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1981 Apr 2 - 1982 Sep 15
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/842
Middle East (Arms sales & military assistance to Middle Eastern countries) (Part 2)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Top Secret - UK Eyes A
Page count: 275
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81 Apr 6 Mo Major Cabinet: Gilmour memo circulated to OD Committee - OD(81) 22 (UK/Iran Relations: Supply of Defence Equipment) [as annotated by MT] [declassified 2011]
81 Apr 6 Mo Major Cabinet: Gilmour memo circulated to OD Committee - OD(81) 22 (UK/Iran Relations: Supply of Defence Equipment) [declassified 2011]
82 Jul 15 Th Major Defence: MT letter to Sultan Qaboos bin Sa'id of Oman (British military assistance to Oman) [supply of troops, training and arms] [released 2013]
81 Jun 18 Th Major Middle East: Admiral Sir Raymond Lygo (BAe) to Nott (Rapier contract with Qatar) [declassified 2012]
81 Jun 2 Tu Major Middle East: Carrington minute to Defence Secretary (“Algeria: Defence Sales”) [visit to Algeria] [declassified 2012]
81 Jul 2 Th Major Middle East: Carrington minute to Nott (“Algeria”) [security aspects of defence sales] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 16 Tu Major Middle East: Carrington minute to Nott (“Barmine for Iraq”) [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 25 Mo Major Middle East: Carrington minute to Nott (“Defence Supplies to Iraq”) [Iraqi market potentialities] [declassified 2012]
81 Aug 4 Tu Major Middle East: Carrington minute to OD Colleagues (“UK-Iran Relations: Supply of Defence Equipment”) [talks with Iranian delegation] [declassified 2012]
81 Apr 3 Fr Major Middle East: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“Arms Sales to Iran”) [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 7 Tu Major Middle East: Facer minute to No.10 (“Defence Sales to Iran”) [advice on Pym’s minute to Nott] [declassified 2012]
81 Jul 17 Fr Major Middle East: FCO minute to Ministry of Defence (“Defence Sales: Iraq, the Middle East and Chile”) [Nott-Carrington meeting] [declassified 2012]
81 May 20 We Major Middle East: FCO to No.10 (“Tornado”) [President of the Council of Minister’s message to MT] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 21 Th Major Middle East: Gregson minute to MT (“Egypt: ECGD Section 2 Cover”) [credit to Egypt: political background, handling] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 26 Fr Major Middle East: John Biffen letter to Nott (“Trade with Iran and Iraq”) [leak of information on British contracts with Iraq] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 11 Fr Major Middle East: John Nott letter to No.10 (Credit for Egypt: Defence Sales) [declassified 2012]
81 Sep 23 We Major Middle East: Julian Amery letter to MT (Nimrod deal with the Saudis) [US Senate stance] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 21 Mo Major Middle East: Lord Chancellor's PS letter to Ministry of Defence (“Defence Sales to Iran”) [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 14 We Major Middle East: Lord Chancellor's PS letter to Ministry of Defence (“Defence Sales to Iran”) [Hailsham comment] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 23 We Major Middle East: Ministry of Defence letter to No.10 (“Saudi Arabian National Guard Communications Project (SANGCOM)”) [declassified 2012]