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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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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]
81 Jun 29 Mon Italy: No.10 minute for MT (delayed FCO telegram to UKE Luxembourg) [Spadolini forms government] [declassified Dec 2014]
80 Dec 3 Wed Italy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO (“Italy earthquake: community relief”) [Italians thinking of making a loan] [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 12 Mon Italy: FCO minute to No.10 (“Italian earthquake relief”) [draft telegram to Forlani on relief effort] [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]
81 Aug 24 Mon Italy: FCO minute to No.10 (“New Italian government”) [identical to previous one; MT to send congratulations despite brevity of crisis] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Apr 21 Thu Italy: FCO minute to No.10 (“Links with the Italian Christian Democrat Party”) [uncertainty over date of general election] [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]
83 Aug 31 Wed Italy: FCO minute to No.10 (“Prime Minister’s message to Senator Fanfani”) [Fanfani reply to her farewell message] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Jan 3 Mon Italy: No.10 minute to FCO (possible Colombo visit to UK) [No.10 rejects meeting on 12 Jan] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 25 Mon Italy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Deputy Italian PM Forlani) [economic policy] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Aug 13 Mon Italy: MT to Cossiga & Malfatti (congratulations) [new Italian government] [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]
83 Sep 7 Wed Italy: MT to Cossiga (thanks for his letter) [recalls with pleasure their co-operation when he was PM, hopes to see him again] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Aug 17 Fri Italy: Cossiga to MT (thanks) [message upon becoming President of Council] [declassified Dec 2014]