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1984 May 2 - 1984 Dec 11
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1243
France (Prime Minister's visits to France, May 1984 and November 1984) (Part 4)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 234
Any docs withheld? 2

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84 May 2 We Major France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Prime Minister's Meeting with President Mitterrand: 4 May 1984: The French Scene") [analysis] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 2 We Major France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Prime Minister's Meeting with Mitterrand, 4 May: EC Affairs") ["seems likely that Mitterrand will open the meeting... by referring to the united front among the Nine against Britain on the Budgetary issue and indicating that France is prepared to wait for settlement"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 3 Th Major France: No.10 briefing for MT ("Visit to Paris: handling") [programme] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 3 Th Major France: FCO briefing for MT (Prime Minister's Visit to Paris, 4 May: non-EC topics) ['no-passport' excursions; Normandy landings; European security & the WEU; Libya; Channel Fixed Link] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 3 Th Major France: FCO briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's Visit to Paris 4 May: European Community") [general brief; background brief on EC financing issues; Mitterrand speech at opening of JET on 9 April] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 4 Fr Major France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("The Prime Minister's Meeting with President Mitterrand") [Élysée spokesman comments to press after meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 4 Fr Major France: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Mitterrand) [EC Budget/UK contribution/refund; EC enlargement; London Economic Summit; terrorism; anniversary of Normandy landings; EC relationship with US/global politics; deployment in Netherlands/disarmament talks] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 4 Fr Major France: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Mitterrand, Howe, Dumas) [EC Budget/UK contribution; EC enlargement; D-Day celebrations; Libya] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 17 We Major France: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Anglo-French Summit: 29-30 November") [programme; Ministerial participation] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 2 Fr Major France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Anglo-French Summit: 29/30 November") ["positive aspects of our bilateral relations on which to focus public presentation"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 22 Th Major France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Anglo-French Summit: 29-30 November") [Fretwell, Bianco: record of conversation: preparations: attendees; subjects for discussion] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 23 Fr Major France: FCO briefing for MT ("Anglo-French Summit: Brief on Security Cooperation in Europe") [nuclear cooperation] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 26 Mo Major France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Prime Minister's Interview on French Televison, Wednesday 28 Nov") [topics; key points] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 26 Mo Major France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Anglo/French Summit: 29/30 November") [internal background; key issues; "Mitterrand's popularity at record low"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 26 Mo Major France: No.10 briefing for MT ("Anglo/French Summit: 29/30 November") [briefing meetings; key issues] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 28 We Major France: No.10 minute to MT ("President Mitterrand's Dinner and M. Fabius' Lunch") [notes for speeches] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 28 We Major France: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Mitterrand) [UK/French Summit: EC enlargement/quotas; CAP; future of EC; EC Budgetary discipline; new EC Commission; integrated Mediterranean programmes; vehicle emissions; East/West relations] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 28 We Major France: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Anglo-French Summit: Joint Press Conference") [notes for MT's use; copy of 'scene-setting' telegram from UKE Paris] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 28 We Major France: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Visit to France: Possible Meeting with French Farmers Union President") [case for declining request] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 28 We Major France: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Briefing Meeting for the Anglo-French Summit and the European Council") [attendees] [declassified Jan 2014]