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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
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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]
86 Jul 7 Mo Major Foreign Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("The Director-General of the British Council") [appointment] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 5 We Major Foreign Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chairman of the British Council) [annual report] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 4 Tu Major Foreign Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Call on the Prime Minister by Sir David Orr, Chairman of the British Council: 5 March") [annual report] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 11 Tu Major Foreign Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chairman of the British Council) [finances] [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]
84 May 3 Th Major Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("British Council finances") [Rees vexed about press leak regarding MT approval of additonal funding] [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]
84 Apr 18 We Major Foreign Policy: President Reagan letter to MT (fiftieth anniversary of the British Council) [message of congratulations] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Mar 19 Mo Major Foreign Policy: Howe minute to Rees (British Council funding) [case for additional funding] [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]
83 Oct 12 We Major Foreign Policy: Parsons minute to Coles ("British Council funding") ["would be the worst kind of false economy to inflict further cuts"] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Mar 7 Mo Major Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to Pym PS ("Spain: British Council school in Madrid") [MT favours extension of premises] [declassified Dec 2014]
82 Jul 5 Mo Major Foreign Policy: Pym minute to Rees ("British Council finances 1982/83 and 1983/84") [case for funding shortfall - MT taking close interest] [declassified Dec 2014]
80 Jul 7 Mo Major Foreign Policy: MT letter to Jim Callaghan MP (British Council finances) [budget agreed till 1983/84] [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 Jun 20 Fr Major Foreign Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) [Howe "reluctantly" agrees to increased funding] [declassified Dec 2014]
80 Jun 17 Tu Major Foreign Policy: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("British Council") [funding options] [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]
80 Jun 3 Tu Major Foreign Policy: No.10 record of conversations (MT, Sir Charles Troughton; MT, Lord Carrington, Howe, Jopling) [MT informs her Ministers she is against funding cuts directly after meeting with Chairman of British Council] [declassified Dec 2014]