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 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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Value |
Title |
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| 85 Dec 8 Su | Major | 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 Su | Major | 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 Mo | Major | Westland: Heseltine minute for MT (‘Westland’) [relative merits of proposals; no MOD market for Blackhawks] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Jun 19 We | Major | Westland: DTI letter to No.10 (‘Westlands’) [Bristow withdrawing bid] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Jun 18 Tu | Major | Westland: DTI letter to No.10 (‘Westland’) [developments since ministerial meeting] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Jun 20 Th | Major | Westland: ?No.10 PMQ briefing (Westland) [situation now Bristow bid withdrawn; line to take] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Jul 4 Th | Major | Westland: Heseltine letter to Tebbit (‘Westlands’) [“Like you I do not find the prospect of foreign ownership of Westland welcome”, but alternatives to receivership still exist] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Jul 8 Mo | Major | Westland: No.10 letter to DTI (Westland) [MT notes case against Marmon takeover, but “believes that a different American offer would have to be judged on its merits”] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Oct 4 Fr | Major | Westland: Charles Powell minute for MT (‘Westland’) [suggests meeting chaired by Chancellor] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Oct 17 Th | Major | Westland: MODUK telegram to UKE Bonn (Heseltine-Woerner conversation) [Sikorsky threat to European helicopter industry] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Oct 4 Fr | Major | Westland: Charles Powell minute for MT (‘Westlands’) [Heseltine organised meeting of European NADs] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 3 Tu | Major | Westland: Brittan minute for MT (‘Westland’) [abandon NAD recommendation, which would kill Sikorsky deal] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 4 We | Major | 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 We | Major | Westland: Charles Powell minute for MT (‘Westland’) [choices before ministerial meeting tomorrow] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 4 We | Major | Westland: Cabinet Office briefing for meeting (‘Westlands’) [background] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 5 Th | Major | Westland: Charles Powell letter to DTI (‘Westlands’) [commissions joint DTI-MOD paper for meeting tomorrow] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 5 Th | Major | Westland: Heseltine minute for MT (‘Westland Helicopters’) [BAe wish to join European consortium offer for Westland] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 5 Th | Major | Westland: No.10 record of conversation (‘Westland’) [MT, Whitelaw, Brittan, Heseltine, Tebbit, Lawson] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 6 Fr | Major | Westland: Whitelaw minute for MT (‘Westland ’) [cannot attend meeting; allow Westland board to make up its own mind] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 9 Mo | Major | Westland: Brittan minute for MT (‘Westland’) [Heseltine minute goes against agreement; government should not impose its own judgment] [declassified Dec 2014] |