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1988 Mar 21 - 1990 Sep 12
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/3200
Turkey (Visits to the UK by Turkish President Kenan Evran (July 1988) and his successor Turgat Ozal (September 1990))

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 67
Any docs withheld? 2

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Date Value Title
88 Mar 21 Mo Minor Turkey: FCO minute to No.10 ("Turkish State Visit") [suggests meeting with Evren before lunch] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Mar 30 We Major Turkey: Powell briefing for MT ("Visit to Turkey") ["Since 1979 we have been Turkey's best friend in Western Europe", but this not reflected in trade or contracts; "We have a cheque to cash"] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 May 12 Th Minor Turkey: FCO minute to No.10 ("Turkish State Visit: Meeting with Prime Minister, 13 July") [difficulty finding an interpreter for MT's meeting with President Evren] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 May 13 Fr Minor Turkey: Powell minute to FCO ("Forthcoming Foreign Visitors: Speeches") [draft speeches required for Reagan, Nyerere, Abdullah, Evren, Jaywardene] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 May 20 Fr Minor Turkey: Powell minute to FCO ("Turkish State Visit") [Turkish side happy to dispense with speeches at lunch] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 May 26 Th Minor Turkey: FCO minute for Powell ("Turkish State Visit: Meeting and Lunch with the Prime Minister on 13 July") [toasts] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Jun 28 Tu Major Turkey: FCO minute for Powell ("State Visit by President Evren of Turkey: Talks at No.10") [proposed agenda, endorsed by MT] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Jul 6 We Minor Turkey: Home Office minute for No.10 ("Threat Assesment: State Visit of The President of Turkey") [low threat] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Jul 7 Th Major Turkey: FCO minute for Powell ("Turkish State Visit: Demonstrations") [Turkish Ambassador expressing concerns] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Jul 8 Fr Major Turkey: Powell briefing for MT ("Meeting with President Evren") [Evren making veiled threat of military intervention in Turkish politics if certain extremist tendencies get out of hand] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Jul 11 Mo Minor Turkey: FCO minute for Powell ("Turkish State Visit: Prime Minister's Lunch") [points for speech] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Jul 11 Mo Minor Turkey: Jellicoe letter to MT (Davy Corporation PLC: Brief on Turkey) [Davy Corporation plc business prospects in Turkey] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Jul 12 Tu Minor Turkey: FCO minute for Powell ("Lunch for President Evren") [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Sep 12 We Major Turkey: No.10 record of conversation (Powell, Turkish Ambassador) [Ozal would like brief meeting with MT in London on 23 September or New York the following week] [declassified Dec 2016]