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1980 Jul 7 Mo
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MT Engagement Diary

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Document kind:Engagement Diary
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Source:THCR 6/1/2/2
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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. Material has been added to this entry from the handwritten original of the 1980 appointment diary, accessed at the Cabinet Office prior to transfer to TNA. The full text of that volume can be accessed here.
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Monday 7 July 1980

0830   Hair
1000    [Material from handwritten original of the 1980 appointment diary: Media.]
1015   Telephone call to Lord Boyle
1130   Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Callaghan - H/C
1530   Statement [Material from handwritten original of the 1980 appointment diary: on Member’s Pay.]
1630   Four widows from Fermanagh
1725   Prime Minister of Mauritius [Seewoosagur Ramgoolam] [Material from handwritten original of the 1980 appointment diary: +Mr Derek Day.]
1830-1915   Secretary of State for Defence [Francis Pym] to discuss OD paper on defence policy
1915-2000   Secretary of State for Employment [Jim Prior], Secretary of State for Industry [Sir Keith Joseph], Dr. Alec Dickson, Mrs. Hoodless and Mike Hanson
              Dined at the House with Ian Gow
              [Material from handwritten original of the 1980 appointment diary: PM paired until 2015.]

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