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1983 Mar 1 - 1984 Nov 23
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1298
Legal procedure (United States anti-trust investigation into allegations of price fixing against British airlines, following collapse of Laker Airways) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 359
Any docs withheld? 1

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83 Jun 23 Th Major Legal Procedure: FCO briefing for MT ("US Anti-Trust Action against British Airlines") [use of the Protection of Trading Interests (PTI) Act)] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jun 24 Fr Major Legal Procedure: FCO briefing for MT ("US Anti-Trust Action against British Airlines") [use of the Protection of Trading Interests (PTI) Act): US protest; MT meeting with Bush] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jun 24 Fr Major Legal Procedure: Howe message to Shultz (1400Z) ("US Anti-Trust Action against British Airlines") [use of the Protection of Trading Interests (PTI) Act): US protest] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jun 25 Sa Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 1765 to FCO (0450Z) ("Laker: PTI Act") [use of the Protection of Trading Interests (PTI) Act): US protest] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jun 26 Su Major Legal Procedure: Tom King PS letter to No.10 ("US Anti-Trust Actions Against British Airlines") [use of the Protection of Trading Interests (PTI) Act)] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jun 29 We Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 1802 to FCO (0200Z) ("Laker: The Next Steps") [US/UK negotations tense over mutual perceptions of the infringment of each other's national sovereignty] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jun 29 We Major Legal Procedure: MT letter to Chair of British Caledonian (US antitrust action against British airlines: use of the Protection of Trading Interests (PTI) Act) [response in line with officials' advice: Govt decision uninfluenced by Thomson's representations] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 1 Fr Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 1842 to FCO (0228Z) ("Laker: PTI Act: Comment") [Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 3 Su Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 1865 to FCO (1830Z) ("Laker: PTI Act") [Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 5 Tu Major Legal Procedure: Tom King minute to MT ("Antitrust: Dispute with the United States") [Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 5 Tu Major Legal Procedure: FCO telegram 1112 to UKE Washington (1645Z) ("Laker: PTI Act") [Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 28 Th Major Legal Procedure: Tom King letter to Attorney General ("Aviation Antitrust Litigation") [Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Aug 3 We Major Legal Procedure: Parkinson PS letter to No.10 ("Aviation Anti-Trust Case: Court of Appeal Decision") [Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 1 Fr Major Legal Procedure: Ridley minute to MT ("United States Airline Antitrust Investigation") [update on proceedings] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 2 Sa Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 1746 to FCO (0543Z) ("Laker: President Reagan's visit") ["The Americans are very cross about our proposed new direction under the Protection of Trading Interests Act... risk of a row"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 4 Mo Major Legal Procedure: Ridley minute to MT ("Laker") [recent developments & proposed lines to take for meeting with Reagan] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 13 Th Major Legal Procedure: FCO telegram 1581 to UKE Washington (1200Z) ("Laker Attorney General's Visit") [revised brief] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 17 Mo Major Legal Procedure: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (Laker case) [proposed message from MT to Reagan] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 18 Tu Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 2776 to FCO (2305Z) ("Laker: Attorney-General's Visit") [meetings with President's Counsel & Assistant US Attorney General for anti-trust affairs; press leak] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 27 Th Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 2870 to FCO (0350Z) ("Laker: Grand Jury") [indictments] [declassified Jan 2014]