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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 75 Feb 28 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph letter to Ralph Harris (Ralph Bateman) [meeting arranged with MT]
PDF 75 Mar 25 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph letter to Ralph Harris (Governor Bank of England & Hayek) [meetings with both via IEA]
PDF 75 Apr 1 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Centre for Policy Studies prospectus ("Objectives & Style") [countering "Socialistic & dirigiste ideas"]
PDF 75 Apr 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Arthur Seldon to Hayek (differences between his approach & Friedman's) [common ground on labour market reform and monetary policy not being enough to fix unemployment]
PDF 75 Apr 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Martin Wassell letter to Ralph Harris (thanks for invitation to Political Economy Club dinner) ["I enjoyed Tuesday night but was thoroughly depressed by the prospects we discussed"]
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 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 Aug 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Arthur Seldon to Hayek (role of IEA) [not simplifiers]
PDF 75 Sep 7 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Hayek to Arthur Seldon (role of IEA) [IEA doing work "original work of great importance"]
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 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]
PDF 76 Feb 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph letter to Ralph Harris (request for publication ideas) [poverty, government expenditure, education, taxation, housing, nationalisation]
PDF 76 Feb 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph letter to Ivens (meeting with Routledge, Keegan, Paul regarding re-publication of Hayek) ["This augurs well for the future"]
PDF 76 Mar 5 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Hayek to Arthur Seldon (Keynes) ["I had the condemnation of the inflationism of his most immediate pupils from his own mouth"]
PDF 76 Apr 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Arthur Seldon to Hayek (Peter Jay) ["showing a remarkable spontaneous movement to micro-economic thinking"]
PDF 76 Jul 2 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Hayek to Arthur Seldon ("Concurrent Currencies") ["I believe the book will make a splash"]
PDF 76 Jul 19 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Seldon to Hayek ("Concurrent Currencies") ["general gist ... is revolutionary"]
PDF 76 Oct 4 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Callaghan letter to Sir Keith Joseph (response to Joseph's recommendation of Life Peerage for Hayek) ["I will certainly bear Professor Hayek's name in mind..."]
PDF 76 Oct 14 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Martin Wassell letter to Ralph Harris (agenda for forthcoming CPS/IEA meeting) [publications and projects, common ground, CBI]
PDF 77 Feb 1 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph to Hayek (talks for BBC) [will ask their advice]
PDF 77 Feb 22 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph letter to Ralph Harris (invitation to CPS dinner at which Howe paper will be discussed) ["Margaret particularly hopes that you can manage to be present"]
PDF 77 Mar 14 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph to Hayek (talks for BBC) [interview problematic "because you are in a class of your own", but better than a talk on such a difficult subject]
PDF 77 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek to Sir Keith Joseph(talks for BBC) [thanks, sending draft talk]
PDF 77 Mar 24 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek to The Times (Lib-Lab Pact) ["a party that keeps a socialist government in power clearly has lost all title to the name 'Liberal'"]
Text 77 May 9 Mo Press Major Commentary (The Times) Conservatism: "The liberal teacher who turned his back on old age to lead world" (Seldon profile of Hayek) ["a liberal of the British classical tradition"]
PDF 77 May 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph letter to Ralph Harris (comments on Friedman's "Capitalism and the Jews") ["[I] thought it worth publishing but Alfred [disagrees]"]
PDF 77 Jun 6 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Hayek to Arthur Seldon (troubles with the British media) [decides against "a declaration of open war" on 'The Economist']
PDF 77 Jul 14 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Trade unions: Hayek to William Rees-Mogg (revocation of unique union privileges) [on this point MT "might get the mandate without which she can do little"]
Text 77 Jul 21 Th Press Major Commentary (The Times) Trade unions: "Trade union immunity under the law" (Hayek letter) [revoke privileges granted by Trade Disputes Act, 1906]
PDF 77 Jul 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Arthur Seldon letter to Hayek (response to Hayek's letters) ["you would be agreeably surprised by the wide range of people who now think well of your work"]
PDF 77 Jul 30 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek letter to Arthur Seldon ( Tiger By the Tail , second edition of Denationalisation of Money , newspaper correspondence and BBC broadcasts)
Text 77 Aug 2 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Trade unions: "Trade union privileges" (Hayek letter) ["The trade unions, being politically sacrosanct, have been allowed to destroy the British economy"]
PDF 77 Aug 9 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Arthur Seldon letter to Hayek ( Tiger By the Tail , second edition of Denationalisation of Money , newspaper correspondence and BBC broadcasts)
Text 77 Aug 20 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Times) Trade unions: "Trade union privileges" (Hayek letter) ["The trouble is that British trade unions refuse to accept the law which applies to everybody else"]
PDF 77 Aug 27 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek letter to Seldon (addenda to Denationalisation of Money , travel plans, unable to participate in Trade Union Seminar) ["I was rather disappointed by the response to my letters to The Times"]
PDF 77 Sep 20 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Centre for Policy Studies minutes ("Notes for Action: Following Meeting at Centre for Policy Studies on September 20") [initial objective to prepare a report for 'decision makers' in the Conservative party]
PDF 77 Oct 8 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek letter to William Rees-Mogg (Trade Unions) ["there is bound to be a division within the Conservative party...and with Mrs. Thatcher on the right side needing support"]
PDF 77 Oct 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph letter to Ralph Harris (British Brookings Institute) [Joseph proposes to warn that Conservative Government may not allow Brookings to be publicly funded]
PDF 78 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Gerald Frost letter to Ralph Harris (proposal of CPS-IEA meeting) [agenda attached]
PDF 78 May 10 We Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph letter to Ralph Harris (thanks for Harris' piece on unemployment)
PDF 78 May 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Arthur Seldon letter to Hayek ("Hobhouse Lecture") ["I am glad you were critical of the Conservatives. They need fortifying intellectually..."]
PDF 78 Jun 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek letter to The Times (support for MT in Conservative party disagreements) ["The world belongs to the courageous and not to the timid"]
PDF 78 Jul 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek letter to The Times (response to Mr. William Wallace) [democratic and authoritarian rule]
PDF 78 Jul 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek letter to The Times (Callaghan's remarks on inflation) ["sometimes one wonders whether [politicians] are not deceiving themselves by using language which they do not understand"]
PDF 78 Oct 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Lawson letter to Hayek (thanks for Hayek's compliments about Lawson's article in The Times ) ["There is no-one from whom such a letter could have been more welcome"]
PDF 78 Dec 4 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Milton Friedman letter to Ralph Harris (plans for visit to the UK) ["Whether [MT] really has the capacities that Britain so badly needs at this time, I must confess, seems to me still a very open question..."]
PDF 79 Jan 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek letter to The Economist (comment on remark by Harold Macmillan) ["How uninformed does Mr. Harold Macmillan wish to appear...?"]
PDF 79 Jan 12 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek letter to William Rees-Mogg (article offered to The Times )
PDF 79 Apr 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph letter to Ralph Harris (letter of thanks for Harris' review of Douglas Hurd's book) ["I passed it on to Margaret for use in her material"]
PDF 79 Apr 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Ryder letter to Hayek (MT thanks Hayek for his sending her a copy of Law, Legislation and Liberty , Volume 3)
PDF 79 Apr 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Arthur Seldon letter to Hayek (notes on New Statesman , The Economist and The Spectator responses to IEA papers) ["Christopher Hitchens wanted to meet you..."]
PDF 79 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Transition to power: MT letter to Friedrich Hayek (thanks for congratulations) [“have learnt so much from you over the past few years”] [released 2010]
PDF 79 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Friedman MSS) Conservatism: MT note to Ralph Harris (message of thanks to IEA) ["let me thank you all for what you have done for the cause of free enterprise..."]
PDF 79 Jun 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Ralph Harries letter to unknown recipient (Alfred Sherman letter of recommendation)
PDF 79 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Alfred Sherman letter to Ralph Harris (suggests regular meetings of CPS and IEA to exchange ideas) [handwritten comments by Arthur Seldon and John Wood]
PDF 79 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek letter to MT (recommends holding referendum on trade union policy)
Text 79 Sep 17 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 79 Sep 17 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Pages from Hayek's diary (visits to No.10 Downing Street, the IEA and LSE)
PDF 80 Jan 1 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Friedman MSS) Conservatism: Hayek letter to Anthony Fisher (need for more institutes like the London IEA) ["The future of civilisation may really depend on whether we can catch the ear of a large enough part of the upcoming generation of intellectuals..."]
PDF 80 Jan 28 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek letter to The Times (US response to the Iran hostage crisis) ["I am genuinely puzzled by the restraint shown by the United States in the recent emergency..."]
PDF 80 Feb 12 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Conservatism: "The balance between individual and state" (Gilmour's Cambridge Lecture) [Hayek's annotated copy]
PDF 80 Feb 12 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: David Wood article on lecture by Ian Gilmour ("Sir Ian comes out of his shell") [dispute between "wets" and "dries"]
PDF 80 Feb 13 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Fred Emery article on dispute in Government over trade union immunities ("Curb on unions issue hangs in balance") [dispute between "wets" and "dries"]
PDF 80 Feb 14 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek letter to William Rees-Mogg (article by Ian Gilmour) [Gilmour's article will "force me to speak out"]
PDF 80 Feb 14 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: David Black and Peter Hennessy article on MT's approach to Civil Service ("Mrs Thatcher keeps close eye on top Civil Service postings") [Whitehall source: "...a 59-year-old Keynesian would not stand much chance of promotion"]
PDF 80 Feb 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Friedman MSS) Conservatism: MT letter to Anthony Fisher (message of support for IEA) ["...I applaud your aim to build on the success of the IEA in Europe, America and further afield"]
PDF 80 Feb 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Fred Emery article on comments by Jim Prior on trade union law reform ("Mr Prior defends his 'middle way'") [Prior: "Sometimes it requires courage to stand against the stream. I believe I am standing against the stream"]
PDF 80 Feb 22 Fr Press Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Eric Heffer speech ("Tory leaders are no hypocrites, Mr Heffer says") [clash between "wets" and "dries"]
PDF 80 Feb 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Lawson MSS) Conservatism: Lawson minute to MT ("Visit of Milton Friedman'") [brief for MT's forthcoming meeting with Friedman]
PDF 80 Feb 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Frank Hahn and Robert Neild article on monetarism ("Monetarism: why Mrs Thatcher should beware'") ["There are neither theoretical foundations nor empirical support for the monetarists' [central claims]..."]
PDF 80 Feb 26 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Monetary policy: Leading Article "The Road to Hyper-Inflation is paved with good intentions" (Hayek's annotated copy) ["shoot-out at the Downing Street corral"]
Text 80 Mar 3 Mo Press Major Commentary (The Times) Monetary policy: "Monetarism: a reply to the critics" (Friedman article)
Text 80 Mar 5 We Press Major Commentary (The Times) Monetary policy: "Monetarism and hyper-inflation" (Hayek letter)
PDF 80 Mar 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek letter to MT (Hayek's forthcoming Monday Club lecture)
PDF 80 Mar 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek letter to William Rees-Mogg (thanks for text of Gilmour's Cambridge lecture, Hayek's forthcoming lecture to the Monday Club)
Text 80 Mar 18 Tu Press Minor Commentary (The Times) Monetary policy: "Free market" (Hayek letter defending Friedman)
Text 80 Mar 26 We Press Major Commentary (The Times) Monetary policy: "How to deal with inflation" (Hayek article)
PDF 80 Mar 26 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: William Rees-Mogg letter to Hayek (thanks for text Hayek's lecture to the Monday Club) ["We are planning to use a short extract from the lecture on inflation..."]
Text 80 Mar 29 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Times) Budget: "Professor urges Chancellor to balance Budget now" (Hayek at IEA lunch) [wants "referendum to rescind every single [union] privilege"]
PDF 80 Apr 24 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Economy: Hayek letter to MT (opposes gradualism in terminating inflation) ["because of the incident misery no government could last out"]
PDF 80 May 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: MT letter to Hayek (disagrees that she should have reduced borrowing and monetary expansion more rapidly) ["too much social and economic disruption in the short-run ... to have been feasible"] [released 2011]
Text 80 May 31 Sa Press Major Commentary (The Times) Monetary policy: "Testing time for monetarism" (Hayek letter)
Text 80 Jun 13 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) Monetary policy: "A testing time for monetarism" (Hayek letter)
PDF 80 Aug 6 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Arthur Seldon letter to The Times ("Socialism's record called into question") ["China will go capitalist. Soviet Russia will not survive the century...Socialism is an irrelevance"]
PDF 80 Sep 15 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek letter to William Rees-Mogg (Hayek offers piece for use in The Times ) ["Since you can find space for Heffer and Jay, your readers may not be too much shocked by a somewhat radical "laissez faire" position"]
PDF 80 Sep 26 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Arthur Seldon to Hayek (planned meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society in Chile) [market economies and representative democracy]
PDF 80 Oct 9 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Arthur Seldon to Hayek ("Hobart Paper: Trade Unions Cause the Unemployment of the 80s") [trade union reform]
PDF 80 Oct 23 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Arthur Seldon to Hayek ("Hobart Paper: Trade Unions Cause the Unemployment of the 80s") [trade union reform]

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