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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)

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

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83 Jul 3 Su Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 1865 to FCO (1830Z) ("Laker: PTI Act") [Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980] [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 Jun 29 We Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 1802 to FCO (0200Z) ("Laker: The Next Steps") [US/UK negotations tense over mutual perceptions of the infringment of each other's national sovereignty] [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 Jun 2 Sa Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 1746 to FCO (0543Z) ("Laker: President Reagan's visit") ["The Americans are very cross about our proposed new direction under the Protection of Trading Interests Act... risk of a row"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 16 Fr Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington 3420 telegram to FCO (2205Z) (Prime Minister's visit to the US) [proposed dates] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 16 Fr Major Legal Procedure: UKE Washington 3413 telegram to FCO (1850Z) ("Laker: Grand Jury") [Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980] [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]
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]
83 Jun 16 Th Major Legal Procedure: Tom King letter to Cecil Parkinson ("US Anti Trust Action Against British Airlines - Use of the Protection of Trading Interests (PTI) Act") ["need to establish clearly the position in English law... to negotiate satisfactory future arrangements to prevent such disputes recurring"] [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]
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 5 Fr Major Legal Procedure: Ridley PS letter to Howe PS ("Laker") [paper for Ministerial meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 13 Tu Major Legal Procedure: Ridley PS letter to Howe PS ("Aviation and US Antitrust: The "Laker" Issue") [indictments; US/UK discussions] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 31 We Major Legal Procedure: Ridley PS letter to Howe PS ("Aviation and US Antitrust: The 'Laker' Issue") [report on talks with 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]
84 Jun 4 Mo Major Legal Procedure: Ridley minute to MT ("Laker") [recent developments & proposed lines to take for meeting with Reagan] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 22 Th Major Legal Procedure: Ridley minute to MT ("Aviation and Anti Trust: The Laker Issue") [US/UK discussions on US anti trust law: scope for liberalisation] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 15 Th Major Legal Procedure: Ridley letter to Howe ("Aviation and US Antitrust: The "Laker" Issue") [settlement on future working of Bermuda 2 agreement] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Apr 6 We Major Legal Procedure: President Reagan message to MT (White House telegram to Cabinet Office, 1656Z) (United States Airline Antitrust Investigation) [refusal to halt investigation] [declassified Jan 2014]