1980 Jun 10 - 1981 Nov 12
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/417
Defence (UK Strategic Nuclear Deterrent) (Part 3)
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
|---|---|
| Release date: | 2011 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Top Secret |
| Page count: | 276 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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Selections from this file
Showing items 21 - 40 of 41
| Date |
Value |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| 80 Jul 17 Th | Major | Cold War: No.10 letter to MOD ("Plutonium Loan Arrangements") [acquiring Trident: MT happy with proposed loan of "a quantity of plutonium" from US] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Jul 14 Mo | Major | Cold War: President Carter letter to MT (replacement of Polaris: acquisition of Trident) [formal response, for publication] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Jun 16 Mo | Major | Cold War: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Polaris Successor: Memorandum") [acquiring Trident; comments on Pym's memorandum] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Sep 14 Mo | Major | Cold War: MT letter to US Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger (US makes D-5 missile available to UK) [UK to consider offer] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Jun 13 Fr | Major | Cold War: Wade-Gery briefing for MT ("Anglo-American Negotiations on Polaris Replacement (MISC 7(80) 2)") [acquiring Trident: state of negotiations] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Jul 10 Th | Major | Cold War: MT letter to President Carter (replacement of Polaris: acquisition of Trident) [formal request, for publication] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Jul 14 Mo | Major | Cold War: US Secretary of Defense Harold Brown letter to Pym (replacement of Polaris: acquisition of Trident) [unpublished side-agreement] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Jul 10 Th | Major | Cold War: MT letter to Chancellor Schmidt (replacement of Polaris: acquisition of Trident) [UK approaching US to request supply of Trident] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Jul 7 Mo | Major | Cold War: MOD letter to No.10 (acquiring Trident: suggests MT thank mid-rank Pentagon officials) [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Jul 10 Th | Major | Cold War: MT letter to President Giscard (replacement of Polaris: acquisition of Trident) [UK approaching US to request supply of Trident] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Jun 17 Tu | Major | Cold War: No.10 letter to MOD ("Polaris Successor: Memorandum") [acquiring Trident: MT's comments on Pym's memorandum] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Jul 15 Tu | Major | Cold War: Armstrong minute to Alexander (report of conversation with Secretaire general de l'Elysee, Jacques Wahl) [acquiring Trident: Armstrong delivers MT's personal message to President Giscard; EC issues] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Jun 11 We | Major | Cold War: Whitelaw minute to Pym ("Polaris Successor") [acquiring Trident: "I...have the feeling that in this field it is wise to give as little information as possible" to public] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Jun 20 Fr | Major | Cold War: Cabinet Office brief ("Prime Minister's Meeting with President Carter - June 1980") [Polaris replacement/acquiring Trident] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Jul 14 Mo | Major | Cold War: Armstrong minute to Alexander (report of conversation with Chancellor Schmidt) [acquiring Trident: Armstrong delivers MT's personal message; Schmidt recounts visit to Moscow] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Jul 21 Mo | Major | Cold War: Armstrong minute to MT (Henderson obtains copy of White House briefing for Congressional Leaders on Trident) [acquiring Trident] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Jul 15 Tu | Major | Cold War: MT letter to Prime Minister Cossiga of Italy (replacement of Polaris: acquisition of Trident) [UK approaching US to request supply of Trident] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Jul 24 Th | Major | Cold War: Prime Minister Cossiga of Italy letter to MT (replacement of Polaris: acquisition of Trident) [supports UK decision] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Jul 15 We | Major | Cold War: Nott minute to MT ("Trident") [need to take decisions about aspects of the Trident force, including submarine design] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Aug 24 Mo | Major | Cold War: US Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger letter to MT (US makes D-5 missile available to UK) [Trident] [declassified 2011] |