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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)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Jul 21
Classification: Secret
Page count: 318
Any docs withheld? 7

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88 Jun 9 Th Major G7: Charles Powell letter to Howe PS ("Prime Minister's Visit to Ottawa: Programme") [not helpful to have main talks with Mulroney before MT's speech to Parliament, which will preoccupy her] [released July 2016]
88 Jun 1 We Major G7: Charles Powell letter to Howe PS ("Economic Summit: Possible Meeting with the Premier of Ontario") [MT rejects proposal; Mulroney would not want to see MT boosting Ontatio Premier's standing] [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 14 Mo Major G7: Charles Powell letter to Howe PS ("Economic Summit: Toronto") [MT "making this visit [to Ottawa] as a favour to Mr Mulroney"; for him to suggest how she should spend her time there; announcement of the visit] [released July 2016]
88 May 28 Sa Major G7: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Speech to the Canadian Parliament") [Mulroney's purpose in inviting MT "unabashedly electoral"; hoping for comments on British economic changes, free trade, strong defence, East/West relations] [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 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 Jan 25 Mo Major G7: MT message to Brian Mulroney (Toronto Economic Summit) [possible arrangements for heads of government meetings] [released July 2016]
88 Jun 17 Fr Minor G7: Howe PS note to Charles Powell ("Prime Minister's Visit to Ottawa: Reception at 1700 on 22 June") [list of those invited] [released July 2016]
88 Jun 8 We Minor G7: Howe PS letter to Charles Powell ("Prime Minister's Visit to Ottawa, 22 June: Programme") [how to spend the final hour of the programme] [released July 2016]
88 Jun 8 We Minor G7: Howe PS letter to Charles Powell ("Invitation to the Prime Minister to be an Honorary Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada") [a high honour in Canada] [released July 2016]
88 Jun 9 Th Minor G7: Charles Powell letter to Howe PS ("Invitation to the Prime Minister to be an Honorary Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada") [MT accepts with "great pleasure", but with shortest possible ceremonial] [released July 2016]
88 Jun 8 We Minor G7: Howe PS letter to Charles Powell ("Economic Summit: Possible Meeting with the Premier of Ontario") [FCO accepts that MT should decline the meeting] [released July 2016]
88 Jun 3 Fr Minor G7: Charles Powell letter to Howe PS ("Economic Summit: Welcoming Ceremony") [will accompany MT but "give my well-known impression of a Special Branch officer when I get there"] [released July 2016]
88 Jun 3 Fr Minor G7: Charles Powell letter to Howe PS ("Prime Minister's Visit to Canada") [revised programme for arrivals and departures] [released July 2016]
88 Jun 1 We Minor G7: Charles Powell letter to Howe PS ("Economic Summit, Toronto: Programme") [will accompany MT to dinners] [released July 2016]
88 Jun 1 We Minor G7: Charles Powell letter to Howe PS ("Economic Summit: Prime Minister's Bilateral with the Italian Prime Minister") [doubtful if proposed time (equivalent of midnight in the UK) would be very wise] [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]
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 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]