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1979 May 23 - 1980 Nov 6
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/143
Canada (UK/Canadian relations: patriation of the Canadian constitution) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2010 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 248
Any docs withheld? 1

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79 May 23 We Major Transition to Power: No.10 record of telephone conversation (MT-Prime Minister-designate Clark of Canada) [congratulations on his election victory & MT's thoughts on cabinet-making: "I had to balance it out"] [declassified 2010]
79 May 23 We Minor Canada: UK High Commission to FCO (“Canadian General Election”) [“Despite the closeness of the outcome, Mr Clark’s position looks strong”] [declassified 2010]
79 May 24 Th Major Canada: MT message to Prime Minister-designate Clark of Canada (message of congratulations on election victory) [declassified 2010]
79 Jul 6 Fr Major Canada: No.11 record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-Canadian High Commissioner) [economic affairs] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 4 Mo Minor Canada: UK High Commission to FCO (“Canadian Election”) [return of Clark would “be in our and the US best interests as well as Canada’s”] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 20 We Major Canada: MT letter to Prime Minister-Designate Trudeau of Canada (message of congratulations on election victory) [declassified 2010]
80 Mar 11 Tu Major Canada: British Consul-General in Quebec to UK High Commissioner (“Reflections after 18 months in French Canada”) [independent Quebec viable, but expects separation to be avoided] [declassified 2010]
80 Mar 14 Fr Major Canada: Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada letter to MT (thanks for MT's message of congratulations) [declassified 2010]
80 Mar 27 Th Major Canada: UK High Commissioner despatch to FCO (“Quebec: the approach to the referendum”) [“If Quebec does secede that need not be a disaster for Quebec or our interests”] [declassified 2010]
80 Jun 25 We Key Canada: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada) [extract] [patriation of Canadian Constitution, Anglo-Canadian air talks, G7 summit in Venice] [declassified 2010]
80 Aug 18 Mo Major Canada: Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada letter to MT (thanks for talk about the constitution) [“extremely useful … gratified to receive your assurances of support”] [released 2011]
80 Sep 18 Th Major Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(80) 33rd (Foreign Affairs Council, The Economic Situation, Commission Directive under Article 90 of the Treaty of Rome, etc) [declassified 2010]
80 Sep 26 Fr Major Canada: FCO to UKHC Ottawa ("Canadian Constitution") [Canadian proposals for repatriation of Canadian Constitution] [declassified 2010]
80 Sep 29 Mo Major Canada: Armstrong minute to Alexander (patriation of the Canadian Constitution) [discusses possible unilateral request for patriation with Canadian Cabinet Secretary] [declassified 2010]
80 Sep 30 Tu Major Canada: FCO letter to No.10 (“Canadian emissary”) [Trudeau wants to send emissary to explain patriation proposals] [declassified 2010]
80 Oct 2 Th Major Canada: Whitelaw minute to MT ("British North America Acts 1867-1964") [parliamentary arrangements for the patriation of the Canadian Constitution] [declassified 2010]
80 Oct 3 Fr Major Canada: FCO briefing for MT (meeting with Canadian emissaries) [Canadian patriation plan] [declassified 2010]
80 Oct 3 Fr Major Canada: Gilmour minute to MT ("British North America Acts 1867-1964") [parliamentary arrangements for the patriation of the Canadian Constitution] [declassified 2010]
80 Oct 3 Fr Major Canada: Agent General for Quebec, Gilles Loiselle letter to MT (patriation of Canadian Constitution) [Quebecois Government will "oppose with every means at its command any attempt by the federal government of Canada to patriate the Constitution unilaterally"] [declassified 2010]
80 Oct 6 Mo Major Canada: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Canadian Ministers MacGuigan and Roberts) [patriation of the Canadian Constitution] [declassified 2010]