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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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86 Mar 12 Wed Joint Press Conference with Italian Prime Minister (Bettino Craxi)
81 Jun 3 Wed Italy: MT letter to Prime Minister Forlani (postponement of Forlani's visit to London due to resignation of Council of Ministers) [declassified 2011]
83 Mar 3 Thu Italy: Prime Minister Fanfani of Italy letter to MT (plans for Round Table discussion on productivity and technological innovation) [released 2013]
83 Mar 28 Mon Italy: MT letter to Prime Minister Fanfani of Italy (plans for Round Table discussion on productivity and technological innovation) [released 2013]
83 Aug 5 Fri Italy: MT message to Prime Minister-Elect Craxi and Prime Minister Fanfani of Italy (congratulations on election victory/commiserations on election defeat) [released 2013]
80 Jan 21 Mon Italy: HMA Ambassdor to Italy despatch (“Italy: Annual Review for 1979”) [“A year of makeshift government … the prospects are uneasy”] [declassified Dec 2010]
79 Sep 25 Tue Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian Political Situation”) [DC deeply divided over whether to work with PCI] [declassified 2009]
79 Aug 14 Tue Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian political situation”) [Cossiga government confirmed in office] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 30 Mon Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian political situation”) [Pandolfi expected to form centre coalition in days] [declassified 2009]
79 Aug 2 Thu Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian political situation”) [Pandolfi fails to form centre coalition due to PSI opposition] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 28 Thu Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian political situation”) [DC moving against Andreotti's policy of "some form of consensus" with PCI] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 6 Wed Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian General Election: 3/4 June”) [electorate "has given no-one a vote of confidence"] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Aug 7 Tue Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian Political Situation”) [Cossiga government formed] [declassified Dec 2014]
80 Apr 8 Tue Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian Political Situation”) [inclusion of Socialists and Republicans in Cossiga government] [declassified Dec 2014]
80 Apr 21 Mon Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian Political Situation”) [vote of confidence for Cossiga government] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Jul 10 Tue Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian Political Situation”) [new phase of crisis, Craxi invited to form a government] [declassified Dec 2014]
80 Oct 13 Mon Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian Internal Situation”) [Pertini says Forlani has four party coalition within his grasp] [declassified Dec 2014]
80 Dec 4 Thu Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Earthquake: Political Repurcussions”) [political crisis unlikely in time of disaster, but government not out of the woods yet] [declassified Dec 2014]
81 May 21 Thu Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Political Scandal”) [P2 scandal growing - arrest of Roberto Calvi and others on 20 May; possible threat to Forlani government] [declassified Dec 2014]
81 Jun 11 Thu Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian Political Situation”) [Spadolini to form government] [declassified Dec 2014]