1982 Oct 12 - 1985 Feb 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1654
USA (Economic situation in the United States) (Part 2)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2014 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 411 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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Showing items 41 - 60 of 86
| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 83 Dec 7 We | Major | US: No.10 briefing for MT (“Visit of Treasury Secretary Regan”) [US economy, international debt, unitary taxation] [declassified 2014] |
| 83 Dec 8 Th | Major | US: Treasury briefing (“Chancellor’s meetings with Mr Regan, 8 December”) [“Cannot disguise own view that budget deficit is key”] [declassified 2014] |
| 83 Dec 8 Th | Major | US: No.10 note for the record (“Prime Minister’s comments on US budget deficit”) [line to take] [declassified 2014] |
| 83 Dec 21 We | Major | US: No.10 note to MT (Peter Tapsell letter handed to John Coles) [US deficit] [declassified 2014] |
| 84 Jan 17 Tu | Major | US: Treasury record of conversation (Lawson, Ambassador Price) [Price “very much afraid that the Budget proposals would show no reduction in the US deficit”] [declassified 2014] |
| 84 Jan 26 Th | Major | US: UKE Washington telegram 306 to FCO (2347Z) (“State of the Union address: President Reagan and the US budget deficit”) [“he does not wish to make hard economic choices in an election year”] [declassified 2014] |
| 84 Jan 31 Tu | Major | US: UKE Washington telegram 352 to FCO (2358Z) (“The United States FY85 Budget”) [growth strong, major tax reforms unlikely] [declassified 2014] |
| 84 Feb 10 Fr | Major | US: No.10 note to MT (Volcker’s views on US economy) [article on deficit threat] [declassified 2014] |
| 84 Feb 23 Th | Major | US: UKE Washington telegram 614 to FCO (0436Z) (“President’s press conference: economic issues”) [“it was ironic that those who had demanded negotiations were now proving reluctant to enter them”] [declassified 2014] |
| 84 Mar 17 Sa | Major | US: UKE Washington telegram 923 to FCO (0115Z) (“US budget deficit: Presidents proposals”) [the package “has returned the political initiative to the administration”] [declassified 2014] |
| 84 Mar 24 Sa | Major | US: UKE Washington telegram 1009 to FCO (0014Z) (“US economy: higher interest rates”) [“The expansion has resulted in a strong growth in the private demand for credit”] [declassified 2014] |
| 84 Apr 16 Mo | Major | US: No.10 letter to US Ambassador to West Germany (speech to the Industrie Club: ‘The American Trade Deficit in Perspective’) [MT: “applies your customary clarity & wisdom to the enormous issues that face us”] [declassified 2014] |
| 84 Apr 25 We | Major | US: UKE Washington telegram 11 to FCO (“Outlook for the US budget deficit: Chief Secretary’s visit to Washington”) [consensus that deficit reduction package will pass Congress but deficit still likely post-November elections] [declassified 2014] |
| 84 May 10 Th | Major | US: Littler minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“New York meeting of bankers”) [“Discussion focussed heavily on problems of management of the maturities and interest costs of commercial debt”] [declassified 2014] |
| 84 May 18 Fr | Major | US: No.10 note to MT (Continental Illinois rescue) [“There was no detectable reaction in the foreign exchange markets where the Gulf was the dominant factor”] [declassified 2014] |
| 84 May 24 Th | Major | US: Chairman of BL PLC letter to MT (US car tax legislation) [“We are mobilising opinion among United States owners and dealers who support our position”] [declassified 2014] |
| 84 May 24 Th | Major | US: Rolls-Royce letter to MT (US car tax legislation) [legislation “would clearly discriminate against higher priced imported cars”] [declassified 2014] |
| 84 Jun 1 Fr | Major | US: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 (“US proposals to limit tax benefits on company cars”) [advises MT not write formally to Reagan but issue should be flagged with White House] [declassified 2014] |
| 84 Jun 1 Fr | Major | US: No.10 internal minute: Policy Unit to Turnbull (“US proposals on company cars”) [“this particular measure is protectionist”] [declassified 2014] |
| 84 Jun 1 Fr | Major | US: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (“US Proposals To Limit Tax Benefits on Company Cars”) [MT cannot raise the issue bilaterally with Reagan but is happy to sign a note] [declassified 2014] |