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1986 Jun 10 - 1986 Dec 22
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1692
Defence (Procurement of Weapon Systems (HARM/ALARM air launched missiles): airborne early warning aircraft (British Aerospace Nimrod and Boeing E3A)) (Part 4)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Jul 21
Classification: Secret
Page count: 314
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86 Jun 10 Tu Major Defence: Powell minute to FCO (MT discussion on Nimrod project) [declassified 2015]
86 Jun 19 Th Major Defence: MOD minute for Powell ("Nimrod") [declassified 2015]
86 Jul 24 Th Major Defence: Younger minute for MacGregor ("Airborne Early Warning") [declassified 2015]
86 Aug 22 Fr Major Defence: Lord Douglas-Hamilton MP letter for MT (European Fighter Aircraft Project & Ferranti's interest) [declassified 2015]
86 Sep 5 Fr Major Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chairman of Ferranti Defence Systems Ltd.) [Ferranti and the European Fighter Aircraft] [declassified 2015]
86 Sep 11 Th Major Defence: Rifkind minute for Wicks ("Ferranti and the European Fighter Aircraft") [declassified 2015]
86 Sep 12 Fr Major Defence: MOD minute for Wicks ("Ferranti and the European Fighter Aircraft (EFA)") [declassified 2015]
86 Sep 18 Th Major Defence: Younger minute for MT ("Airborne Early Warning Aircraft") [declassified 2015]
86 Sep 23 Tu Major Defence: Channon minute for Younger ("Airborne Early Warning Aircraft") [declassified 2015]
86 Sep 25 Th Major Defence: MacGregor minute for MT ("Airborne Early Warning Aircraft") [content with the approach proposed by Younger] [declassified 2015]
86 Sep 25 Th Major Defence: Younger minute for MT ("European Fighter Aircraft") [declassified 2015]
86 Sep 30 Tu Major Defence: MacGregor minute for MT ("European Fighter Aircraft") [declassified 2015]
86 Oct 8 We Major Defence: MOD minute for Powell ("ALARM") [MT's concerns over the project development] [declassified 2015]
86 Oct 10 Fr Major Defence: Treasury minute to MOD ("ALARM") [the progress report] [declassified 2015]
86 Oct 13 Mo Major Defence: Younger minute for Channon ("Airborne Early Warning Aircraft: Stretch Potential") [declassified 2015]
86 Oct 22 We Major Defence: Warry minute for MT ("Nimrod or AWAC") [GEC's technical competence, comparison of AWAC against Nimrod, stretch capability] [declassified 2015]
86 Nov 20 Th Major Defence: Ian Gilmour MP letter to Younger (David Trefgarne's meeting with Richard Ottoway: MOD use of Broughton equipment) [declassified 2015]
86 Nov 24 Mo Major Defence: Younger minute for MT (the ALARM programme: development problems) [MT: "another dreadful story"] [declassified 2015]
86 Nov 25 Tu Major Defence: MOD minute for Powell ("AEW Decision Timetable") [declassified 2015]
86 Nov 25 Tu Major Defence: Lord Trefgarne letter to Broughton (investigation into MOD's usage of his patents) [declassified 2015]