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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1443
Defence (Arms control) (Part 6B)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 218
Any docs withheld? 2
Themes: British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (International organizations), Foreign policy - theory and process, Defence (general), Defence (arms control)

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Date Value Title
85 Jan 25 Fr Major Defence: UKE Moscow telegram 108 to FCO (1325Z) ("US/Soviet Relations: Follow-Up to Geneva") ["It remains to be seen whether the Russians will agree to the time and place proposed by Washington"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 25 Fr Major Defence: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Arms Control") [cover minute/advice, with FCO/MoD briefing attached] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 29 Tu Major Defence: UKE Washington letter to Howe ("Strategic Defence Initiative") [UK involvement in research programmes] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 31 Th Major Defence: UKE Bonn telegram 85 to FCO (1630Z) ("German Views on Arms Control") [report on Federal Arms Control Ambassador's talks in Washington] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 31 Th Major Defence: No.10 briefing for MT ("Arms Control: Briefing Meeting, Chequers, 2 February") [summary of purposes & detailed outline of main points] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 2 Sa Major Defence: UKE Washington telegram 356 to FCO (0135Z) ("Soviet Compliance with Arms Control Agreements") [summary of report to Congress] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 8 Fr Major Defence: UKDel NATO telegram 29 to FCO (1008Z) ("SS20 Numbers") ["in the future... more [Soviet] missiles than could be specifically identified... U.S. now accept that this is going to be a very tricky issue"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 15 Fr Major Defence: Howe minute to MT ("Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) and the Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI)") ["some thoughts of my own about problems that lie behind our talks with the Americans about space issues"; FCO briefing attached for MT talks in Washington] [declassified Dec 2014]