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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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85 Nov 6 We Minor Italy: Charles Powell to Italian Ambassador (Confindustria) [MT has no time to record message; Lord Young happy to do so] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 May 4 We Minor Italy: Coles minute (Fanfani speech) ['terrible' speech, but suggests MT thank him for sending it; her letter] [declassified Dec 2014]
81 Jun 1 Mo Major Italy: FCO minute to No.10 (“Italian earthquake relief”) [MT’s agreement that a further £0.5m should be spent] [declassified Dec 2014]
81 Jan 15 Th Major Italy: FCO minute to No.10 (“Italian earthquake relief”) [strong political case for being seen to help] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Apr 21 Th Minor Italy: FCO minute to No.10 (“Links with the Italian Christian Democrat Party”) [uncertainty over date of general election] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 28 Fr Minor Italy: Flesher letter to FCO (Venice Conference on technological innovation) [correspondence] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 30 Tu Minor Italy: Italian PM Craxi to MT (Val di Fiemme tragedy) [dam collapse - thanks for condolences] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 19 Fr Minor Italy: MT to Craxi (Val di Fiemme tragedy) [horrified to hear of dam collapse] [declassified Dec 2014]
81 Jun 29 Mo Minor Italy: No.10 minute for MT (delayed FCO telegram to UKE Luxembourg) [Spadolini forms government] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Aug 5 Mo Minor Italy: President Cossiga to MT (election) [thanks for message of congratulations] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Sep 12 Th Minor Italy: President Cossiga to MT (visit to UK) [has to cancel owing to "sudden build up of internal and international commitments"] [declassified Dec 2014]
81 Feb 7 Sa Major 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 Mo Major Italy: UKE Paris telegram to FCO (“Realignment of European currencies”) [report of EC monetary committee meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
80 Dec 4 Th Major 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]
85 Sep 25 We Major 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]
82 Dec 1 We Major Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian Crisis: Fanfani”) [newest and eldest EC head of government] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Jun 6 We Major Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian General Election: 3/4 June”) [electorate "has given no-one a vote of confidence"] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Jun 28 Tu Major Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian general elections”) [decline in DC vote] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Aug 14 Tu Major Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian political situation”) [Cossiga government confirmed in office] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 25 Tu Major Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Italian Political Situation”) [DC deeply divided over whether to work with PCI] [declassified 2009]