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PREM19/58
Germany (Chancellor's visits to UK, Schmidt May 1979) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2009 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 220

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Date Value Title
79 May 4 Fr Major Germany: Cartledge minute to MT ("Chancellor Schmidt's Visit: 10/11 May") [arrangements and draft programme] [declassified 2009]
79 May 4 Fr Major Germany: Cartledge minute to MT ("Guest List for your Dinner for Chancellor Schmidt") [declassified 2009]
79 May 4 Fr Major Germany: FCO minute to No.10 ("Administrative Plan for the Visit of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, His Excellency Herr Helmut Schmidt...") [arrangements and programme] [declassified 2009]
79 May 4 Fr Major Germany: Hunt minute to MT ("Meeting with Chancellor Schmidt") [MT: "there are really too many" of these kinds of visits] [declassified 2009]
79 May 5 Sa Major Germany: Hunt minute to MT ("Chancellor Schmidt's Visit") [British nuclear deterrent, NATO, Turkey] [declassified 2009]
79 May 7 Mo Major Germany: No.10 letter to FCO ("Chancellor Schmidt's Visit, 10/11 May 1979") [MT's comments on arrangements for visit] [declassified 2009]
79 May 8 Tu Major Germany: Cartledge note to MT ("Chancellor Schmidt's Visit: Your Speech After Dinner on 10 May") [MT: Draft speech "is excellent"] [declassified 2009]
79 May 8 Tu Major Germany: No.10 to FCO ("Chancellor Schmidt's Visit, 10/11 May: Briefs") [MT's comments on briefs] [declassified 2009]
79 May 9 We Major Germany: Cartledge to MT ("Chancellor Schmidt's Visit 10-11 May") [arrangements for visit] [declassified 2009]
79 May 9 We Major Germany: Goodchild note to MT ("Dinner for Chancellor Schmidt: Thursday, 10 May") [MT comments on seating plan] [declassified 2009]
79 May 9 We Major Germany: Hunt minute to MT ("Visit of Chancellor Schmidt: EEC Budget") [briefing of proposed solution to budget problem] [declassified 2009]
79 May 10 Th Major Germany: Hunt minute to Cartledge ("Fisheries") [briefing for talks with Chancellor Schmidt] [declassified 2009]
79 May 10 Th Major Germany: MT speaking notes for discussion with Chancellor Schmidt ("First Session of Talks with Chancellor Schmidt") [Anglo/German relations, EEC, defence, Turkey, plans for Plenary Session] [declassified 2009]
79 May 10 Th Major Germany: Agriculture minute to No.10 ("UK and German Interests in the Common Agricultural Policy") [briefing for talks with Chancellor Schmidt] [declassified 2009]
79 May 10 Th Major Germany: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor Schmidt) [first session of discussion] [declassified 2009]
79 May 11 Fr Major Germany: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Schmidt) [Plenary Session] [declassified 2009]
79 May 11 Fr Major Germany: Transcript of MT/Schmidt press conference ("Press Conference on 11 May 1979 given by Prime Minister Mrs. Thatcher & Chancellor Schmidt") [declassified 2009]
79 May 11 Fr Major Germany: Text of MT speech for Chancellor Schmidt ("The Prime Minister's Luncheon For The Federal German Chancellor and his Delegation, Friday 11 May 1979") [relections on meetings] [declassified 2009]
79 May 11 Fr Major Germany: No.11 record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-FRG Minister of Finance) [economic issues, EEC budget, Turkey] [declassified 2009]
79 May 11 Fr Major Germany: No.10 minute to FCO ("Prime Minister's Dicussions with Chancellor Schmidt on 10 May: Fisheries") [details of meeting] [declassified 2009]