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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1423
Canada (UK/Canadian relations: patriation of the Canadian constitution) (Part 5)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 263
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Date Valuesort descending Title
82 Feb 11 Thu Canada: UKHC Ottawa telegram to FCO (“Canada Bill: Second Reading”) [Chrétien will be in London] [declassified December 2014]
82 Mar 31 Wed Canada: UKHC Ottawa telegram to FCO (“Canadian Constitutional Celebrations”) [politicians invited] [declassified December 2014]
82 Oct 2 Sat Canada: UKHC Ottawa telegram to FCO (“Secretary of State’s visit to Canada: Meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister”) [both agreed “the UK/Canada relationship was both close and in danger of being allowed to drift”] [declassified December 2014]
82 Dec 8 Wed Canada: UKHC Ottawa telegram to FCO (“Canada: The Constitution: Dismissal of Quebec’s claim to a veto”) [“no one outside Quebec really thought that Quebec did have a veto”] [declassified December 2014]
84 Jan 24 Tue Canada: UKHC Ottawa telegram to FCO (“The Canadian Politican Scene”) [“Canadians are tired of Mr Trudeau”] [declassified December 2014]
84 Jan 29 Sun Canada: UKHC Ottawa telegram to FCO (“Prime Minister Trudeau”) [resignation as Liberal leader] [declassified December 2014]
85 May 24 Fri Canada: UKHC Ottawa telegram to FCO (“The Canadian Budget”) [“seen as generally good for the business community, hard on middle income consumers and less tough than it might have been on the deficit”] [declassified December 2014]
84 Sep 24 Mon Canada: Day telegram to Acland (“Anglo-Canadian Relations”) [proposed Mulroney visit] [declassified December 2014]
84 Sep 5 Wed Canada: Budd letter to Charles Powell (“Canadian General Election, 4 September”) [overwhelming Progressive Conservative victory] [declassified December 2014]
84 Sep 13 Thu Canada: Budd minute to Charles Powell (“Message to the outgoing Canadian Prime Minister”) [“there must be some question about Mr Turner’s long term position as leader of the Liberals”] [declassified December 2014]
84 Nov 29 Thu Canada: Budd letter to Charles Powell (“Visit of Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs”) [“the first opportunity we shall have for substantive discussions with a member of the new Canadian Government”] [declassified December 2014]
84 Dec 4 Tue Canada: Budd letter to Charles Powell (“Canadian Prime Minister”) [proposed visit ahead of Bonn Economic Summit] [declassified December 2014]
85 Jan 18 Fri Canada: Budd letter to Charles Powell (“Visit to UK by Canadian Prime Minister”) [dates of proposed visit have changed] [declassified December 2014]
85 Feb 6 Wed Canada: Budd letter to Charles Powell (“Change of Premier in Ontario”) [proposed message to outgoing Premier] [declassified December 2014]
85 Apr 22 Mon Canada: Budd letter to Charles Powell (“Call by new Canadian High Commissioner”) [“McMurtry spoke of trying to identify fields for new initiatives in UK-Canada relations”] [declassified December 2014]
85 Jun 10 Mon Canada: Budd letter to Charles Powell (“Message to Prime Minister from former Premier of Ontario”) [“The cordial relations we have enjoyed with your Government have been a source of satisfaction to me”] [declassified December 2014]
84 Jul 3 Tue Canada: Charles Powell minute to Howe PS (“Message from the Prime Minister to Mr. Trudeau”) [MT approved amended version] [declassified December 2014]
84 Oct 3 Wed Canada: Charles Powell minute to Appleyard (“New Canadian Prime Minister”) [proposed meeting with Mulroney: MT’s autumn diary “already exceptionally full”] [declassified December 2014]
84 Oct 1 Mon Canada: Appleyard letter to Charles Powell (“New Canadian Prime Minister”) [“if we are to influence Mr Mulroney as he formulates his policies, a fairly early meeting would seem desirable”] [declassified December 2014]
84 Dec 6 Thu Canada: Charles Powell minute to Budd (“Visit to UK by Canadian Prime Minister”) [MT agrees in principle to meeting ahead of Bonn Economic Summit] [declassified December 2014]