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82 Dec 17 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: State Department briefing for Shultz (dinner with MT) [objectives: “Reinvigorate US/UK relations in wake of serious bilateral frictions”] [declassified 2013]
82 Dec 17 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: Burt briefing for Shultz (meeting with MT) [“We believe that Thatcher is eager now to put recent U.S./U.K. frictions behind us”, though still “a determined nationalist”] [declassified 2013]
83 May 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (general election) [“Tories plan to use defense issue to win votes at Labour’s expense”] [declassified 2013]
83 Jun 2 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	General Election: State Department memo to White House (“President’s congratulatory telephone call to Prime Minister Thatcher”) [“a victory not only for your party but also for Britain, the NATO alliance and US/British relations”] [declassified 2003]
83 Jun 6 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Falklands: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz ("Vice-President's visit to the UK: briefing") [Falklands; Belize; EDU, IDU; doubt over Pym's future as Foreign Secretary] [declassified 2003]
83 Jun 7 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	General Election: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz ("British elections - foreign affairs plays almost no role") [“absence of much serious discussion or interest in foreign affairs”] [declassified 2003]
83 Jun 8 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz ("Public comment following British election on June 9") [“discouraging requests from TV reporters here who have asked about the possibility of post-election interviews with US officials”; White House alone should comment] [declassified 2003]
83 Jun 10 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	General Election: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (“British elections: Thatcher does it”) [“For the Tories it was the best of all worlds”] [declassified 2003]
83 Jun 14 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (“The 1983 election and the future of British politics ”) [“Conflict within parties may be more prominent, especially within the large Tory backbench”] [declassified 2003]
83 Jun 17 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (“The visits of the Vice President and SECDEF”) [“The political scene here is much changed”] [declassified 2003]
83 Jun 22 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	General election: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (“Britain after elections: foreign policy”) [“She has the political leeeway to pursue a strong defense”] [declassified 2003]
83 Jun 24 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (“Vice President’s meeting with Foreign Secretary Howe, June 24”) [“The Soviets are coming to realize that the President is consistent in his attitudes toward Soviet behavior”] [declassified 2003]
83 Jun 29 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: US Embassy London briefing for Shultz (“Your meeting with UK Prime Minister Thatcher, London, July 5, 1983”) [“As Thatcher enters her second term, we expect a stronger, more confident British voice in Western councils”] [declassified 2003]
83 Jul 12 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	General election: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (“Foreign Secretary Howe’s July 13-14 visit to Washington: the background in Britain”) [“One month after the elections, British politics have run through the post-mortems and lapsed into introspection”] [declassified 2003]
83 Jul 27 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	General election: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (“Britain after the elections: Thatcher in low-gear”) [“She may be holding fire until the autumn, but there is scant evidence yet of a new master plan”] [declassified 2003]
83 Jul 29 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Central America: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (“Thatcher defends U.S. policy towards Central America”) [“Reagan is seeking to help the people in Central America choose their own governments”] [declassified 2003]
84 Jan 4 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: Burt briefing for Shultz ("Your visit to the UK, Jan 11-12 Scope Paper") [“This past fall, pressures on the US/UK relationship have been stronger than at any time since Suez”] [declassified 2013]
84 Jan 7 Sa	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: Burt briefing memo to Shultz (“Checklist for your visit to London”) [“Assure HMG that the USG desires to maintain/deepen consultations and our interests remain basically consistent”] [declassified 2013]
84 Jan 11 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: Burt scope paper to Shultz (“Your visit to the United Kingdom”) [“the primary task for the US side will be to listen attentively to British concerns and to reiterate our basic willingness to consult on fundamental and particular issues”] [declassified 2013]
84 Apr 18 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: Reagan message to MT (50th anniversary of British Council) [“It has set high standards in the art of cultural diplomacy for free countries around the globe”] [declassified 2005]
85 Jun 6 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: US Ambassador briefing for Shultz (“Your meeting with Thatcher”) [“Thatcher wants to raise the Middle East, Salt II observance, and W79 shells”] [declassified 2013]
85 Jun 7 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Middle East: US Embassy London memo for Shultz (“The Secretary’s meeting with Prime Minister Thatcher, June 7”) [King Hussein, terrorism and peace talks] [declassified 2013]
85 Jun 7 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Middle East: Shultz memo for Reagan (“My meeting with Prime Minister Thatcher, June 7”) [MT would not sit down with a Jordanian-PLO delegation “unless the PLO rejected terrirosim”] [declassified 2013]
85 Jun 8 Sa	Speeches, interviews, etc.	Major	Archive (State Department)	Middle East: Shultz on the record briefing (Soviet proposal for international conference) [“as far as we are concerned, the objective is direct negotiations”]
85 Jun 10 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Defence: Burt briefing for Shultz (briefing Reagan on your meeting with MT) [“she stressed with me that ceasing to observe the SALT I and SALT II limits would be a ‘major step’ … the greatest nation on earth doesn’t break treaties”] [declassified 2013]
86 Nov 13 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Defence: Charles Thomas briefing for Shultz (meeting with MT) [Camp David agenda, arms control] [declassified 2013]
86 Nov 14 Fr	Declassified documents	Key	Archive (State Department)	Cold War: Shultz Evening Reading Item for Reagan ("My meeting with Prime Minister Thatcher") [MT expressed extreme concern about the potential impact of the proposals made at Reykjavik ] [declassified 2013]
87 Feb 6 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (Congressional visits) [defence policies] [declassified 2002]
87 Feb 11 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Defence: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (Labour party policy) [serious implications for other NATO members] [declassified 2002]
87 Apr 8 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	General election: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (“The coming election in Britain: opposition perspectives on regional foreign policy issues”) [“neither the presnt Labor party nor the Alliance has great foreign policy depth or breadth”] [declassified 2002]
87 Apr 14 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	General election: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (“Labournomics: the issues”) [plans to rejuvenate industrial sector and cut unemployment] [declassified 2002]
87 Apr 14 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	General election: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (“British elections: party perspectives on Northern Ireland”) [no party likely to abandon 1985 Anglo-Irish accord in a play for Unionist support] [declassified 2002]
87 May 11 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	General election: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (“British elections: set for June 11”) [MT’s chances of winning] [declassified 2002]
87 May 27 We	Speeches, interviews, etc.	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: White House press release (Reagan interviews on general election) [“the relationship between our two countries does go back many, many years, and I think it would take more than an election in either one of our countries to change that”]
87 Jun 4 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	General election: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (“British elections: congratulatory messages”) [what to send in event of MT or Kinnock victories, or hung parliament] [declassified 2002]
87 Jun 11 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	General election: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (“British elections: suggested press line”) [what to say in event of MT or Kinnock victories, or hung parliament] [declassified 2002]
87 Jun 12 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	General election: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (“Thatcher’s third term: what’s in it for us?”) [“the US-UK defense relationship remains intact and Britain’ alliance role assured”] [declassified 2002]
87 Jun 12 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Defence: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (“George Younger’s seasoned team at the MoD and pending defense issues with the UK”) [NATO requirements, UK nuclear forces] [declassified 2002]
87 Jun 12 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Foreign policy: Shultz Evening Reading Item for Reagan (MT victory at general election) [“We understand no significant changes are coming in personnel in the foreign policy area”] [declassified 2002]
87 Jul 9 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: US State Dept draft schedule (MT visit to Washington) [meetings with key personnel 16-17 July 1987] [declassified 2013]
87 Jul 13 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Foreign policy: Ridgway briefing for Shultz (MT obejctives for visit) [arms control and tactics for negotiations with Soviets] [declassified 2013]
87 Jul 13 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Foreign policy: Ridgway briefing for Shultz (MT obejctives for visit) [arms control and tactics for negotiations with Soviets] [declassified 2013]
87 Jul 13 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Foreign policy: Ridgway briefing for Shultz (“Scope paper for visit of UK Prime Minister Thatcher, July 16-17, 1987”) [“An assured conservative government and Prime Minister are back in place in London, friendly and admiring but also critical at times”] [declassified 2013]
87 Jul 13 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Foreign policy: Ridgway briefing for Shultz (“Visit of Prime Minister Thatcher: Your briefing of the President, July 16, 5:45pm”) [respective priorities: arms control, Soviet talks, Middle East] [declassified 2013]
87 Jul 17 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Industry: US State Dept briefing (“Fact Sheet: Airbus”) [“Airbus Industries practices constitute major issue in our trade relations with Europe”] [declassified 2013]
87 Jul 17 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Defence: US State Dept briefing (“Fact sheet: Arms control negotiations”) [priorities on: INF agreement, cut in US/Soveit strategic weapons, global chemical weapon ban] [declassified 2013]
87 Jul 17 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Cold War: US State Dept briefing (“Fact sheet: East West relations”) [Afghanistan, arms control,human rights] [declassified 2013]
87 Jul 17 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Falklands: US State Dept briefing (“Fact sheet: Falklands”) [US relations with Argentina, consult with MT on arms transfers] [declassified 2013]
87 Jul 17 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Middle East: Department of State briefing (“Middle East peace process”) [“still waiting to explore international conference”] [declassified 2013]
87 Jul 17 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Africa: US State Dept briefing (“Mozambique”) [“British have come out strongly in support of Chiassano government”] [declassified 2013]
87 Jul 17 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Middle East: US State Dept briefing (“Fact Sheet: Persian Gulf”) [access to oil, Soviet influence, stability of friendly states] [declassified 2013]
87 Jul 17 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Defence: US State Dept briefing (“Fact Sheet: South Asian Nuclear Issue”) [“British have expressed concerns that India and Pakistan are on the verge of an open nuclear arms race”] [declassified 2013]
87 Jul 17 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Middle East: US State Dept briefing (“Fact Sheet: Syria”) [“Assurance of no further acts of terrorism from Syria”] [declassified 2013]
87 Jul 17 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Economy: US State Dept briefing (“UK at a glance”) [economy, unemployment, monetary policy, trade] [declassified 2013]
87 Jul 17 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Cold War: US State Dept briefing (“Fact Sheet: U.S.-Soviet summit prospects”) [arms control: “We would like agreements if they are ready, but it is not a precondition”] [declassified 2013]
87 Dec 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Falklands: US State Dept briefing (“The Falklands”) [arms sales to Argentina] [declassified 2013]
87 Dec 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Cold War: Ridgway briefing for Shultz (“Your Meeting with Prime Minister Thatcher, December 16 at 11:00am”) [MT’s views on Gorbachev’s domestic policies, human rights, arms control] [declassified 2013]
87 Dec 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Foreign policy: Ridgway scope paper for Shultz (visit to London) [“Our views on most major foreign policy questions coincide, but Mrs Thatcher puts a slightly different spin on arms control, dealing with Gorbachev, and the Middle East peace process”] [declassified 2013]
87 Dec 17 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Economy: US State Dept briefing (“UK - economy at a glance”) [economy, unemployment, monetary policy, trade] [declassified 2013]
87 Dec 17 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Defence: US State Dept briefing (“UK: terrorism”) [seek UK support for US approaches to GDR, Polish, Bulgarian, Yugoslavian governments “to persuade these countries to sever links with or take active measures against terrorist groups”] [declassified 2013]
88 Mar 3 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Middle East: US State Dept briefing (“Secretary/Thatcher March 1 discussion: Middle East peace process”) [prospects for an international conference] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 9 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: Ridgway briefing for Shultz (“Your meeting with British Prime Minister Thatcher, Wednesday, November 16, 2:45pm”) [International Fund for Ireland, Middle East, economic issues, Southern Africa] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: US State Dept briefing (“Issues agenda/schedule for Thatcher official visit”) [arrival, individual and plenary meetings] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	US: Burt briefing for Shultz (“Your meeting with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher”) [future of sub-continent, Laker Airlines case, Middle East, US-Soviet relations, Central America] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Cold War: US State Dept briefing (“Fact sheet: Berlin issues”) [discussions with Soviets on Reagan’s Berlin initiative] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Cold War: US State Dept briefing (“Fact sheet: East-West relations”) [“Ongoing changes in East Bloc have created opportunities; but essential to maintain consistent approach to deal effectively with continued challenges to Western interests”] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Cold War: US State Dept briefing (“Fact sheet: Chemical weapons”) [Bush’s draft treaty as a basis for negotiations] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Cold War: US State Dept briefing (“Fact sheet: Cambodia”) [seek Vietnamese withdrawal, Sihanouk as head of a future government] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Defence: US State Dept briefing (“Fact sheet: Start negotiations and Trident”) [US position on inspection requirements] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Defence: US State Dept briefing (“Fact sheet: Start”) [negotiators to produce joint draft treaty] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Defence: US State Dept briefing (“Fact sheet: CST mandate talks”) [“NATO seeks to remove force asymmetries between NATO and the Warsaw Pact and establish a higher degree of stability at a lower level of forces”] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Europe: US State Dept briefing (“Fact sheet: Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE)”) [“Negotiations on concluding document text going well … obstacles remain in both human rights and security areas”] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Europe: US State Dept briefing (“Fact sheet: European Economic Community (EC)”) [“We support European integration, but are concerned about statements by EC spokesmen stressing reciprocity, protection of ‘sensitive’ sectors, and preference for European goods”] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Economy: US State Dept briefing (“United Kingdom economy at a glance”) [“Even though the British economy is booming, some observers believe it may be overheating and thus lead to inflationary problems and larger balance of payment deficits”] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Cold War: US State Dept briefing (“Fact sheet: COCOM”) [“There is increasing pressure from our key Allies, including the UK, to free up high technology trade with the Soviet Union”] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Middle East: US State Dept briefing (“Fact sheet: Middle East peace process”) [“We cannot support any attempt, by either Israel or Arabs, to determine unilaterally the ultimate status of the West Bank or Gaza”] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Northern Ireland: US State Dept briefing (“Fact sheet: Ireland and Northern Ireland”) [International Fund for Ireland, counter-terrorism measures] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Transport: US State Dept briefing (“Fact sheet: Civil Aviation”) [“disputes betwen the US and UK have occured frequently due to the highly competitive nature of the lucrative North Atlantic air routes”] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Trade: US State Dept briefing (“Fact Sheet: Gatt - Uruguay Round”) [“the most ambitious and technically complex trade negotiation yet undertaken”] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	South Africa: US State Dept briefing (“Fact Sheet: South Africa”) [“State of emergency repression has quelled violent protest at the expense of further restricting political freedoms”] [declassified 2013]
88 Nov 15 Tu	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (State Department)	Africa: US State Dept briefing (“Fact Sheet: Angola/Namibia negotiations”) [“The necessary compromises are now fairly clear, and have been framed in the US mediator’s proposal”] [declassified 2013]
88 Dec 16 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (State Department)	Cold War: Ridgway briefing for Shultz (“Your meeting with British Prime Minister Thatcher, Wednesday, December 16 at 11:00am”) [relations with Gorbachev, Afghanistan, the Gulf, Middle East peace process, South Africa, terrorism] [declassified 2013]
89 Jun 29 Th	Declassified documents	Key	Archive (State Department)	China: White House/State Department memorandum ("Themes") [paper for Scowcroft/Eagleburger secret mission to Beijing] [declassified 1998]

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