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PREM19/842
Middle East (Arms sales & military assistance to Middle Eastern countries) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Top Secret - UK Eyes A
Page count: 275
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81 Apr 3 Fr Major Middle East: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“Arms Sales to Iran”) [declassified 2012]
81 Apr 6 Mo Major Cabinet: Gilmour memo circulated to OD Committee - OD(81) 22 (UK/Iran Relations: Supply of Defence Equipment) [declassified 2011]
81 Apr 6 Mo Major Cabinet: Gilmour memo circulated to OD Committee - OD(81) 22 (UK/Iran Relations: Supply of Defence Equipment) [as annotated by MT] [declassified 2011]
81 May 20 We Major Middle East: FCO to No.10 (“Tornado”) [President of the Council of Minister’s message to MT] [declassified 2012]
81 May 29 Fr Major Middle East: Ministry of Defence to No.10 (“Defence Contracts with Saudi Arabia”) [Prince Sultan’s complaints] [declassified 2012]
81 Jun 2 Tu Major Middle East: Carrington minute to Defence Secretary (“Algeria: Defence Sales”) [visit to Algeria] [declassified 2012]
81 Jun 5 Fr Major Middle East: Ministry of Defence to Carrington (“Algeria”) [military cooperation, defence sales, political assessment] [declassified 2012]
81 Jun 8 Mo Major Middle East: MT letter to Sir Austin Pearce (King Khalid’s visit: the P.110 Project) [declassified 2012]
81 Jun 11 Th Major Middle East: Ministry of Defence to No.10 (“UAE - Warship Exports”) [declassified 2012]
81 Jun 14 Su Major Middle East: UKE Doha to MODUK (Rapier Contract) [declassified 2012]
81 Jun 18 Th Major Middle East: Admiral Sir Raymond Lygo (BAe) to Nott (Rapier contract with Qatar) [declassified 2012]
81 Jul 2 Th Major Middle East: Carrington minute to Nott (“Algeria”) [security aspects of defence sales] [declassified 2012]
81 Jul 9 Th Major Middle East: Nott minute to Carrington (“Defence Sales: Iraq, the Middle East and Chile”) [points for discussion] [declassified 2012]
81 Jul 17 Fr Major Middle East: FCO minute to Ministry of Defence (“Defence Sales: Iraq, the Middle East and Chile”) [Nott-Carrington meeting] [declassified 2012]
81 Aug 4 Tu Major Middle East: Carrington minute to OD Colleagues (“UK-Iran Relations: Supply of Defence Equipment”) [talks with Iranian delegation] [declassified 2012]
81 Aug 25 Tu Major Middle East: UKE Washington telegram 2512 to FCO (2225Z) (“AWACS for Saudi Arabia”) [US administration proposals] [declassified 2012]
81 Sep 23 We Major Middle East: Julian Amery letter to MT (Nimrod deal with the Saudis) [US Senate stance] [declassified 2012]
81 Sep 25 Fr Major Middle East: MT letter to Julian Amery (Nimrod deal with the Saudis) [declassified 2012]
81 Nov 30 Mo Major Middle East: Wade-Gery minute to MT (“OD: Overhaul of Captured Chieftain Tanks in Iraq”) [contract with Iraq: importance and handling] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 11 Fr Major Middle East: John Nott letter to No.10 (Credit for Egypt: Defence Sales) [declassified 2012]