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1984 Jun 1 - 1984 Oct 19
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1239
Foreign policy (Seminars on foreign policy at Chequers, October 1984)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 455
Any docs withheld? 1
Themes: Foreign policy - theory and process, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Defence (general), Defence (arms control), Security services & intelligence, Conservatism

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Date Value Title
84 Jun 1 Fr Major Foreign Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Hurd, Antony Acland, John Leahy) ["Foreign Policy: Possible Conflict of Principles": proposed seminar at Chequers] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 19 Tu Major Foreign Policy: Cradock minute to Powell ("Justified Invasions") [MT "has noted a possible conflict of principles in foreign policy between... respect for national sovereignty... [and] the need to prevent massive violation of human rights"; thoughts] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 28 Th Major Foreign Policy: Brittan PS letter to No.10 ("Foreign Policy: Possible Conflict of Principles") ["our policy on intervention by one country in the affairs of another... [has] clear implications for the police and the security service... in this country"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 29 Fr Major Foreign Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Foreign Affairs/Defence Seminar at Chequers") [MT agrees to proposed date of 1 October; supporting items document the thematic development of the seminar] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 30 Mo Major Foreign Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Foreign Policy Seminars") [NATO Strategy & Possible Conflict of Interests: Chequers, 1 October: proposed programme & invitees] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 30 Mo Major Foreign Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Foreign Policy: Possible Conflict of Principles") [Chequers seminar: draft paper & list of experts; policy paper proposed by Howe] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 31 Tu Major Foreign Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Foreign Policy: Possible Conflict of Principles") [Chequers, 1 October seminar: discussion papers] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 1 We Major Foreign Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("NATO Strategy") ["You asked to see recent papers produced by the Chiefs of Staff": summary of the papers] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 2 Th Major Foreign Policy: No.10 note to MT (Foreign Policy Seminar on Possible Conflict of Principles, Chequers, 1 October) [MT commends "excellent" FCO Planning Staff paper 'Is Intervention Ever Justified?' and asks for it to be circulated] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 2 Th Major Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Foreign Policy: Possible Conflict of Principles") [Chequers, 1 October seminars on Possible Conflict of Principles & on NATO Strategy: MT's proposed programmes & invitees; request for papers] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 3 Fr Major Foreign Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Foreign Policy Seminar: NATO Strategy") [Chequers, 1 October: MT approves participants & papers for NATO Strategy & Possible Conflict of Principles seminars] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 8 We Major Foreign Policy: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("Foreign Policy Seminar") [Chequers, 1 October: NATO Strategy & Possible Conflict of Principles seminars: participants] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 14 Tu Major Foreign Policy: Baroness Young PS letter to No.10 ("Foreign Policy Seminar: NATO Strategy: Participation by Officials") [request for Sir John Graham, UK Permanent Representative on North Atlantic Council to be invited] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 27 Mo Minor Foreign Policy: Professor Michael Howard letter to MT (Chequers Seminar, 1 October: Possible Conflict of Principles) [unable to attend; reference to enclosed texts of lectures] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 28 Tu Major Foreign Policy: Hurd letter to MT (Chequers Seminar, 1 October: Possible Conflict of Principles) [Hurd outlines thoughts; MT commends "excellent" contribution & agrees Hurd should be invited to seminar] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 3 Mo Minor Foreign Policy: No.10 minute (internal): David Barclay to Invitations Secretary ("Chequers Seminars: 1 October") [NATO Strategy & Possible Conflict of Principles seminars: invitations; replies; accommodation] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 5 We Minor Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to Sir Anthony Parsons (Seminar on Conflict of Principles, Chequers, 1 October) [cover letter only, referring to enclosed discussion paper] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 5 We Major Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to Dr. Elihu Lauterpacht (Seminar on Conflict of Principles, Chequers, 1 October) [Charles Powell comments on her notes in advance of discussion paper] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 5 We Major Foreign Policy: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("Foreign Policy Seminar: NATO Strategy") [Chequers, 1 October: "on the question of the continuing validity... of Flexible Response"; Charles Powell note to MT: "a revision of the paper which you justly criticised in July"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 10 Mo Minor Foreign Policy: No.10 minute to Howe PS ("Foreign Policy seminars: Chequers, Monday 1 October") [programme; participants; reference to discussion papers] [declassified Jan 2014]