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1981 Oct 26 - 1982 Feb 9
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/669
Canada (UK/Canadian relations: patriation of the Canadian constitution) (Part 4)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Jul 25
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 285
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81 Oct 26 Mon Canada: No.10 letter to FCO (“Cancun - the Canadian Constitution”) [not raised by Trudeau with MT at Cancun] [declassified 2013]
81 Oct 29 Thu Canada: UK High Commission to FCO (“Constitution”) [what to do if patriation bill rejected by UK Parliament] [declassified 2013]
81 Oct 30 Fri Canada: UK High Commission to FCO (“Constitution”) [possible rejection of patriation bill by UK Parliament] [declassified 2013]
81 Nov 3 Tue Canada: UK High Commission to FCO (“Constitution”) [state of federal-provincial negotiations] [declassified 2013]
81 Nov 3 Tue Canada: UK High Commission to FCO (“Constitution”) [uncertain state of federal-provincial negotiations] [declassified 2013]
81 Nov 4 Wed Canada: UK High Commission to FCO (“Constitution”) [fluid state of federal-provincial negotiations] [declassified 2013]
81 Nov 5 Thu Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(81) 35th (Parliamentary Affairs, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Canadian Constitution, EC Affairs) [declassified 2011]
81 Nov 5 Thu Canada: Armstrong minute for MT (“Canadian Constitution”) [agreement reached between federal government & 9 of 10 provinces] [declassified 2013]
81 Nov 5 Thu Canada: UK High Commission to FCO (“Constitution”) [Trudeau presenting federal-provincial agreement to Parliament] [declassified 2013]
81 Nov 8 Sun Canada: UK High Commission to FCO (“Constitution”) [situation] [declassified 2013]
81 Nov 10 Tue Canada: Canadian Secretary for External Affairs to Lord Carrington (deep thanks) [“You will have heard the good news and, for our part, we think we heard your sigh from across the water!”] [declassified 2013]
81 Nov 10 Tue Canada: Armstrong minute for No.10 (meeting with Lord Moran) [worries about his standing in Ottawa] [declassified 2013]
81 Nov 10 Tue Canada: UK High Commission to FCO (“Constitution”) [situation] [declassified 2013]
81 Nov 10 Tue Canada: FCO internal minute (“Canadian Constitution. Federal-Provincial Agreement”) [analysis; “Vancouver Consensus”] [declassified 2013]
81 Nov 26 Thu Canada: UK High Commission to FCO (“Constitution”) [recommends against MT congratulating Trudeau on agreement] [declassified 2013]
81 Nov 27 Fri Canada: Lord Carrington to Canadian Secretary for External Affairs MacGuigan (accepts invitation to visit) [“Your breakthrough on the Constitution is … very good news for us all … statesmanship”] [declassified 2013]
81 Dec 3 Thu Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(81) 39th (Parliamentary Affairs, Spain, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Angola, Seychelles, South Africa, EC Affairs, Northern Ireland) [declassified 2011]
81 Dec 3 Thu Canada: UK High Commission to FCO (“Constitution”) [lunch conversation with Trudeau] [declassified 2013]
81 Dec 3 Thu Canada: UK High Commission to FCO (“Constitution”) [Trudeau “the reverse of jubilant”] [declassified 2013]
81 Dec 3 Thu Canada: Privy Council Office to Lord Privy Seal (advice to Moran) [line to take at lunch with Trudeau] [declassified 2013]