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PREM19/723
Economic policy (G7 Summit - Versailles) (Part 7)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Secret
Page count: 214

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Date Value Title
82 Mar 4 Th Major G7: Cabinet Secretary minute to MT (Versailles economic summit) [MT notes the need to discuss her concerns] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 16 Tu Major G7: PS Carrington minute to No.10 (“Preparations for the Versailles Economic Summit”) [MT: “I wonder if the Summit is worthwhile”] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 17 We Minor G7: Ingham minute to Cabinet Secretary (“Economic Summit - Media”) [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 1 Th Minor G7: FCO minute to Cabinet Secretary (“Summit meetings”) [procedural] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 1 Th Major G7: Walters letter to Couzens (“Versailles Summit, 3-6 June 1982; a macro-economic assessment”) [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 26 Mo Minor G7: Cabinet Secretary minute to No.10 (“European Community representation at the Versailles economic summit”) [protocol and international monetary system] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 30 Fr Major G7: Cabinet Secretary minute to No.10 (“Versailles Economic Summit: meeting of personal representatives: 24-25 April”) [procedure and agendas] [declassified 2012]
82 May 7 Fr Major G7: No.10 letter to FCO (letter from President Reagan: Versailles and Bonn Summits; START talks) [declassified 2012]
82 May 7 Fr Major US: Reagan letter to MT (US priorities for G7 and NATO summits) [economic issues, East-West relations, arms control, Poland, Afghanistan] [released 2013]
82 May 7 Fr Major G7: Cabinet Secretary minute to No.10 (“Versailles Economic Summit”) [MT: “The whole summit has become a circus”] [declassified 2012]
82 May 8 Sa Major G7: UKE Washington telegram 1660 to FCO London (2048Z) (“US attitudes in the run-up to the Versailles summit”) [declassified 2012]
82 May 10 Mo Major G7: PS Pym letter to No.10 (“Political discussion at the economic summit”) [MT doubtful about why a second preparatory meeting is necessary] [declassified 2012]
82 May 19 We Major G7: Cabinet Secretary minute to MT (“Versailles Economic Summit”) [pre-meeting of personal representatives] [declassified 2012]
82 May 20 Th Major G7: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“The world economic outlook and the Versailles summit”) [“widespread expectation that the world economic environment will remain difficult”] [declassified 2012]
82 May 21 Fr Major G7: No.10 letter to FCO (“Versailles economic summit: bilateral meetings”) [MT wants bilaterals with Reagan, Schmidt and Trudeau] [declassified 2012]
82 May 21 Fr Major G7: FCO letter to No.10 (“Versailles Summit”) [message from the Prime Minister of Australia] [declassified 2012]
82 May 21 Fr Major G7: Prime Minister Fraser of Australia letter to MT ("Australian Initiatives on Stimulating World Trade and Economic Recovery") [proposals for Versailles summit] [released 2013]
82 May 25 Tu Major G7: Bob Hormats US Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs telegram 1041 to Cabinet Secretary (0900Z) (“Versailles summit: credits for Soviet Union”) [candidly… the reaction here to… France’s bilateral protocol with the Soviet Union… has been one of extreme disappointment”] [declassified 2012]
82 May 25 Tu Major G7: No.10 record of conversation (1515Z) (“Record of conversation between the Prime Minister and the Australian Foreign Minister at 1615 hours on 25 May 1982 at the House of Commons”) [declassified 2012]
82 May 25 Tu Major G7: No.10 record of conversation (1700Z) (MT, Howe “Versailles Summit”) [opposing views on advising US of potential need to increase tax to reduce its deficit] [declassified 2012]