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1983 Sep 1 - 1984 Feb 24
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1200
Economic policy (International banking system) (Part 3)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 338
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Date Value Title
83 Dec 5 Mo Major International economic policy: UKE Brasilia to FCO (“Brazil Financing”) [declassified 2014]
83 Dec 5 Mo Major Economic policy: Lawson minute for MT (“Argentina: Arms Sales and Bank Lending”) [review in light of possible US arms sales] [declassified 2014]
83 Dec 7 We Major Economic policy: Cockfield minute for Lawson ('Argentina') [is August agreement legally binding?] [declassified 2014]
83 Dec 7 We Major International economic policy: Howe minute for MT ('Brazil') [FCO urges case by case approach] [declassified 2014]
83 Dec 8 Th Major Economic policy: Treasury minute to No.10 (“Tanzania: IMF”) [MT’s discussions with Nyerere] [declassified 2014]
83 Dec 8 Th Minor Economic policy: MT letter to Liberian President Samuel Doe (Liberian debt) [reply commissioned] [declassified 2014]
83 Dec 9 Fr Major International economic policy: Lawson minute for MT (export credit for Brazil) [rejects Howe's view - extend no new medium-term credit at present] [declassified 2014]
83 Dec 12 Mo Major International economic policy: Tebbit minute for MT (export credit for Brazil) [agrees with Howe] [declassified 2014]
83 Dec 20 Tu Major Economic policy: Treasury minute for No.10 (“International Financial Scene”) ["general picture more encouraging than in the last report"] [declassified 2014]
83 Dec 22 Th Major Economic policy: Littler minute for Lawson (“Nigerian Debt”) [UK is THE major creditor] [declassified 2014]
83 Dec 22 Th Major Economic policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Howe, Solicitor General) [Argentina: arms sales and bank lending] [declassified 2014]
83 Dec 22 Th Major Economic policy: MT letter to President Nyerere of Tanzania (financial relationship with Tanzania: the IMF programme) [declassified 2014]
84 Jan 12 Th Major Economic policy: Paul Channon minute for Howe (“Credit for Libya”) [asks FCO view for fear of offending US] [declassified 2014]
84 Jan 12 Th Major Economic policy: UKHC Lagos to FCO (“Nigerian Debt”) [the ECGD action against Nigeria ‘uncalled for’] [declassified 2014]
84 Jan 12 Th Major Economic policy: Solicitor General minute for MT (“Argentina: Arms Sales and Bank Lending”) [Bank of England could forbid UK banks lending to Argentina] [declassified 2014]
84 Jan 17 Tu Major Economic policy: Lawson minute for MT (“Argentina: Commercial Bank Lending”) [MT complains at being given "wrong 'facts'"] [declassified 2014]
84 Jan 18 We Major Economic policy: Lawson minute for MT (“Nigeria - Debt”) [update] [declassified 2014]
84 Jan 18 We Major Economic policy: MT letter to President of Liberia Samuel Doe (Liberian debt) [glad to have been able to assist] [declassified 2014]
84 Jan 23 Mo Major Economic policy: Richard Luce minute for Paul Channon (credit for Libya) [agrees to offer if rivals do; MT endorses 'reluctantly'] [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 2 Th Major Economic policy: Peter Rees minute for Paul Channon (“Credit for Libya”) [MT wonders if Germans could be persuaded not to offer credit] [declassified 2014]