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1986 Dec 1 - 1986 Dec 23
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1953
Security (Security of the Secret Service: Chapman Pincher's Book 'Their Trade Is Treachery' and related papers including those relating to Sir Roger Hollis; the Peter Wright Case) (Part 4)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2023 Dec 29
Classification: Secret
Page count: 307
Any docs withheld? 20
Themes: Security services & intelligence

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Date Value Title
86 Nov 30 Su Major Security: Cabinet Office record of conversation ("Peter Wright Case") [Lord Rothschild, T.A. Woolley: press article highlighted by Rothschild] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 1 Mo Major Security: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Whitelaw, Hurd, Havers, Mayhew, Wakeham, Mallaby) ["The Peter Wright Case": Public Interest Immunity] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 1 Mo Major Security: No.10 minute to MT (the Peter Wright case) [Callaghan request to discuss security matters with MT] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 1 Mo Major Security: No.10 minute to MT ("Peter Wright Case: Public Interest Immunity (PII)") [documents to be shown in defence counsel in event of PII judgement going against UK government] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 2 Tu Major Security: Cabinet Office record of conversation ("Ministerial Group on the Peter Wright Case") [Hurd, Howe, Havers, Mayhew: "Third Meeting"] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 2 Tu Major Security: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Peter Wright Case") [details of Wright television documentary director's role in Defence Counsel's team] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 2 Tu Major Security: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Peter Wright Case: Public Interest Immunity") [appeal against Judge's decision to discover documents] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 2 Tu Major Security: Cabinet Office minute to Deputy Secretary of the Cabinet Office (naming of security service officials) [advice on handling of Labour MP's anticipated bid to lodge Parliamentary Questions] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 2 Tu Major Security: No.10 minute to MT ("The Joan Miller Case") [anticipated advice from Solicitor General against appealing decision of Irish courts to refuse injunction banning publication of 'One Girl's War'] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 2 Tu Major Security: Charles Powell note to MT (the Labour Party, UK socialists/communists, and the Security Services) [media articles] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 2 Tu Major Security: UKHC Sydney telegram 014 to FCO (0610Z) (the Peter Wright case) [details & critique of court's rejection of UK Government's Public Interest Immunity claim against discovery of documents; grounds for appeal] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 3 We Major Security: Biffen PS letter to No.10 (Parliamentary Debate on Special Commission on the Security Services) [revised text of Biffen's speech] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 3 We Major Security: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Peter Wright Case: Discovery of Documents") [draft telegram with instructions to legal team for appeal hearing on denial of injuction against discovery of documents] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 3 We Major Security: No.10 record of conversation ("The Peter Wright Case") [Lord Rothschild, Nigel Wicks: Rothschild denies having any discussions with MT about security/intelligence issues] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 3 We Minor Security: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office (Bernard Braine MP) [message relayed via Parliament/Chief Whip to No.10 from his constituency office] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 3 We Major Security: UKHC Sydney telegram 017 to FCO (0505Z) (the Peter Wright case) [appeal against Public Interest Immunity judgement] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 4 Th Major Security: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("The Peter Wright Case") [proposed response to Anthony Kershaw MP's suggestion that Government took measures to prevent publication of Chapman Pincher book] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 4 Th Major Security: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Lord Rothschild") [proposed responses to Rothschild's appeal via media for official statement confirming he was never a Soviet agent] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 4 Th Major Security: No.10 minute to MT (Lord Rothschild) [options for response to Rothschild's appeal via media for official statement confirming he was never a Soviet agent] [released Dec 2023]
86 Dec 4 Th Major Security: MT letter to Lord Hunt (external oversight of the Security Services) [sympathises with Lord Hunt's opposition to the idea, and thanks him for his thoughts] [released Dec 2023]