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1983 Dec 13 - 1985 Jun 27
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1440
Defence (Procurement of weapon systems: national defence technological capabilities; rising cost of defence equipment; participation in European Fighter Aircraft project) (Part 2)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 314
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85 Mar 14 Th Major Defence: George Younger letter to Heseltine ("RAF Basic Trainer") [outline of the merits of BAe's PC-9 bid] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 14 Th Major Defence: Tebbit letter to Heseltine ("European Fighter Aircraft (EFA)") [stresses need to agree on merits of collaborative strategy and on negotiating tactics, to avoid "exploitation" by France] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 14 Th Major Defence: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("European Fighter Aircraft") ["We recommend that you should, at this juncture, sound a cautionary note"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 12 Tu Major Defence: Howe minute to Heseltine ("European Fighter Aircraft") ["We are fully agreed on the need to do everything we possibly can to make this major collaborative European project a successful reality"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 8 Fr Major Defence: Hurd minute to Heseltine ("RAF Trainer") [merits of Shorts' Tucano bid] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 5 Tu Major Defence: Heseltine letter to George Younger ("RAF Future Basic Trainer") [request for Younger's officials not to participate in Equipment and Policy Committee meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 1 Fr Major Defence: Rees minute to MT ("European Fighter Aircraft") ["proposed timetable, and the risk in relation to the BAe sale"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 26 Tu Major Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("European Fighter Aircraft") ["major and complex issues that the Government will need to consider"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 6 We Major Defence: Rees letter to Adam Butler ("Inertial Navigation System for Harrier GR5") [outline of reasons for choosing Ferranti over Litton] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 18 Tu Major Defence: Heseltine letter to Rees (new basic trainer aircraft for the RAF) [announcement of the shortlisting of bids from four down to two - Shorts & BAe] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 19 Th Major Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("European Fighter Aircraft") [agreement reached with France, West Germany, Spain & Italy to launch a 6-month collaborative Feasibility Study] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 3 Tu Major Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 (promoting competition in Defence procurement & supply) [paper requested by MT] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 2 Mo Major Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("Future Fighter Aircraft") [proposed feasibility study on collaboration with France, W. Germany, Italy & Spain] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jun 18 Mo Major Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 (Paper on making Defence equipment procurement & supply more competitive; Prime Minister's query regarding France's right to tender for certain NATO contracts) [progress update on former; answer to latter] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Apr 12 Th Major Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Heseltine) [promoting competitiveness in Defence procurement; NATO contracts for France] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Apr 11 We Major Defence: Geoffrey Pattie PS minute to No.10 (Guided Weapons for the Royal Navy) [copy of statement to Parliament] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Apr 11 We Major Defence: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Value for Money in Defence Procurement") [recent Heseltine initiatives; comments on Essential Defence Technologies report recommendations; advice on next steps] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Apr 9 Mo Major Defence: Tebbit minute to MT ("Surface to Surface Guided Weapon") [agreement, with qualifications, to Heseltine proposal that contract should go to US firm in preference to BAe] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Apr 4 We Major Defence: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Surface-to-Surface Guided Weapons for the Royal Navy") [support for Heseltine proposal that contract should go to US firm in preference to BAe] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Apr 2 Mo Major Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("Surface-to-Surface Guided Weapons for the Royal Navy") [proposal that contract should go to US firm in preference to BAe] [declassified Dec 2014]