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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1818
Italy (Anglo-Italian relations: Italian political scene; British contribution to Italian earthquake relief, 1980-1981) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Top Secret
Page count: 387
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82 Dec 1 Wed Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian Crisis: Fanfani”) [newest and eldest EC head of government] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Jan 25 Tue Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Fanfani’s economic programme: agreement on pay”) [agreement between government, trade unions and employers] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Jun 28 Tue Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian general elections”) [decline in DC vote] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Jul 29 Fri Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italy internal”) [Pertini likely to nominate Craxi to form a government; no alternative to Five Party arrangement; DC position] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jun 22 Fri Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italy internal”) [fresh assessment of Craxi’s prospects - DC the biggest threat to him] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 8 Wed Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Italy”) [successful 17 day tour] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 25 Tue Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“New Italian President”) [Cossiga will bring a different style of approach; "should be a good friend to Britain"; profile; MT message of congratulation] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 19 Fri Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“The suspension of the Lire” [sic]) [to check 'abnormal' depreciation pushing lira towards lower limit of EMS] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Sep 25 Wed Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Explosion at British Airways office in Rome”) [14 people injured; Arab man arrested; no responsibility yet claimed] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Oct 31 Thu Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italy internal”) [Craxi government likely to be reconfirmed; Spadolini's Republicans losers from the crisis] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Nov 26 Mon Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian political situation”) [Cossiga government "weak even by Italian standards … [but] in no imminent danger of falling"] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Dec 17 Mon Italy: UKE Rome despatch to FCO (“Italian political situation”) [Cossiga government beset by difficulties] [declassified Dec 2014]
81 Feb 7 Sat Italy: UKA Rome despatch to FCO (“The Italian earthquake of November 1980”) [pressures on the Forlani government; UK help "widely appreciated"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 22 Mon Italy: UKE Paris telegram to FCO (“Realignment of European currencies”) [report of EC monetary committee meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
80 Nov 30 Sun Italy: FCO minute to No.10 (“Italian earthquake”) [response to MT questions - assistance of Royal Engineers not considered at this stage] [declassified Dec 2014]
81 Jan 15 Thu Italy: FCO minute to No.10 (“Italian earthquake relief”) [strong political case for being seen to help] [declassified Dec 2014]
81 Jun 1 Mon Italy: FCO minute to No.10 (“Italian earthquake relief”) [MT’s agreement that a further £0.5m should be spent] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Aug 5 Fri Italy: FCO minute to No.10 (“New Italian government”) ["Signor Crazi" [sic] formed 44th post-war government; "no major surprises"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 25 Mon Italy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Deputy Italian PM Forlani) [economic policy] [declassified Dec 2014]
80 Oct 21 Tue Italy: MT to Cossiga & Forlani (Italian politics) [Forlani appointment as PM, gratitude to Cossiga for co-operation] [declassified Dec 2014]