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Info only 83 Dec 4 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] Athens European Council (ended 6 Dec)
Text 83 Dec 4 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 83 Dec 4 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Sherherd minute to Butler ("European Council") [order of business; Presidency text; budgetary imbalances] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 4 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to All Members of the UK Delegation to the European Council ("Prime Minister's briefing meetings") [required attendees] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 4 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Howe PS minute to John Coles ("1984 Economic Summit") [connection between summit dates and events around D-Day anniversary; "remembrance and reconciliation" the best tone for German susceptibilities] [released Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 4 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: UKE Washington telegram 3653 to FCO (1818Z) ("US/Israeli strategic cooperation") ["In private Eagleburger argues that a strong US/Israeli relationship is necessary"; analysis; situation report] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 4 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: UKE Damascus telegram to FCO ("Mr Luce's call on Syrian Foreign Minister") [Luce, Khaddam: record of conversation] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 4 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: UKE Beirut telegram to FCO ("Lebanon") ["I recommend that we should dissociate the UK as firmly as possible from this US action, in terms at least as critical as those we used about the French attack"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 4 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: UKE Athens telegram to FCO ("Lebanon") [line to take on US air strike] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 4 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: No.10 minute to MT ("Lebanon") [US air strike: "I have told... [Heseltine's] office... you were not disposed to have a row with the Americans about this"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 4 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: FCO telegram to UKE Damascus ("Lebanon") [US air strike] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 4 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: FCO telegram to UKE Athens ("Lebanon") [Howe, Weinberger: record of conversation] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 4 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: FCO telegram to UKE Athens ("Lebanon: US action") [lines to take on US air strikes] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 4 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: Heseltine message to MT (US air raids on Syrian military targets) [update & advice on UK response] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 4 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cyprus: FCO telegram to UKHC Nicosia (“Cyprus: Guarantor Power Consultations”) [“Kyprianou was anxious that the British Government should not seem to encourage talks between himself and Mr Denktash before the purported Turkish-Cypriot declaration of independence had been reversed”] [declassified 2014]
Text 83 Dec 4 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (State Department) Falklands: US State Dept brief (resuming US arms sales to Argentina) [declassified 2002] [external link]
PDF 83 Dec 4 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 2 to UKE Athens (1930Z) (“Argentina: US certification”) [concerns about backlash over lack of UK support for US action in Grenada] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 4 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: FCO record of conversation (“informal record” of Athens European Council, 4/6 Dec) [first day - introduction, agriculture] [declassified Dec 2015]
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