Archive

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

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

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

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80 Feb 20 We Major Canada: MT letter to Prime Minister-Designate Trudeau of Canada (message of congratulations on election victory) [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]
80 Oct 6 Mo Major Canada: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Canadian Ministers MacGuigan and Roberts) [patriation of the Canadian Constitution] [declassified 2010]
80 Nov 3 Mo Major Canada: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Ministers) [patriation of the Canadian Constitution] [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]
79 Jul 6 Fr Major Canada: No.11 record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-Canadian High Commissioner) [economic affairs] [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 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]
81 Feb 3 Tu Major Canada: Robert Fowler briefing for Trudeau (“Patriation, the UK: Notes for Question Period (update)”) [MT assuring Trudeau HMG would apply the whip to patriation legislation] [declassified 2013]
81 Feb 10 Tu Minor Canada: Russell Anthony to Michael Kirby (“The Canadian Constitution”) [opinion in the west, especially BC] [declassified 2013]
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]
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]
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 Oct 27 Mo Major Canada: UKHC Ottawa to FCO ("Constitution") [report on process of repatriation of the Canadian Constitution in the Canadian parliament] [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]
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]
80 Oct 28 Tu Major Canada: Privy Council Office letter to No.10 ("Patriation of the Canadian Constitution") [note of a discussion between Stevas and the Leader of the Canadian Lower House, Yvon Pinard] [declassified 2010]