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1983 Nov 1 - 1985 Apr 18
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1436
Defence (Report by General Sir Hugh Beach on the handling and control of military information)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 181
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Date Value Title
83 Nov 28 Mo Major Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 (Beach Report on the Protection of Military Information) [advice on publication & Report's recommendations] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Dec 7 We Major Defence: Ingham minute to Tim Flesher (Beach Report on the Protection of Military Information) [summary/analysis & advice on publication; attached oral evidence to Committee on Censorhip] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 17 Th Major Defence: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Beach Report on the Protection of Military Information") [Government response] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 27 We Major Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("Beach Report on the Control of Military Information") [recommendation on Government response to Report's proposal for British media to have unrestricted access to military information already published by foreign media] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 18 Th Major Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 (Government Response to the Beach Report on the Control of Military Information) [publication date/time; proof copy of text] [declassified Dec 2014]