1979 Aug 9 - 1986 Jul 21
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1758
Foreign Policy (Review of the British Council) (Part 1)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2014 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 279 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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| Date | Value |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| 80 Jun 17 Tu | Major | Foreign Policy: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("British Council") [funding options] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 80 Jul 1 Tu | Major | Foreign Policy: Chairman of the British Council letter to MT (British Council finances) [thanks MT for intervening to increase budget till 1983/84] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 80 Apr 3 Th | Major | Foreign Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Lord Carrington ("The British Council") [funding cuts to offset civil service pay rise: "I continue to see no case for special treatment"] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 80 Mar 11 Tu | Major | Foreign Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 (British Council funding) ["pressure from backbenchers building up to exempt [it] from its share of public expenditure cuts"] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 84 Oct 24 We | Major | Foreign Policy: Director-General of the British Council letter to MT ('Whitty boys: boarding school fees' case; FCO proposal for financial management/policy review) [MT: "...must pay [their fees]. It is not a matter of law - but of doing the only decent thing"] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 80 Jun 2 Mo | Major | Foreign Policy: FCO briefing for MT (British Council funding) [MT to meet with Chairman to discuss proposed reduction] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 84 Apr 19 Th | Major | Foreign Policy: Howe minute to MT ("British Council finances") ["We need to reach a decision on this quickly or we shall face a major Parliamentary row"] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 83 Dec 30 Fr | Major | Foreign Policy: Howe minute to Rees ("British Council: expenditure provision") ["a sudden reduction... would be hard to defend in the House and give rise to much more robust lobbying"] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 84 Mar 19 Mo | Major | Foreign Policy: Howe minute to Rees (British Council funding) [case for additional funding] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 86 Jul 7 Mo | Major | Foreign Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("The Director-General of the British Council") [appointment] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 80 Mar 13 Th | Major | Foreign Policy: Ian Gow letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("British Council: pay and cash limits") ["serious political consequences could follow the imposition of further cuts"] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 79 Dec 18 Tu | Major | Foreign Policy: Kenneth Baker minute to No.10 ("Interdepartmental Review of the British Council") [proposed funding reduction] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 80 Mar 31 Mo | Major | Foreign Policy: Lord Carrington letter to Chairman of the British Council ("The British Council: expenditure reductions") [funding review] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 80 Jun 10 Tu | Major | Foreign Policy: Lord Carrington letter to Jopling ("British Council") [Early Day Motion calling for Government to provide adequate financial support] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 79 Aug 16 Th | Major | Foreign Policy: Lord Carrington minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Interdepartmental Review of the British Council") [efficiency savings] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 80 Apr 1 Tu | Major | Foreign Policy: Lord Carrington minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("The British Council") [funding cuts: "the Council intend to mount a sharp campaign against us"] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 79 Dec 7 Fr | Major | Foreign Policy: Lord Carrington minute to MT ("Interdepartmental Review of the British Council") [funding options] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 80 May 15 Th | Major | Foreign Policy: Lord Carrington minute to MT ("The British Council") ["propose to mount a campaign against the reductions in their grants and I am concerned that we may find ourselves facing defeat in Parliament on the issue"] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 80 Feb 8 Fr | Major | Foreign Policy: Lord Carrington PS letter to No.10 ("Interdepartmental Review of the British Council") [proposed reduction in funding] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 86 Jul 21 Mo | Major | Foreign Policy: MT letter to Chairman of the British Council (Annual Report) [notes "personal interest in the Council's activities overseas"] [declassified Dec 2014] |