1979 May 21 - 1984 Oct 22
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1395
Sri Lanka (Internal situation; UK/Sri Lankan relations; aid to Sri Lanka) (Part 1)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2014 Jan 3 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 354 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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| Date | Value |
Title |
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| 83 Nov 24 Th | Major | Sri Lanka: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Sri Lanka") [CHOGM Retreat in Goa: message relayed via third party from Prime Minister Gandhi to MT: "urge... [Jayewardene] to keep open the dialogue with the Tamils"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Oct 20 Sa | Major | Sri Lanka: Charles Powell minute to MT ("UK-Sri Lanka Defence Agreement") [draft MT letter to Jayewardene making clear that UK unable to offer military assistance for internal situation in Sri Lanka] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Aug 28 Tu | Major | Sri Lanka: Charles Powell minute to MT ("UK-Sri Lanka Defence Agreement") [qualification of UK commitment & decision as to when to notify Jayewardene] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 81 Dec 21 Mo | Major | Sri Lanka: FCO briefing for MT ("Sri Lanka: Visit of Foreign Minister") [Tamil Co-ordinating Committee in London: unilateral declaration of independence & setting up of HQ for provisional government] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 83 Jul 28 Th | Major | Sri Lanka: FCO telegram 144 to UKHC Colombo telegram (1915Z) ("Sri Lanka: possible request for military aid") [line to take] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 81 Dec 18 Fr | Major | Sri Lanka: FCO telegram 290 to UKHC Colombo (1715Z) ("Tamil Eelam") [Sri Lanka Foreign Minister meeting with MT to discuss Tamil Co-ordinating Committee in London unilateral declaration of independence & setting up of HQ for provisional government] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Sep 13 Th | Major | Sri Lanka: Heseltine letter to Howe ("UK-Sri Lanka Defence Agreement") ["I share your view that it would be awkward if the Agreement were to be invoked in a future crisis"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Sep 14 Fr | Minor | Sri Lanka: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Conference of Attorneys-General, Colombo, 8-12 August 1984") [UK gift for new Legal Research Centre] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 83 Oct 7 Fr | Major | Sri Lanka: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Sri Lanka") [advice/draft reply for request from leader of Tamil United Liberation Front to meet with MT] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Apr 30 Mo | Major | Sri Lanka: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Sri Lanka") [draft reply for MT to Indira Gandhi; analysis of the motives behind Gandhi's letter to MT] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 May 14 Mo | Major | Sri Lanka: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Sri Lanka") [draft reply for MT to Jayewardene: Sri Lanka Aid Group; Victoria Dam] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Jun 22 Fr | Major | Sri Lanka: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Sri Lanka") [UK-Ceylon Defence Agreement: MT rejects proposed line to take in her meeting with Jayewardene on 27 June] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Sep 6 Th | Major | Sri Lanka: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Sri Lanka: Military and Police Training") [draft reply for No.10 to Director of UK security firm, Falconstar Ltd; Indian concerns about firm's involvement in Sri Lanka] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Sep 14 Fr | Major | Sri Lanka: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("UK-Sri Lanka Defence Agreement") [timing of notification to Jayewardene of UK's inability to provide military assistance for internal conflict; Lady Young visit] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Aug 2 Th | Major | Sri Lanka: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Visit of the Leader of the Opposition in Sri Lanka") [MT reluctantly agrees to advice to allow courtesy call] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 82 Jul 21 We | Major | Sri Lanka: John Coles minute to MT ("Mrs Bandaranaike") [claim of human rights violation: request for UK to refer her case to UN] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 79 Sep 28 Fr | Major | Sri Lanka: Lord Carrington PS letter to No.10 ("Sri Lanka: Victoria Dam Scheme") [advice regarding invitation to MT to inauguration] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 79 Nov 30 Fr | Major | Sri Lanka: Lord Carrington PS letter to No.10 ("Sri Lanka: Victoria Dam") [MT agrees to Carrington reply declining on her behalf invite to inauguration of Dam and nominating Neil Marten in her place] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 81 Dec 17 Th | Major | Sri Lanka: Lord Carrington PS letter to No.10 ("Sri Lanka: Visit of Foreign Minister") [meeting with MT to discuss Tamil Co-ordinating Committee in London unilateral declaration of independence & setting up of HQ for provisional government] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 79 Jun 15 Fr | Major | Sri Lanka: Lord Privy Seal PS record of conversation (UK aid to Sri Lanka) [Ian Gilmour, Ronnie de Mel: "no commitment pending the Government's review of expenditure"] [declassified Jan 2014] |