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1982 Oct 13 - 1984 Oct 22
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1315
Middle East (Arms sales and military assistance to Middle Eastern countries) (Part 3)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Sep 29
Classification: Secret
Page count: 375
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82 Oct 13 We Major Middle East: FCO letter to No.10 (“The Sale of Hawk Aircraft to the UAE (Abu Dhabi)”) [declassified 2014]
82 Oct 27 We Major Middle East: FCO letter to No.10 (Military training for the Saudis) [declassified 2014]
82 Nov 3 We Major Middle East: Goodall minute to MT (“Sale of Nimrod Aircraft to Iraq”) [declassified 2014]
82 Nov 11 Th Major Middle East: UKE Amman to FCO (“Secretary of State’s Visit to Amman”) [Iran-Iraq, PLO, the costs of British military training, Israel] [declassified 2014]
82 Nov 29 Mo Major Middle East: MOD letter to No.10 (UK military training courses policy) [declassified 2014]
83 Jan 5 We Major Middle East: MOD letter to No.10 (“The British Aerospace contract with the UAE Air Force”) [declassified 2014]
83 Feb 11 Fr Major Defence: MT letter to Sheikh Khalifa of the United Arab Emirates (BAE hawk trainer contract) [released 2013]
83 Feb 23 We Major Middle East: No.10 minute to MT (“Arms Sales to Iran-Iraq”) [Parsons’ minute on the proposed sale by Rolls Royce] [declassified 2014]
83 Feb 25 Fr Major Middle East: FCO minute to No.10 (“Tank Engines for Iran”) [export licence for Rolls Royce] [declassified 2014]
83 Apr 26 Tu Major Middle East: No.10 minute to MT (“Rolls Royce Engines for Iran”) [Pym’s and Heseltine’s accounts] [declassified 2014]
83 Apr 27 We Major Middle East: No.10 minute to MT (“Rolls Royce Engines for Iran”) [decision on the export licence] [declassified 2014]
83 Apr 28 Th Major Middle East: Patrick Jenkin minute to Heseltine (“Tank Engines for Iran”) [possible effects of the Iranian order] [declassified 2014]
83 May 12 Th Major Middle East: Heseltine minute to Pym (“Anti-Riot Training for the Saudi National Guard”) [declassified 2014]
83 May 12 Th Major Middle East: Heseltine minute to MT (“Tank Engines for Iran”) [the Rolls Royce export licence] [declassified 2014]
83 May 13 Fr Major Middle East: Pym minute to MT (“Tank Engines for Iran”) [declassified 2014]
83 Jul 1 Fr Major Middle East: MT letter to D.A.S. Plastow (Supply of tank engines to Iran) [declassified 2014]
83 Jul 26 Tu Major Middle East: Heseltine minute to MT (“Tank Engines for Iran”) [the Rolls Royce export licence] [declassified 2014]
83 Sep 19 Mo Major Middle East: Heseltine minute to Howe (“Sale of Tornado Aircraft to Saudi Arabia”) [military and political implications, collaborative aspects] [declassified 2014]
83 Oct 18 Tu Major Middle East: MT letter to Derek Conway (Supply of tank engines to Iran) [declassified 2014]
83 Oct 28 Fr Major Middle East: MOD minute to No.10 (Hawk trainer aircraft sale to Kuwait Air Force) [declassified 2014]