Archive

1979 May 4 - 1984 Nov 7
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1405
USA (Internal political situation; 1980 and 1984 Presidential election campaigns) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 457
Any docs withheld? 1

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79 May 4 Fr Major USA: UKE Washington telegram 989 to FCO (2226Z) ("The Outlook for U.S. Domestic and Foreign Policy") [analysis; Presidential & Congressional elections] [declassified Jan 2014]
79 May 24 Th Major USA: UKE Washington telegram 1235 to FCO (2152Z) ("President Carter") [report on indictment of Bert Lance & the ramifications for Carter] [declassified Jan 2014]
79 Jul 12 Th Major USA: UKE Washington telegram 1910 to FCO (2007Z) ("US Political Scene") [report on Domestic Summit at Camp David; speculation on outcomes] [declassified Jan 2014]
79 Jul 18 We Major USA: UKE Washington telegram 1971 to FCO (0030Z) ("President Carter's Speeches") [analysis; "marks a strong effort to reverse his own political decline"] [declassified Jan 2014]
79 Jul 18 We Major USA: UKE Washington telegram 1972 to FCO (0035Z) ("President Carter") [Cabinet resignations] [declassified Jan 2014]
79 Jul 20 Fr Major USA: UKE Washington telegram 2006 to FCO (1557Z) ("US Political Scene") [report: "looks very much as though this episode of the [entire Cabinet] resignations has added to the lack of confidence in Carter's administration"] [declassified Jan 2014]
79 Jul 30 Mo Major USA: UKE Washington telegram 2122 to FCO (1955Z) ("US Government") [Cabinet reshuffle: appointees] [declassified Jan 2014]
79 Aug 16 Th Major USA: UKE Washington telegram 2335 to FCO (2140Z) ("President Carter and Andrew Young's resignation") [report] [declassified Jan 2014]
79 Sep 13 Th Major USA: UKE Washington telegram 2657 to FCO (0002Z) ("Senator Edward Kennedy") [consideration of candidacy for the Presidency] [declassified Jan 2014]
79 Sep 24 Mo Major USA: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Eliot Janeway) [Democratic/Republican Presidential candidates; PLO; Rhodesia] [declassified Jan 2014]
79 Nov 19 Mo Major USA: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Carrington, Soames, Keith Joseph, Giscard d'Estaing, Francois-Poncet, Giraud, Sauvagnargues) [US Presidential candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Jan 29 Tu Major USA: UKE Washington telegram 5 to FCO ("US Presidential Election Campaign: Senator Edward Kennedy") [report on Washington speech designed to relaunch troubled campaign] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Apr 24 Th Major USA: UKE Washington telegram 1589 to FCO (2045Z) ("US Presidential Campaign: Pennsylvania") ["seen as a last chance for Kennedy and Bush to stem the tide running in favour of Carter and Reagan"] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Apr 30 We Major USA: UKE Bonn telegram 370 to FCO (1418Z) ("Muskie") [West German reaction to appointment as Secretary of State] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Jul 18 Fr Major USA: UKE Washington telegram 2550 to FCO (2335Z) ("The Republican National Convention, Detroit 14-17 July") [report on Reagan's endorsement as Presidential nominee] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Jul 22 Tu Major USA: UKE Washington telegram 37 to FCO ("Republican Party Energy Policy") [summary & analysis] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Jul 29 Tu Major USA: UKE Washington telegram 2619 to FCO (0030Z) ("U.S. Presidential Election") [Democratic Party Nominating Convention/Billy Carter affair] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Jul 29 Tu Major USA: UKE Washington telegram 2620 to FCO (0100Z) ("U.S. Presidential Election: consequences of Anderson's candidacy") ["the peculiar circumstances of this election, and of Anderson's candidacy in particular, are likely to provoke more than the usual nervousness and distraction within both Congress and Administration over the next few months"] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Jul 29 Tu Major USA: UKE Washington telegram 2631 to FCO (2300Z) ("The US Economy and the Presidential Election") [analysis] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Aug 5 Tu Major USA: UKE Washington telegram 3695 to FCO (2145Z) ("Billy Carter: President Carter's press conference") [report] [declassified Jan 2014]