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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1155
Foreign policy (Strategy meetings: foreign affairs and defence) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 417
Themes: Foreign policy - theory and process, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Defence (general), Defence (arms control), British relations with the US

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Date Value Title
83 Aug 5 Fr Minor Foreign policy: Jopling PS letter to No.10 ("Foreign Affairs and Defence: Strategy") [strategy meetings at Chequers on 8/9 September: attendees] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Aug 24 We Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute to MT (Foreign Affairs meetings) [background papers by Foreign Office] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Aug 25 Th Major Foreign policy: No.10 letter to Michael Kaser (meeting at Chequers on 8 September to discuss East/West relations) [acknowledgement of invitation acceptance] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 2 Fr Major Foreign policy: No.10 letter to Lord Thomas of Swynnerton (meeting at Chequers on 8 September to consider East/West relations) [background papers by academics] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 6 Tu Major Foreign policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Strategy meetings: Foreign Affairs) [meetings at Chequers: itinerary & subjects including East/West relations; UK global interests/priorities; arms control; Middle East] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 8 Th Major Foreign policy: No.10 record of conversations (MT, Howe, Heseltine, Rifkind, Acland, Parsons, Bullard, academic experts & others (a.m.); MT, Howe, Heseltine, Rifkind, Acland, Parsons & others (p.m.)) ["Policy on East/West relations": meeting at Chequers] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 9 Fr Major Foreign policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Baroness Young, Luce, Heseltine, Parkinson, Cockfield, Geoffrey Pattie, John Stanley, Antony Acland, James Craig, Anthony Parsons & others) ["Policy on the Middle East": meeting at Chequers] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 9 Fr Major Foreign policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Baroness Young, Heseltine, Luce, Acland, Bullard, John Stanley, Field Marshal Edwin Brammall & others) ["Policy on Arms Control and Disarmament": meeting at Chequers] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 12 Mo Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Chequers: foreign policy strategy discussion") [handling of the conclusions from the discussions, including Howe paper on East/West relations for OD] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 12 Mo Major Foreign policy: Cabinet Office letter to No.10 (Global Strategic Perspective from Moscow) [paper assessing probably Soviet policies under new leadership of Andropov] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 17 Sa Major Foreign policy: MT letter to Michael Kaser (meeting at Chequers) [thanks for his help in arranging the meeting attended by he & his academic colleagues] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 22 Th Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute (internal): Parsons to Coles ("Last Words") [Gulf; Palestine; Lebanon; Hong Kong; Falklands; Belize/Caribbean; UK/American relations; East/West relations; nuclear] [declassified Aug 2013]