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1983 Mar 29 - 1983 Nov 23
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/974
Defence (Procurement of weapon systems: HARM/ALARM anti-radar missiles; rising cost of defence equipment; competition in defence procurement) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 291
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83 Nov 23 Wed Defence: Heseltine minute to John Stanley (“Competition in defence procurement”) [value for money] [declassified 2013]
83 Nov 11 Fri Defence: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (potential contract with major US company) [conversation between Robert Armstrong and Lucas Industries] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 24 Mon Defence: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT (“The rising costs of defence procurement”) [cost-saving technology and comparison with Soviet spending] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 6 Thu Defence: Heseltine minute to MT (“ALARM”) [British Aerospace monthly project status report] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 4 Tue Defence: No.10 minute to MT (“Rising cost of defence equipment”) [value for money, new technology, Soviet spending] [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 22 Thu Defence: Heseltine letter to Parkinson (“Surface to surface guided weapons for the Royal Navy”) [reasons for buying US Harpoon rather than BAe Sea Eagle] [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 16 Fri Defence: Cabinet Office minute to MT (“Surface to surface guided weapons for the Royal Navy”) [Parkinson request for clarification of Heseltine US purchase proposal] [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 1 Thu Defence: Heseltine minute to MT (“Surface-to-surface guided weapons for the Royal Navy”) [case for favouring US over BAe bid] [declassified 2013]
83 Jul 29 Fri Defence: No.10 letter to Heseltine PS (Report on national capability-level defence technology) [MT request for Policy Unit adviser to be included in Report Group] [declassified 2013]
83 Jul 28 Thu Defence: Ministry of Defence letter to No.10 (Defence suppression weapon for the RAF) [Heseltine statement in Commons] [declassified 2013]
83 Jul 25 Mon Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Heseltine) [procurement] [declassified 2013]
83 Jul 22 Fri Defence: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“HARM vs. ALARM”) [concern about BAe capacity to deliver within projected budget] [declassified 2013]
83 Jul 22 Fri Defence: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“A defence suppression weapon for the Royal Air Force”) [BAe vs. US project] [declassified 2013]
83 Jul 21 Thu Defence: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Parkinson (“HARM/ALARM”) [concern about BAe capacity to deliver within projected budget] [declassified 2013]
83 Jul 19 Tue Defence: No.10 minute to MT (“HARM and ALARM”) [Howe and Heseltine advice on procurement] [declassified 2013]
83 Jul 19 Tue Defence: Heseltine minute to MT (“Purchase of Super ADAC Homing Head for Exocet”) [political sensitivity: sales to Argentina] [declassified 2013]
83 Jul 19 Tue Defence: Howe minute to Heseltine (“Defence suppression weapon for the Royal Air Force”) [Howe seeking further concessions on US deal] [declassified 2013]
83 Jul 15 Fri Defence: Heseltine minute to MT (“Surface-to-surface guided weapons for the Royal Navy”) [UK vs. US vs. Euro bids] [declassified 2013]
83 Jul 15 Fri Defence: Heseltine minute to MT (“Defence suppression weapon for the Royal Air Force”) [BAe vs. US project] [declassified 2013]
83 Jul 15 Fri Defence: General Secretary of APEX letter to MT (“HARM vs. ALARM missile programme”) [Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical & Computer staff] [declassified 2013]