Archive

1983 Mar 1 - 1984 Nov 23
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1298
Legal procedure (United States anti-trust investigation into allegations of price fixing against British airlines, following collapse of Laker Airways) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 359
Any docs withheld? 1

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84 Oct 12 Fr Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 3056 to FCO (2052Z) ("Laker Consultations") [strategy; objectives] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 12 Fr Major Legal Procedure: Howe PS letter to Ridley PS ("Laker") [agenda for Ministerial meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Apr 7 Th Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 886 to FCO (0100Z) ("Anti-Trust Investigation into Airline Price Fixing: President Reagan's Message") ["disappointing but not... surprising... we can now think through the various courses of action open to us"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 1 Fr Major Legal Procedure: Ridley minute to MT ("United States Airline Antitrust Investigation") [update on proceedings] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 28 Mo Major Legal Procedure: Chair of British Caledonian letter to MT (Aviation: US Grand Jury Investigation) [plea for MT's personal intervention] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 May 5 Th Major Legal Procedure: Lord Cockfield minute to MT ("United States Airline Anti-Trust Investigation") [international arbitration] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 28 Su Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 3204 to FCO (0353Z) ("Laker Consultations") [negotiations for "a permanent arrangement to prevent the US antitrust laws undermining the smooth working of the bilateral aviations relationship"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 19 Mo Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 3437 to FCO (2310Z) ("Laker") [US Dept of Justice announcement of Reagan's decision to close antitrust investigation] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 22 Th Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 3479 to FCO (0025Z) ("Laker: Future Arrangements") [consultations with US] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 18 Su Major Legal Procedure: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Allan Wallis) [Laker case: Reagan decision not to proceed with indictments; US/UK antitrust negotiations; Camp David] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 19 Mo Major Legal Procedure: Tebbit PS letter to Ridley PS ("Aviation and US Antitrust: The "Laker" Issue") [Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 9 Tu Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 3011 to FCO (2142Z) ("Laker: Grand Jury") ["details of the evidence... to support the proposed indictments"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 5 Tu Major Legal Procedure: FCO telegram 1112 to UKE Washington (1645Z) ("Laker: PTI Act") [Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 13 Th Major Legal Procedure: FCO telegram 1581 to UKE Washington (1200Z) ("Laker Attorney General's Visit") [revised brief] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jun 23 Th Major Legal Procedure: FCO briefing for MT ("US Anti-Trust Action against British Airlines") [use of the Protection of Trading Interests (PTI) Act)] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 May 26 Th Major Legal Procedure: Lord Cockfield minute to MT ("United States Airline Anti-Trust Investigation") [latest position & lines to take for meeting with Reagan] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 18 Su Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 3434 to FCO (1800Z) ("Laker") [Reagan decision not to proceed with indictments; US/UK antitrust negotiations] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 16 Fr Major Legal Procedure: FCO briefing for MT ("Laker") [Reagan's pending decision on indictments; US/UK antitrust negotiations] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 18 Su Major Legal Procedure: MT message to President Reagan (Laker case) [Reagan decision not to proceed with indictments; US/UK antitrust negotiations; Camp David] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 23 We Major Legal Procedure: MT letter to Chair of British Caledonian (Aviation: US Grand Jury Investigation) ["I share your concern"] [declassified Jan 2014]