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1980 Mar 17 - 1984 Dec 17
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1342
Portugal (Visits to UK by Prime Minister Dr Sa Carneiro (May 1980), Vice Prime Minister Professor Freitas do Amaral (November 1982) and Prime Minister Dr Mario Soares (November 1984); meetings with Prime Minister)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 226
Any docs withheld? 3

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84 Dec 11 Tue Portugal: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Meeting with Portugese Prime Minister: Hong Kong") [note for Portugese explaining Hong Kong agreement] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Dec 3 Mon Portugal: Prime Minister Soares letter to MT (Visit to London: 20-23 November) [thanks; hopes for "solidarity between european countries"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 22 Thu Portugal: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Portugal: Dr Mario Soares") [media reports of Soares proposing inward investment approvals as leverage to accelerate EC accession negotiations] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 21 Wed Portugal: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Soares, Howe, Channon, Ferreira) [EC accession negotiations; economic/political situation in Portugal; southern Africa; Hong Kong/Macao; trade & investment] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 20 Tue Portugal: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Dr Soares") [EC accession negotiations; economic/political situation in Portugal; southern Africa; Hong Kong/Macao; trade & investment] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 16 Fri Portugal: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Visit of the Portugese Prime Minister: 20-23 November") [guest list] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 13 Tue Portugal: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Visit of the Portugese Prime Minister: 20-23 November") [timing of Kinnock's meeting with Soares] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 5 Mon Portugal: No.10 letter to Sir Alistair Frame (RTZ's activities in Portugal) [background for forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Soares] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 11 Thu Portugal: No.10 minute to Heseltine PS ("Visit by the Portugese Prime Minister: 20-23 November") [MT keen for Heseltine, Tebbit and Brittan to make time for meetings with Soares] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 25 Tue Portugal: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Visit of Dr. Soares") [dinner; advises against MT desire to attend return dinner] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Apr 17 Tue Portugal: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Soares, Hugh Byatt, Crispin Tickell, Mota Pinto, Jaime Gama, Antonio Marta) [UK investment/trade; accession to EC; EC budget; fisheries; NATO/Third World relations with West] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 10 Thu Portugal: Ian Gow minute to John Coles ("Portugese C.D.S. Party") [request for newly-elected leader Pires to be photographed with MT at No.10] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 10 Wed Portugal: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Freitas do Amaral) [political situation in Portugal; Spain; accession to EC; East Timor; frigates; Falklands; Portugese delegation to study Cabinet Office procedures] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 10 Wed Portugal: Department of Defence record of conversation (Nott, Freitas do Amaral, Pardal) [Spain; Portugese constitution/armed forces; Falklands; military sales to Portugal] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 9 Tue Portugal: UKE Lisbon telegram 194 to FCO (1055Z) ("Visit of Portugese Vice Prime Minister") [East Timor; financial assistance from UK for frigate programme; Portugese/Spanish EC accession negotiations; compensation for UK farmers] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 9 Tue Portugal: Nott minute to Pym (military aid to Portugal) [Nott opposed to aid, notwithstanding Portugese support during Falklands campaign] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 9 Tue Portugal: FCO briefing for MT ("Visit of Portugese Vice Prime Minister") [UK objectives; Portugese objectives; internal politics; agenda; compensation for UK farmers; bilateral relations; internatonal affairs; Defence relations; accession to EC] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 9 Tue Portugal: Department of Defence briefing for MT ("Visit by the Portugese Vice Prime Minister") [military aid; Falklands; EC; East Timor; compensation for UK farmers] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Oct 29 Fri Portugal: Pym minute to Nott ("Frigates for Portugal") [Portugese request for UK govt to subsidise the provision of Lynx helicopters] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Sep 21 Tue Portugal: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Visit by the Portugese Deputy Prime Minister") [request for meeting with MT; FCO advice] [declassified Jan 2014]