1980 Mar 10 - 1986 Feb 21
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1976
Spain (Internal situation; UK/Spain relations) (Part 1)
Document type: | File list item |
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Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
Release date: | 2016 Jul 21 |
Classification: | Top Secret |
Page count: | 279 |
Any docs withheld? | 3 |
PREM19/1976 - download whole file (PDF, 197.04 MB)
Selections from this file
Showing items 41 - 60 of 68
Date | Value | Title |
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85 May 27 Mo | Major | Spain: MT message to Prime Minister González (explosion at Puente Mayorga) [condolences] [declassified Jul 2016] |
82 Dec 2 Th | Major | Spain: MT message to Prime Minister González ("Spain/Gibraltar") [reserved congratulations; Gibraltar] [declassified Jul 2016] |
83 Dec 9 Fr | Minor | Spain: MT message to Prime Minister González ("Madrid Airline disaster") [condolences] [declassified Jul 2016] |
85 Aug 31 Sa | Major | Spain: MT message to Prime Minister González ("French rail crash") [condolences] [declassified Jul 2016] |
81 Feb 26 Th | Major | Spain: MT message to Prime Minister Calvo-Sotelo (Spanish General Election) [congratulations, and references to recent coup d'état attempt & forthcoming accession to EC] [declassified Jul 2016] |
82 Jun 3 Th | Major | Spain: MT message to Prime Minister Calvo-Sotelo ("Spain and NATO") [formal accession] [declassified Jul 2016] |
86 Feb 20 Th | Major | Spain: MT message to Manuel Fraga ("Spain/NATO: possible Prime Ministerial message to Fraga") [effort to avert conservative Opposition's abstention from referendum, which might lead to "the unfortunate precedent that Spanish withdrawal from NATO would establish"] [declassified Jul 2016] |
85 Jun 6 Th | Major | Spain: MT letter to Sir Henry Plumb (Prime Minister's meeting with Manuel Fraga, leader of Alianza Popular) [MT agrees to meeting, following A.P. "signing of an agreement in principle" with European Democratic Group signifying alliance of non-socialist parties in the European Assembly] [declassified Jul 2016] |
81 Mar 18 We | Major | Spain: MT letter to Prime Minister Suárez (Prime Minister of Spain's resignation) [MT warmly reciprocates Suarez' courtesy letter on his departure from office & commends his part in the prevention of the recently attempted coup d'état] [declassified Jul 2016] |
85 Aug 5 Mo | Major | Spain: MT letter to Prime Minister González (Contadora Health Plan: international conference) [British participation] [declassified Jul 2016] |
85 Dec 23 Mo | Major | Spain: MT letter to Marquess of Douro (King Carlos I's State visit to UK: invitation to address Parliament) [MT agrees to Marquess' suggestion] [declassified Jul 2016] |
83 Mar 1 Tu | Major | Spain: Lord Cockfield minute to MT ("Spanish cars") [MT agrees to meeting to discuss how to address the tarriff imbalance between UK car exports to Spain and Spanish car imports to UK] [declassified Jul 2016] |
85 Mar 12 Tu | Major | Spain: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Spain: High Level Visits") [scheduling/prioritising of respective visits by King Carlos, President Chadli & King Hassan II; Howe meetings with Moran re Gibraltar; MT visit to Madrid] [declassified Jul 2016] |
84 Jul 18 We | Major | Spain: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Anglo-Spanish relations: greetings from King of Spain") [cover note reporting HM Ambassador meeting with King] [declassified Jul 2016] |
82 Jan 2 Sa | Major | Spain: HM Ambassador Parsons letter to Carrington ("Annual Review from Spain for 1981") ["democracy... remains extant though it is still fragile"; NATO; EC; Gibraltar] [declassified Jul 2016] |
80 Sep 23 Tu | Major | Spain: FCO telegram to UKE Belgrade ("UNGA General Debate: Gibraltar") [Perez-Llorca statement to UN: "obstacle to good relations between the UK and Spain"] [declassified Jul 2016] |
80 Sep 26 Fr | Major | Spain: FCO record of conversation ("Secretary of State's talk with the Spanish Foreign Minister") [Lord Carrington, Pérez-Llorca: NATO; Gibraltar; EC] [declassified Jul 2016] |
81 Apr 10 Fr | Major | Spain: FCO record of conversation ("Secretary of State's discussions with Mr. Haig: Spain and Gibraltar") [Carrington, Haig] [declassified Jul 2016] |
81 Nov 30 Mo | Major | Spain: FCO record of conversation ("Conversation with the Spanish Foreign Minister") [Carrington, Llorca: Gibraltar; Calvo-Sotelo visit to UK] [declassified Jul 2016] |
81 Feb 24 Tu | Major | Spain: FCO internal minute ("Spain: internal") [failed coup d'état] [declassified Jul 2016] |