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 |
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Release date: | 2014 Jan 3 |
Classification: | Secret |
Page count: | 359 |
Any docs withheld? | 1 |
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83 Jul 5 Tu | Major | Legal Procedure: Tom King minute to MT ("Antitrust: Dispute with the United States") [Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980] [declassified Jan 2014] |
84 Nov 17 Sa | Major | Legal Procedure: Department of Transport briefing for MT ("Laker") [lines to take in response to Reagan's imminent decision on whether or not to proceed with indictments] [declassified Jan 2014] |
83 Jul 1 Fr | Major | Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 1842 to FCO (0228Z) ("Laker: PTI Act: Comment") [Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980] [declassified Jan 2014] |
83 Mar 18 Fr | Major | Legal Procedure: Attorney General minute to MT ("British Caledonian - Anti-Trust Action by Laker Liquidation") ["[my] intervention... might make matters worse"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
84 Nov 20 Tu | Major | Legal Procedure: Attorney General letter to Ridley ("Aviation and US Anti-Trust: The "Laker" Issue") [Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980] [declassified Jan 2014] |
83 Jun 29 We | Major | Legal Procedure: MT letter to Chair of British Caledonian (US antitrust action against British airlines: use of the Protection of Trading Interests (PTI) Act) [response in line with officials' advice: Govt decision uninfluenced by Thomson's representations] [declassified Jan 2014] |
83 Jun 25 Sa | Major | Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 1765 to FCO (0450Z) ("Laker: PTI Act") [use of the Protection of Trading Interests (PTI) Act): US protest] [declassified Jan 2014] |
84 Oct 4 Th | Major | Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 2967 to FCO (1425Z) ("Laker Grand Jury") [ex-BA employees informed by US Dept of Justice of their implication in crime; UK Govt protests at timing & at not being notified in advance] [declassified Jan 2014] |
84 Oct 5 Fr | Major | Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 2996 to FCO (2236Z) ("Laker Consultations") ["particular issues that may come up"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
83 Jul 28 Th | Major | Legal Procedure: Tom King letter to Attorney General ("Aviation Antitrust Litigation") [Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980] [declassified Jan 2014] |
83 Jun 24 Fr | Major | Legal Procedure: FCO briefing for MT ("US Anti-Trust Action against British Airlines") [use of the Protection of Trading Interests (PTI) Act): US protest; MT meeting with Bush] [declassified Jan 2014] |
84 Nov 3 Sa | Major | Legal Procedure: FCO telegram 788 to UKHC New Delhi (1100Z) ("Laker: London consultations 1/2 November") [summary] [declassified Jan 2014] |
83 Jun 24 Fr | Major | Legal Procedure: Howe message to Shultz (1400Z) ("US Anti-Trust Action against British Airlines") [use of the Protection of Trading Interests (PTI) Act): US protest] [declassified Jan 2014] |
84 Oct 11 Th | Major | Legal Procedure: FCO telegram 1759 to UKE Washington (1800Z) ("Laker Consultations") [tactics] [declassified Jan 2014] |
83 Aug 3 We | Major | Legal Procedure: Parkinson PS letter to No.10 ("Aviation Anti-Trust Case: Court of Appeal Decision") [Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980] [declassified Jan 2014] |
84 Nov 8 Th | Major | Legal Procedure: No.10 (partial) record of conversation (MT, Ambassador Price) [Laker case: indictments] [declassified Jan 2014] |
83 Feb 28 Mo | Major | Legal Procedure: Home Office record of conversation ("US Grand Jury Investigation of North Atlantic Air Transportation") [Whitelaw, Sir Adam Thomson: Chair of British Caledonian: request for UK Govt to intercede before US Grand Jury subpoena] [declassified Jan 2014] |
84 Oct 5 Fr | Major | Legal Procedure: Ridley PS letter to Howe PS ("Laker") [paper for Ministerial meeting] [declassified Jan 2014] |
84 Sep 27 Th | Major | Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 2870 to FCO (0350Z) ("Laker: Grand Jury") [indictments] [declassified Jan 2014] |
83 Jun 26 Su | Major | Legal Procedure: Tom King PS letter to No.10 ("US Anti-Trust Actions Against British Airlines") [use of the Protection of Trading Interests (PTI) Act)] [declassified Jan 2014] |