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PREM19/3467
Netherlands (Internal situation: UK/Dutch relations) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2017 Jul 20
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 319
Any docs withheld? 4

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Date Value Title
80 Sep 16 Tu Major Netherlands: UKE The Hague telegram to FCO ("Netherlands Government policy: Queen's speech") [summary] [declassified July 2017]
80 Dec 3 We Major Netherlands: UKE The Hague telegram to FCO ("Secretary of State's visit to the Netherlands") ["You may find it useful to have on the eve of your visit a summary of the current mood here"] [declassified July 2017]
81 Aug 25 Tu Major Netherlands: UKE The Hague telegram to FCO ("The Netherlands: Cabinet formation") [report] [declassified July 2017]
81 Sep 3 Th Minor Netherlands: MT message to Prime Minister van Agt (security protection for Mark Thatcher) [thanks for security provided during recent visit] [declassified July 2017]
81 Sep 11 Fr Major Netherlands: MT message to Prime Minister van Agt (Netherlands election results) [congratulations on re-election] [declassified July 2017]
81 Oct 16 Fr Major Netherlands: UKE The Hague telegram to FCO ("Netherlands Government crisis") [resignation of Prime Minister van Agt] [declassified July 2017]
82 May 27 Th Major Netherlands: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to Pym PS (Chancellor of the Exchquer's speech to the Netherland-British Chamber of Commerce) [text: welcomes ongoing trade links but highlights his concerns about EC budget & CAP issues] [declassified July 2017]
82 Sep 9 Th Major Netherlands: UKE The Hague telegram to FCO ("Netherlands General Election") [results & analysis: probability of coalition government] [declassified July 2017]
82 Oct 14 Th Major Netherlands: UKE The Hague telegram to FCO ("Resignation of van Agt") [background & current political situation] [declassified July 2017]
82 Oct 19 Tu Major Netherlands: MT messages to Prime Ministers van Agt & Lubbers ("The resignation of the Netherlands Prime Minister") [messages to outgoing & incoming PMs] [declassified July 2017]
82 Nov 8 Mo Major Netherlands: UKE The Hague telegram to FCO ("The new Netherlands government") [analysis] [declassified July 2017]
83 Feb 15 Tu Major Netherlands: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("INF: Dutch views on third party systems") [inclusion of British & French systems in INF talks: MT advised to seek clarification in forthcoming meeting with Lubbers] [declassified July 2017]
83 Feb 23 We Major Netherlands: No.10 briefing for MT ("Visit of the Netherlands Prime Minister - 2 March") [attendees] [declassified July 2017]
83 Mar 2 We Major Netherlands: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lubbers, Hurd, Van den Broek) [Dutch economy, industrial redundancies, new technology; energy prices; agricultural pricing policy/CAP; UK contribution to EU budget; INF deployment in Europe] [declassified July 2017]
83 May 10 Tu Major Netherlands: UKE The Hague telegram to FCO ("Netherlands Defence Policy") [record of conversation: Hurd, Job de Ruiter] [declassified July 2017]
83 Jun 13 Mo Major Netherlands: Prime Minister Lubbers letter to MT (Europe) [congratulations to MT on General Election victory & "trust that Britain under your leadership will go on to do her full part in Europe"] [declassified July 2017]
83 Jun 16 Th Major Netherlands: MT letter to Prime Minister Lubbers (EC Budget) ["the financial problems which have handicapped discussion in the past... [must be] satisfactorily settled"] [declassified July 2017]
83 Oct 28 Fr Major Netherlands: UKE The Hague telegram to FCO ("Dutch 1984 budget: civil service pay") [report] [declassified July 2017]
83 Oct 31 Mo Major Netherlands: UKE The Hague telegram to FCO ("INF: demonstration in The Hague) [report] [declassified July 2017]
83 Dec 1 Th Major Netherlands: FCO record of conversation (Howe, Rifkind, van Eekelen, David Hannay, Posthumus Meyjes) [UK contribution to EU budget; own resources; new policies] [declassified July 2017]