1979 Jun 5 - 1986 Nov 6
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1818
Italy (Anglo-Italian relations: Italian political scene; British contribution to Italian earthquake relief, 1980-1981) (Part 1)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2014 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Top Secret |
| Page count: | 387 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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| Date | Value | Title |
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| 79 Jun 6 We | Major | Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian General Election: 3/4 June”) [electorate "has given no-one a vote of confidence"] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 79 Jun 28 Th | Major | Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian political situation”) [DC moving against Andreotti's policy of "some form of consensus" with PCI] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jul 10 Tu | Major | Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian Political Situation”) [new phase of crisis, Craxi invited to form a government] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 79 Jul 30 Mo | Major | Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian political situation”) [Pandolfi expected to form centre coalition in days] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Aug 2 Th | Major | Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian political situation”) [Pandolfi fails to form centre coalition due to PSI opposition] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Aug 7 Tu | Major | Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian Political Situation”) [Cossiga government formed] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 79 Aug 13 Mo | Minor | Italy: MT to Cossiga & Malfatti (congratulations) [new Italian government] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 79 Aug 14 Tu | Major | Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian political situation”) [Cossiga government confirmed in office] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Aug 17 Fr | Minor | Italy: Cossiga to MT (thanks) [message upon becoming President of Council] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 79 Sep 25 Tu | Major | Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian Political Situation”) [DC deeply divided over whether to work with PCI] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Nov 26 Mo | Major | Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian political situation”) [Cossiga government "weak even by Italian standards … [but] in no imminent danger of falling"] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 79 Dec 17 Mo | Major | Italy: UKE Rome despatch to FCO (“Italian political situation”) [Cossiga government beset by difficulties] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 80 Jan 21 Mo | Major | Italy: HMA Ambassdor to Italy despatch (“Italy: Annual Review for 1979”) [“A year of makeshift government … the prospects are uneasy”] [declassified Dec 2010] |
| 80 Apr 8 Tu | Major | Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian Political Situation”) [inclusion of Socialists and Republicans in Cossiga government] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 80 Apr 21 Mo | Major | Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian Political Situation”) [vote of confidence for Cossiga government] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 80 Jun 2 Mo | Minor | Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian Political Situation”) [Cossiga could face investigation over Donat-Cattin affair] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 80 Oct 13 Mo | Major | Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian Internal Situation”) [Pertini says Forlani has four party coalition within his grasp] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 80 Oct 21 Tu | Major | Italy: MT to Cossiga & Forlani (Italian politics) [Forlani appointment as PM, gratitude to Cossiga for co-operation] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 80 Nov 5 We | Major | Italy: Cossiga to MT (Italian politics) [firmly believes in value of UK contribution to EC] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 80 Nov 7 Fr | Minor | Italy: Italian PM Forlani to MT (appointment) [thanks for message of congratulations] [declassified Dec 2014] |