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1980 Jun 18 - 1981 Feb 3
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/587
Security (Proposed BBC Panorama programme on British intelligence services)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Top Secret
Page count: 58
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Date Value Title
80 Jul 21 Mo Major Security: Armstrong minute to MT ("BBC Panorama: Proposed Programme on Intelligence Services") ["It must not be forgotten...that the Government has the power to ban any programme"; MT: "I would be prepared to use the veto"] [declassified 2011]
80 Jul 24 Th Major Security: Armstrong minute to MT ("BBC Panorama: Proposed Programme on Intelligence Services") ["If it is possible...to persuade the BBC to drop the idea of the programme completely, that would be much the best outcome"] [declassified 2011]
80 Jul 25 Fr Major Security: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Carrington-Armstrong) ["BBC Panorama: Proposed Programme on the Intelligence Services"] [declassified 2011]
80 Jul 29 Tu Major Security: Armstrong minute to Whitmore ("BBC Panorama: Proposed Programme on Intelligence Services") [Armstrong speaks with BBC Director General ] [declassified 2011]
80 Aug 8 Fr Major Security: Armstrong minute to MT ("BBC Panorama: Proposed Programme on Intelligence Services") [Armstrong has further talk with BBC Director General; MT: "Ian Trethowan being as weak as I expected"] [declassified 2011]
80 Sep 24 We Major Security: Armstrong minute to MT ("Panorama Programme on the Intelligence Services") [Armstrong has another talk with BBC Director General] [declassified 2011]
80 Sep 26 Fr Major Security: Whitmore minute to MT (Panorama programme on the Intelligence Services) ["Our attempts to persuade the BBC to drop the Panorama programme on the intelligence services are not going well"] [declassified 2011]
80 Oct 1 We Major Security: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Carrington-Pym-Atkins-Armstrong) ["Panorama Programme on the Intelligence Services"] [declassified 2011]
80 Oct 7 Tu Major Security: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Armstrong) ["Panorama Programme on the Intelligence Services"] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 30 Fr Major Security: Armstrong minute to MT ("Panorama Programme on the Intelligence Services") [content of documentary] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 31 Sa Major Security: Armstrong minute to MT ("Panorama Programme on Intelligence and Security") [dealing with questions about the programme from Brian Walden and in the House] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 17 Tu Major Security: Armstrong minute to MT ("Panorama Programme on Security and Intelligence Services") [programme likely to be shown following Monday] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 3 Tu Major Security: MT draft answer to Parliamentary question ("Did the Government bring pressure to bear on the BBC not to show a Panorama programme on security and intelligence?") [declassified 2011]