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1979 May 17 - 1979 Sep 20
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/92
Middle East (Situation in the Middle East) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2009 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 223
Any docs withheld? 1

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Date Value Title
79 May 21 Mo Major Middle East: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia) [Arab-Israeli conflict, Egypt] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We Major Middle East: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Prime Minister Begin of Israel) [Arab-Israeli conflict] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We Major Middle East: No.10 letter to FCO ("Prime Minister's Lunch for Mr. Begin at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday 23 May 1979") [MT "apprehensive that Mr. Begin's attitude could kill the whole process of the search for a comprehensive settlement in the Middle East"] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 1 Fr Major Middle East: UKE Tel Aviv to FCO ("Mr Dayan") [note of talks between UK Ambassador to Israel Mason and Israeli Foreign Minister Dayan] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 12 Tu Major Middle East: UKE Tel Aviv to FCO ("Israeli Settlement Policy") [Begin asserts Israel's "full right to settle"] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 13 We Major Middle East: UKE Tel Aviv to FCO ("Egypt/Israel") [report of meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Dayan] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 14 Th Major Middle East: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Vice President Mubarak of Egypt) [Arab-Israeli conflict] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 18 Mo Major Middle East: FCO to UKE Paris ("European Political Cooperation, Ministerial Meeting, Paris, 18 June 1979") [statement by EEC Ministers on Arab-Israeli conflict] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 18 Mo Major Middle East: No.10 record of conversation (MT-King Hussein of Jordan) [Arab-Israeli conflict] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 20 We Major Middle East: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore) [oil, Arab-Israeli conflict] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 20 We Major Middle East: UKE Tel Aviv to FCO (Israeli Government reponse to statement by EEC Ministers) [Arab-Israeli conflict] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 27 We Major Middle East: FCO to UKE Tokyo (for delegation to G7) ("Syrian/Israeli Clash") [Arab/Israeli conflict] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 16 Mo Major Middle East: UKE Cairo to FCO ("Visit of Israeli Prime Minister") [report of talks between Sadat and Begin] [declassified 2009]
79 Aug 3 Fr Major Middle East: UKE Tel Aviv to FCO ("US/Israel Relations") ["rift" between Israel and US] [declassified 2009]
79 Aug 3 Fr Major Middle East: UKE Washington telegram 2196 to FCO (2250Z) ("US/Israel Relations") [US/Israeli relations going through "a very tense phase"] [declassified 2009]
79 Aug 8 We Major Middle East: UKE Washington telegram 2239 to FCO (2215Z) ("US/Israel") [US response to tension in US/Israeli relations] [declassified 2009]
79 Aug 9 Th Major Middle East: UKE Washington telegram 2255 to FCO (2146Z) ("Arab/Israel: The New Security Council Resolution") [US need to "find means of recognising and dealing with the PLO"] [declassified 2009]
79 Aug 14 Tu Major Middle East: FCO letter to No.10 ("The Palestinians") [Carrington supports UN resolution recognising right of Palestinians to self-determination; MT comments extensively] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 11 Tu Major Middle East: Carrington minute to MT ("Middle East: Policy Towards the The Palestinians") [MT: "I am deeply opposed to the course of action set out in Lord C's minute"] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 20 Th Major Middle East: No.10 record of conversation (MT-King Hussein of Jordan) [Arab/Israeli conflict, sale of tanks to Jordan] [declassified 2009]