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1979 Aug 9 - 1986 Mar 5
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1956
Sierra Leone (Visits to UK by President Stevens, November 1980, and President Momoh, March 1986: meetings with Prime Minister)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Jul 21
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 139
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Date Value Title
80 Mar 28 Fr Major Sierra Leone: Lord Carrington PS letter to No.10 ("Sierra Leone") [proposed UK visit by President Stevens] [declassified Jul 2016]
80 Sep 22 Mo Major Sierra Leone: FCO letter to No.10 ("Visit by President Stevens of Sierra Leone") [reception arrangements] [declassified Jul 2016]
80 Oct 31 Fr Major Sierra Leone: FCO briefing for MT ("Visit by President Stevens of Sierra Leone 5-7 November 1980") [educational links; training; development aid programme; internal situation; relations with other African coutries; trade; defence sales; BBC reporting] [declassified Jul 2016]
80 Nov 5 We Major Sierra Leone: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Carrington, Luce, President Stevens & Ministers, High Commissioner Sumner) [educational links; training; development aid programme; internal situation; Namibia; Uganda; S. Africa/Zimbabwe; Chad; Cuba; Gambia/Libya; British Caledonian] [declassified Jul 2016]
80 Nov 9 Su Major Sierra Leone: President Stevens letter to MT (visit to the UK) [courtesy letter on departure home] [declassified Jul 2016]
80 Nov 10 Mo Major Sierra Leone: No.10 letter to Major General Langley (visit to the UK of President Masire of Botswana and President Stevens of Sierra Leone) [MT's appreciation conveyed for ceremonial arrangements] [declassified Jul 2016]
80 Nov 17 Mo Major Sierra Leone: MT letter to Adam Thomson (Chairman of British Caledonia meeting with President Siaka Stevens) [MT takes an interest in the question of BC training for SL nationals airways staff] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Feb 18 Tu Major Sierra Leone: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Visit by President Momoh of Sierra Leone") [MT accepts Howe's advice to meet with Momoh] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Mar 3 Mo Major Sierra Leone: FCO telegram to UKHC Freetown ("President Momoh's visit to the UK") [IMF/economic aid] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Mar 4 Tu Major Sierra Leone: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Meeting with President Momoh of Sierra Leone") [IMF/economic aid; 'Silver Sea' affair - abortive coup; South Africa] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Mar 4 Tu Major Sierra Leone: FCO record of conversation (Howe, President Momoh) [IMF/economic aid; 'Silver Sea' affair - abortive coup; South Africa] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Mar 5 We Major Sierra Leone: No.10 record of conversation (MT, President Momoh, Foreign Minister Korona, High Commissioner Sumner) ['Silver Sea' affair; current situation in SL; IMF; West Africa] [declassified Jul 2016]