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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1586
Netherlands (Visits to UK by Prime Ministers Dries van Agt and Ruud Lubbers: meetings with Prime Minister) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 305
Any docs withheld? 1

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79 Nov 23 Fr Major Netherlands: FCO minute to No.10 (“Possible Visit by The Netherlands Prime Minister”) [MT refusing to see him before Dublin European Council] [declassified 2014]
79 Dec 3 Mo Major Netherlands: UKE The Hague to FCO (“Visit of The Netherlands Prime Minister: 6 December”) [Netherlands political scene, TNF modernisation, socio-economic policies - possible fall of government] [declassified 2014]
79 Dec 4 Tu Major Netherlands: UKDEL NATO to FCO (“TNF Modernisation”) [possible shift in UK position to accommodate Dutch and other 'waverers'; key role of the Dutch] [declassified 2014]
79 Dec 5 We Major Netherlands: Ministry of Defence minute to No.10 (“Visit of Dutch Prime Minister”) [recent correspondence with the Dutch Defence Minister on INF] [declassified 2014]
79 Dec 5 We Major Netherlands: FCO briefing for MT (“Visit to London by Netherlands Prime Minister: Mr van Agt: 6 December”) [timings and brief] [declassified 2014]
79 Dec 5 We Minor Netherlands: No.10 minute for MT (“Working Dinner for the Dutch Prime Minister: Thursday, 6 December”) [list of guests] [declassified 2014]
79 Dec 6 Th Major Netherlands: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Prime Minister van Agt of The Netherlands) [security breach at URENCO, INF] [declassified 2014]
79 Dec 6 Th Major Netherlands: FCO briefing for MT (“Visit of The Netherlands Prime Minister: TNF Modernisation”) [plus general briefing] [declassified 2014]
79 Dec 6 Th Major Netherlands: UKE The Hague telegram 422 to FCO (0907Z) (“TNF Modernisation: Visit to London by Netherlands Prime Minister”) [van Agt may fly to Washington afterwards] [declassified 2014]
79 Dec 7 Fr Minor Netherlands: FCO letter to No.10 (“Visit of Mr van Agt”) [account given to US Government of Dutch position on INF] [declassified 2014]
82 Jul 29 Th Major Netherlands: UKE The Hague to FCO (“Possible Meeting in London with the New Dutch Prime Minister”) [van Agt wants meeting to help him in general election; MT declines] [declassified 2014]
82 Dec 1 We Major Netherlands: FCO minute for Coles (“Possible Meeting in London with the New Dutch Prime Minister”) [suggests early meeting with new Dutch PM; MT opts to study diary first] [declassified 2014]
82 Dec 9 Th Major Netherlands: Coles minute for MT (“Overseas Visitors: January-March 1983”) [invites MT's views] [declassified 2014]
82 Dec 10 Fr Minor Netherlands: Coles minute to FCO (“Invitations to Chancellor Kohl, Mr Fanfani and Mr Lubbers”) [MT's decisions] [declassified 2014]
82 Dec 16 Th Minor Netherlands: No.10 letter to FCO (“Invitations to Chancellor Kohl, Mr Fanfani and Mr Lubbers”) [dates suitable for Lawson] [declassified 2014]
83 Jan 7 Fr Minor Netherlands: FCO minute for Coles (“Visit of Netherlands Prime Minister”) [arrangements] [declassified 2014]
83 Jan 12 We Major Netherlands: Pym minute for MT (“Bilateral Consultations”) [UK objectives in forthcoming meetings with allies] [declassified 2014]
83 Jan 21 Fr Minor Netherlands: FCO minute for Coles (“Visit of Mr Lubbers: 2 March”) [guest list for MT's lunch for Lubbers] [declassified 2014]
83 Jan 24 Mo Major Netherlands: Heseltine minute for MT (“Bilateral Consultations”) [Genscher/Colombo proposals, NATO, East/West economic relations and security matters] [declassified 2014]
83 Feb 25 Fr Major Netherlands: FCO briefing for MT (“Visit of The Netherlands Prime Minister: 2 March”) [primary aim to establish good working and personal relationship with Lubbers] [declassified 2014]