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1979 Dec 24 - 1984 Dec 22
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1188
Defence (Military uses of laser technology in space; anti-satellite systems and arms control; ballistic missile defence; the United States Strategic Defence Initiative) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 249
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Showing items 21 - 30 of 30

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Date Valuesort descending Title
84 Nov 2 Fr Major Cold War: Cartledge briefing for MT ("Ballistic Missile Defence: UK Policy Towards the US Strategic Defence Initiative (Meeting of Ministers on 7 November at 4 p.m.)") [declassified 2014]
84 Nov 21 We Major Cold War: Howe minute to MT ("Western Arms Control Strategy: Anglo/US Discussions") [advice on UK stance towards to US on arms control, outer space weapons systems etc.] [declassified 2014]
84 Nov 23 Fr Major Cold War: Powell minute to MT ("Western Arms Control Strategy") [comments on Howe's minute] [declassified 2014]
83 Sep 27 Tu Major Cold War: UKE Washington telegram 2792 to FCO (2355Z) ("US Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems") [Strategic Defense Initiative: "there is a good deal of momentum in favour of a substantially expanded research and development programme"] [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 20 Mo Major Cold War: FCO letter to No.10 ("Controls on Anti-Satellite Systems (ASATs)") [Heseltine and Howe suggest that HMG encourages US Administration to support controls on ASATs] [declassified 2014]
79 Dec 28 Fr Major Cold War: No.10 letter to MOD ("Military uses of laser technology in space") [request for further information on Soviet space laser development] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 16 Mo Major Cold War: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Howe-Heseltine-Stanley-Acland-Cradock) ["Anti-Satellite Systems and Arms Control"] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 18 We Major Cold War: UKE Washington telgram 2183 to FCO (2315Z) ("Consultations with the Americans on Space") [discussions with the US on Strategic Defense Initative and ASATs: "there is clearly scepticism among some senior US officials" about SDI] [declassified 2014]
83 Mar 29 Tu Major Cold War: MOD letter to No.10 ("President Reagan's Speech on Defensive Technology") [Strategic Defense Initiative: detailed assessment of Reagan's SDI speech] [declassified 2014]
84 Oct 11 Th Major Cold War: Powell minute to MT ("Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD): UK Policy Towards the US Strategic Initiative") [response to MOD/FCO paper on SDI: "the paper caricatures BMD in order to make its point"] [declassified 2014]