MT Engagement Diary
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | Thatcher MSS (Churchill Archive Centre): THCR6/1/2/2 |
| Editorial comments: | Taken from a typed version of the appointment diary prepared in the Garden Room at some point following MT’s resignation. The original remained in the custody of the Cabinet Office. |
| Importance ranking: | Minor |
| Word count: | 1p |
Friday 4 July 1980
0750
Left Bute House
0820
Took off from Turnhouse Airport
0900
Landed at Dyce Airport, Aberdeen
0905
Met by Airport General Manager, Sir David Steel (Chairman of BP) and Mr. Butler (Managing Director and Chief Executive of BP Development Ltd)
0910
Briefing on North Sea by Mr. Butler and Mr. Williamson (General Manager BP Petroleum Development Ltd) in Airport Conference Room
0945
PM and party donned survival suits in Airport VIP lounge
1012
Took off in Bristows Helicopter
1120
Arrived Forties Field Production Platform
1125
Safety briefing in Cinema
1135
Tour of Platform
1300
Lunch on platform
1350
Left Platform in Bristows Helicopter and toured Forties Field
1510
Arrived Aberdeen Airport
1555
Press Conference in Airport Conference Room followed by TV and radio interviews
1630
Took off from Dyce
1705
Landed at Turnhouse
1730
Arrived Bute House
Hair appointment and changed
1830
Reception at Edinburgh Castle
Afterwards left for
2030
Dinner given at Bute House by the Secretary of State for Scotland