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PREM19/978
Defence (Future UK defence policy; the health of the NATO Alliance; review of NATO) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 246
Any docs withheld? 1

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Date Value Title
79 Nov 29 Th Major Defence: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Future United Kingdom Defence policy”) [declassified 2013]
80 Jan 11 Fr Major Defence: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Future Defence policy”) [MT unhappy with pace of review work] [declassified 2013]
80 Feb 27 We Major Defence: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Future United Kingdom Defence policy”) [declassified 2013]
80 Mar 19 We Major Defence: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“United Kingdom Defence policy”) [declassified 2013]
80 Mar 31 Mo Major Defence: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Discussion on future United Kingdom Defence policy”) [declassified 2013]
80 Apr 18 Fr Major Defence: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office (OD meetings on Foreign Policy and Defence) [MT “firmly of the view that Foreign Policy and Defence must be discussed together”] [declassified 2013]
80 May 8 Th Major Defence: Cabinet Office minute to MT (Communist policies in sub-Saharan Africa) [Joint Intelligence Committee report] [declassified 2013]
80 May 20 Tu Major Defence: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (OD meetings on Foreign & Defence policy) [rescheduling] [declassified 2013]
80 Jul 7 Mo Major Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Pym) [Defence programme] [declassified 2013]
80 Jul 7 Mo Major Defence: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“The Defence Programme”) [declassified 2013]
80 Jul 14 Mo Major Defence: Pym PPS letter to No.10 (“Tank procurement policy”) [statement to Parliament] [declassified 2013]
80 Oct 29 We Major Defence: Antony Acland letter to No.10 (“Health of the Alliance”) [“Fairer shares in NATO”: UK/ Germany] [declassified 2013]
80 Nov 6 Th Major Defence: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Health of the Alliance”) [proposed review of NATO to reduce UK contribution to budget] [declassified 2013]
80 Nov 12 We Major Defence: Carrington PS letter to No.10 (“Health of the Alliance”) [proposed review of NATO to reduce UK contribution to budget] [declassified 2013]
80 Nov 13 Th Major Defence: Pym PS letter to No.10 (“Defence Policy”) [assessment of UK military capability] [declassified 2013]
80 Nov 14 Fr Major Defence: Pym PPS letter to No.10 (“The Health of the Alliance”) [conversation between Pym and German Defence Minister] [declassified 2013]
80 Nov 16 Su Major Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chancellor Schmidt) [“The Health of the Alliance”] [declassified 2013]
81 Feb 10 Tu Key Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Nott, Carrington) [future defence policy/cutbacks] [declassified 2013]
81 Feb 12 Th Major Defence: Nott minute to MT (“A Review of NATO”) [objectives] [declassified 2013]
81 Feb 19 Th Major Defence: Nott PS letter to No.10 (“A Review of NATO”) [“substantive worries on the Americans’ part”] [declassified 2013]