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PREM19/1816
Israel (Prime Minister's visit to Israel, May 1986)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 239

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86 Feb 25 Tu Major Israel: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Prime Minister's visit to Israel") ["...wish to avoid... [MT's] visit being used simply to promote Israeli ideas..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 10 Mo Minor Israel: No.10 letter to Howe PS (Prime Minister's visit to Israel, May 1986) ["...a village for deprived children. The writer suggests that... [MT] might find time to visit it..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 5 Mo Major Israel: UKE Tel Aviv telegram to FCO ("Prime Minister's visit to Israel: speech") ["...the Prime Minister's stock is very high here... I think [MT] should seek to stretch the limits of what Israelis regard as 'thinkable'"] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 9 Fr Major Israel: UKE Tel Aviv telegram to FCO ("The Peres 'Marshall Plan'") ["...Peres is sincere in his belief that a major rescue act is required to prevent further economic collapse in the region, the consequence of which could... bring war closer..."; MT visit to Israel in May 1986] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 12 Mo Major Israel: No.10 minute to MT ("Visit to Israel") [proposed agenda for discussions from Shimon Peres via Israeli Ambassador] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 12 Mo Major Israel: Cradock minute to Powell ("Prime Minister's visit to Israel") ["...worried that our Middle East policy is [coming to be] seen as virtually indistinguishable from that of the United States, even that of Israel..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 15 Th Major Israel: UKE the Hague telegram to FCO ("European political cooperation: political committee: the Hague, 14-15 May: Arab-Israel") [eve of MT visit to Israel, May 1986; UK protests, but outvoted, on prospect of EU President meeting with Arafat] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 15 Th Major Israel: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Mrs Ida Nudel") [MT visit to Israel, May 1986: request for UK to interceded on behalf of Soviet refusenik seeking emigration to Israel] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 18 Su Major Israel: No.10 minute to MT ("Visit to Israel: speeches") [MT unhappy with draft: "...if I were to make this speech, I should have no chance whatsoever of influencing the government behind the scenes..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 19 Mo Major Israel: UKE Washington telegram 1350 to FCO (2340Z) ("US/Syria: Asad interview") [comments on Israel, on eve of MT's visit there in May 1986] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 19 Mo Major Israel: No.10 briefing for MT ("Visit to Israel: briefing meeting") [Occupied Territories; Jordan; EC Presidency; Syria; Lebanon; Anglo-Israeli research foundation; counter-terrorism. arms & oil trade embargo; Argentina] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 20 Tu Major Israel: UKE Washington telegram 1353 to FCO (0800Z) ("UK/US analysts talk on Syria: 20 May") ["...main points of agreement reached..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 20 Tu Major Israel: UKE Tel Aviv telegram to FCO ("The Prime Minister's visit: issues: Jordan/PLO") [MT visit to Israel, May 1986] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 20 Tu Major Israel: UKE Tel Aviv telegram to FCO ("Prime Minister's visit to Israel") [required public statements, gifts & other advice for MT] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 20 Tu Major Israel: UKE Tel Aviv telegram to FCO ("Prime Minister's statement on foreign affairs to the Knesset") [Shimon Peres on terrorism, Syria, Lebanon, the Marshall Plan, Egypt, PLO/Jordan; on eve of MT visit to Israel] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 20 Tu Major Israel: UKE Cairo telegram to FCO ("Egypt/Middle East") [Egyptian policy on MT forthcoming visit to Israel terrorism, Jordan/Palestine, Taba, Gaza, Syria/Iraq, Middle East development plan] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 20 Tu Major Israel: UKE Tel Aviv telegram to FCO ("Prime Minister's visit to Israel") ["...it may be helpful to have some background impressions"] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 20 Tu Major Israel: Powell minute to Ingham ("Prime Minister's visit to Israel: Lobby briefing") ["The most important thing about the visit is the fact that it is taking place... we have no illusion that the visit will in itself move the peace process forward significantly"] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 21 We Major Israel: UKE Beirut telegram to FCO ("Prime Minister's visit to Israel") [UNSC resolution 425, calling on Israel to immediately withdraw its forces from Lebanon] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 May 22 Th Major Israel: UKE Jerusalem telegram to FCO ("Jordan/Occupied Territories") [MT visit to Israel, May 1986] [declassified Dec 2014]