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1981 Oct 1 - 1981 Nov 3
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/532
Middle East (Situation in the Middle East) (Part 7)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 178
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81 Oct 29 Th Major Middle East: FCO to UKE Jedda ("Secretary of State's Visit") [possible meeting of Carrington with Arafat: concerns that PLO might be "manoeuvring" to bring about meeting without conditionally recognising Israel as required] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 30 Fr Major Middle East: FCO to UKE Amman ("Talks with King Hussein on 28 October") [account of Carrington's talks with King Hussein: Sinai MFO, Arab-Israeli conflict] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 30 Fr Major Middle East: Alexander minute to MT (costs of UK participation in the Sinai Multinational Force) [dispute between MOD, HMT and FCO over funding] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 30 Fr Major Middle East: FCO letter to No.10 ("Arab/Israel") [draft message to Reagan regarding MT's talks with King Hussein] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 31 Sa Major Middle East: UKE Jedda to FCO ("AWACS") [views in Saudi Arabia of US sale of AWACS to Saudis: "In truth, this is a battle which nobody has won"] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 31 Sa Major Middle East: FCO to UKE Paris ("Sinai MFO") [more time needed to agree text of Ten statement on Sinai Multinational Force; Carrington message to Cheysson] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 31 Sa Major Middle East: Michael Latham MP letter to MT (objects to MT's condemnation of Israeli attack on Osirak nuclear installation in Iraq) [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 2 Mo Major Middle East: FCO to UKE Tel Aviv ("Secretary of State's Meeting with the Conservative Friends of Israel") [Carrington discusses Arab-Israeli conflict, potential meeting with PLO and Arafat] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 2 Mo Major Middle East: UKE Washington telegram 3267 to FCO (2333Z) ("US/Israel") ["The Israelis and their committed supporters in the US media...appear determined to undercut what they see as a closer US/Saudi relationship following the AWACS decision"] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 2 Mo Major Middle East: No.10 letter to MOD ("Sinai MFO: Garrison Costs") ["the Prime Minister is inclined to think that the charge should be met from the Defence vote"] [declassified 2011]