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1987 Jun 26 - 1988 Jun 11
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2091
Economic Policy (G7 Summit - Toronto) (Part 24)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Jul 21
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 286
Any docs withheld? 1

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87 Nov 3 Tue G7: Charles Powell minute to Robert Armstrong (Toronto Summit - preparatory meetings of sherpas) [MT wants Armstrong to argue for fewer such meetings and to seek support for an "attempt to restore the Summits to something closer to their original conception"] [released July 2016]
87 Nov 2 Mon G7: Robert Armstrong minute to Nigel Wicks (Toronto Summit Personal Representatives meeting) ["it is far too early to judge what will be the main issues for the Toronto Summit or to take positions on them"] [released July 2016]
87 Jul 12 Sun G7: Robert Armstrong minute to Nigel Wicks ("Toronto Economic Summit 1988") [preparatory meetings of Personal Representatives planned; who should succeed Armstrong as MT's representative] [released July 2016]
87 Oct 29 Thu G7: Rodric Braithwaite letter to Robert Armstrong ("Toronto Economic Summit: First Meeting of Personal Representatives") [briefing for the sherpas' meeting, which "will be overshadowed by the state of the financial markets and the consequences for the world economy and exchange rate mechanism"] [released July 2016]
87 Dec 30 Wed G7: Howe PS minute to No. 10 ("Japanese Proposal for Trade Ministers' Meeting at the Economic Summit") ["the Prime Minister attaches importance to keeping Summits small and informal"] [released July 2016]
88 Feb 24 Wed G7: Howe PS minute to Nigel Wicks ("Sir R Armstrong: University of Toronto Lecture Programme") [copy of draft text] [released July 2016]
88 Jun 8 Wed G7: Howe PS minute to Nigel Wicks ("The Newly Industrialising Economies (NIEs)") [note on Asian "dragons" (Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong) for summit preparation] [released July 2016]
88 Jun 9 Thu G7: Howe PS minute to Nigel Wicks (speaking note) [comments relating to agriculture] [released July 2016]
88 Jun 10 Fri G7: Nigel Wicks letter to Rodric Braithwaite ("Toronto Economic Summit: Draft Communique") [encloses "draft of the sort of thing we would like to emerge"] [released July 2016]
88 Jun 2 Thu G7: FCO minute to No. 10 ("Drugs and money laundering") [commentary on UK powers to prevent laundering of drug money] [released July 2016]
88 Jun 9 Thu G7: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell (Italian proposals on the environment) ["We do not want to encourage the Italians to raise specific environmental issues at the Summit"] [released July 2016]
88 Apr 18 Mon G7: Rodric Braithwaite letter to Christopher Roberts (meeting of trade ministers) [opposition to Japanese proposals for a meeting, risks being seen as preparation for the Summit] [released July 2016]
88 Jun 7 Tue G7: Nigel Wicks minute to Rodric Braithwaite ("Toronto Economic Summit: The Prime Minister's Speaking Note for the Opening Session") [purpose of the meeting "is for the Heads to describe their main priorities for the Summit"] [released July 2016]
88 Jun 2 Thu G7: FCO Economic Relations Department minute to Nigel Wicks ("Drugs: US paper") [comments on the text] [released July 2016]
88 Jun 2 Thu G7: FCO Economic Relations Department minute to Nigel Wicks ("Toronto Summit: Aid Targets") ["the present Canadian wording is uncontentious"] [released July 2016]
88 Jan 26 Tue G7: Howe PS minute to Nigel Wicks ("Economic Summit: Science") [MT "is not particularly enthusiastic about scientific collaboration"] [released July 2016]
88 Feb 4 Thu G7: Howe PS minute to Nigel Wicks (Mexican economy) [information from Mexican Embassy; proposed discussion on debt between G7 and Cartagena countries] [released July 2016]
88 Feb 5 Fri G7: Economic Relations Department to Nigel Wicks ("Toronto Summit: Background Papers") [recent declarations, current papers on debt, the Uruguay Round and agriculture] [released July 2016]
88 Feb 5 Fri G7: Howe PS minute to Nigel Wicks ("Toronto Economic Summit: Second Meeting of Personal Representatives, 27-29 February") [list of briefs on likely main economic themes] [released July 2016]
88 Feb 9 Tue G7: Nigel Wicks to Howe PS ("Toronto Economic Summit: Second Meeting of Personal Representatives, 27-29 February") [suggests brief on devices which might mitigate fluctuations in stock market] [released July 2016]