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1979 Oct 27 - 1986 Aug 21
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1971
South Korea (UK/South Korea relations; internal situation; death of President Park; election and resignation of President Choi Kya-hah; inauguration of President Chun Doo-hwan; visit of President Chun to UK and meeting with Prime Minister, 9 April 1986) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Jul 21
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 283
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Date Value Title
82 Aug 9 Mo Minor South Korea: No.10 diary note (lunch for the Prime Minister of South Korea) [declassified Jul 2016]
82 Oct 1 Fr Major South Korea: FCO briefing for MT ("Call on Prime Minister by Korean Foreign Minister, Mr Lee Bum Suk") [Presidential visit to UK; economic cooperation; internal situation; Tokyo economic summit] [declassified Jul 2016]
82 Oct 4 Mo Major South Korea: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Foreign Minister Lee Bum Suk, Ambassador Kang Young Hoon) [economic cooperation; internal situation; joint ventures in other countries] [declassified Jul 2016]
82 Oct 7 Th Major South Korea: Prior PS letter to Pym PS (Skyvan contract) [MT, Pym and Cockfield intercede with S. Korean Foreign Minister on behalf of Shorts Ltd] [declassified Jul 2016]
82 Oct 12 Tu Major South Korea: Foreign Minister of South Korea letter to MT (visit to UK) [letter of thanks for his reception] [declassified Jul 2016]
83 May 5 Th Minor South Korea: No.10 letter to Pym PS ("Visit by Alan Walters to Korea") [invitation from Korean Development Institute to deliver lectures] [declassified Jul 2016]
83 Oct 18 Tu Major South Korea: MT message to Prime Minister Chin Lee Chong ("New Korean Prime Minister") [congratulations] [declassified Jul 2016]
83 Nov 24 Th Major South Korea: President Chun Doo Hwan letter to MT (bombing in Rangoon) [letter of thanks for UK condolences & support] [declassified Jul 2016]
83 Dec 14 We Major South Korea: MT letter to President Chun Doo Hwan (bombing in Rangoon) [message of solidarity against act of terrorism] [declassified Jul 2016]
84 Feb 22 We Major South Korea: No.10 letter to Tebbit PS ("Babcock: Pohang Steel Co.") [MT intercedes to ensure financial aid provided in support of securing contract] [declassified Jul 2016]
85 Feb 27 We Major South Korea: Prime Minister Shin Yong Lho message to MT (appointment as Prime Minister) [message of thanks for MT congratulations] [declassified Jul 2016]
85 Aug 2 Fr Major South Korea: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Invitation to the Prime Minister to visit Korea") [MT agrees provisionally to short visit en route to or from Tokyo economic summit] [declassified Jul 2016]
85 Oct 14 Mo Major South Korea: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Visit of the President of Korea") [proposed dates] [declassified Jul 2016]
85 Nov 18 Mo Major South Korea: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Call by Korean Ambassador on Prime Minister") [Howe requests MT to accept call in advance of visit to UK by President Chun Doo Hwan and MT visit to S. Korea - "anxious to gain the maximum benefit to British commercial interests... but the Korean peninsula is also... a potential flash-point"] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Mar 17 Mo Major South Korea: FCO briefing for MT ("Visit of President Chun Doo Hwan: 7-10 April") [announcement; programme; dinner; talks] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Mar 17 Mo Minor South Korea: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Visit of the President of the Republic of Korea, 7-10 April") [bilateral meeting of economic policy officials] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Mar 26 We Major South Korea: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Visit of the President of Korea") [recommended points for discussion and subjects to avoid] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Mar 26 We Major South Korea: FCO briefing for MT ("Call by Mr Chun Doo Hwan, President of the Republic of Korea on the Prime Minister, 9am, 9 April 1986") [points for discussion] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Apr 1 Tu Major South Korea: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Visit of President Chun Doo Hwan of the Republic of Korea") [comments on draft MT dinner speech] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Apr 2 We Major South Korea: Chairman of United Scientific Holdings letter to No.10 ("South Korea") [Alvis of Coventry commercial contract with Daewoo affected by UK pay dispute/trade union action] [declassified Jul 2016]