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PREM19/1733
Egypt (Anglo-Egyptian relations: defence sales to Egypt; internal situation) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2018 Jul 24
Classification: Secret
Page count: 357
Any docs withheld? 9
Themes: Foreign policy (Middle East)

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Date Value Title
80 Nov 6 Th Major Egypt: Lord Carrington minute to MT ("Sale of Hawk Aircraft to Egypt") [French competition; credit terms; draft MT message to President Sadat] [released Jul 2018]
80 Nov 7 Fr Major Egypt: MT message to President Sadat (1115Z) (Sale of Hawk Aircraft to Egypt) [French competition; credit terms] [released Jul 2018]
80 Nov 26 We Major Egypt: Lord Carrington minute to MT ("Sale of Hawk Aircraft to Egypt") [contract goes to French firm despite MT's intercession; background & follow-up] [released Jul 2018]
81 Jan 5 Mo Major Egypt: Nott letter to Lord Carrington ("Cairo Wastewater Project") [conditions for UK participation] [released Jul 2018]
81 Jan 15 Th Major Egypt: Nott PS letter to No.10 ("Defence Sales to Egypt") [update on negotiations for BAe sale of HS 748 aircraft] [released Jul 2018]
81 Jan 21 We Major Egypt: Lord Carrington minute to John Biffen ("Cairo Wastewater") [agreement on arrangement for project contracts financed from commercial credit] [released Jul 2018]
81 Feb 2 Mo Major Egypt: MT letter to Chairman of British Wastewater Limited (Cairo Wastewater Project) [congratulates Lord Selsdon on securing contract, and confirms UK government aid] [released Jul 2018]
81 Feb 2 Mo Major Egypt: MT message to President Sadat (death of Egyptian Defence Minister) (1245Z) [commiserations following General Badawi's death, and that of 13 other military commanders, in helicopter crash] [released Jul 2018]
81 Mar 9 Mo Major Egypt: Lord Carrington message to President Sadat (1259Z) (personal impressions following UK Prime Minister & Foreign Secretary's joint visit to Washington) [report & MT invitation to Sadat to visit UK] [released Jul 2018]
81 Mar 16 Mo Major Egypt: President Sadat message to MT (death of Egyptian Defence Minister) [thanks MT for her condolences] [released Jul 2018]
81 Mar 16 Mo Major Egypt: UKE Cairo telegram 182 to FCO (1145Z) ("Message to Sadat") [Ambassador Weir, Sadat: record of conversation] [released Jul 2018]
81 Sep 4 Fr Major Egypt: UKE Cairo telegram 491 to FCO (1205Z) ("Arrest of Opposition Elements") [report & analysis] [released Jul 2018]
81 Sep 5 Sa Major Egypt: UKE Cairo telegram 494 to FCO (request from Egyptian intelligence to report incidents directed against Egyptian interests in the UK) ["suggests some apprehension", following Sadat crackdown on 'sectarian' elements] [released Jul 2018]
81 Sep 7 Mo Major Egypt: UKE Cairo telegram 497 to FCO ("Sadat's Speech on Sectarian Strife") [analysis of motives behind Sadat crackdown] [released Jul 2018]
81 Sep 10 Th Major Egypt: UKE Cairo telegram 500 to FCO ("Sadats Crack Down") [report on Sadat press conference] [released Jul 2018]
81 Oct 10 Sa Major Egypt: UKE Cairo record of conversation (0855Z) (Carrington, Callaghan, Mubarak) [Sadat assassination/Mubarak policies; reactions from Middle East leaders; Israel/Palestine/Sinai; Sudan; UK/Egypt relations] [released Jul 2018]
81 Oct 15 Th Major Egypt: MT message to President Mubarak (1700Z) (Election as President of Egypt) [congratulations] [released Jul 2018]
81 Oct 15 Th Major Egypt: UKE Cairo telegram 587 to FCO (1035Z) ("Inauguration of President Mubarak") [report] [released Jul 2018]
81 Nov 18 We Major Egypt: Biffen minute to MT ("Visit to Egypt: 6-11 November") [report on trade mission: "good prospects"] [released Jul 2018]
82 Jan 4 Mo Major Egypt: UKE Cairo telegram 3 to FCO (0925Z) ("New Egyptian Government") [details of appointments] [released Jul 2018]