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1981 Dec 15 - 1982 Nov 4
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/690
Defence (Defence sales; sale of HMS Invincible to Royal Australian Navy) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Secret
Page count: 276
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81 Dec 15 Tu Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 (sale of HMS Invincible to Australia) [arrangements for sale] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 16 We Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("Sale of HMS Invincible") [arrangements for sale to Australia so far] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 17 Th Major Defence: No.10 record of telephone conversation (MT-Prime Minister Fraser of Australia) ["HMS Invincible"] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr Major Defence: Prime Minister Fraser of Australia letter to MT (sale of HMS Invincible) [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 19 Fr Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("HMS Invincible") [sale to Australia] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 19 Fr Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("HMS Invincible") [sale to Australia: sale may need to be postponed due to Australian budgetary problems] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 22 Mo Major Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Nott) ["HMS Invincible"] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 24 We Major Defence: No.10 record of telephone conversation (MT-Prime Minister Fraser of Australia) [sale of HMS Invincible to Australia] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 1 Mo Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 (quarterly report on major defence sales prospects) [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 22 Tu Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 (quarterly report on major defence sales prospects) [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 29 Tu Major Defence: Nott minute to MT ("HMS Invincible") [possible sale to Australia: impact of Falklands] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 30 We Major Defence: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("HMS Invincible") [possible sale to Australia: impact of Falklands] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 30 We Major Defence: Pym minute to MT ("HMS Invincible") [possible sale to Australia: impact of Falklands] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 5 Mo Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("HMS Invincible") [possible sale to Australia: discussions with Australian Minister for Defence] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 9 Fr Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("Visit of Australian Defence Minister") [possible sale of HMS Invincible to Australia] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 12 Mo Major Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Defence Minister Sinclair of Australia) [possible sale of HMS Invincible to Australia] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 12 Mo Major Defence: FCO to UKE Paris ("Exocet Missiles for Peru") ["no real prospect" of stopping French from selling Exocets to Peru] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 13 Tu Major Defence: Nott minute to MT ("HMS Invincible") [possible sale of HMS Invincible to Australia: Australians "very depressed" about UK reticence] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 14 We Major Defence: UKE Washington telegram 2425 to FCO (2123Z) ("Argentina: Arms Supplies") [USSR interested in deal with Argentina] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 15 Th Major Defence: UKE Paris to FCO ("Exocet Missiles for Peru") [French supply of Exocets to Peru] [declassified 2012]