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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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] |
| 81 Dec 3 Th | Major | Spain: Carrington PS letter to No.10 ("Spain/NATO/Gibraltar") [Spain to sign Protocol of Accession on 10th Dec; questions in Parliament & press anticipated; "lifting the restrictions on Gibraltar... [will not be] a condition of Britain's approval of Spain's entry to NATO" ] [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 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] |
| 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 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 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] |
| 81 Mar 6 Fr | Major | Spain: Prime Minister Calvo-Sotelo message to MT (Prime Minister of Spain's investiture) [courtesy letter acknowledging MT congratulations] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 81 Feb 24 Tu | Major | Spain: FCO internal minute ("Spain: internal") [failed coup d'état] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 81 Feb 11 We | Major | Spain: Prime Minister Suárez letter to MT (resignation) [courtesy letter] [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] |
| 81 Jan 30 Fr | Major | Spain: UKE Madrid telegram to FCO ("Suárez' resignation") ["surprised everyone... rumours of a major row involving the King, Suárez and possibly the army... Calvo Sotelo, if confirmed, would represent continuity rather than radical change"] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 81 Jan 8 Th | Major | Spain: UKE Madrid record of conversation ("Spain/NATO") [Ian Gilmour, Pérez-Llorca] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 80 Oct 8 We | Major | Portugal: UKE Lisbon telegram to FCO ("Election results") ["Sa Carneiro will not be tendering his resignation... the Government intend to continue in office"] [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] |
| 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 18 Th | Major | Spain: UKE Madrid telegram to FCO ("Spanish Government's Programme") [analysis of Suarez proposals] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 80 Sep 10 We | Major | Spain: UKE Madrid telegram to FCO ("New Spanish Government") [analysis] [declassified Jul 2016] |