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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/276
Iran (Internal situation: relations with USA and UK following hostage taking at US embassy, Tehran; US mission to release hostages; sanctions) (Part 6)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2010 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 244

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Date Value Title
80 Apr 9 We Major Iran: UKE Washington telegram 1400 to FCO (2355Z) ("Iran") [meeting with Vance, OECD countries, South Korea and the EC] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 10 Th Major Iran: UKE Lisbon to FCO ("Iran") [meeting of Ministers of The Nine] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 10 Th Major Iran: FCO letter to No.10 ("Iranian Diplomats Expelled from the US") [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 14 Mo Major Iran: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Iran: OD Meeting on 15th April") [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 17 Th Major Iran: UKE Washington telegram 1516 to FCO (2356Z) ("President Carter's Press Conference: Iran") [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 17 Th Major Iran: HMT letter to No.10 ("Iran") [Chancellor's view on mandatory economic sanctions: "very unwise"] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 18 Fr Major Iran: FCO to UKE Canberra ("Meeting in Sailsbury with Australian Prime Minister") [Carrington talks with Fraser] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 23 We Major Iran: Armstrong briefing for MT ("OD: Iran") [Carrington report on meeting of Community Foreign Ministers, 22nd April] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 23 We Major Iran: Carrington minute to members of OD Committee ("Iran") [Carrington report on meeting of Community Foreign Ministers, 22nd April] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 23 We Major Iran: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Carrington-Hurd) [sanctions, Talbot Car Company, UK Embassy in Tehran] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 25 Fr Major Iran: Sanders minute to MT ("PNQ on Iran") [discussion of failed US hostage rescue attempt in Parliament] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 25 Fr Major Iran: Transcript of Carrington interview with Peter Snow (US attempt to rescue hostages in Iran) [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 25 Fr Major Iran: FCO briefing paper ("Soviet Aims in Iran") [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 25 Fr Major Iran: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Franz-Josef Strauss) [Iran] [extract] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 25 Fr Major Iran: Sanders minute to MT ("Iran: Parliamentary Handling") [request for further parliamentary statement on Iran] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 25 Fr Major Iran: Department of Trade letter to No.10 ("Iran") [Nott's thoughts on economic sanctions against Iran] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 26 Sa Major Iran: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Howell-Rampton-David Steel-BP, Shell and BNOC Representatives) [negotiations with the National Iranian Oil Corporation] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 27 Su Major Iran: No.10 record of conversation (MT-EC Heads of Government) [sanctions against Iran, Lebanon] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 28 Mo Major Iran: UKE Washington telegram 1643 to FCO (1706Z) ("Mr Vance's Resignation") [Vance could not support Carter's hostage rescue mission] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 28 Mo Major Iran: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Iran") [effects of sanctions against Iran, Talbot Car Company] [declassified 2010]