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 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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| Date | Value |
Title |
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| 81 Nov 5 Th | Major | Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(81) 35th (Parliamentary Affairs, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Canadian Constitution, EC Affairs) [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Dec 3 Th | Major | 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 10 Th | Major | Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(81) 40th (Parliamentary Affairs, NATO, Soviet Union, Arab-Israeli Conflict, EC Affairs, Index-Linked Pensions, ECHR: Closed Shop) [declassified 2011] |
| 82 Jan 14 Th | Major | Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(82) 1st (Parliamentary Affairs, Poland, Ghana, Arab-Israeli Conflict, EC, Industrial Affairs, Wales) [declassified 2012] |
| 81 Dec 4 Fr | Minor | Canada: Armstrong letter to Lord Chancellor’s Permanent Secretary (“The Canadian Constitution”) [Canadians want to televise Royal Assent] [declassified 2013] |
| 82 Feb 4 Th | Major | Canada: Armstrong minute for Coles (“Canada Constitution Bill”) [explaining latest delay to Pitfield; Moran explains to Chrétien] [declassified 2013] |
| 82 Jan 6 We | Major | Canada: Armstrong minute for Coles (“Canadian Constitution”) [Pitfield call expressing serious concern at HMG delay 2R bill till Indian case decided] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Nov 5 Th | Major | Canada: Armstrong minute for MT (“Canadian Constitution”) [agreement reached between federal government & 9 of 10 provinces] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Nov 10 Tu | Major | Canada: Armstrong minute for No.10 (meeting with Lord Moran) [worries about his standing in Ottawa] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Dec 17 Th | Major | Canada: Cabinet Office record of conversation (Armstrong-Pitfield) [“Canadian Constitution” - Royal Visit] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Nov 10 Tu | Major | 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 Dec 22 Tu | Minor | Canada: Chief Whip’s Office to Lord President’s Office (talk with Denis Healey) [filibuster likely if bill proceeded with before Indian appeal decided] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Nov 10 Tu | Major | Canada: FCO internal minute (“Canadian Constitution. Federal-Provincial Agreement”) [analysis; “Vancouver Consensus”] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Dec 23 We | Major | Canada: FCO letter to No.10 (“ Letter from Mr Lévesque”) [draft reply] [declassified 2013] |
| 82 Jan 7 Th | Major | Canada: FCO letter to No.10 (“Premier of Quebec”) [new draft reply] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Dec 3 Th | Major | Canada: FCO letter to No.10 letter (“Canada”) [line to take in PM’s phone call with Trudeau] [declassified 2013] |
| 82 Feb 5 Fr | Major | Canada: FCO record of conversation (Atkins-Canadian High Commissioner Wadds) [Atkins explains delay in pressing UK bill; Canadians relaxed] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Dec 23 We | Major | Canada: FCO telegram to UKHC Ottawa (MT reply to Lévesque letter) [press handling] [declassified 2013] |
| 81 Nov 27 Fr | Major | 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] |
| 82 Jan 12 Tu | Major | Canada: MT letter to Premier of Quebec Lévesque (patriation) [declines to suspend legislation till legal proceedings completed in Canada] [declassified 2013] |