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1979 Oct 27 - 1986 Aug 21
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1971
South Korea (UK/South Korea relations; internal situation; death of President Park; election and resignation of President Choi Kya-hah; inauguration of President Chun Doo-hwan; visit of President Chun to UK and meeting with Prime Minister, 9 April 1986) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Jul 21
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 283
Any docs withheld?

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79 Nov 19 Mo Major South Korea: Acting President Choi Kyu Hah letter to MT (death of President Park Chung Hee) [acknowledgement of MT condolences] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Apr 30 We Minor South Korea: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (Prime Minister's visit to South Korea) [request for MT to convey thanks for Royal Opera being granted permission to visit] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Apr 2 We Major South Korea: Chairman of United Scientific Holdings letter to No.10 ("South Korea") [Alvis of Coventry commercial contract with Daewoo affected by UK pay dispute/trade union action] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Apr 8 Tu Major South Korea: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Meeting with President Chun") [itinerary, arrangements & copy of Chun Doo Hwan dinner speech] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Mar 26 We Major South Korea: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Visit of the President of Korea") [recommended points for discussion and subjects to avoid] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Mar 26 We Major South Korea: FCO briefing for MT ("Call by Mr Chun Doo Hwan, President of the Republic of Korea on the Prime Minister, 9am, 9 April 1986") [points for discussion] [declassified Jul 2016]
82 Oct 1 Fr Major South Korea: FCO briefing for MT ("Call on Prime Minister by Korean Foreign Minister, Mr Lee Bum Suk") [Presidential visit to UK; economic cooperation; internal situation; Tokyo economic summit] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Apr 4 Fr Major South Korea: FCO briefing for MT ("Call on the Prime Minister by the President of the Republic of Korea: 9 April") [British Council; Scotch whisky; publishing/recording copyright; Ferranti/Marconi contract] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Mar 17 Mo Major South Korea: FCO briefing for MT ("Visit of President Chun Doo Hwan: 7-10 April") [announcement; programme; dinner; talks] [declassified Jul 2016]
79 Dec 12 We Major South Korea: FCO minute: McLaren to Cortazzi ("Korea: attempted militart coup?") [reported attack on the home of the Minister of National Defence] [declassified Jul 2016]
82 Oct 12 Tu Major South Korea: Foreign Minister of South Korea letter to MT (visit to UK) [letter of thanks for his reception] [declassified Jul 2016]
81 Aug 13 Th Major South Korea: Gilmour PS letter to No.10 (Prime Minister Nam Duck Woo visit to UK) [draft note of welcome from MT] [declassified Jul 2016]
85 Nov 18 Mo Major South Korea: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Call by Korean Ambassador on Prime Minister") [Howe requests MT to accept call in advance of visit to UK by President Chun Doo Hwan and MT visit to S. Korea - "anxious to gain the maximum benefit to British commercial interests... but the Korean peninsula is also... a potential flash-point"] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Aug 21 Th Minor South Korea: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("President Chun, Republic of Korea") [greetings to MT] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Apr 1 Tu Major South Korea: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Visit of President Chun Doo Hwan of the Republic of Korea") [comments on draft MT dinner speech] [declassified Jul 2016]
85 Oct 14 Mo Major South Korea: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Visit of the President of Korea") [proposed dates] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Mar 17 Mo Minor South Korea: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Visit of the President of the Republic of Korea, 7-10 April") [bilateral meeting of economic policy officials] [declassified Jul 2016]
80 Aug 26 Tu Major South Korea: Lord Carrington PS letter to No.10 ("Korea") [MT draft message of congratulations on election of General Chun Doo Hwan to the Presidency: "we may deplore the suppression of opposition but we should also recognise that most Koreans appear to accept the need for authoritarian leadership"] [declassified Jul 2016]
80 Nov 20 Th Major South Korea: Lord Carrington PS letter to No.10 ("Korea: Kim Dae Jung") [MT approves EU joint representation against death sentence of Opposition leader] [declassified Jul 2016]
80 Oct 23 Th Major South Korea: Lord Carrington PS letter to No.10 ("Korea: nuclear power stations") [response to MT letter to President re: GEC bid for turbines contract] [declassified Jul 2016]