Archive

1980 Nov 11 - 1981 Feb 27
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/397
Canada (UK/Canadian relations: patriation of the Canadian constitution) (Part 2)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 252
Any docs withheld? 4

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80 Dec 9 Tu Major House of Commons PQs
80 Nov 27 Th Major Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(80) 42nd (Firemen’s Pay, Canadian Constitution, Remuneration of Junior Ministers in the House of Lords, etc) [declassified 2010]
80 Dec 20 Sa Major Canada: UK High Commission Ottawa to FCO ("Canadian Constitution") ["Trudeau is showing a steely determination to press on regardless of consequences for HMG"] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 8 Su Major Canada: UK Commission Ottawa to FCO ("Canadian Constitution") ["Trudeau is unpredictable and I cannot pretend to know his game plan"] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 29 Th Major Canada: Pym minute to Carrington ("Patriation of the Canadian Constitution") ["I hold strongly to the view I expressed to Mrs Wadds that the gravity of the Parliamentary situation should not be underestimated"] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 19 Fr Major Canada: Pym message to MT (report of Pym's meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada) [patriation of the Canadian constitution] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 11 Th Major Canada: Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada letter to MT (Pym visit to Canada to discuss Canadian Constitution) [released 2011]
80 Dec 17 We Major Canada: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Pym) ["Patriation of the Canadian Constitution: Visit to Canada by Mr. Pym"] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 22 Mo Major Canada: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Carrington-Pym) ["Patriation of the Canadian Constitution"] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 28 Fr Major Canada: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Carrington) ["Patriation of the Canadian Constitution"] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 27 Th Major Canada: MT message to Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada (commiserations on death of Jules Leger) [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 5 Fr Major Canada: MT letter to Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada (Canadian Constitution) [Pym to visit Trudeau] [released 2011]
80 Dec 19 Fr Major Canada: MOD record of conversation (Pym-Mark MacGuigan, Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs) [defence, NATO, patriation of the Canadian constitution] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 23 Mo Major Canada: Hailsham letter to MT ("Patriation of the Canadian Constitution") [issues to consider] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 5 Fr Major Canada: FCO to UK Commission Ottawa ("Patriation: Message for Mr Trudeau") [possible delay in processing Canadian Constitution bill at Westminster] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 23 Fr Major Canada: FCO to UK Commission Ottawa ("Mr Pym's Meeting with the Canadian High Commissioner Today") [Alexander comment: "I confess to being a little bothered by the line Mr Pym has been taking"] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 8 Su Major Canada: FCO to UK Commission Ottawa ("Canadian Constitution") [patriation of the Canadian constitution: Youde talks to Jean Wadds, Canadian High Commissioner to UK] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 2 Mo Major Canada: FCO record of conversation (Carrington-Pym-Nick Ridley) [patriation of the Canadian constitution] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 3 Tu Major Canada: FCO letter to No.10 ("Canadian Constitution") [UK High Commissioner John Ford argues "that we should consider changing our policy and backtrack at least to the extent of asking Mr Trudeau to drop his Bill of Rights"] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 11 We Major Canada: FCO letter to No.10 ("Canadian Constitution") [report that UK High Commissioner to Canada attacked Trudeau in meeting with Canadian provincial Premier] [declassified 2011]