1985 Dec 10 - 1985 Dec 27
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1416
Aerospace (Westland Helicopters) (Part 1B)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2014 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Confidential |
| Page count: | 213 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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| Date | Value |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| 85 Dec 12 Th | Major | Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(85) 36th (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Northern Ireland Affairs, Economic Affairs) [Heseltine raises Westland without notice] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Jan 24 Th | Major | Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(85) 3rd (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs, coal strike, exchange rates, Type 22 Frigates) [Heseltine dissents from Type 22 decision] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 16 Mo | Key | Westland: Armstrong minute for Wicks (‘Westlands’) [investigates Heseltine claim that cabinet committee meeting was cancelled] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 12 Th | Major | Westland: Brittan letter to Cuckney (deadline for European consortium) [if no “viable package” by 4pm Friday 13 Dec HMG will reject NAD recommendation] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 27 Fr | Major | Westland: Brittan minute (“Westland plc”) [rejects Heseltine argument that government should express a European preference] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 16 Mo | Major | Westland: Brittan minute for MT (Westland) [seeks & receives approval from MT to make HC statement] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 11 We | Major | Westland: Cabinet Office briefing for meeting (“Westlands E(A)(85)72”) [background] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 18 We | Major | Westland: Charles Powell minute for MT (Heseltine briefing press) [information from “my friend in the MOD”] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 13 Fr | Major | Westland: Charles Powell minute for MT (‘Westlands’) [phone conversation with Cuckney] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 13 Fr | Major | Westland: Charles Powell minute for MT (‘Westlands’) [Westland board rejects European offer at 3pm] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 13 Fr | Major | Westland: Charles Powell minute for MT (‘Westland’) [“The Ministry of Defence’s game-plan today”] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 20 Fr | Major | Westland: Charles Powell minute for MT (“Westland”) [European offer made - “has quite a lot both for the bankers and the shareholders”] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 17 Tu | Major | Westland: Chief Secretary minute for MT (Westland) [“the European solution would mean less competition and therefore increased costs”] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 24 Tu | Major | Westland: David Norgrove minute (‘Westland’) [overt & covert arguments in the Heseltine memorandum] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 19 Th | Major | Westland: Draft Cabinet minutes (“Westland plc”) [line discussed & agreed] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 23 Mo | Key | Westland: Heseltine letter & minute for MT (‘Westland plc’) [“the Government should indicate, at least informally, that … it would prefer a British/European solution … will not be an easy one for you”] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 10 Tu | Major | Westland: Heseltine letter to Brittan (“Westland Helicopters”) [persuade company to release more information to European consortium] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 13 Fr | Major | Westland: Heseltine letter to Cuckney (European offer) [promises six extra Sea King orders & Europe only purchasing] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 11 We | Major | Westland: Heseltine letter to French, German & Italian Defence Ministers (“Future of the European Helicopter Industry”) [must finalise European bid by Friday; “the appropriate committee of the cabinet meets at 3pm that day”] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 12 Th | Major | Westland: Heseltine minute for MT (‘Westland plc’) [GEC support] [declassified Dec 2014] |