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1983 May 27 - 1983 Oct 2
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1009
Economic policy (G7 Summit - Williamsburg) (Part 13)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 221
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83 Oct 22 Sa Minor Economic Policy: White House letter to No.10 (Mr. Streator's luncheon) [courtesy letter of thanks to Andrew Turnbull for his attendance] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 19 Tu Minor Economic Policy: US Embassy London letter to No.10 (messages from the President to the Prime Minister) [cover note] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 27 Fr Major Economic Policy: UKrep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Williamsburg") [UNICE statement on forthcoming Economic Summit] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jun 8 We Major Economic Policy: UKE Washington telegram 1589 to FCO (1939Z) ("US reactions to Williamsburg summit") ["opinion - though still somewhat sceptical about the operational effectiveness of economic summits as such - seems willing to accept that Williamsburg was indeed a modest success.... [Reagan] demonstrated to the sceptics that he could master the issues and chair the discussions effectively"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jun 8 We Major Economic Policy: UKE Moscow telegram to FCO ("The Soviet government statement of 28 May on nuclear weapons and the Williamsburg summit") ["signs that the Russians were wrong-footed by the unity and firmness of the Williamsburg statement... the fact remains that... The Russians continue to draw more attention to the possibility of Soviet counter-deployment"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 30 Mo Major Economic Policy: UKDel Williamsburg telegram to FCO ("Williamsburg Summit: statement on defence and disarmament") ["a striking statement to emerge... from an economic summit including countries whose position on these questions is as individual as those of France, Japan and the United States. You may find useful some explanation of how it happened... atmosphere... "rancid"... lessons to be drawn on the procedural side"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 29 Su Major Economic Policy: UKdel Williamsburg telegram to FCO ("Williamsburg summit: START") [meeting of the seven Foreign Ministers] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 30 Mo Major Economic Policy: UKDel Williamsburg telegram to FCO ("Williamsburg Summit: Secretary of State's bilateral with Shultz") [record of discussion: the Summit & agreement to follow-up meeting in Washington for discussion of wider issues] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 29 Su Major Economic Policy: UKdel Williamsburg telegram to FCO ("Williamsburg Summit: defence and disarmament") [Economic Summit: joint statement] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 30 Mo Major Economic Policy: UKDel Williamsburg telegram to FCO ("Williamsburg Economic Summit: final declaration") [full text] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 30 Mo Major Economic Policy: UKdel Williamsburg telegram to FCO ("Western unity at economic summit") [summary of MT meeting with Reagan, Kohl & Nakasone; summary of first & second meetings of the Seven; Howe meeting with Regan; likely topics for discussion during remainder of Summit] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 30 Mo Major Economic Policy: UKDel Williamsburg telegram to FCO ("Western stance on arms control") [MT comments to media on joint declaration and on the success of the Economic Summit] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 29 Su Major Economic Policy: UKdel Williamsburg telegram to FCO ("UK denies neutron shell request") [Economic Summit: "American press report... Synonymously with the British statement, Foreign Ministers of the seven summit countries were having a wide-ranging discussion on arms control"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 30 Mo Major Economic Policy: UKDel Williamsburg telegram to FCO ("Namibia") [Economic Summit: "Genscher... emphasised how high were the stakes in a Namibian settlement. The Soviet hope was to bring about a race war in Southern Africa"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 30 Mo Major Economic Policy: UKDel Williamsburg telegram to FCO ("Leaders confident of prospects for recovery") [Economic Summit: summary of final statement] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 28 Sa Major Economic Policy: Treasury record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer, Donald Regan) [Williamsburg Economic Summit] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jun 3 Fr Major Economic Policy: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Williamsburg: messages to the Prime Minister") [draft replies to President of Colombia & President of UNICE] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jun 15 We Major Economic Policy: President Reagan letter to MT (Williamsburg Economic Summit) ["I particularly appreciated your taking time out from your busy campaign schedule... Your firm support and leadership were vital... [sent] the Soviets a clear signal...Your government's economic policies have proved the wisdom of the key principles laid out in the declaration"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 27 Fr Major Economic Policy: President Betancur of Colombia message to MT ("Williamsburg, Central America and the Contadora Group") [thoughts for forthcoming Economic Summit: "The lack of coordination in the strategies of the North and South are obvious, conditions which have had a high cost for all"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 28 Sa Major Economic Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Reagan) [Williamsburg Economic Summit] [declassified Aug 2013]