1983 Jan 12 - 1984 Dec 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1238
Foreign policy (United Nations Law of the Sea Convention (UNLOSC)) (Part 2)
Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
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Release date: | 2014 Jan 3 |
Classification: | Confidential |
Page count: | 257 |
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84 Nov 26 Mo | Major | Foreign Policy: Norman Lamont letter to Tim Renton (UN Law of the Sea Convention) [draft paper on advantages/disadvantages to UK: proposed amendment regarding seabed mining regime] [declassified Jan 2014] |
83 Feb 22 Tu | Major | Foreign Policy: Pym minute to MT ("United Nations Law of the Sea Convention") [case for participation in the Preparatory Commission] [declassified Jan 2014] |
83 Jan 18 Tu | Major | Foreign Policy: Pym minute to MT ("Law of the Sea") [reciprocating agreement on deepsea mining] [declassified Jan 2014] |
84 Nov 5 Mo | Major | Foreign Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("United Nations Law of the Sea Convention: Future Options") ["the question is whether... [UK] interests would be better served... inside the Convention process as a signatory, or outside it as a non-signatory"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
84 Dec 12 We | Major | Foreign Policy: MT letter to Prime Minister Hawke (1982 UN Law of the Sea Convention) ["[as] the deep seabed mining regime... was not acceptable to us in its present form... we decided that we could not sign"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
84 Nov 23 Fr | Major | Foreign Policy: British Maritime League letter to No.10 Policy Unit ("The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea") ["we should sign... ratification can wait for several years... with the aim of attracting the... [US] to reverse its decision not to sign"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
84 Jan 13 Fr | Major | Foreign Policy: Ridley PS letter to Cabinet Office ("Ministerial Group on Maritime Affairs") [reconstitution; forthcoming business; UN Law of the Sea Convention] [declassified Jan 2014] |
84 Nov 23 Fr | Major | Foreign Policy: Buchanan-Smith PS letter to Tim Renton PS ("UN Law of the Sea Convention") [draft paper on advantages/disadvantages to UK: proposed amendment regarding seabed mining regime] [declassified Jan 2014] |
84 Dec 31 Mo | Major | Foreign Policy: President Reagan letter to MT (1982 UN Law of the Sea Convention) ["Your decision [not to sign]... marks a very positive step forward in applying market principles to... the ocean's vast resources"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
83 Sep 13 Tu | Major | Foreign Policy: MT message to Chancellor Kohl (UN Law of the Sea Convention) ["urge that the Federal Republic should not take a decision in favour of signature... so long as the difficulties of the mining regime remain"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
84 Nov 5 Mo | Major | Foreign Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("United Nations Law of the Sea Convention") [notes the risks of signing, but endorses FCO advice to do so; MT rejects advice] [declassified Jan 2014] |
83 Feb 18 Fr | Minor | Foreign Policy: Caroline Stephens to Coles & Ingham (Il Geornale newspaper article about the Prime Minister) [useful for Fanfani visit] [declassified Jan 2014] |