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1983 Jul 1 - 1984 Mar 20
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1247
Gibraltar (Policy) (Part 4)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 275
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83 Dec 12 Mo Major Gibraltar: Heseltine minute to MT ("Gibraltar Dockyard") ["Bossano, the leading TGWU official... likely to fight the [General] election on a platform of opposition to closure... work must begin on preparing the dockyard for closure"; possible strike action] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Dec 29 Th Major Gibraltar: Howe minute to Heseltine ("Gibraltar") [elections: "one of the key issues will be the future of the Naval Dockyard... I agree... [with] your proposal for maintaining a Naval presence... until after the elections"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 27 Fr Major Gibraltar: Governor's Office of Gibraltar telegram to FCO ("Gibraltar Election") [report on results; recommendation to send congratulatory message to Hassan] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 1 We Major Gibraltar: FCO telegram to UKE Madrid ("Visit of HMS Invincible to Gibraltar") ["implications for our dealings with the Spaniards over Gibraltar, for Rapier, and for the pattern of future ships' visits"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 9 Fr Major Gibraltar: UKE Madrid telegram to FCO ("Rapier") [Richard Parsons, Juan Carlos I: record of conversation: Rapier contract] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 15 Th Major Gibraltar: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Gibraltar") [negotiations with Spain over accession to EC/normalisation of border relations with Gibraltar; MT approves Howe message to Morán, on condition Hassan has no reservations; MT rules out linking Rapier contract to Gibraltar] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 20 Tu Major Gibraltar: UKE Madrid telegram to FCO ("Spain and Gibraltar") [Richard Parsons, Morán; Parsons; Berdejo: record of conversations: Howe message; civil aviation; David Hannay visit in advance of Luxembourg Ministerial meeting in April; Morán meeting with Hassan; paper on legal issues; Spanish accession to EC] [declassified Jan 2014]