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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
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83 Nov 24 Thu 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]
83 Nov 26 Sat Sri Lanka: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jayewardene) ["Sri Lanka": the Tamils] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Apr 4 Wed Sri Lanka: Prime Minister Gandhi letter to MT (Sri Lanka) ["The escalating situation... calls for immediate action and it would be good if you could use your great influence"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Apr 10 Tue Sri Lanka: President Jayewardene letter to MT (Sri Lanka Aid Group) ["our development strategy and our external assistance needs"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Apr 25 Wed Sri Lanka: President Jayewardene letter to MT (inauguration of the Victoria Dam) [invitation] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Apr 30 Mon 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 Mon 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 9 Sat Sri Lanka: Prime Minister Gandhi letter to MT (Sri Lanka) ["We hope that you will use your influence to persuade President Jayewardene to... [make] constructive suggestions at the All Parties Conference"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 22 Fri 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 Jun 29 Fri Sri Lanka: MT message to Prime Minister Gandhi (1630Z) (Sri Lanka and the Punjab troubles) [police investigation into "remarks carried by the media in Britain"; report of MT meeting with Jayewardene; UK/counter-insurgency training; Victoria Dam inauguration] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 14 Sat Sri Lanka: Prime Minister Gandhi letter to MT (constitutional reform in Sri Lanka) [record of her conversation with President Jayewardene] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 31 Tue Sri Lanka: MT letter to Prime Minister Gandhi (Sri Lanka) [MT stresses need for ongoing dialogue & efforts at reconciliation between Sinhalese and Tamil] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 2 Thu 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]
84 Aug 6 Mon Sri Lanka: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Anura Bandaranaike) [Sri Lankan MP, Leader of the Opposition] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 7 Tue Sri Lanka: MT letter to Anura Bandaranaike (meeting in London and visit to Sri Lanka) [Sri Lankan MP, Leader of the Opposition] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 17 Fri Sri Lanka: UKHC Colombo telegram 363 to FCO (0525Z) ("Sri Lanka: Internal Security") [John Nicholas, President Jayewardene: record of conversation: "President is greatly concerned at Indian government's attitude... wants friendly governments to be aware of real position"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 20 Mon Sri Lanka: Prime Minister Premadasa letter to MT (UK/Sri-Lanka relations) [inauguration of Victoria Dam; development projects] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 28 Tue 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]
84 Sep 3 Mon Sri Lanka: UKHC Colombo telegram 406 to FCO (0855Z) ("Sri Lanka: Internal Security") [reports of military attacks on civilians] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 6 Thu 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]