defence Affairs") [France; Williamsburg Statement on Defence; Japan/Nissan; Namibia; Zimbabwe; Malawi; Belize/Guatemala; START] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jun 10 Fr Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Foreign and Defence Affairs: immediate issues") [EC budget; Hong Kong; Destefanis; Falklands airfield; Harm/Alarm; Overseas visit] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jun 15 We Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Foreign Policy: Strategy") ["You have said to me more than once that you feel we have not given sufficient consideration to out general strategy in foreign policy"; proposed meetings/topics] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jun 17 Fr Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute to MT ("East/West relations") ["I attach a letter and paper from Michael Alexander... [if] you think the paper is of any use... he will send it to the FCO"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jun 21 Tu Major Foreign policy: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Foreign Affairs and Defence: Strategy") [meetings at Chequers on 8/9 September: draft agenda] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jun 24 Fr Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Foreign Affairs and Defence: Strategy") [draft agenda for meeting at Chequers on 8/9 September; MT requests a revised agenda] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jun 27 Mo Major Foreign policy: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Foreign Affairs and Defence: Strategy") [amendments as requested by MT to draft agenda for meetings at Chequers on 8/9 September] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 8 Fr Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Chequers Strategy Meetings 8 & 9 September: Foreign Affairs and Defence") [MT unhappy with list of proposed attendees: "it is purely internal. That is NOT the point"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 14 Th Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute (internal): Parsons to Coles ("British Foreign Policy") ['Sunday Times' article by Nicholas Henderson] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 15 Fr Major Foreign policy: No.10 briefing for MT (meeting with Michael Kaser) [to discuss forthcoming meeting, on matters relating to Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, of academic experts at Chequers] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 18 Mo Major Foreign policy: No.10 letter to invitees (Foreign Affairs and Defence: Strategy meeting at Chequers) [invitation to group of academic experts to discuss matters relating to Soviet Union and Eastern Europe] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 22 Fr Major Foreign policy: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Foreign Affairs and Defence: Strategy") [invitations; topics] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 26 Tu Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Foreign Affairs Strategy Sessions: Chequers") [first drafts of papers for policy discussion on 8/9 September] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 26 Tu Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute (internal): Coles to Flesher ("Strategy Meetings: Chequers") [invitations; administrative arrangements; papers] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 27 We Major Foreign policy: No.10 letter to Reverend Bordeaux (strategy meeting at Chequers on 8 September to dicuss Soviet Union and Eastern Europe) ["to join a small group of academic experts"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 28 Th Major Foreign policy: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Foreign Affairs and Defence Strategy") ["drafts of the discussion papers for the Prime Minister's strategy meetings on 8 and 9 September"] [declassified Aug 2013]