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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1847
Defence (Higher organisation for defence)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Jul 21
Classification: Secret
Page count: 176
Any docs withheld? 5

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84 Feb 27 Mo Major Defence: No.10 letter to Heseltine PS ("Higher Organisation for Defence") [prospective MT meeting with Heseltine to discuss proposed changes] [released Jul 2016]
84 Feb 28 Tu Major Defence: Wakeham letter to MT ("Higher Organisation for Defence") [Parliamentary handling] [released Jul 2016]
84 Mar 6 Tu Major Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("Higher Organisation for Defence") [chart outlining proposed new structure; speaking note detailing proposed changes] [released Jul 2016]
84 Mar 7 We Major Defence: No.10 minute to MT ("Higher Organisation for Defence") [presentation of proposals to Cabinet] [released Jul 2016]
84 Mar 12 Mo Major Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("MINIS and the Development of the Organisation for Defence") [Heseltine statement to Parliament] [released Jul 2016]
84 Jun 12 Tu Major Defence: Clive Whitmore minute to Heseltine ("Defence Organisation: Overall Model") [outline of Steering Group proposals] [released Jul 2016]
84 Jun 13 We Major Defence: Chiefs of Staff minute to Heseltine (Defence Reorganisation) ["we all share some very severe misgivings": details provided in attached note] [released Jul 2016]
84 Jun 29 Fr Major Defence: Chiefs of Staff minute to Heseltine ("Defence Reorganisation") ["we cannot accept that the new proposals will provide the Government with sound professional advice in a crisis"] [released Jul 2016]
84 Jun 29 Fr Major Defence: Heseltine minute to Clive Whitmore ("Defence Organisation - Further Work on the Overall Model") ["how I intend that we should now finalised the organisation"] [released Jul 2016]
84 Jul 2 Mo Major Defence: Heseltine PS minute to No.10 ("Defence Re-organisation") [draft White Paper & summary of other relevant background papers] [released Jul 2016]
84 Jul 2 Mo Major Defence: No.10 briefing for MT ("Higher Organisation of Defence: Meeting with Secretary of State and Sir Clive Whitmore 12 1230 on 3 July") [handling of dispute with Chiefs of Staff] [released Jul 2016]
84 Jul 3 Tu Major Defence: Heseltine minute to Chief of Defence Staff ("Defence Reorganisation") [response to Chiefs of Staff criticism of the proposals; meeting with MT] [released Jul 2016]
84 Jul 4 We Major Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chiefs of Staff) ["Defence Reorganisation"] [released Jul 2016]
84 Jul 4 We Major Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Heseltine, Chief of Defence Staff, Clive Whitmore) [Defence reorganisation] [released Jul 2016]
84 Jul 4 We Major Defence: No.10 minute to MT ("Cabinet - Ministry of Defence Reorganisation") [statement by Heseltine] [released Jul 2016]
84 Jul 6 Fr Major Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("The Central Organisation for Defence") [draft White Paper] [released Jul 2016]
84 Jul 11 We Major Defence: MT letter to Air Chief Marshal Williamson (Defence reorganisation) [assurances to Chiefs of Staff that they will continue to have direct access to the Prime Minister] [released Jul 2016]
84 Jul 11 We Major Defence: MT letter to Defence Chief of the General Staff (Defence reorganisation) [assurances to Chiefs of Staff that they will continue to have direct access to the Prime Minister] [released Jul 2016]
84 Jul 11 We Major Defence: Rees letter to Heseltine ("The Central Organisation for Defence") [proposed amendments to draft White Paper; request for discussions at officials level as to how new arrangements will work] [released Jul 2016]
84 Jul 18 We Major Defence: No.10 minute to MT ("Mr Heseltine's Statement on Defence") [note on Statement's reception in House of Commons] [released Jul 2016]