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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Showing items 41 - 47 of 47
| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 Apr 9 We | Major | South Korea: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Visit of the President of the Republic of Korea: defence sales") [MT & President Chun Doo Hwan seek to push through sale to Korea of the Ferranti/Marconi naval fire system] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Apr 9 We | Major | South Korea: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, President Chun Doo Hwan, Ambassador Spreckley, Ambassador Young Choo Kim) [strategic value of Korean peninsula in the Cold War; North Korea; Gorbachev; trade; sale to Korea of the Ferranti/Marconi naval fire system; Olympics] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Apr 10 Th | Major | South Korea: President Chun Doo Hwan message to MT (visit to UK) [courtesy note on departure home] [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 Aug 21 Th | Minor | South Korea: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("President Chun, Republic of Korea") [greetings to MT] [declassified Jul 2016] |