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1982 Feb 11 - 1985 Jun 14
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1423
Canada (UK/Canadian relations: patriation of the Canadian constitution) (Part 5)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 263
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82 Feb 1 Mo Major Canada: Quebec government memo (“The role of the United Kingdom parliament in relation to the British North America Act”) [“the Canadian Resolution is still unconstitutional in the conventional sense”] [declassified December 2014]
82 Feb 11 Th Major Canada: UKHC Ottawa telegram to FCO (“Canada Bill: Second Reading”) [Chrétien will be in London] [declassified December 2014]
82 Feb 12 Fr Major Canada: CRD memo (“The Canadian Constitution”) [“All parties are agreed that the situation whereby Britain holds vestigial constitutional power is both anomalous and anachronistic”] [declassified December 2014]
82 Feb 12 Fr Major Canada: Loiselle letter to MT (Canada Bill) [“Quebec is far more than just another Canadian province”] [declassified December 2014]
82 Feb 15 Mo Major Canada: Lévesque letter to Pym (Canada Bill) [“it would be highly improper for the United Kingdom Parliament to act in the matter until the conclusion of the legal proceedings now in progress”] [declassified December 2014]
82 Feb 26 Fr Major Canada: Atkins PS letter to Coles (“Canada Bill: Letter from Quebec Agent-General”) [“Loiselle will be well aware that he should approach HMG through the Canadian High Commission”] [declassified December 2014]
82 Feb 26 Fr Minor Canada: Noiseux letter to Coles (visit to London) [thanks for arranging “a very informative programme for me”] [declassified December 2014]
82 Mar 1 Mo Major Canada: Pym letter to Lévesque (Canada Bill) [“We believe the agreement of nine out of the ten Provinces constitutes a substantial mesaure of support for the proposals”] [declassified December 2014]
82 Mar 12 Fr Major Canada: Young PS letter to Coles (“Canada Bill: Proceedings in the Lords”) [government response to Opposition amendment] [declassified December 2014]
82 Mar 12 Fr Major Canada: Michael Armstrong minute to MT (“Parliamentary Business”) [Canada Bill, social security] [declassified December 2014]
82 Mar 23 Tu Minor Canada: MT letter to Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada (thanks for note and photograph) [released 2013]
82 Mar 25 Th Major Canada: Armstrong minute to Coles (MT’s invitation to patriation ceremonies) [Trudeau “would very much like her to be there to celebrate the conclusion of the process”] [declassified December 2014]
82 Mar 26 Fr Major Canada: MT note to Trudeau (Canada Bill debate) [“Your resolve in seeking an expeditious resolution of the Canadian constitutional question in the Parliament at Westminster has been very much appreciated”] [declassified December 2014]
82 Mar 31 We Major Canada: UKHC Ottawa telegram to FCO (“Canadian Constitutional Celebrations”) [politicians invited] [declassified December 2014]
82 Apr 8 Th Major Canada: Howe PS minute to Coles (“Canadian Constitution: British representation at the Patriation Ceremonies on 16/17 April”) [send Hailsham in MT’s place] [declassified December 2014]
82 Apr 22 Th Major Canada: Lord Chancellor’s PS letter to Whitmore (“Proclamation of the Canadian Constitution”) [“The Canadians were plainly disappointed that the Prime Minister was unable to come”] [declassified December 2014]
82 Jun 16 We Major Canada: Cockfield minute to MT (“Visit to Canada: 27 May-6 June”) [“was particularly helpful in re-affirming the United Kingdom’s friendly relations with Canada”] [declassified December 2014]
82 Oct 2 Sa Major Canada: UKHC Ottawa telegram to FCO (“Secretary of State’s visit to Canada: Meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister”) [both agreed “the UK/Canada relationship was both close and in danger of being allowed to drift”] [declassified December 2014]
82 Oct 15 Fr Major Canada: Coles minute to MT (High Commissioner’s request for meeting with MT) [“if he sees you, there is no reason why quite a range of our Ambassadors and High Commissioners should not also take up your time”] [declassified December 2014]
82 Nov 1 Mo Major Canada: Howe PS minute to Coles (“Call by Lord Moran”) [policy on charging Canada for cost of military training] [declassified December 2014]