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PREM19/1762
France (Visits to UK by President Mitterrand) (Part 5)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2019 Feb 6
Classification: Top Secret
Page count: 239
Any docs withheld? 7

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Date Value Title
85 Nov 18 Mon France: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Mitterrand - plenary session) [Channel link, Anglo-Irish Agreement, Middle East, terrorism, defence issues, trade and industry, research and technology, transport, EC issues] [declassified Feb 2019]
85 Nov 18 Mon France: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Mitterrand) [Channel link, China, east-west relations and arms control, European Council, CAP, EC parliament and treaty, Falklands] [declassified Feb 2019]
85 Nov 19 Tue France: UKE Paris record of conversation (MacRae-Joxe) [French internal situation] [declassified Feb 2019]
85 Dec 5 Thu France: Howe PS minute to Hurd PS ("Possible Visit to Paris by Mr Hurd") [arrangements, controversy around Joxe] [declassified Feb 2019]
86 Sep 30 Tue France: George Younger letter to Andre Giraud (defence issues) [possible cooperation on politico/military and strategic matters, on technical matters] [declassified Feb 2019]
86 Oct 4 Sat France: Charles Powell minute to MT ("President Mitterrand") [Mitterrand's motives: put Chirac in the shade, discuss east/west relations] [declassified Feb 2019]
86 Oct 6 Mon France: Charles Powell minute to Robert Armstrong (Meeting with President Mitterrand) [EC financing, possible informal meeting] [declassified Feb 2019]
86 Oct 7 Tue France: Charles Powell minute to Howe PS ("Visit of President Mitterrand") [arrangements for informal talk about EC Council meeting] [declassified Feb 2019]
86 Oct 13 Mon France: Robert Armstrong minute to Charles Powell (Meeting with President Mitterrand) [Mitterrand wants to discuss east-west relations, arms control, implications of Reykjavik] [declassified Feb 2019]
86 Oct 13 Mon France: Robert Armstrong minute to Charles Powell (President Mitterrand's visit) [press arrangements, dates] [declassified Feb 2019]
86 Oct 13 Mon France: Cabinet Office briefing for Charles Powell ("Prime Minister's meeting with President Mitterrand") [points on the EC to keep in mind: relations with France, European Council, EC financing] [declassified Feb 2019]
86 Oct 14 Tue France: UKE Paris telegram 1026 to FCO (1146Z) ("President Mitterrand's Visit to London, 16 October") [French internal situation, EC Council and financing, east-west and arms control, terrorism, Middle East] [declassified Feb 2019]
86 Oct 15 Wed France: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Meeting with President Mitterrand") [Mitterrand seeking to upstage Chirac, Reagan's nuclear weapons proposals, EC issues, agriculture, Middle East] [declassified Feb 2019]
86 Oct 15 Wed France: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("President Mitterrand's Visit") [main focus to be post-Reykjavik and EC issues] [declassified Feb 2019]
86 Oct 15 Wed France: Cabinet Office briefing for Charles Powell ("Visit of President Mitterrand: Thursday 16 October") [dialogue on nuclear weapons] [declassified Feb 2019]
86 Oct 15 Wed France: FCO briefing ("M. Mitterrand's Visit, 16 October") [EC topics, terrorism, drugs and immigration, Japan] [declassified Feb 2019]
86 Oct 15 Wed France: FCO briefing (Mitterrand meeting) [list of guests, timetable] [declassified Feb 2019]
86 Oct 16 Thu France: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Mitterrand) [European Council themes of terrorism, drugs, immigration, enterprise; Japan; trade; Syria] [declassified Feb 2019]
86 Oct 16 Thu France: No.10 record of conversation (Powell-Teltschik) [Reykjavik proposals on arms control, discussions with Kohl] [declassified Feb 2019]
86 Oct 16 Thu France: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Mitterrand-Attali) [French views on Reykjavik proposals on arms control, Reagan and Gorbachev's positions, future of nuclear weapons and tests] [declassified Feb 2019]