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1982 Jan 6 - 1982 Jan 21
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/872
Poland (Internal situation; state of emergency - martial law; possible measures to be taken against Poland and Soviet Union) (Part 6)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Top Secret
Page count: 230
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82 Jan 13 We Major Poland: Carrington PS letter to No.10 (“Poland”) [NATO reaction to martial law declaration] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 8 Fr Major Poland: MT letter to US President (Reagan messages to Jaruzelski and Brezhnev on martial law in Poland) [MT on draft reply to Reagan: “much too turgid. I am not happy with our reactions so far…”] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 10 Su Major Poland: UKE Warsaw telegram to FCO (“Polish situation”) [press statement on state of economy] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 8 Fr Major Poland: UKE Athens telegram to FCO (“Poland”: forthcoming meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers) [Greek reaction to martial law in Poland] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 19 Tu Major Poland: UKE Warsaw telegram to FCO (“Poland: the Church”) [reaction to martial law declaration] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 20 We Major Poland: Carrington telegram to UKREP Brussels (“Poland”) [EC reaction to martial law declaration] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 18 Mo Major Poland: Carrington PS letter to No.10 (“Poland: contacts with independent experts”) [reaction to martial law declaration] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 18 Mo Major Poland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Bob Edwards, Victor Knight) [“Mr Greg Miskiw”: UK journalist arrested] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 8 Fr Major Poland: MT letter to Reagan (situation in Poland and EC position on sanctions) [Poland "a blatant example of the failure of the Soviet system and Soviet ideas"] [released 2013]
82 Jan 7 Th Major Poland: UKE Warsaw telegram to FCO (“Polish situation”) [analysis following imposition of martial law] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 19 Tu Major Poland: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO (“Poland: economic measures towards the Soviet Union”) [West-Siberian pipeline] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 19 Tu Major Poland: No.10 letter to Carrington PS (“Poland”) [reaction to martial law declaration] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 7 Th Major Poland: UKE Washington telegram 41 to FCO (0130Z) (“US measures against the Soviet Union”) [reaction to imposition of martial law in Poland] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 20 We Major Poland: Whitelaw letter to Carrington (Polish nationals in the UK) [refugee status] [declassified 2012]
84 Jan 14 Sa Major Poland: FCO telegram to UKDEL NATO (“UK policy on the Polish crisis”) [reaction to martial law declaration] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 7 Th Major Poland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Carrington, Howe, Jenkin, Biffen, Robert Wade-Gery) [reaction to martial law declaration] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 14 Th Major Poland: UKE Warsaw telegram to FCO (“Poland: UK policy”) [reaction to martial law declaration: sanctions] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 15 Fr Major Poland: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Poland”) [reaction to martial law declaration: aid and sanctions] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 6 We Major Poland: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Poland”) [reaction to martial law declaration] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 8 Fr Major Poland: UKDEL NATO telegram to FCO (“Western acceptance of Solidarity detainees”) [imposition of martial law in Poland] [declassified 2012]