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1985 Jan 4 - 1985 Feb 15
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

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

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 218
Any docs withheld? 2

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85 Jan 5 Sat Defence: President Reagan letter to MT (Shultz/Gromyko Meeting on Arms Control, Geneva, 7/8 January) [outline of objectives] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 15 Fri 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]
85 Feb 8 Fri 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 2 Sat Defence: UKE Washington telegram 356 to FCO (0135Z) ("Soviet Compliance with Arms Control Agreements") [summary of report to Congress] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 31 Thu 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 Thu 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 Jan 29 Tue Defence: UKE Washington letter to Howe ("Strategic Defence Initiative") [UK involvement in research programmes] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 25 Fri 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 Fri Defence: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Arms Control") [cover minute/advice, with FCO/MoD briefing attached] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 15 Tue Defence: FCO record of conversation ("Outcome of Geneva Talks: Soviet View") [Rifkind, Ambassador Popov: Soviet objectives] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 14 Mon Defence: UKE Moscow telegram 57 to FCO (1535Z) ("Gromyko interview on Geneva results") ["the most detailed Soviet account to date"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 14 Mon Defence: MT letter to President Reagan (arms control) [MT optimistic, post-US/Soviet talks in Geneva & in advance of her visit to Washington] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 11 Fri Defence: UKE Washington telegram 101 to FCO (2250Z) ("Geneva meeting: US reactions") [US media; Congress; Shultz' political reputation; Reagan press conference] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 11 Fri Defence: UKE Moscow telegram 046 to FCO (1445Z) ("Shultz/Gromyko talks: Soviet reaction") [Politburo; Pravda] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 10 Thu Defence: UKE Moscow telegram 041 to FCO (1115Z) ("Shultz/Gromyko talks: Soviet press reaction") ["Generally welcoming in tone"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 9 Wed Defence: Charles Powell note to MT ("Geneva talks") [copies attached of UKDIS Geneva telegrams reporting on Shultz/Gromyko talks] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 9 Wed Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Robert McFarlane, Rifkind, John Stanley, Antony Acland, Percy Cradock) ["US/Soviet Talks on Arms Control"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 9 Wed Defence: FCO telegram 028 to UKE Moscow (1345Z) ("Shultz/Gromyko Talks: initial Soviet reaction") ["A success for both sides"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 9 Wed Defence: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("The Geneva Talks: Mr McFarlane's Briefing") [proposed questions for MT to put to McFarlane] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 8 Tue Defence: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Public Statement on Shultz/Gromyko Meeting") [suggested key points for statement, to be issued following MT meeting with McFarlane] [declassified Dec 2014]