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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1976
Spain (Internal situation; UK/Spain relations) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Jul 21
Classification: Top Secret
Page count: 279
Any docs withheld? 3

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81 Feb 26 Th Major Spain: UKE Madrid telegram to FCO ("Prospects for new Spanish government: foreign policy aspects") ["dramatic events of this week have demonstrated that the return to democracy... is a continuing process in which Spain urgently needs the support of her foreign friends"; EC; NATO; Gibraltar] [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 Feb 24 Tu Major Spain: FCO internal minute ("Spain: internal") [failed coup d'état] [declassified Jul 2016]
81 Mar 20 Fr Major Spain: Chairman of Centre for Policy Studies letter to No.10 (attempted coup d'état & Spanish accession to NATO) ["Felipe González... [hailed MT as] more vigorous in support of Spanish democracy in its hour of trial than any other Western leader"; NATO; Cuba] [declassified Jul 2016]
81 Feb 2 Mo Major Spain: UKE Madrid telegram to FCO ("Change of Spanish Prime Minister") ["at least a week's delay... Suárez' removal, even if it proves temporary, has undoubtedly precipitated a major crisis... in the stability of Spain's still fragile institutions"] [declassified Jul 2016]
80 May 19 Mo Major Spain: Centre for Policy Studies letter to MT ("Spain in NATO") ["if we do want this we should seek to do something about it soon"] [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]
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]
82 Oct 4 Mo Major Spain: UKE Madrid telegram to FCO ("Coup plot: Gibraltar") ["we cannot exclude the possibility at any time of unauthorised military action"] [declassified Jul 2016]
82 Dec 1 We Major Spain: UKE Madrid telegram to FCO ("Spain: new Government") [report on González' opening speech, notably position on Gibraltar] [declassified Jul 2016]
82 Oct 29 Fr Major Spain: UKE Madrid telegram to FCO ("Implications for the UK of Spanish elections") [EC; NATO; Gibraltar; Falklands; trade; banking; defence sales] [declassified Jul 2016]
83 Jan 24 Mo Major Spain: UKE Madrid telegram to FCO ("Anglo-Spanish relations") [trade imbalance; Gibraltar; EC enlargement] [declassified Jul 2016]
81 May 1 Fr Major Spain: Carrington minute to MT ("Spain/NATO") ["in the aftermath of the attempted coup d'etat, Sr Calvo Sotelo's government [intends] to accelerate the application for Spanish membership of NATO... might be possible to settle the Gibraltar impasse at the same time"] [declassified Jul 2016]
82 Dec 2 Th Major Spain: MT message to Prime Minister González ("Spain/Gibraltar") [reserved congratulations; Gibraltar] [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]
83 May 19 Th Major Spain: UKE Brasilia telegram to FCO ("Gibraltar/Falklands") [Spanish Foreign Minister Moran: "We do not lay claims by force"] [declassified Jul 2016]
82 Oct 28 Th Major Spain: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Spain") [preliminary comments on likely policies of a Socialist government, on eve of General Election results: NATO; Gibraltar; EC] [declassified Jul 2016]
84 Mar 29 Th Major Spain: No.10 note to Howe PS ("Spanish assessment of current British attitude on Gibraltar") [reply to FCO letter] [declassified Jul 2016]
83 Mar 7 Mo Major Spain: Parkinson PS letter to No.10 ("Spanish cars") [not briefed for meeting: communication issues arising from Parkinson's dual role as Cabinet Minister & Chairman of the Party] [declassified Jul 2016]
82 Apr 23 Fr Major Spain: UKE Madrid telegram to FCO (1537Z) ("Stability of Spanish Government") [fallout from failed military coup; Falklands/Gibraltar; forthcoming elections; terrorism] [declassified Jul 2016]