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1982 Mar 17 - 1983 Jul 26
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1385
Security (Case of Rhona Ritchie, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) official, convicted of passing classified documents to Egyptian diplomat in Tel Aviv; Security Commission investigation)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 124
Any docs withheld? 7
Themes: Labour Party & socialism, Executive, Judiciary, Parliament, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Middle East), Security services & intelligence

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Date Value Title
82 Mar 17 We Major Security: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lord Carrington) ["Miss R. J. M. Ritchie"; breach of security] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 24 We Major Security: Attorney General Legal Secretary letter to No.10 ("R v Hambleton R v Ritchie") [advice on handling of Govt reaction to court case verdicts] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 26 Fr Major Security: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Official Secrets: Ritchie and Hambleton") [advice on handling of Govt reaction to court case verdicts] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 29 Mo Major Security: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (Official Secrets: Rhona Ritchie) [court case verdict; draft Written Answer] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Dec 1 We Major Security: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Official Secrets: Rhona Ritchie") [advice from Lord Bridge that case should be referred to Security Commission; Aldridge case] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Dec 3 Fr Major Security: MT letter to Michael Foot MP (Rhona Ritchie case: referral to the Security Commission) [announcement] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Dec 3 Fr Major Security: Michael Foot MP letter to MT (Parliamentary Debate on Security) [concern that Debate will be delayed by referral of cases to Security Commission] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Dec 9 Th Major Security: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Miss Rhona Ritchie") [referral to Security Commission; draft PQ answer] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Dec 23 Th Major Security: MT letter to Michael Foot MP (referral of Rhona Ritchie and Lance Corporal Aldrich cases to the Security Commission) [rationalisation of decision to refer Aldrich] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Dec 23 Th Major Security: MT letter to Lord Bridge (referral of Rhona Ritchie and Lance Corporal Aldrich cases to the Security Commission) [terms of reference; potential overlap with Prime case] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jun 29 We Major Security: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office (Security Commission Report on Rhona Ritchie) [request for advice on handling] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 22 Fr Major Security: Robin Butler minute to MT (Security Commission Report on Rhona Ritchie) [difference of views between No.10 and Cabinet Office over significance of the case & handling of the report] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 22 Fr Major Security: Cabinet Office minute to MT (Security Commission Report on Rhona Ritchie) [Commission amendments & Govt amendments; draft Written Answer] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 26 Tu Major Security: MT letter to Michael Foot MP (Security Commission Report on Rhona Ritchie) [conclusions; handling] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 26 Tu Major Security: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Security Commission: Miss Rhona Ritchie") [handling of Report publication; MT draft Written Answer] [declassified Jan 2014]