1984 Mar 2 - 1984 Dec 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1186
Defence (Defence sales) (Part 4)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2014 Jan 3 |
| Classification: | Confidential |
| Page count: | 454 |
| Any docs withheld? | 2 |
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Showing items 21 - 40 of 51
| Date | Value |
Title |
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| 84 Nov 19 Mo | Major | Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("Sale of Tornado and Hawk to Saudi Arabia") [report on visit to Saudi Arabia/talks with King Fahd & Prince Sultan; criticism of Saudi royal family in British press; "I do not believe that the deal is necessarily lost, but I am not optimistic about the outcome"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 May 16 We | Major | Defence: Heseltine PS letter to Howe PS ("Sale of Tornado to Saudi Arabia") [need for ongoing confidentiality, with deal nearly clinched] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 2 Fr | Major | Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("Credit for Defence sales to India") ["Although the ECGD system appeared to be acceptable, clearly the normal terms applicable were not... Credit terms are clearly going to play an important part in our efforts to secure a major piece of the Indian defence market"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Sep 27 Th | Major | Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("Frigates to Pakistan") [draft MT reply to President Zia-ul-Haq; "there have been long consultations... in an attempt to make an improved credit offer without increasing ECGD's commitment"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 May 14 Mo | Major | Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("Helicopters for RAN Frigates: support for Westlands") ["Mr Hayden's visit to London provides an excellent opportunity to give the Westlands case timely support"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 26 Mo | Major | Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("Rapier") [MT "has... agreed... to send a message to Sr Moran on the subject of Gibraltar. In light of this... we do not envisage any further action at the moment"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Apr 11 We | Major | Defence: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Spain: Rapier") ["You asked for background on the Spanish Government's recent decision to buy the Franco-German Roland missile system in preference to Rapier"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Jun 25 Mo | Major | Defence: Managing Director of British Aerospace PLC letter to Tebbit ("Tornados for Turkey") ["as a result of my visit to Turkey... they have indicated an intention to proceed... subject to confirmation of the terms offered in my letter... I would like to outline the importance of this decision so that all the factors concerned may be taken into account"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Jul 19 Th | Major | Defence: Ministry of Defence record of conversation (sale of frigates to Pakistan) [Geoffrey Pattie, Admiral Khan] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Nov 21 We | Major | Defence: MT letter to Chairman of British Aerospace PLC (sale of Tornado to Turkey) [credit support: "the financial risks for the Government... are unacceptably high"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Dec 11 Tu | Major | Defence: MT letter to Kenneth Warren MP (sale of Tornado to Turkey) ["There is no question of our using double standards for ECGD exposure in any given market"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Nov 9 Fr | Major | Defence: MT letter to King Fahd (sale of Tornado and Hawk aircraft to Saudi Arabia) ["I trust that the final negotiations... may now proceed... As a mark of my desire to bring this message directly to Your Majesty's attention, I have asked Michael Heseltine to bring it in person"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Aug 29 We | Major | Defence: MT letter to President of the Society of British Aerospace Companies Ltd (sale of Tornado aircraft to Turkey) ["in terms of our risk exposure... It will need careful consideration to determine where the balance of national advantage lies"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Nov 21 We | Major | Defence: MT letter to President of the Society of British Aerospace Companies Ltd (sale of Tornado to Turkey) [credit support: "we have concluded that the financial risks for the Government are unacceptably high"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Sep 30 Su | Major | Defence: MT letter to President Zia-ul-Haq (sale of Type 21 Frigates to Pakistan) [contract negotiations; Memorandum of Understanding] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Jan 16 Mo | Major | Defence: MT letter to Prime Minister González ('RAPIER' system: British Aerospace consortium with Spanish industry) ["I know that Michael Heseltine has written very recently to Sr Narcis Serra... But I wish to add my own support to the British Aerospace proposals"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Dec 31 Mo | Major | Defence: MT message to King Fahd (sale of Tornado to Saudi Arabia) [British press; MT visit to US: her assessment of Gorvachev; arms control talks; Middle East peace process ] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 16 Fr | Major | Defence: No.10 minute to MT ("Export credit support for Vosper Thorneycroft") [MT advised to call OD or EX committee meeting in order to decide between two potential Vosper Thorneycroft contracts: frigates for Pakistan or fast patrol craft for Kenya] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Dec 10 Mo | Major | Defence: No.10 minute to MT ("Frigates for Pakistan") ["The problem of credit... has re-emerged, with the Pakistanis pressing us to find an extra £30 million... MOD and the FCO want to [comply]... DTI... are prepared to go along... Treasury are firmly opposed"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Jul 5 Th | Major | Defence: No.10 minute to MT ("Libya - current Defence sales business") [Marconi contract for supply of Martello Surveillance Radars: "should be allowed to go ahead only if... France and Italy would not supply... if we cancelled the contract"] [declassified Jan 2014] |