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1986 Jun 10 - 1986 Dec 22
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1692
Defence (Procurement of Weapon Systems (HARM/ALARM air launched missiles): airborne early warning aircraft (British Aerospace Nimrod and Boeing E3A)) (Part 4)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Jul 21
Classification: Secret
Page count: 314
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Date Value Title
86 Nov 28 Fr Major Defence: MOD minute for Powell ("AEW Decision Timetable") [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 1 Mo Major Defence: Cabinet Office minute to MOD ("ALARM") [possible sale of Royal Ordnance to BAe] [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 2 Tu Major Defence: Treasury minute to MOD ("ALARM") [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 4 Th Major Defence: MOD minute for Powell ("DROPS") [Younger letter to Gilmour: elimination of Broughtons from the competition] [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 4 Th Major Defence: No.10 record of conversation (Wicks, Simon Dugdale) [DROPS: Broughton Ltd. against MOD] [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 5 Fr Major Defence: GEC letter to MT (why the Government should buy the Nimrod Airborne Early Warning System) [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 8 Mo Major Defence: Powell minute for MT ("AWACS/Nimrod") [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 9 Tu Major Defence: MOD minute for Wicks ("DROPS") [Broughton Ltd. against MOD: situation within the Department] [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 9 Tu Major Defence: MOD minute to Cabinet Office ("ALARM") [sale of Royal Ordnance to British Aerospace] [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 9 Tu Major Defence: Group Captain Palmer letter to MT (the decision over Nimrod: his views) [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 9 Tu Major Defence: Sherbourne minute for Wicks ("AWACS and Nimrod") [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 9 Tu Major Defence: President of Boeing letter to MT (AWACS against Nimrod as the Airborne Early Warning System) [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 10 We Major Defence: Fairclough minute for MT ("Airborne Early Warning Aircraft: OD (86) 20") [technology aspects of the choice between Nimrod and AWACS] [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 10 We Major Defence: Powell minute for MT ("Meeting of Ministers: Nimrod/AWACs") [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 10 We Major Defence: Channon minute for Younger ("E(RD) Remits to the Ministry of Defence") [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 10 We Major Defence: DTI minute to MOD (the Government decision regarding ALARM) [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 10 We Major Defence: Griffiths minute for MT ("AEW: Nimrod and the E-3A") [technical risk; presenting the decision] [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 10 We Major Defence: Ingham minute for MT ("Nimrod/AWACS Presentation") [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 11 Th Major Defence: Ingham minute to Chief Whip (Nimrod/AWACS Presentation) [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 11 Th Major Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Whitelaw, Younger, MacGregor, Channon) [Airborne Early Warning Aircraft: political & technical aspects] [declassified 2015]