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1984 Aug 3 - 1984 Nov 23
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1237
Foreign policy (Prime Minister's visit to the Far East in September 1984: Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Indonesia - trip cancelled)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 156
Any docs withheld? 1
Themes: Strikes & other union action, Foreign policy (Asia), Foreign policy (development, aid, etc), Commonwealth (general)

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Date Value Title
84 Aug 3 Fr Major Foreign Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Your Visit to South East Asia and Sri Lanka: speeches") [background briefing] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 9 Th Major Foreign Policy: MT letter to Sir John Peel (Prime Minister's Visit to Malaysia) [meeting with Tunku Abdul Rahman] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 16 Th Major Foreign Policy: Baroness Young PS letter to No.10 (Edward Heath's visit to South East Asia) [clash with MT visit; "not informed until 14 August that Mr Heath envisaged the visit to Thailand as part of a wider South East Asian tour... did our best to dissuade them... his office have remained adamant"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 20 Mo Minor Foreign Policy: Indonesian Ambassador letter to MT (Dinner with the Ambassador and the High Commissioners for Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Singapore, 30 August) [invite] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 22 We Major Foreign Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Visit to South East Asia and Sri Lanka: 14-27 September") [speeches & briefing; briefing meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 22 We Major Foreign Policy: British Council letter to No.10 (Prime Minister's Visit to South East Asia and Sri Lanka: 14-27 September) [briefing] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 29 We Major Foreign Policy: MT letter to Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (postponement of visit to Singapore) ["a deep disappointment... hope to be able to reinstate my visit as soon as the situation permits"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 29 We Major Foreign Policy: MT letter to Prime Minister Mohamad (postponement of visit to Malaysia) ["a great disappointment... I hope that the visit can be rearranged to take place in a few months' time"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 29 We Major Foreign Policy: MT letter to President Jayewardene (postponement of visit to Sri Lanka) ["a very deep disappointment"; expresses hope that she can be represented by a British Minister at Victoria Dam inauguration] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 29 We Major Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Prime Minister's Visit to South East Asia and Sri Lanka") [revised drafts of messages from MT to Heads of Government expressing regret at postponement of trip due to industrial unrest in UK; line to take for media] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 29 We Major Foreign Policy: FCO briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's Visit to South East Asia and Sri Lanka") [briefing on postponement of Visit, for Dinner on 30 August with High Commissioners of Malaysia, Singapore & Sri Lanka, and with Amabassador of Indonesia] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 29 We Major Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Prime Minister's Visit to South East Asia and Sri Lanka") [MT messages to Heads of Governments on postponement of Visit; Dinner on 30 August with High Commissioners of Malaysia, Singapore & Sri Lanka, and with Amabassador of Indonesia] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 30 Th Major Foreign Policy: UKE Jakarta telegram to FCO ("Postponement of Prime Minister's Visit") [Ambassador Donald, State Secretary Sudharmono: record of conversation] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 30 Th Major Foreign Policy: MT letter to Prime Minister Mohamad (postponement of visit to Malaysia) [apology & gift] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 31 Fr Minor Foreign Policy: MT letter to High Commissoner for Singapore (Dinner with the High Commissioners for Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka, and the Ambassador of Indonesia, 30 August) [thanks; postponement of visit to Singapore] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 31 Fr Minor Foreign Policy: MT letter to Ambassador of Indonesia (Dinner with the High Commissioners for Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka, and the Ambassador of Indonesia, 30 August) [thanks; postponement of visit to Indonesia] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 31 Fr Minor Foreign Policy: MT letter to High Commissioner for Sri Lanka (Dinner with the High Commissioners for Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka, and the Ambassador of Indonesia, 30 August) [thanks; postponement of visit to Sri Lanka] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 31 Fr Minor Foreign Policy: MT letter to High Commissioner for Malaysia (Dinner with the High Commissioners for Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka, and the Ambassador of Indonesia, 30 August) [thanks; postponement of visit to Malaysia] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 4 Tu Major Foreign Policy: UKHC Kuala Lumpur telegram to FCO ("Prime Minister's Visit") [request to Howe to consider visit in place of cancelled MT trip] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 4 Tu Major Foreign Policy: President Jayewardene message to MT (inauguration of the Victoria Dam) ["regret your inability to be personally present"] [declassified Jan 2014]