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1981 Nov 4 - 1981 Dec 11
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/533
Middle East (Situation in the Middle East) (Part 8)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 318
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81 Nov 4 We Major Middle East: FCO telegram 1653 to UKE Washington (1145Z) ("Sinai") [text of statement by the Four (UK, France, Italy, Netherlands) on Sinai Multinational Force] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 4 We Major Middle East: FCO to UKE Tel Aviv ("Sinai") [Carrington message to Israeli Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir on Sinai Multinational Force] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 4 We Major Middle East: FCO to UKE Beirut ("Sinai MFO: PLO Attitude") [PLO representative in London makes representations to UK regarding Sinai Multinational Force] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 4 We Major Middle East: UKE Washington telegram 3285 to FCO (1800Z) ("Sinai") [Henderson delivers message on Sinai Multinational Force to US administration: Veliotes emphasises that "the atmosphere in Israel is explosive"] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 4 We Major Middle East: UKE Washington telegram 1 to UKE Riyadh (1830Z) ("Sinai Force") ["Haig has just telephoned me describing your message and enclosures as quote a bombshell unquote"] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 4 We Major Middle East: UKE Riyadh to FCO ("Secretary of State's Visit to Riyadh: Sinai Force") [Carrington talks with Prince Saud] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 4 We Major Middle East: UKE Riyadh to FCO ("Secretary of State's Visit to Riyadh: Arab Israel: Fahd Proposals") [Carrington talks with Prince Saud and Prince Fahd on Saudi Arab-Israeli proposals] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 4 We Major Middle East: UKE Riyadh to FCO ("AWACS/Nimrod") [Carrington talks with King Khaled on supply of Nimrod to Saudi Arabia] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 4 We Major Middle East: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Hurd) ["Sinai MFO": US reaction to message from the Ten] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 4 We Major Middle East: UKE Riyadh to FCO ("Oman/US/UK Discussions") [Carrington's talks with Princes Saud and Sultan on US and UK trilateral talks with Omanis] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 4 We Major Middle East: FCO to UKE Paris ("Sinai: From Bullard") [message to French Foreign Ministry: "Mr Haig has reacted very strongly and very negatively against the proposed statement by the Four"] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 5 Th Major Middle East: UKE Washington telegram 3302 to FCO (0045Z) ("Sinai Force") [meeting of Ambassadors of the Four to discuss US reaction to statement on Sinai MFO: "all of us had been caned by Haig"] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 5 Th Major Middle East: UKE Washington telegram 2 to UKE Riyadh (0010Z) ("Sinai Force") [Henderson meets with Haig to discuss statement of the Four on Sinai MFO; Haig speaks of "a crisis in relations between Israel and the United States"] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 5 Th Major Middle East: Haig message to Carrington ("Sinai") ["For a variety of reasons, the last 48 hours have seen a deepening of the tensions in our relationships with Israel, and we now have a full blown crisis on our hands"] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 5 Th Major Middle East: FCO to UKE Paris ("Sinai Force") [dealing with the hostile US response to the statement of the Four on Sinai MFO] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 5 Th Major Middle East: FCO telegram 1666 to UKE Washington (1530Z) ("Sinai MFO") [need to "set the record straight" with Haig regarding British position] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 5 Th Major Middle East: UKE Tel Aviv to FCO ("Sinai") [Israeli reaction to proposed statement of the Four on Sinai MFO] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 5 Th Major Middle East: UKE Washington telegram 3311 to FCO (2130Z) ("Sinai: MFO") [Henderson meets with Eagleburger to discuss statement of the Four on Sinai MFO] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 6 Fr Major Middle East: MOD letter to No.10 ("Sinai Multinational Force") [funding of UK contribution to the Sinai MFO] [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 7 Sa Major Middle East: No.10 record of telephone conversation (MT-Carrington) [Northern Ireland, US response to statement by the Four on Sinai MFO, MT: "I'm really cross with Haig, Peter, I really am"] [declassified 2011]