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1987 Jun 30 - 1988 Aug 10
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2453
Prime Minister's Tours Abroad (Prime Minister's visit to G7 Economic Summit in Toronto and to Ottawa, June 1988: administrative arrangements)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Jul 21
Classification: Secret
Page count: 318
Any docs withheld? 7
Themes: Economic policy - theory and process, Foreign policy - theory and process, British relations with Canada

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Date Value Title
88 Mar 24 Th Trivial G7: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Visit to Toronto and Ottawa") [travel arrangements; MT opts to leave earlier and avoid helicopter] [released July 2016]
88 Mar 25 Fr Major G7: Charles Powell letter to Howe PS ("Prime Minister's Visit to Ottawa") [Mulroney "particularly keen" for MT to give speech to Canadian parliament "dealing with fundamentals"] [released July 2016]
88 Mar 28 Mo Minor G7: Cabinet Office minute ("Toronto Economic Summit, 19, 20, 21 June 1988: Draft Communications Plan") [timetable, staff, secure communications and office equipment] [released July 2016]
88 Apr 6 We Major G7: Nigel Wicks minute to MT ("Toronto Economic Summit: Dress etc") [Mulroney's preference for informal dress code; "seems keen to milk the Summit for every photo opportunity that he can get"] [released July 2016]
88 Apr 14 Th Major G7: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Visit to Canada") [programme for MT's Ottawa visit 22 June; "main reason is to help restore Mr Mulroney's flagging fortunes"] [released July 2016]
88 Apr 15 Fr Minor G7: Charles Powell letter to Howe PS ("Visit to Canada") [MT does not want to add to the programme] [released July 2016]
88 Apr 15 Fr Minor G7: Howe PS letter to Charles Powell ("Economic Summit, Toronto: 19-21 June") [details of support staff for delegation] [released July 2016]
88 Apr 20 We Minor G7: Younger PS minute to Howe PS ("Prime Minister's Visit to Ottawa") [speech to the Canadian parliament - suggestions on defence] [released July 2016]
88 Apr 27 We Minor G7: Canadian High Commission in London letter to Nigel Wicks (Toronto Economic Summit) [arrangements for bilateral with Mulroney; No.10 should handle] [released July 2016]
88 Apr 29 Fr Minor G7: UK High Commissioner in Canada letter to Charles Powell ("Toronto G7 Summit: Dinner in Honour of the Prime Minister on Tuesday 21 June") [venue and arrangements for Conrad Black dinner, other guests; Hollinger] [released July 2016]
88 Apr 29 Fr Minor G7: Alan Urwick minute to Charles Powell ("Toronto G7 Summit") [programme of summit events for MT] [released July 2016]
88 May 6 Fr Minor G7: Charles Powell letter to Howe PS ("Prime Minister's Visit to Ottawa") [MT will participate in wreath-laying ceremony] [released July 2016]
88 May 9 Mo Minor G7: Charles Powell note to MT ("Speech to Canadian Parliament") [no autocue facilities] [released July 2016]
88 May 9 Mo Minor G7: FCO minute ("Toronto Economic Summit: Prime Minister's Bilateral with Mr Mulroney, 23 May") [No.10 approves agenda] [released July 2016]
88 May 10 Tu Minor G7: Charles Powell letter to Alan Urwick ("Toronto Economic Summit") ['sideshows' during summit - MT would like to see Lord Thomson's art collection] [released July 2016]
88 May 12 Th Minor G7: Howe PS letter to Charles Powell ("Toronto Economic Summit") [Howe's truncated FCO delegation] [released July 2016]
88 May 13 Fr Minor G7: Charles Powell letter to UK High Commissioner in Canada ("Toronto Summit: Conrad Black's Dinner in Honour of the Prime Minister") [timings and arrangements; notes US dimension] [released July 2016]
88 May 13 Fr Minor G7: Charles Powell minute to Hugh Thomas (Toronto Economic Summit) [help with MT's speeches, on Europe and to Canadian parliament - historical section] [released July 2016]
88 May 18 We Minor G7: Charles Powell letter to Alan Urwick (Toronto Economic Summit) [Reichmann invitation to MT] [released July 2016]
88 May 19 Th Minor G7: Howe PS letter to Charles Powell ("Prime Minister's Visit to Ottawa: 22 June") [timetable for signing bilateral agreements with Mulroney; speech to Parliament] [released July 2016]