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PDF 90 Nov 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 (French Finance Minister's reaction to Major's election as Prime Minister) [Bérégovoy "beamed and adjusted his after-dinner speech"] [declassified July 2017]
PDF 90 Nov 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Resignation: Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda letter to MT (parting thoughts) ["it required a mother to put an end to the carnage" (in Zimbabwe)] [declassified 2016]
PDF 90 Nov 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign policy: Powell briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Foreign Secretary") [Iraq/Gulf; contacts with the Americans; Gulf visit; European policy; Europe - procedure; USSR] [declassified Jul 2019]
PDF 90 Nov 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister/Defence: Charles Powell briefing for Major ("Bilateral with the Defence Secretary") [Gulf; defence spending; procurement decisions; political problems; nuclear deterrent] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Nov 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Bush Library) Gulf War: White House record of phone conversation (2006-2015Z) (President Bush-Major) [invitation to visit Camp David before Xmas; "I am determined to take the one last step .... I'm not going wobbly"] [declassified Jun 2013]
PDF 90 Nov 30 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Ronnie Millar MSS) MT: Ronnie Millar notes on the fall of MT (possible dramatisation?) [“Dreaming the undreamable/unthinkable”]
PDF 90 Dec 4 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (Younger MSS) Leadership election: MT to George Younger (thanks for help & advice) [“What has happened is now in the past”]
PDF 90 Dec 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Poehl's Views on EMU, the Hard Ecu and the ERM") [Poehl says his view of British proposal not as negative as press suggests; it could play it a role] [declassified July 2017]
PDF 90 Dec 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Official French Position on EMU") [important statement of French policy contains "encouraging nods in UK's direction"] [declassified July 2017]
PDF 90 Dec 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 2965 to FCO (0125Z) ("Occupied terriotries: Security Council debate") [The US is not supporting a resolution which would seek to convene an international conference] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 2966 to FCO (0130Z) ("Arab/Israel: US policy on an international conference") ["We are not now recommending that an international conference on the arab-israeli conflict be held"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 1041 to FCO (1936Z) ("Arab/Israel and the Gulf: Secretary of State's conversation with Jim Baker") ["Baker solicits our help in removing reference to an international conference from UN resolution on Arab/Israel"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 7 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Gulf War: President of Nauru letter to Prime Minister ("Freeing of foreign hostages in Iraq") [rejeoices at Saddam's decision to release foreign hostages] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Hurd PS letter to No.10 ("Royal Visits to Military Sites") ["the Foreign Secretary is in favour of an early visit by a member of the Royal Family to the Gulf"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: MOD letter to Charles Powell ("British Forces in the Gulf") [notes about British forces deployed in the Gulf] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 7 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Morris minute for Powell (Visit to the troops) ["instead of Mr King going to see the troops before Christmas, Archie Hamilton could go"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Cradock minute for Powell ("Collateral Damage in the Event of Allied Attacks on Iraqi CBW on Nuclear Facilities") [paper based on MOD's assessments] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 8 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 2984 to FCO (0030Z) ("US/Israel") ["The administration think Israeli anxiety over the Gulf crisis increasing"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 8 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: No.10 conversation record ("UN Security Council Resolution on the occupied territories") ["frankly surprised that the Americans had gone along with a drafting exercise which put a reference to the international conference in the resolution at this stage. We had not been consulted"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 9 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Amman telegram to FCO ("Jordan/Saudi Arabia/Oman") ["King Hussein claims to have done all he can to repair fences with King Fahd. Sees no further scope for Omani mediation at this stage"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 9 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Amman telegram to FCO ("Audience with King Hussein") [King Hussein describes his last meeting with Saddam] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 9 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Amman telegram to FCO ("Audience with King Hussein") ["The King's contacts with Saddam and his reations with the Saudis are obviously closely linked"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: FCO letter to Powell ("British Communities in Iraq and Kuwait") [letter from PM to political leaders which explains the steps to be taken to get people out from Iraq and Kuwait] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 10 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Butler minute for Powell ("Handling of the Gulf Crisis") ["two important differences between your note of my discussion with the Prime Minister and my recollection"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Powell minute for Cabinet Secretary ("Handling of the Gulf Crisis") ["your latest minute is tantamount to suggesting that I deliberately misreported a discussion"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 10 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Powell minute for PM (Message from president Bush) [draft reply for Prime Minister's approval] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Netherlands: Major letter to Netherlands Minister of Finance (index-linked bonds) ["our own experience... has been a positive one"] [declassified July 2017]
PDF 90 Dec 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Sir Leon Brittan letter for PM Major (EMU) [proposed modifications to the hard ecu plan] [declassified July 2017]
PDF 90 Dec 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Powell letter to FCO ("Iraq/Kuwait: President Bush's letter to the PM") [revised draft approved] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 11 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Gulf War: MOD letter to No.10 ("Royal visits to the Armed Forces") ["The Defence Secretary would see value in a visit from a member of the Royal Family to the Gulf...He liked the idea of the Prince of Wales"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Cabinet Office briefing for PM ("OPD(G): 12 December") [BW Immunisation; current international situation; media handling; advice to British communities in war risk countries; British Embassy in Kuwait] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Powell briefing for PM ("Meetings on the Gulf") [the position of the Israelis and the likeliness of an Isareli pre-emptive attack on Iraqi's missiles and chemical arsenal] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: FCO minute for PM ("British Embassy in Kuwait") ["I believe, however, that the time has come to withdraw Mr Weston and Mr Banks"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute for PM ('EMU') [options for UK approach to the EMU IGC] [declassified July 2017]
PDF 90 Dec 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Treasury briefing for MT ("Meeting with Sir Michael Butler and Letter from Sir Leon Brittan") [declassified July 2017]
PDF 90 Dec 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Turkey: Turkish President Ozal letter for John Major (The Global Water Initiative) [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 90 Dec 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Bush Library) Gulf War: George Bush meeting with Israeli PM (Yitzhak Shamir) (record of conversation) [declassified 1999]
PDF 90 Dec 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: MOD letter to Powell ("Operation Granby") [operational planning for Operation Granby] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 12 We Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Gulf War: ("Iraq/Kuwait") [UK position paper] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Powell minute for PM (meeting with Mr. Kinnock) ["the question is whether you would prefer to do it before or after Christmas"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Cabinet Office briefing for PM ("OPD(G): 13 December") [BW immunisation; implications of Iraqi partial withdrawal from Kuwait; implications of a total Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Gulf crisis: distribution of respirators to civilians"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Powell briefing for PM ("Meeting on the Gulf") [anthrax immunisation; respirators to British civilians; implications of partial or total Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait;] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Powell note for FCO ("the Gulf") ["further message to the Prime Minister from President Bush on the Gulf"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Powell note for FCO ("Gulf") [tentative arrangements for the Prime Minister's meeting with the Leader of the Opposition on 17 December] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Powell note for PM ("Gulf: Briefing for the Leader of the Opposition") ["the only mutually convenient time we have been able to find is at 2030 hours on Monday 17 December"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Cradock minute for PM ("Implications of Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait") [problems brought out and issues not addressed by the two papers for the the OPD(G)] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: FCO briefing for the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ("Call on Cardinal Hume") ["discuss with him the various issues connected with the Gulf War which are of concern to the Catholic Church"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 90 Dec 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (John Major, Sir Michael Butler) [EMU; Major's "aim was to move the focus away from the issue of sovereignty and concentrate on the economic arguments"] [declassified July 2017]
Text 90 Dec 12 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Speech receiving Freedom of City of Westminster
PDF 90 Dec 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: FCO letter to Powell ("Iraq-Kuwait: Message from the President of Nauru") [message from the President of Nauru to the PM about the liberation of foreign hostages in Iraq and draft reply] [declassified Jul 2018]

Documents lie at the core of this website, each one dated and sorted chronologically (by default) in search results. Most are images in PDF format of original paper documents scanned or filmed for the site. There also transcripts of speeches and interviews, press articles, photos, videos, and more. The document database contains tens of thousands of items and permits complex searching.

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).

Guides are articles about key events and topics. Many were written to accompany annual releases of Mrs Thatcher’s private and party papers at the Churchill Archive Centre in Cambridge.

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