1983 Mar 4 - 1985 May 22
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1536
(UK/Indian relations: situation in Punjab; activities of Sikh extremists; proposed visit to UK by Rajiv Gandhi in June 1985) (Part 4)
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
|---|---|
| Release date: | 2014 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 404 |
| Any docs withheld? | 30 |
PREM19/1536 - download whole file (PDF, 74.52 MB)
Selections from this file
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| Date |
Value |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| 84 Dec 14 Fr | Minor | India: Charles Powell minute to Howe PS ("India ATP: DESU Gas Turbines") ["British companies need all the help they can get in winning business in India"] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 84 Dec 13 Th | Minor | India: Charles Powell minute to MT ("India ATP: DESU Gas Turbines") ["our companies are going to need all the help they can get in winning business in India"] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Jan 8 Tu | Minor | India: Rajiv Gandhi message to MT (visit to UK) [hopes to discuss issues concerning both countries] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 84 Mar 12 Mo | Minor | India: Indira Gandhi message to MT (Republic Day) [thanks for good wishes] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 84 May 30 We | Minor | India: Seyid Muhammad message to John Coles (end of term as High Commissioner) [enjoyed stay in Britain] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Jan 24 Th | Minor | India: Charles Powell minute to Howe PS ("Visit by Indian Prime Minister") [arrangements] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 84 Nov 9 Fr | Minor | India: Charles Powell minute to Howe PS ("Gas Turbines for the Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking (DESU)") [dispute in Whitehall about a possible ATP offer] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 84 Dec 14 Fr | Minor | India: Charles Powell minute to Howe PS ("Possible Visit of Indian Prime Minister to Britain") [timing, Indian election] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Apr 29 Mo | Major | India: UKHC New Delhi telegram 551 to FCO (0630Z) ("Westlands") [Raison's talk with Gandhi] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Mar 22 Fr | Major | India: MT message to Rajiv Gandhi (Westland helicopters) [losing the contract at a late stage would damage confidence] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Apr 19 Fr | Major | India: Rajiv Gandhi message to MT (meeting) [activities of extremists in UK] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Mar 20 We | Major | India: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("India: Westlands Helicopters") [Gandhi's advisers steering contract towards the French] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 84 Apr 9 Mo | Major | India: MT message to Indira Gandhi (Westland helicopters) ["would be a striking demonstration of the joint benefits flowing from our aid programme"] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Mar 8 Fr | Major | India: Jerry Wiggin letter to MT (Westlands Helicopters for India) [feelings of constituents] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Jan 7 Mo | Major | India: UKHC New Delhi telegram 32 to FCO (1135Z) ("Visit by Indian Prime Minister") [postponement of Gandhi's trip to London] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Apr 30 Tu | Major | India: Nicholas Ridley minute to Geoffrey Howe (visit to India) [aid programme, Sikh question, Indian manufacturing] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Feb 7 Th | Major | India: UKHC New Delhi telegram 182 to FCO (0715Z) ("Indo-British Relations and Westlands Contract") [Indians still declining to talk to Westlands] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Jan 15 Tu | Major | India: UKHC New Delhi telegram 66 to FCO (0830Z) ("Indo British Relations") [postponement of ministerial visits, commercial contract negotiations] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Apr 29 Mo | Major | India: Charles Powell minute to Brittan PS ("Sikh Extremists: Damage to Indo-British Relations") [allegations that Chauhan is inciting violence] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Mar 29 Fr | Major | India: UKHC New Delhi telegram 426 to FCO (0750Z) ("Westlands") [alleged technical doubts on WG30] [declassified Dec 2014] |