1984 Feb 13 - 1985 Mar 15
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1646
Soviet Union (Prime Minister's visits to Moscow for the funerals of Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko in February 1984 and March 1985 respectively)
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
|---|---|
| Release date: | 2014 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 295 |
| Any docs withheld? |
PREM19/1646 - download whole file (PDF, 54.73 MB)
Selections from this file
Showing items 21 - 33 of 33
| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 85 Mar 12 Tu | Major | Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram 339 to FCO (1842Z) ("Call on Gorbachev") [arranging short meeting for MT (15 minutes)] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Mar 12 Tu | Major | Cold War: UKE Moscow briefing for FCO (background on Gorbachev) [Gorbachev's election speech, visiting delegations, Dumas talks] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Mar 13 We | Minor | Cold War: UKE Peking telegram 310 to FCO (0324Z) ("Chernenko's Death") [Chinese attendance at funeral] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Mar 13 We | Minor | Cold War: FCO telegram 272 to UKE Moscow (1515Z) (update for MT's press conference) [exchange markets, interception bill, strategic defence initiative, crime] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Mar 13 We | Major | Cold War: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Meeting with Mr. Gorbachev: Speaking Note") [Gorbachev's election, economic management, strategic defence initiative, US-Soviet relations] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Mar 13 We | Major | Cold War: No.10 record of conversation (MT-President Zia-ul-Haq) [Pakistan;Afghanistan] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Mar 13 We | Major | South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT-President Machel) [Mozambique, Nkomati Accord & South Africa] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Mar 13 We | Major | Cold War: No.10 record of conversation (MT - Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney) [Canada; SDI] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Mar 13 We | Major | Cold War: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe - Vice-President Bush, Shultz) [Mozambique, Nkomati Accord; Arms Control; Lebanon; Egypt; Laker; Gorbachev; Afghanistan; Exchange Rates; US/Soviet relations] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Mar 13 We | Major | Spain: No.10 record of conversation (MT - Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez) [MT visit; Gilbraltar; Spanish accession to EC] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Mar 13 We | Major | India: No.10 record of conversation (MT - Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi) [Sikhs; Sri Lanka; Afghanistan; Gorbachev; Westland] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Mar 13 We | Major | Cold War: No.10 record of conversation (MT - General-Secretary Gorbachev) [Geneva talks & SDI; Gorbachev: “We must continue to meet and talk to one another and have exchanges of views”] [declassified 2014] |
| 85 Mar 14 Th | Minor | Cold War: Charles Powell minute to Howe PS ("Prime Minister's Meeting with Mr Gorbachev: Briefing of the Ten") [MT never keen to divulge too much on these occasions] [declassified Dec 2014] |