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Coal: Turnbull minute to MT ("Coal Strike: Picketing") [Brittan statement to Chief Constables: "It is the duty of the Police to prevent...intimidation so that the law is upheld"] [declassified 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1329 f115
Editorial comments: The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here.
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 1p
Themes: Privatized & state industries, Energy, Law & order, Trade unions, Strikes & other union action, 1984-85 coal strike