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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
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 257
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84 Dec 4 Tu Major Foreign Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("UN Law of the Sea Convention (UNLOSC)") [MT "was... concerned about Community competence on taxation and on the Continental shelf": points addressed; Howe "proposes... to seek amendments along the lines requested by Mr Walker and Mr Lamont, and provided that these are agreed, to indicate that the UK would not make objection to Community signature"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Dec 12 We Major Foreign Policy: MT letter to Taoiseach FitzGerald (1982 UN Law of the Sea Convention) ["[as] the deep seabed mining regime was unacceptable in its present form... it was not possible for us to sign"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 5 Mo Major Foreign Policy: Prime Minister Lubbers letter to MT ("United Nations Law of the Sea Convention") ["Signing the Convention does not imply acceptance of the seabed regime"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Dec 10 Mo Major Foreign Policy: MT letter to President Reagan (1982 UN Law of the Sea Convention) ["three of the countries most likely to be involved in deep seabed mining have decided not to sign... There should therefore be a strong incentive for the international community as a whole to accept the need for improvements of the sort both our countries have worked for"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Feb 23 We Major Foreign Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("UK Law of the Sea Convention") [Reciprocating States Agreement; MT request for tutorial] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Dec 11 Tu Major Foreign Policy: MT letter to Prime Minister Lange (1982 UN Law of the Sea Convention) ["[as] the deep seabed mining regime was unacceptable in its present form... it was not possible for us to sign"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 2 Fr Major Foreign Policy: MT letter to Prime Minister Lange (UN Law of the Sea Convention) ["You urged that the UK should sign... and draw attention to the advantages offered by it in areas other than seabed mining"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 12 Mo Major Foreign Policy: Taoiseach FitzGerald letter to MT (UN Convention on the Law of the Sea) ["probably the most significant achievement of the... [UN] in recent years and one which should not be diminshed by lack of support"] [declassified Jan 2014]
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]
84 Dec 11 Tu Major Foreign Policy: MT letter to Prime Minister Lubbers (1982 UN Law of the Sea Convention) ["[as] the deep seabed mining regime was unacceptable in its present form... it was not possible for us to sign"] [declassified Jan 2014]