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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)

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

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84 Sep 17 Mo Major Legal Procedure: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (Laker case) [proposed message from MT to Reagan] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 31 Th Major Legal Procedure: Attorney General letter to MT ("British Airways and British Caledonian -v- Laker") [interim injunction] [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]
84 Oct 2 Tu Major Legal Procedure: Attorney General letter to Ridley ("US Grand Jury Investigation and Laker Case: Attorney General's Lunch with US Ambassador on 1 October") [Havers, Price, Deal, Ayling: record of discussion] [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 16 Fr Major Legal Procedure: Attorney General's Legal Secretary letter to Ridley PS ("Aviation and US Antitrust: The "Laker" Issue") [US/UK antitrust negotiations: Protection of Trading Interests Act] [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 Mar 15 Tu Major Legal Procedure: Chair of British Caledonian letter to MT (British Airlines: US Anti-Trust Action) [Grand Jury investigation; plea for UK Govt to take action] [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]
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]
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]
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: FCO briefing for MT ("US-Anti-Trust Action Against British Airlines") [background] [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]
84 Oct 11 Th Major Legal Procedure: FCO telegram 1759 to UKE Washington (1800Z) ("Laker Consultations") [tactics] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 21 We Major Legal Procedure: FCO telegram 1990 to UKE Washington (2028Z) ("Laker: Leg 2") [lines to take] [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 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]
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]