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1979 May 14 - 1985 Mar 4
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1588
New Zealand (Visits to UK by Prime Ministers Robert Muldoon and David Lange: briefs) (Part 1 annex)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 259
Any docs withheld? 2

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Date Value Title
79 Sep 14 Fr Major New Zealand: FCO briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's lunch with Mr Muldoon: 21 September 1979") [Rhodesia, NZ/EEC, South Pacific, immigration, civil aviation, South Africa] [declassified Dec 2014]
81 May 9 Sa Major New Zealand: FCO briefing for MT ("Dinner for New Zealand Prime Minister Thursday 18 June 1981. 2000 hours N.10.") [trade, world economy, developing countries, CHGM, Springboks, Mitterrand] [declassified Dec 2014]
82 May 18 Tu Major New Zealand: FCO briefing for MT ("Visit of Mr. Muldoon to London Wednesday 19 May 1982") [Falklands, bilateral relations, sporting contacts, air services, trade, defence, east/west relations, MFO, Iran/Iraq] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 May 10 Tu Major New Zealand: FCO briefs for No. 10 ("Lunch for Prime Minister Muldoon of New Zealand, 1300 hrs, Wednesday, 11 May, 10 Downing Street 1983") [EC/NZ, bilateral relations, economic issues, east/west economic relations, Bretton Woods, sport, Middle East, Falklands, trade] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Sep 6 Th Major New Zealand: FCO telegram 220 to UKHC Wellington (1530Z) ("Ships visits to New Zealand") [support for US efforts to persuade NZ government to reverse anti-nuclear policy] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Sep 14 Fr Major New Zealand: FCO briefing for MT ("Meeting with Sir Robert Muldoon New Zealand Prime Minister at 1730 hours on 15 May 1984") [EC/NZ, economic issues, small states, regional issues, Olympics, South Africa, bilateral relations] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Sep 25 Tu Major New Zealand: UKMIS New York telegram 903 to FCO (1945Z) ("Secretary of State's bilateral with Mr Lange") [New Zealand UN vote on Falklands, Hong Kong, EC trade, nuclear naval visits] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Sep 27 Th Major New Zealand: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("Visit of the New Zealand Prime Minister to Chequers: 30 September") [personal relationship with Lange, economic policy, Argentina, nuclear policy] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 1 Fr Major New Zealand: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("Visit of the New Zealand Prime Minister") [Lange's defence policy, ship visits] [declassified Dec 2014]