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PREM19/942
USA (Visits to UK by President Reagan - June 1982) (Part 1)

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

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Date Value Title
82 Mar 10 We Major US: George Thomas letter to MT (proposed Reagan address to both houses of Parliament) [Thomas' statement] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 11 Th Major US: Foot letter to MT (proposed Reagan address to both houses of Parliament) [Foot suggests Reagan address should be held in the Royal Gallery] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 11 Th Major US: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Carrington-Foot-Healey) ["Visit of President Reagan"] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 11 Th Major US: No.10 minute to MT ("President Reagan's Address to Members of both Houses") [Westminster Hall and Royal Gallery as possible venues] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 11 Th Major US: Steel letter to MT (proposed Reagan address to both houses of Parliament) [Steel criticises Government approach; rejects Westminster Hall invitation to Reagan; suggests Royal Gallery as alternative] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 13 Sa Major US: Reagan message to MT (Trident II Sale) [Reagan regrets embarrassment caused by "premature press reports concerning my visit to London"] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 15 Mo Major US: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Pym-Parkinson-Jopling) ["President Reagan's Visit"; proposed Reagan address to both Houses of Parliament] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 18 Th Major US: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Carrington-Pym-Parkinson-Hailsham) ["President Reagan's Visit"; proposed Reagan address to both Houses of Parliament] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 18 Th Major US: Owen letter to MT (proposed Reagan address to both Houses of Parliament) [SDP prefer Royal Gallery to Westminster Hall, but happy with either] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 21 Su Major US: UKE Washington telegram 934 to FCO (2330Z) ("President's Visit") [Deaver says Reagan now inclined to abandon speech altogether; Henderson objects] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 22 Mo Major US: FCO telegram to UKE Washington (1800Z) ("President's Visit") [response to Deaver; arrangements for Reagan's speech; instructions to the US Administration] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 22 Mo Major US: FCO letter to No.10 ("Visit of President Reagan") [further details and queries about programme for Reagan's visit] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 23 Tu Major US: Ingham minute to MT ("President Reagan's Visit - Media") [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 23 Tu Major US: UKE Washington telegram 948 to FCO (1830Z) ("President Reagan's Visit") [Reagan will speak in the Royal Gallery; Reagan to ride with the Queen; present for Reagan; Reagan to drive from London to Windsor, 'stopping in villages along the way'] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 26 Fr Major US: Coles minute to MT ("Visit of President Reagan") ["Mr. Deaver has again confused things despite the very clear information he was given during his visit to London"] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 30 Tu Major US: FCO letter to No.10 ("Visit of President Reagan") [Americans put forward revised programme] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 31 We Major US: George Thomas letter to MT (commemorative presentation for Reagan) [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 7 We Major US: FCO letter to No.10 ("Visit of President Reagan") [further revised programme] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 13 Tu Major US: No.10 letter to FCO ("Visit of President Reagan") [MT's comments on further revised programme] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 15 Th Major US: MT letter to George Thomas (commemorative presentation for Reagan) [declassified 2012]