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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2821
Prime Minister's Tours Abroad (Prime Minister's visit to Strasbourg for European Council meeting, December 1989: administrative arrangements)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 85
Any docs withheld? 5
Themes: British relations with France, British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, European Union (general), Economic, monetary & political union

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Date Value Title
89 Nov 25 Sa Minor Prime Minister's Tours Abroad: No.10 letter to FCO (“European Council, Strasbourg”) [reluctant not to have an aircraft ready on the ground at Strasbourg] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 27 Mo Major Prime Minister's Tours Abroad: UKE Dublin telegram 542 to FCO (1559Z) (“Anglo-Irish Relations: PM-Taoiseach meeting”) [recommends brief bilateral with Haughey at Strasbourg; Powell - "less trouble to have it than not to have it"] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 28 Tu Minor Prime Minister's Tours Abroad: No.10 letter to FCO (“European Council: Strasbourg”) [suggests FCO revisit number of officials attending before putting the matter to MT] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 30 Th Minor Prime Minister's Tours Abroad: No.10 letter to FCO (“Anglo-Irish Relations”) [Powell had already given Nally to understand that there would be a bilateral at Strasbourg] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Dec 1 Fr Minor Prime Minister's Tours Abroad: No.10 letter to FCO (“European Council, Strasbourg: Bilateral Contacts”) [MT would like some bilaterals at Strasbourg, including with Kohl, and if time, Andreotti] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Dec 11 Mo Major Prime Minister's Tours Abroad: MT letter to Mitterrand (thanks) [German unification - "our own talk very useful ... agree that we must keep closely in touch on this most important topic"] [declassified Dec 2016]