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Subject: Economic policy - theory and process. Document type: Declassified documents.

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PDF 44 May 1 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: 1944 Employment White Paper [MT's annotated copy]
PDF 69 Oct 24 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Correspondence between Arthur Seldon and Geoffrey Howe [Seldon: "May we hope for something better from Margaret. She said one day...that she was one of a small group of Tory politicians like Enoch, Keith and you who saw the value of the market in economic affairs"]
PDF 72 Jun 29 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Correspondence between Arthur Seldon and Sir Keith Joseph (Joseph speech as Secretary of State for Social Services, CPS, IEA-CPS meeting)
Text 73 Sep 19 We Declassified documents Major Selsdon Group Conservatism: The Selsdon Manifesto (free market group)
PDF 73 Dec 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Nairne note for Heath (preparing for Copenhagen European Summit) [declassified 2004]
PDF 73 Dec 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Nairne note for Heath (preparing for Copenhagen European Summit) [declassified 2004]
PDF 73 Dec 15 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive of European Integration, University of Pittsburgh EC: Copenhagen European Summit final communiqué
PDF 73 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Cabinet (Heath report on Copenhagen European Summit) [declassified 2004]
PDF 74 Mar 14 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Ralph Harris record of conversation (visit from Keith Joseph) [plans "a new 'crusade' for private enterprise", acknowledging 'guilt' for Heath Government failings]
PDF 74 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph draft letter to potential donors (work of education on market economy) ["a formidable task ... [has] a realistic plan for carrying it out"]
PDF 74 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph note ("The Erhard Foundation") [Fabian Society for Conservatives, Howe among managing trustees]
PDF 74 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Ralph Harris letter to Keith Joseph (planning for CPS) [costs & possible donors]
PDF 74 Apr 14 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph note ("Questions formulated by KJ after listening and reading") [plus IEA comments on "Major issues omitted" from document]
PDF 74 May 30 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Ralph Harris letter to Keith Joseph (donors) [asks for help with 'tiresome' ones]
PDF 74 Jun 7 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph draft prospectus ("Centre for Policy Studies Limited") ["denationalisation ... not politically feasible"]
PDF 74 Jun 28 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Ralph Harris letter to Keith Joseph (attacks his ruling out denationalization) ["blinkered vision"]
PDF 74 Jul 4 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph letter to Ralph Harris (agrees on denationalization) ["strong grounds for your complaints ... strong wish of several subscribers that we should be realistic"]
PDF 74 Jul 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph draft prospectus ("Centre for Policy Studies") ["We shall seek to change the climate of opinion ... but we shall be realistic"]
PDF 74 Aug 8 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph letter to Ralph Harris (update - CPS in existence but not yet active) ["steeping myself in Hayek"]
PDF 74 Oct 28 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph to Hayek (thanks for praise of Preston speech) ["most grateful for your blessing"]
PDF 74 Dec 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Paris European Summit record of conversation (Session 1) [declassified 2005]
PDF 74 Dec 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive of European Integration, University of Pittsburgh EC: Paris European Summit final communiqué
PDF 74 Dec 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Paris European Summit Presidency Conclusions [declassified 2005]
PDF 74 Dec 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Post-Paris European Summit Briefing for Cabinet [declassified 2005]
PDF 74 Dec 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Cabinet (Wilson report on Paris European Summit) [declassified 2005]
PDF 75 Jan 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Ford Library) Cold War: Kissinger conversation with President Ford (“Britain is a tragedy”) [declassified ?1984]
PDF 75 Mar 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (chairmanship of key policy group) [Economic & Social Strategy Group]
PDF 75 Mar 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) EC: FCO steering brief (preparing for Dublin European Summit) [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (European Council) EC: Dublin European Council Presidency Conclusions
PDF 75 Apr 4 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Joseph "Notes towards the definition of policy") [464K]
PDF 75 Apr 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Ford Library) Economy: Alan Greenspan note for President Ford (Britain as a warning to the US) [?unclassified]
PDF 75 May 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Minutes of 26th Meeting
PDF 75 May 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: House of Commons record of conversation (MT-1922 Committee Executive) [economy and electoral issues] [released 2010]
PDF 75 May 13 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Minutes of 27th Meeting
PDF 75 May 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Paper circulated (CRD on economic crisis)
PDF 75 May 18 Su Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Fentiman Road seminar (principles of economic policy)
PDF 75 May 19 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Minutes of 28th Meeting
PDF 75 May 19 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Paper circulated (Maudling on economics)
PDF 75 May 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 63rd Meeting
PDF 75 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Economic Reconstruction Group - organisation of economic policy groups
PDF 75 Jun 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Ralph Harris letter to Sir Keith Joseph (suggests meeting for dinner) ["Periodic whispers have reached us about uncertainties in your department"]
PDF 75 Jun 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Howe & Prior speeches) [212K]
PDF 75 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Economic Reconstruction Group - Minutes of Meeting 1
PDF 75 Jun 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Minutes of 31st Meeting
PDF 75 Jul 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Minutes of 32nd Meeting
PDF 75 Jul 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (CRD on governments economic options) [281K]
PDF 75 Jul 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: UKE Paris to FCO (Giscard urging a summit) [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Jul 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph to Hayek (thanks for encouraging letter) ["I am touched that so outstanding a man as you ..."]
PDF 75 Jul 16 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Brussels European Council record of conversation (Session 1) [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Jul 16 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Brussels European Council record of conversation (Session 2) [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Jul 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Brussels European Council record of conversation (Session 3) [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Jul 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Economic Reconstruction Group - Minutes of Meeting 4
PDF 75 Jul 24 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Economic Reconstruction Group - Interim Report)
PDF 75 Jul 31 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: “Private Memorandum on International Concertation of Economic Action” (Helmut Schmidt proposals) [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Jul 31 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: French record of Helsinki Quadripartite Lunch (proposal for a ‘Sommet Monitaire’) [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Aug 6 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Wilson-Healey meeting on proposed economic summit (record of conversation) [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Sep 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Sir Geoffrey Howe to Sir Keith Joseph (weekend policy retreat)
PDF 75 Sep 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph minute ("Minute of meeting between KJ, Michael Ivens, AS [Alfred Sherman] on Monday 8th September, 1975") [Hayek observes "domination of University bookshops by left wing paper backs", Joseph suggests "filling gap"]
PDF 75 Sep 16 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Ford Library) Cold War: Kissinger briefing for Ford meeting with MT [declassified 2002]
PDF 75 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Visit to US: FCO minute of MT meeting with Senate Foreign Relations Committee (after lunch discussion) [“try not to notice I’m a woman”] [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (Ford Library) Cold War: White House memcon (President Ford, Brent Scowcroft, MT) [declassified 2004]
PDF 75 Sep 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Sherman MSS) Conservatism: Sherman memorandum (lunch with John Hoskyns & Terry Price) [overview of their analysis]
PDF 75 Oct 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Sherman MSS) Conservatism: John Hoskyns letter to Sherman (plans for further meeting) [“I am not a committed supporter of the Tory Party”]
PDF 75 Oct 5 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Sherman MSS) Conservatism: Sherman letter to Keith Joseph (introducing John Hoskyns & Terry Price) [planning collaboration]
PDF 75 Oct 14 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Sherman MSS) Conservatism: John Hoskyns note for CPS (“Policy-making for the next Conservative Government”) [systems approach essential to real recovery]
PDF 75 Oct 20 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Sherman MSS) Conservatism: Sherman memorandum to Keith Joseph (MT invitation to collaborate more closely with party ‘regulars’) [gratification plus concrete proposals]
PDF 75 Oct 23 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Economic Reconstruction Group - Minutes of Meeting 6
PDF 75 Oct 27 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Minutes of 34th Meeting
PDF 75 Nov 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Sherman MSS) Conservatism: Note of Hoskyns/Price/Strauss meeting at CPS (how to make a Conservative Government effective) [“General notes of discussion”]
PDF 75 Nov 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Sherman MSS) Conservatism: Keith Joseph note for Sherman (immediate priorities) [“Draft for a speech on the Common Ground”, etc]
PDF 75 Nov 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Economic Reconstruction Group - Minutes of Meeting 8
PDF 75 Nov 11 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Sherman MSS) Conservatism: Sherman memorandum to Keith Joseph (next stage with Hoskyns/Strauss/Price circus) [seeks view]
PDF 75 Nov 12 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Sherman MSS) Conservatism: Sherman memorandum to Keith Joseph (next discussion with Hoskyns/Strauss/Price) [KJ prefers CPS as venue]
PDF 75 Nov 13 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Economic Reconstruction Group - Minutes of Meeting 9
PDF 75 Nov 15 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Rambouillet Summit (Session 1) [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Nov 15 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Ford Library) G7: Rambouillet Summit (Session 1) [US record] [declassified 2004]
PDF 75 Nov 16 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Rambouillet Summit (Session 2) [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Nov 16 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Ford Library) G7: Rambouillet Summit (Session 2) [US record] [declassified 2004]
PDF 75 Nov 16 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Rambouillet Summit (Session 3) [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Nov 16 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Ford Library) G7: Rambouillet Summit (Session 3) [US record] [declassified 2004]
PDF 75 Nov 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Rambouillet Summit (Session 4) [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Nov 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Rambouillet Summit (Session 5) [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Nov 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Ford Library) G7: Rambouillet Summit (Session 5) [US record] [declassified 2004]
Text 75 Nov 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Rambouillet G7 Communique (“The Rambouillet Declaration”)
PDF 75 Nov 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Post-summit statement to the press by British Prime Minister (Harold Wilson)
PDF 75 Nov 17 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Ken Stowe to J.P. Dutet (British PM urges French Finance Minister report G7 to EEC Finance Ministers) [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Nov 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: UK Embassy in Washington to FCO (reaction to Rambouillet summit in the US press) [unclassified]
PDF 75 Nov 20 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Economic Reconstruction Group - Minutes of Meeting 10
PDF 75 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Steering brief for Rome European Council [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: UK Embassy Paris to FCO (“Rambouillet: the French View”) [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Dec 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Rome European Council record of conversation (Session 1) [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Dec 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Rome European Council record of conversation (Session 2) [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Denman letter to Part (reflections on the Rome European Council) [declassified 2006]
PDF 75 Dec 16 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Howe "Economic prospects & the Partys political position")
PDF 75 Dec 17 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 89th Meeting
PDF 75 Dec 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Devolution: Lawson to MT (devolving economic decisions to the people)
PDF 76 Jan 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Minute of CRD meeting with NIESR on economic outlook
PDF 76 Jan 15 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Economic Reconstruction Group - Minutes of Meeting 13
PDF 76 Feb 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: David Howell to MT (Themes)
PDF 76 Feb 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Centre for Policy Studies catalogue ("Research and Publications") [publications in hand and proposed, intervention studies, common ground]

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Files are multi-page PDFs from which most of the documents on the site are selected. All of Mrs Thatcher’s official files from No.10 are available in full on this site (paper copies are stored at the National Archives in the series PREM19), as well as most of those of Geoffrey Howe and Nigel Lawson as Chancellor (stored at TNA as series T639 and T640).

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