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1985 Apr 30 - 1985 Dec 10
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1415
Aerospace (Westland Helicopters) (Part 1A)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 205
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85 Oct 7 Mon Westland: No.10 letter to DTI (‘Westland’) [MT thinks if Indian deal falls through “not necessarily a bad thing to allow the company to go into receivership”] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Oct 7 Mon Westland: Tebbit letter to Brittan (‘Westland’) [suspects European solution “may well owe more to an effort to keep Westland out of Sikorsky’s hands than to offer a lifeline to Westland”] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Oct 16 Wed Westland: DTI record of conversation (‘Westland’) [Brittan, Heseltine, Tebbit, MacGregor, Raison] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Oct 17 Thu Westland: DTI record of conversation (‘Westland’) [Brittan-Sir John Cuckney] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Oct 17 Thu Westland: MODUK telegram to UKE Bonn (Heseltine-Woerner conversation) [Sikorsky threat to European helicopter industry] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Dec 3 Tue Westland: Chief Secretary letter to Heseltine (‘Westland’) [‘disturbed’ to hear of NAD document; seeks its urgent withdrawal] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Dec 3 Tue Westland: Brittan minute for MT (‘Westland’) [abandon NAD recommendation, which would kill Sikorsky deal] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Dec 4 Wed Westland: Heseltine minute for MT (‘Westland’) [defends European approach] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Dec 4 Wed Westland: Policy Unit minute for Charles Powell (‘Westland’) [“Heseltine’s shotgun marriage of the European helicopter industry echoes Harold Wilson’s … of the motor industry”] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Dec 4 Wed Westland: Charles Powell minute for MT (‘Westland’) [choices before ministerial meeting tomorrow] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Dec 4 Wed Westland: Cabinet Office briefing for meeting (‘Westlands’) [background] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Dec 5 Thu Westland: Charles Powell minute for MT (‘Westlands’) [papers for meeting; urges MT reject NADs recommendation] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Dec 5 Thu Westland: Charles Powell letter to DTI (‘Westlands’) [commissions joint DTI-MOD paper for meeting tomorrow] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Dec 5 Thu Westland: Heseltine minute for MT (‘Westland Helicopters’) [BAe wish to join European consortium offer for Westland] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Dec 5 Thu Westland: No.10 record of conversation (‘Westland’) [MT, Whitelaw, Brittan, Heseltine, Tebbit, Lawson] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Dec 6 Fri Westland: No.10 record of conversation (‘Westland’) [MT, Whitelaw, Brittan, Heseltine, Tebbit, Lawson] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Dec 6 Fri Westland: Whitelaw minute for MT (‘Westland ’) [cannot attend meeting; allow Westland board to make up its own mind] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Dec 8 Sun Westland: Charles Powell minute for MT (‘Westland’) [“The struggle has continued over the weekend” attaches DTI-MOD papers for meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Dec 8 Sun Westland: DTI record of conversation (“Telephone conversation between Sir Brian Hayes & Sir Raymond Lygo”) [BAe terms for investing in Westland] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Dec 9 Mon Westland: Heseltine minute for MT (‘Westland’) [relative merits of proposals; no MOD market for Blackhawks] [declassified Dec 2014]