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1981 Sep 15 - 1982 Jun 25
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/682
Commonwealth (Heads of Government meeting in Melbourne, September-October 1981: records of meetings; Melbourne Declaration; communique) (Part 4)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Secret
Page count: 247
Any docs withheld? 1

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Date Value Title
81 Sep 15 Tu Major Commonwealth: Prime Minister Fraser of Australia letter to MT ("The Impact of Protection on Developing Country Trade") [Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Melbourne] [declassified 2012]
81 Sep 18 Fr Major Commonwealth: FCO letter to No.10 ("Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHGM), Melbourne, 30 September to 7 October: Despatch from Sir J Mason") [Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Melbourne] [declassified 2012]
81 Sep 18 Fr Major Commonwealth: FCO letter to No.10 (Malcolm Fraser's paper on protectionism and developing countries) [Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Melbourne; MT: "I fear we are pouring cold water" on Fraser's initiative] [declassified 2012]
81 Sep 22 Tu Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("HMS Invincible") [possible sale of HMS Invicible to Australian Navy] [declassified 2012]
81 Sep 22 Tu Major Commonwealth: Department of Trade letter to No.10 ("Impact of Protection on Developing Country Trade") [Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Melbourne] [declassified 2012]
81 Sep 23 We Major Commonwealth: FCO letter to No.10 ("CHGM: Melbourne") [Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Melbourne: main issues for CHOGM] [declassified 2012]
81 Sep 23 We Major Commonwealth: Transcript of MT's interview with George Negus of Australian TV, "60 Minutes" (Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Melbourne) [British and Commonwealth issues] [declassified 2012]
81 Sep 23 We Major Commonwealth: No.10 letter to FCO (Fraser's paper on protectionism and developing countries: MT's response to FCO assessment) [Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Melbourne] [declassified 2012]
81 Sep 29 Tu Trivial Commonwealth: Frank Adamik of Postal History Society of Australia letter to MT (request for MT to sign First Day Covers commemorating MT's visit to Australia) [Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Melbourne] [declassified 2012]
81 Sep 29 Tu Major Commonwealth: Transcript of MT's interview with Hugh Evans of ABC Radio (Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Melbourne) [declassified 2012]
81 Sep 30 We Major Commonwealth: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Commonwealth Secretary-General Ramphal) [Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Melbourne: Gleneagles agreement, Namibia, Pakistan, Melbourne Declaration] [declassified 2012]
81 Oct 6 Tu Major Commonwealth: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Prime Minister Mugabe of Zimbabwe) [Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Melbourne: situation in Zimbabwe, UK aid to Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean students in the UK] [declassified 2012]
81 Oct 6 Tu Major Commonwealth: Ingham minute to MT ("Press Conference") [Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Melbourne] [declassified 2012]
81 Oct 13 Tu Minor Commonwealth: MT letter to Prime Minister Premadasa of Sri Lanka (thanks for meeting and gift) [Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Melbourne] [declassified 2012]
81 Oct 13 Tu Minor Commonwealth: MT letter to Prime Minister Rahman of Bangladesh (thanks for meeting and gift) [Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Melbourne] [declassified 2012]
81 Oct 28 We Minor Commonwealth: Prime Minister Fraser of Australia letter to MT (thanks for attendance and contribution and Melbourne CHOGM) [Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Melbourne] [declassified 2012]