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 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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Showing items 41 - 49 of 49
| Date | Value |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| 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] |
| 85 Apr 30 Tu | Major | Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Howe, Tebbit, Heseltine, Rees) ["European Fighter Aircraft"; plus closer circulation record on the politics of the decision] [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] |
| 85 Apr 2 Tu | Major | Defence: Rees minute to MT ("European Fighter Aircraft (EFA)") [consideration of UK's defence needs, and relative merits of alternative options] [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 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] |
| 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] |
| 85 Mar 20 We | Major | Defence: Tebbit PS letter to Heseltine PS ("European Fighter Aircraft") ["a short summary list of some of the issues that may arise"] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Mar 20 We | Major | Defence: Tebbit PS letter to Heseltine PS (new Basic Trainer for the RAF) [pitch for Swiss firm/BAe-produced PC9] [declassified Dec 2014] |