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1981 Jan 21 - 1982 Apr 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/942
USA (Visit to UK by President Reagan, June 1982) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 256
Any docs withheld? 14

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81 Jan 21 Wed US: FCO to No.10 ("Visit to Britain by President Reagan") [MT: "I think it would be very nice if it were a state visit - even without an open carriage ride"] [declassified 2012]
81 Feb 3 Tue US: FCO to No.10 ("Visit to Britain by President Reagan") [problems with state visits of US Presidents to the UK] [declassified 2012]
81 Oct 16 Fri US: FCO to No.10 ("Possible Visit by President Reagan to Europe") [MT might wish to remind Reagan of his invitation to visit Britain] [declassified 2012]
81 Nov 30 Mon US: Palliser letter to Henderson ("Possible Visit by President Reagan") [Palliser asks Henderson to discuss arrangements "at whatever level you think appropriate in the White House and State Department"] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 1 Tue US: Wright letter to Burns ("Economic Summit Dates") [Armstrong suggests that Henderson should suggest possibility that Reagan visit UK after Versailles G7] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 4 Mon US: Henderson letter to Palliser ("Possible Visit by the President to the UK") ["there is reluctance to commit the President to any bilateral visits in Europe which might produce a hostile reaction"] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 31 Sun US: UKE Washington telegram 303 to FCO (1700Z) ("President Reagan's Travel Plans") [Henderson discusses possible Reagan visit with Deaver] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 1 Mon US: UKE Washington telegram 306 to FCO (1850Z) ("Possible Visit of President Reagan to the UK") [Henderson discusses possible Reagan visit with Deaver] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 1 Mon US: FCO letter to No.10 ("Invitation to President Reagan") [further instructions for Henderson] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 2 Tue US: FCO letter to No.10 ("Invitation to President Reagan") ["the Americans have now focussed on the prospect of a visit to Windsor and are keen on it"] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 3 Wed US: No.10 letter to FCO ("Invitation to President Reagan") [MT would like to renew invitation to Reagan] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 5 Fri US: UKE Washington telegram 365 to FCO (0310Z) ("President Reagan's Visit") [Deaver suggests that "we had better drop the idea of a visit to the UK at this time"; Henderson doubts that "crying off at this stage would be understood in London"] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 5 Fri US: FCO telegram 197 to UKE Washington (1300Z) ("President Reagan's Visit") [revised programme for Reagan visit] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 5 Fri US: UKE Washington telegram 372 to FCO (1730Z) ("President Reagan's Visit") [Henderson meets with Eagleburger; US now favours London NATO summit] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 5 Fri US: Armstrong letter to Palliser (President Reagan's visit) [possible clash with Versailles dinner] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 9 Tue US: Atkins minute to MT ("President Reagan's Visit") [Atkins recommends that Reagan addresses both Houses of Parliament] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 9 Tue US: FCO letter to No.10 ("Visit of President Reagan") [draft message from MT to Reagan] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 10 Wed US: MT letter to Reagan (delighted that Reagan accepts invitation to visit) [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 10 Wed US: FCO letter to No.10 ("Visit of President Reagan") [proposed programme] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 11 Thu US: UKE Washington telegram 453 to FCO (1840Z) ("Visit of President Reagan: Press Announcement") [White House requests amendment to text of British announcement] [declassified 2012]