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PREM19/928
Trade (UK trading policies; non-tariff barriers; effects on UK industry of open trading system; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Ministerial meeting) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 235

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Date Value Title
81 Nov 5 Th Major Trade: Jenkin letter to Biffen (Consumers’ Association ‘Report on car prices and on the private import of cars in the EEC countries’) [declassified 2012]
81 Nov 9 Mo Major Trade: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Biffen (“Revision of community regulations on import controls”) [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 15 Tu Major Trade: Biffen PS letter to No.10 (“Overseas projects: competitors’ practices”) [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr Major Trade: Jenkin letter to Biffen (“Meeting of MISC 14: 30 November 1981”) [monitoring of standards in industry] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 23 We Major Trade: Biffen minute to MT (United Kingdom trading policy) [“the ability to determine our own sterling exchange rate is of paramount importance”] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 24 We Major Trade: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“United Kingdom trading policy and the practices of our competitors”) [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 26 Fr Major Trade: No.10 minute to MT (“MFA”) [Multifibre Arrangement] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 3 We Minor Trade: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Community Affairs”) [textiles council] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 29 Mo Major Trade: FCO telegram 598 to UKE Washington (1825Z) (“OPEC”) [Arab threats to break Vienna price agreement] [declassified 2012]
82 May 26 We Major Trade: MT letter to Lord Weinstock (export credit interest rates) [protecting the UK’s competitive position] [declassified 2012]
82 May 27 Th Major Trade: Neil Marten letter to Howell (“Rail wagons for Kenya”) [British Rail keen to obtain contract] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 1 Tu Major Trade: Peter Rees PS letter to No.10 (“Versaille economic summit”) [counterfeiting] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 17 Th Major Trade: Lord Cockfield letter to Pym (“The GATT Ministerial meeting”) [“under greater pressure than ever before”] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 28 Mo Major Trade: MT letter to Lord Weinstock (export credit consensus negotiations) [Japan] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 27 Tu Major Trade: Alan Walters minute to No.10 (“Imports”) [increase in volume] [declassified 2012]
82 Aug 2 Mo Major Trade: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“Export credit subsidies”) [declassified 2012]
82 Oct 19 Tu Major Trade: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“Export credit subsidies and risks”) [declassified 2012]
82 Oct 25 Mo Minor Trade: Department of Trade briefing for MT (“Import controls: defensive briefing”) [declassified 2012]
82 Oct 25 Mo Major Trade: Pym minute to Lord Cockfield (“Preparations for the GATT Ministerial meeting: discussion at the Foreign Affairs Council - 25/26 October”) [countering protectionism] [declassified 2012]
82 Oct 26 Tu Major Trade: Alan Walters minute to MT (“Trade Policy: Secretary of State’s memorandum of 21 October”) [countering protectionism] [declassified 2012]