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1985 Jan 2 - 1985 Oct 25
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1446
Defence (Defence sales) (Part 5)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2015 Jul 16
Classification: Secret
Page count: 357
Any docs withheld? 30

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85 Jun 5 Wed Defence: Howe minute to MT ("Defence Sales to Jordan") [stresses need for commercial links, for sake of Jordan's stability and the wider Middle East peace process] [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Jun 7 Fri Defence: Tebbit minute to MT ("Defence Sales to Jordan") [opposed to Heseltine request for increase in credit cover amount; "You have instructed ECGD to be more rigorous"] [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Jun 7 Fri Defence: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Defence Sales to Jordan") [options for improvements in the terms on offer] [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Jun 18 Tue Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("Defence Sales to Jordan") [credit cover: amount & private sector share] [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Jul 8 Mon Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("Defence Sales to Jordan") [terms of credit cover agreement; "I am satisfied that the concessions made were necessary... [to] prevent King Hussein turning again to the Soviet Union for equipment"; draft MT reply to King Hussein] [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Jul 9 Tue Defence: MT letter to King Hussein (credit terms for Defence equipment) ["you asked me to consider what improvements we could make"] [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Jul 11 Thu Defence: King Hussein letter to MT (credit terms for Defence equipment) [letter of thanks "for your personal interest in this matter"] [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Jul 11 Thu Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("Quarterly Report on Defence Sales and Prospects 1st January to 31st March 1985") [Charles Powell notes: "Not a very promising outlook"] [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Jul 20 Sat Defence: Managing Director of British Aerospace letter to MT (BAe exports) ["massive opportunities... in particular Tornadoe, Hawk and Rapier"] [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Aug 9 Fri Defence: Ministry of Defence briefing for MT ("Saudi Arabia - Tornado") [background to Prince Bandar's request for meeting with MT] [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Aug 15 Thu Defence: Adam Butler minute to MT ("Quarterly Report on Defence Sales and Prospects 1st April to 30th June 1985") [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Aug 16 Fri Defence: King Fahd bin Abdulaziz al Saud letter to MT (Middle East peace process & sale of Tornado/Hawk aircraft) [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Aug 17 Sat Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Prince Bandar bin Sultan al Saud) [sale of Tornado/Hawk aircraft; Middle East peace process] [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Aug 23 Fri Defence: MT letter to Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz al Saud (sale of Tornado & Hawk aircraft to Saudi Arabia) ["We consider this an extremely important order"] [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Aug 23 Fri Defence: MT letter to King Fahd bin Abdulaziz al Saud (sale of Tornado/Hawk aircraft and the Middle East peace process) [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Aug 24 Sat Defence: Mark Addison minute to MT ("An update after the Prince's Visit") [Prince Sultan of Saudi Arabia visit to UK; report on his meeting with Defence Sales; reaction to letters from MT for himself & King Fahd] [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Aug 25 Sun Defence: FCO telegram 374 to UKE Jedda (0600Z) ("Tornado and Hawk") [cover message for MT letters to King Fahd & Prince Sultan] [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Aug 27 Tue Defence: UKE Jedda telegram 506 to FCO (0800Z) ("Message to King Fahd and Prince Sultan") [delivery] [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Aug 30 Fri Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("MSE") [UK bid for Mobile Subscriber Equipment US contract: latest position; draft message for MT to send to Reagan] [declassified Jul 2015]
85 Sep 2 Mon Defence: Charles Powell note to MT ("Ptarmigan/MSE") [UK bid for US contract: unconfirmed report of action following MT message to Reagan] [declassified Jul 2015]