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PREM19/1105
Prime Minister (Arab League Delegation visit to London; inclusion of representative of Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO)) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 309
Themes: Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (Middle East), Terrorism

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Date Value Title
80 Sep 1 Mo Major Prime Minister: FCO briefing for MT ("Visit of M. Chedli Klibi, Secretary General of the Arab League") [Palestine/Israel; Afghanistan/USSR; Anglo-Saudi relations; Euro-Arab dialogue; diplomatic status for the Arab League Office] [declassified Aug 2013]
80 Sep 3 We Major Prime Minister: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chedli Klibi, Julian Bullard, Omar Hassan) [Secretary General of the Arab League: Palestine/Israel] [declassified Aug 2013]
80 Sep 9 Tu Major Prime Minister: MT letter to Secretary General of the Arab League (meeting) [exchange of gifts following meeting] [declassified Aug 2013]
80 Dec 22 Mo Major Prime Minister: Lord Carrington PS letter to No.10 ("Secretary-General of the Arab League") [draft MT reply to message from Klibi: "need for a comprehensive settlement in the Middle East"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Oct 4 Mo Major Prime Minister: General Secretary of the Arab League message to MT ("Message from the Secretary General of the Arab League") ["the PLO... are the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people"; text of MT reply] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Oct 19 Tu Major Prime Minister: Pym PS letter to No.10 (Arab League delegation) [date; arrangements; PLO] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Oct 20 We Major Prime Minister: No.10 letter to Pym PS ("Arab League Delegation") [arrangements; PLO] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Oct 22 Fr Major Prime Minister: UKE Washington telegram 3487 to FCO (2325Z) ("Middle East: Arab League delegation to Washington") [summary of talks with Reagan & Shultz] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Oct 22 Fr Major Prime Minister: MT message to Secretary General of the Arab League ("Revised text of message from the Prime Minister to Mr. Klibi") ["our position on talks with PLO leaders"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Oct 26 Tu Major Prime Minister: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Visit of the Arab League delegation") [ceremonial arrangements] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Oct 27 We Major Prime Minister: Pym PS letter to No.10 (Arab League delegation to UK) [date of visit] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 12 Fr Major Prime Minister: Pym PS letter to No.10 (Arab League delegation to UK) [date of visit] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 22 Mo Major Prime Minister: King Hussein letter to MT (Arab League delegation to UK) [PLO representation] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 23 Tu Major Prime Minister: UKE Algiers telegram to FCO (PLO: recognition of Israel & membership of Arab League Delegation to UK) [Ambassador Strachan record of conversation with Arafat] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 23 Tu Major Prime Minister: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Contacts with the PLO") [PLO member of Arab League delegation to UK: MT "I do not deal with terrorists"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 24 We Major Prime Minister: Dennis Walters MP letter to MT (British policy in the Middle East) ["we ... [must be] prepared at the ministerial level to meet and talk to the PLO frankly and without preconditions"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 24 We Major Prime Minister: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Arab League Delegation visit: Dinner at No.10") [arrangements/guest list] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 24 We Major Prime Minister: Julian Amery MP letter to Pym (Arab League Delegation visit) ["assurance that the Government would not receive the PLO representative"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 25 Th Major Prime Minister: Pym message to King Hassan II ("Arab League Delegation visit to UK") [refusal to accept PLO member as part of delegation] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 25 Th Major Prime Minister: No.10 letter to Pym PS ("Contacts with the PLO") [refusal to accept PLO member as part of Arab League delegation] [declassified Aug 2013]