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1984 Oct 2 - 1985 May 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1435
Defence (Celebration of 40th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 189
Any docs withheld? 5

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85 Apr 17 We Major Defence: UKE Washington telegram 1287 to FCO (2210Z) ("US/Soviet Realtions and VE Day Ceremonies in Moscow") [report of meeting between US/Soviet General's to discuss death of Major Nicholson; US representation] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 9 Th Major Defence: UKE Moscow telegram 678 to FCO (1415Z) ("Commemoration in the Soviet Union of the 40th Anniversary of VE Day: Ceremonies on 9th May") [report] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 6 Mo Major Defence: UKE Moscow telegram 649 to FCO (1400Z) ("Soviet Commemoration of VE Day: Messages") [coordination of the publication of MT & Gorbachev's goodwill messages] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 9 Th Major Defence: UKE Bonn telegram 468 to FCO (1000Z) ("40th Anniversary of the End of the War in Europe") [report on President Weizsäcker's speech] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 8 Fr Major Defence: Tebbit PS letter to No.10 ("Souvenir Philatelic Cover to Commemorate VE Day") ["Post Office approval is required for the design of the hand cancellation stamps... In view of the sensitive nature of this event, the Post Office has asked this Department to suggest a form of words"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 1 Fr Major Defence: Secretary General of the European Parliament letter to MT (Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day) [adoption of resolution] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 25 Th Major Defence: No.10 record of conversation ("VE Day: President Reagan's Visit to a German War Cemetery") [Charles Powell, Teltschik: regarding MT's "alleged criticism in the House of Commons this afternoon"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 1 We Major Defence: No.10 note for the file ("VE Day Service at Westminster Abbey") [arrangements] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 15 Tu Major Defence: No.10 letter to Heseltine PS ("Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of VE Day") [request for MoD proposals; MT answers to questions in Parliament] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 7 Tu Major Defence: MT letter to Gorbachev (40th Anniversary of the End of the War in Europe) [goodwill message] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 28 Th Major Defence: Lord Gowrie PS letter to Heseltine PS ("VE-Day Celebrations") [Bernard Levin proposal for survivors/family of German Resistance & '20th July' Bomb Plot to be invited] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 6 Tu Major Defence: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Commemoration of the End of the Second World War") [issues; proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 15 Tu Major Defence: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of VE Day") [FCO advice & lines to take for Questions in Parliament] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 29 We Major Defence: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("40th Anniversary: Sir J Bullard's Despatch of 21 May") [analysis of how the anniversary played out in West Germany] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 29 Mo Major Defence: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("40th Anniversary of VE Day: Reception at the Soviet Embassy on 7 May") [attendees] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 30 Tu Major Defence: Howe minute to MT ("VE Day: Representation in Moscow") [proposals; notice of French/US intentions] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 2 Tu Major Defence: Howe minute to MT ("VE Day: Representation in Moscow") [proposals; MT/Gorbachev exchange of messages] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 22 Fr Major Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 (VE Day Commemoration Service: invitation to Lord Mayor of London) ["The present view here is that... [he] should be invited"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 19 Tu Major Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("Israeli World Assembly to Commemorate the Defeat of Nazi Germany") [Howe advice on extent of UK involvement; draft MT message to Assembly] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 6 Tu Major Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("40th Anniversary of the End of the Second World War") [proposals in regard to Service in Westminster Abbey] [declassified Dec 2014]