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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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84 Oct 2 Tu Major Legal Procedure: Attorney General letter to Ridley ("US Grand Jury Investigation and Laker Case: Attorney General's Lunch with US Ambassador on 1 October") [Havers, Price, Deal, Ayling: record of discussion] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 3 We Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 2964 to FCO (2320Z) ("Laker: Grand Jury") [US Dept of Justice: approaches to potential witnesses; discussions with Laker lawyers] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 4 Th Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 2967 to FCO (1425Z) ("Laker Grand Jury") [ex-BA employees informed by US Dept of Justice of their implication in crime; UK Govt protests at timing & at not being notified in advance] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 5 Fr Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 2996 to FCO (2236Z) ("Laker Consultations") ["particular issues that may come up"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 5 Fr Major Legal Procedure: Ridley PS letter to Howe PS ("Laker") [paper for Ministerial meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 7 Su Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 3005 to FCO (1600Z) ("Laker: Civil Action") [proceedings] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 9 Tu Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 3011 to FCO (2142Z) ("Laker: Grand Jury") ["details of the evidence... to support the proposed indictments"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 11 Th Major Legal Procedure: FCO telegram 1759 to UKE Washington (1800Z) ("Laker Consultations") [tactics] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 12 Fr Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 3056 to FCO (2052Z) ("Laker Consultations") [strategy; objectives] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 12 Fr Major Legal Procedure: Howe PS letter to Ridley PS ("Laker") [agenda for Ministerial meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 28 Su Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 3204 to FCO (0353Z) ("Laker Consultations") [negotiations for "a permanent arrangement to prevent the US antitrust laws undermining the smooth working of the bilateral aviations relationship"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 30 Tu Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 3221 to FCO (2159Z) ("Laker") [Wright, Dam: record of conversation: US/UK consultations on future arrangements] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 31 We Major Legal Procedure: Ridley PS letter to Howe PS ("Aviation and US Antitrust: The 'Laker' Issue") [report on talks with US] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 3 Sa Major Legal Procedure: FCO telegram 788 to UKHC New Delhi (1100Z) ("Laker: London consultations 1/2 November") [summary] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 8 Th Major Legal Procedure: No.10 letter to US Embassy, London (Laker case) ["the procedure if British Airways were to plead no contest"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 8 Th Major Legal Procedure: No.10 (partial) record of conversation (MT, Ambassador Price) [Laker case: indictments] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 10 Sa Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 3355 to FCO (0023Z) ("Laker: Future Arrangements") [US/UK discussions on "relationship between US anti-trust law and bilateral aviation"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 13 Tu Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 3373 to FCO (2355Z) ("Laker: Grand Jury") [indictments; talks on future arrangements] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 13 Tu Major Legal Procedure: Ridley PS letter to Howe PS ("Aviation and US Antitrust: The "Laker" Issue") [indictments; US/UK discussions] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 15 Th Major Legal Procedure: Ridley letter to Howe ("Aviation and US Antitrust: The "Laker" Issue") [settlement on future working of Bermuda 2 agreement] [declassified Jan 2014]