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1988 Nov 1 - 1988 Dec 17
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2386
Poland (Prime Minister's visit to Poland, November 1988) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Jul 21
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 163
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88 Nov 4 Fr Key Poland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, General Jaruzelski) [East-West relations, UK-Polish bilateral relations, economy and trade, arms control, trade union reforms] [declassified 2016]
88 Nov 3 Th Key Poland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, General Jaruzelski) [MT visit to Gdansk, Polish internal situation, Solidarity] [declassified 2016]
88 Nov 3 Th Major Poland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, members of Walesa’s Brains Trust) [political situation in Poland & economic reform, East-West relations] [declassified 2016]
88 Nov 2 We Major Poland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, PM Rakowski) [political developments in Poland, economic reform] [declassified 2016]
88 Nov 2 We Major Poland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Polish Independents) [economic reform in Poland, anti-communism, political situation] [declassified 2016]
88 Nov 3 Th Major Poland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Prime Minister Rakowski) [Polish agriculture & trade, economy, foreign debt, management training, agreement with the IMF] [declassified 2016]
88 Nov 3 Th Major Poland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, The Consultative Council) [nature and function of the Council explained to MT] [declassified 2016]
88 Nov 2 We Minor Poland: Polish Conservatives & National Liberals letter to MT (Prime Minister’s visit to Poland) [claims support of Silent Majority] [declassified 2016]
88 Dec 6 Tu Major Poland: Secretary of State of the Vatican letter to MT (Prime Minister’s visit to Poland) [Pope thanks her for account of her visit] [declassified 2016]
88 Nov 2 We Major Poland: Solidarity Gdansk shipyard workers letter to MT (visit to the Lenin Yard) [welcome; "We require cancellation of the Yalta Agreement"] [declassified 2016]
88 Nov 2 We Major Poland: Thorpe minute to Ambassador (“Lenin Shipyard: no strike situation”) [workforce returned to work after rally addressed by Walesa] [declassified 2016]
88 Nov 2 We Major Poland: Thorpe minute to Ambassador (“Prime Minister’s visit: meeting with Walesa”) [contigency plans for meeting in the event of shipyard strike] [declassified 2016]
88 Nov 11 Fr Major Poland: UKE Holy See telegram to FCO (“Prime Minister’s Message to the Pope”) [MT visit to Poland; Vatican "deeply grateful" for consulting them prior to visit] [declassified 2016]
88 Nov 1 Tu Major Poland: UKE Warsaw telegram to FCO (“Lenin Shipyard, Gdansk”) [not the weakest yard economically, implying closure decision was political] [declassified 2016]
88 Nov 1 Tu Major Poland: UKE Warsaw telegram to FCO (“Prime Minister’s visit: closure of Lenin Shipyard”) [announcement timed to put PM on the spot; MT drafts response] [declassified 2016]
88 Nov 7 Mo Major Poland: UKE Warsaw telegram to FCO (“Prime Minister’s visit: general impressions”) [asssessment] [declassified 2016]
88 Dec 6 Tu Minor Poland: Younger PS letter to No.10 (“Poland”) [MT speech during visit to Poland cites inaccurate number of British killed in World War II] [declassified 2016]
88 Nov 9 We Major Poland: Chairman of the British Council letter to MT (Prime Minister's visit to Poland) ["Your visit has raised morale enormously"] [declassified Jul 2016]
88 Dec 16 Fr Major Poland: General Jaruzelski letter to MT (Prime Minister's visit to Poland) ["I highly value your invitation to continue the talks which we so promisingly opened in Warsaw"] [declassified Jul 2016]
88 Dec 16 Fr Major Poland: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's visit to Poland: commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War") [proposals] [declassified Jul 2016]