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1984 Jan 9 - 1985 Mar 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1504
Foreign Policy (Strategy on foreign policy and defence issues: Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) resources) (Part 2)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 281
Any docs withheld? 1

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84 Jul 26 Th Major Foreign policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Europe and Defence") [response to Foreign Secretary's minute: "[it] is unexceptionable but does not amount to much", the problems all too well-known, but the proposals for action hardly measure up] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 27 Fr Major Foreign policy: Charles Powell letter to Foreign Secretary PS ("Europe and Defence") [response to Foreign Secretary's minute] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Aug 1 We Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute to MT ("NATO Strategy") [papers produced by the Chiefs of Staff] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Aug 3 Fr Major Foreign policy: Charles Powell letter to Foreign Secretary PS ("The Diplomatic Service") [MT "disagrees with a number of views expressed" by Sir Derek Day] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Aug 10 Fr Major Foreign policy: Heseltine minute to MT ("Europe and Defence") [Heseltine response to Foreign Secretary's minute; MT: "I doubt the need for so many 'general point' papers. They get nowhere."] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Aug 21 Tu Major Foreign policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Europe and Defence") [comment on minutes by Foreign Secretary and Heseltine] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Aug 29 We Major Foreign policy: No.10 letter to Heseltine PS ("Europe and Defence") ["The Prime Minister has commented that she doubts the need for so many "general point" papers since they get nowhere"] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Oct 26 Fr Major Foreign policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Sir Percy Cradock, 29 October") [his move to JIC chair; BMD; Gorbachev visit; MT Peking visit; Middle East] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Oct 29 Mo Major Foreign policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Cradock & Powell) [East-West relations, Middle East, Southern Africa, SDI, arms control, China, Pakistan and Germany] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 4 Fr Major Foreign policy: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Foreign Office") [MT Chequers meeting with Sir Antony Acland; FCO expenditure and organisation] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 5 Sa Major Foreign policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Sir Antony Acland) [FCO expenditure; style of diplomacy; FCO procedures; FCO policy issues; FCO information; Prime Minister’s visits] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 11 Fr Major Foreign policy: Sir Antony Acland letter to No.10 (follow-up to meeting on 5 January 1984) [FCO expenditure, organisation and procedure; East Germany] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 25 Fr Major Foreign policy: Sir Percy Cradock minute to MT ("Meeting with the Prime Minister, 28 January") [background note in advance of meeting; East/West relations; SDI; arms control; Middle East; Central America; India; China; Southern Africa] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 27 We Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute to MT ("CDS' Visit to Egypt, Pakistan and Oman") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 29 Fr Major Foreign policy: HMT letter to No.10 ("The Foreign Office Programme: Diplomatic Wing") [impact of exchange rate movements on FCO expenditure] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 29 Fr Major Foreign policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("FCO: Overseas Risen Costs") [impact of exchange rate movements on FCO expenditure; Treasury and FCO fighting over joint paper, but decision no closer] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 28 Mo Major Foreign policy: Foreign Secretary minute to MT ("Expenditure on Overseas Activities") [comments on overseas expenditure copied only to MT and Cabinet Secretary] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 11 Fr Major Foreign policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Foreign Policy") ["There is a danger of a number of foreign policy matters going wrong over the next few weeks and months"] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 24 Th Major Foreign policy: Foreign Secretary minute to MT ("FCO Resources") [reflections on FCO expenditure "after nearly a year in my 'new' job"] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 28 Mo Major Foreign policy: Foreign Secretary minute to MT ("Expenditure on Overseas Activities") [report on expenditure overseas for which the FCO is responsible] [declassified Dec 2014]