1980 Jul 15 - 1985 Jun 17
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1475
Energy (Cross Channel electricity link)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2014 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 55 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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| Date | Value | Title |
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| 80 Jul 15 Tu | Major | Energy: Howell letter to Keith Joseph (Cross Channel Electricity Link) [announcement of CEGB investment approval; possible alternative site for converter station] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 81 Mar 26 Th | Major | Energy: Heseltine minute to MT (CEGB AC/DC converter station at Sellindge in Kent) [proposed planning permission, following appeal; "great urgency for a decision, as the French have indicated... they [may]... be obliged to meet their needs by other power station developments"] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 83 Feb 4 Fr | Major | Energy: Willie Rickett minute to MT ("Korean Cable Laying Ship for the CEGB") [draft statement to Parliament regarding controversial Korean tender] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 84 Aug 15 We | Major | Energy: Peter Walker minute to MT (Cross Channel Electricity Link) [proposals for speeding up completion of the link] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 84 Sep 13 Th | Major | Energy: Peter Walker minute to MT ("Cross Channel Electricity Link") [case for delaying full use of the second link & for short-term agreement with the French, in light of ongoing coal industry dispute] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 84 Sep 18 Tu | Major | Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Cross Channel Electricity Link") [case against delaying full use of the second link; concerns about NCB aspiration to expanding markets] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 84 Sep 19 We | Major | Energy: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (Cross-Channel Electricity Link) [MT approves schedule for implementation in two stages] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 84 Sep 24 Mo | Major | Energy: Howe minute to MT ("Cross-Channel Electricity Link") ["the French Government, [should be left] in no doubt about their position on the future utilisation of either link"] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 84 Oct 23 Tu | Major | Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker ("Cross Channel Link") [disagreement over public expenditure forecast; National Coal Board expenditure & investment post-strike] [declassified Dec 2014] |