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Subject: Foreign policy (USA). Date range: 1 Feb 1981 – 28 Feb 1981.

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PDF PREM19/143 79 May 23 80 Nov 6 248 Confidential Canada (UK/Canadian relations: patriation of the Canadian constitution) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/387 80 Apr 10 81 Sep 14 333 Top Secret Afghanistan (Soviet invasion) (Part 5)
PDF PREM19/397 80 Nov 11 81 Feb 27 252 Secret Canada (UK/Canadian relations: patriation of the Canadian constitution) (Part 2)
PDF PREM19/412 79 Dec 3 81 Mar 10 106 Top Secret Defence (Modernisation of Theatre Nuclear Forces (TNF) in Europe; proposed basing of United States Ground Launched Cruise Missiles (GLCM) in the UK) (Part 2)
PDF PREM19/413 80 Sep 2 81 Dec 15 176 Confidential Defence (Defence sales) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/414 80 Oct 17 81 Mar 6 240 Secret Defence (Defence budget) (Part 4)
PDF PREM19/434 80 Sep 2 81 Aug 4 157 Confidential Economic policy (Correspondence with Armand Hammer, chairman of Occidental Petroleum; meetings with Prime Minister; proposals for a polyethylene plant in Scotland; export licence for Leicester Codex)
PDF PREM19/435 80 Nov 12 81 Sep 24 263 Confidential Economic policy (Brandt Commission; relations with developing countries; North/South Dialogue; Cancun Summit, Mexico) (Part 2)
PDF PREM19/445 81 Feb 2 81 Jul 15 225 Secret Economic policy (G7 Summit - Ottawa) (Part 6) [Part 5 of this file has been destroyed]
PDF PREM19/450 81 Feb 25 81 Aug 10 107 Secret Egypt (Visit to UK by President Sadat, August 1981: meeting with Prime Minister)
PDF PREM19/467 81 Feb 8 81 Apr 13 201 Confidential Foreign policy (Prime Minister's visit to Saudi Arabia & the Gulf States, April 1981) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/469 79 Jul 11 81 Mar 10 190 Secret France (Visit to UK by President Giscard d'Estaing, November 1979: Anglo-French Summit) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/498 80 Aug 12 81 Feb 25 224 Top Secret - UK Eyes A Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland; force levels) (Part 8)
PDF PREM19/500 81 Feb 5 81 Jul 21 220 Secret Ireland (Prime Minister's visits to Northern Ireland) (Part 2)
PDF PREM19/503 80 Dec 13 81 Apr 21 198 Secret Ireland (Hunger strike at the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland; the 'Dirty Protest') (Part 2)
PDF PREM19/507 80 Aug 11 81 Mar 5 275 Secret Ireland (Prime Minister's meetings with the Taoiseach (Charles Haughey); Anglo-Irish joint studies) (Part 3)
PDF PREM19/530 80 Sep 1 81 Apr 30 370 Secret Middle East (Situation in the Middle East) (Part 5)
PDF PREM19/542 80 Oct 20 81 Mar 12 230 Secret Nationalised industries (Gas and electricity pricing policy; industrial energy pricing) (Part 3)
PDF PREM19/552 80 Dec 23 81 Feb 13 92 Secret Netherlands (Prime Minister's visit to The Hague, February 1981; meeting with Prime Minister, Dries van Agt)
PDF PREM19/556 81 Apr 1 81 Jul 28 171 Secret Parliament (Legislative programme, 1981-1982) (Part 7)
PDF PREM19/559 80 Dec 1 81 Feb 27 225 Secret Poland (Internal situation; economic assistance to Poland) (Part 2)
PDF PREM19/597 80 Jul 1 81 Jul 20 344 Secret South Africa (Situation in Namibia) (Part 2)
PDF PREM19/600 81 Jan 2 81 Feb 28 311 Secret USA (Prime Minister's visit to Washington, February 1981: meeting with President Reagan) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/601 81 Feb 25 81 Sep 3 152 Confidential USA (Arrangements for Prime Minister's visit to USA, February 1981) (Part 2)
PDF PREM19/604 79 Jul 17 81 Feb 28 244 Confidential Vietnam (Vietnamese refugees; resettlement in the UK) (Part 3)
PDF PREM19/606 80 Apr 17 81 Nov 2 258 Secret Zimbabwe (Internal situation; aid; relations with South Africa)
PDF PREM19/612 79 Sep 21 81 Dec 15 94 Secret Argentina (Falklands) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/734 80 Dec 11 82 Jan 20 341 Confidential Energy (Energy policy; nuclear power policy; fast reactor policy; Sizewell Inquiry; oil depletion policy; refinery and dispersal strategy; Select Committee report on nuclear power programme) (Part 6)
PDF PREM19/760 79 Oct 15 82 Mar 25 268 Secret France (Anglo-French relations; Prime Minister's meetings with President Giscard d'Estaing and President Mitterrand) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/762 79 Jul 6 82 Feb 19 271 Confidential Germany (Anglo-German relations; exchanges between Chancellor Schmidt and the Prime Minister) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/785 81 Jan 5 82 Nov 29 261 Secret Hong Kong (UK trade with China; power projects in Hong Kong and China involving UK companies) (Part 2)
PDF PREM19/799 81 Jan 30 82 Nov 19 269 Confidential India (UK/Indian relations) (Part 2)
PDF PREM19/821 79 May 17 81 Nov 26 248 Secret Japan (Commercial relations with Japan; proposed Nissan car plant in the UK) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/844 79 May 10 82 Jul 1 191 Secret Ministers (Ministerial travel overseas: general policy) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/859 80 Mar 19 82 Mar 31 287 Confidential Overseas Aid (Development policy; aid framework 1981-1982 to 1983-1984; UK contribution to International Development Association) (Part 2)
PDF PREM19/924 79 Sep 27 82 Mar 22 235 Secret Soviet Union (Trade relations: credit agreement; uranium enrichment contract; grain sales; controls on strategic exports) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/926 79 May 23 82 Apr 5 214 Top Secret Soviet Union (Relations between the UK and Soviet Union) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/929 80 Jun 30 82 Apr 23 207 Confidential Trade (Difficulties of textile and clothing industries; closure of mills; low pay in the industry; policy on imports; quota issue) (Part 2)
PDF PREM19/942 81 Jan 21 82 Apr 30 256 Confidential USA (Visit to UK by President Reagan, June 1982) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/944 79 May 4 82 Apr 13 205 Secret USA (Relations between the UK and USA) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/959 80 Apr 1 82 May 4 252 Secret Belize (Future of Belize) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/978 79 Oct 5 83 Oct 3 246 Secret Defence (Future UK defence policy; the health of the NATO Alliance; review of NATO) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/1016 80 Jan 30 83 Jun 23 355 Confidential Energy (North Sea oil prices; heavy fuel oil prices; oil prices in the longer term) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/1017 79 Jul 20 83 Sep 15 197 Secret Energy (Future offshore petroleum licensing; seventh and eighth licensing rounds) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/1032 81 Jan 16 83 Sep 22 51 Confidential European policy (Prime Minister's meetings with European Commissioner Christopher Tugendhat, February 1981 and September 1983)
PDF PREM19/1205 81 Mar 10 84 Feb 16 291 Secret Economic policy (Future of International Computers Limited (ICL)) (Part 2)
PDF PREM19/1219 80 May 29 84 Feb 6 287 Secret European policy (Presidency of European Commission; UK Commissioners; official posts in Commission; European Secretariat in Cabinet Office) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/1233 80 Jun 18 84 Jun 2 140 Confidential European policy (Public attitudes to Europe)
PDF PREM19/1271 81 Feb 24 84 Jan 28 221 Secret Hungary (UK/Hungarian relations) (Part 1)
PDF PREM19/1279 79 Nov 13 84 Mar 27 288 Secret Industrial policy (Future of Rolls-Royce) (Part 2)

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