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Date range: 4 Nov 1986 – 3 Dec 1986. Document type: Declassified documents.

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PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (MI5, Labour defence policy, economy, education, local government) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative party: Michael Alison minute to MT (backbench operation) [“your troops are rallying!”] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative party: Michael Alison minute to MT (mobilising backbenchers) [re-activating backbench group, list of recruits within 24 hours] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MOD minute for Powell ("AEW Decision Timetable") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Lord Trefgarne letter to Broughton (investigation into MOD's usage of his patents) [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: FCO minute for Powell ("SALT Limits") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Garret Fitzgerald letter to MT (her meeting with President Reagan) [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Ridley letter to Edwards (further guidance on planning policies, including land for housing) [Ridley's view on need for new circular not shared by Cabinet colleagues; MT advises that Ridley should make his points in a speech instead] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Chancellor") [the markets/interest rates; Space programme; Cardiff & the Docklands; IMF Managing Director] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: MT message to Gorbachev ("Prime Minister's Message to Gorbachev") [arms control, Afganistan, human rights, terrorism] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Ridley, Edwards, Rifkind, Ingham, Peter Stredder, Chairmen of the the four local authority Associations) ["Meeting with the Local Authority Associations": "All of the associations opposed the community charge"] [declassified Oct 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: No.10 record of telephone conversation (Powell, Bujon) [French vote on the Falklands resolution at the UN] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) France: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("M Giscard D'Estaing") [Giscard's political position, EMS, defence cooperation, east-west issues] [declassified Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Seminar on the Soviet Union") [preliminary arrangements] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Soviet and East European Studies") [MT concerned that loss of expertise is a risk to national security] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with M. Delors") [economic & social situation/job creation; internal market; terrorism; drugs; AIDS; European Cancer Year; MT visit to Washington; East/West relations; ex novo review of EC finances; decisions on beef/milk; research costs; EC Secretary-General] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: President of the European Parliament letter to MT (meeting with President Reagan) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Peter Brooke minute to MT (“Budget Council, 26-27 November”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Peter Brooke letter to Kenneth Clarke (European Community employment initiative) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Kenneth Baker letter to Kenneth Clarke (“EC: Employment Initiative”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Afghanistan: possible European Council statement”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“European Council: Presidency papers”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (MI5, Tory divisions, teachers’ pay, South Africa) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Government policy: Michael Alison minute to MT (“Your meeting with Lord President, Lord Privy Seal and Chief Whip after Cabinet”) [PMQs, Wright case] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 2995 to FCO (0232Z) ("Proposal for the Elimination of Ballistic Missiles") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: Patrick Jenkin MP letter to MT (3rd meeting of the UK-Japan 2000 Group) [industrial/scientific/technological collaboration; education reform] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environmental Affairs: Ridley minute for MT (publication of the Efficiency Scrutiny & transfer of the Industrial Air Pollution Inspectorate) [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Norman Fowler minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc (Scotland) Bill Community Charge Registration: Exchange of Information") [social security records] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: John MacGregor minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Non-Domestic Rates: Indexation") [burden on industry and commerce] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Rifkind PS minute to Nigel Wicks ("Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc (Scotland) Bill") [commentary on the bill] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Whitelaw minute to MT ("Rate Support Grant Settlement 1987/88") [measures to address loss of grant under new proposals] [declassified Oct 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: David Norgrove minute to Lawson PS ("Briefing on Monetary Policy and the Exchange Rate") [MT agreed Lawson suggestion of updated line to take on interest rates and exchange rate; No.10 draft] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Giscard) [French political situation, future of the EMS, nuclear cooperation] [declassified Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: Treasury record of conversation (Lawson-Nanteuil) [arms control, EC budget and agricultural spending, Airbus aid, Nimrod] [declassified Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Germany: UKE Bonn saving telegram 16 to FCO ("Five Wise Men's Annual Report") [outlook for economic growth, unemployment] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Delors, Lamy, Hannay) [economic & social situation/job creation/internal market; terrorism/immigration/drugs; AIDS/cancer; MT visit to Washington/East/West relations/arms control; South Africa; ex novo review of EC finances; decisions on CAP/beef/milk; structural funds; sex discrimination] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: No.10/Policy Unit briefing for MT (meeting on AIDS) [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Cabinet: Community Affairs”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Rome telegram 718 to FCO (1638Z) (“European Council: request for interview with the Prime Minister in the margins”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office letter to Howe PS (“Possible meeting between the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Delors) [EC affairs: economic and social situation; terrorism, immigration, drugs; CAP; structural funds; sex discrimination] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT message to EC Heads of Government (“Presidency Report on Frontier Controls, Terrorism, Immigration and Drugs”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT message to EC Heads of Government (“Presidency Report on the Economic and Social Situation”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT message to EC Heads of Government (European Council in London 5-6 December: agenda) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (MI5, Iran-Contra affair, AIDS, law and order) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: FCO minute for Powell ("Constraints on Shorter-Range INF") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 3015 to FCO (0216Z) ("SALT II Limits") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO minute to No.10 ("Falklands: UNGA Vote: FRG) [MT's draft message to Chancellor Kohl] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("UN Security Council: arms embargo on South Africa") ["[Howe] intends to authorise our delegation in New York to vote for the resolution provided the Americans and French also vote in favour"; MT: "we should not do anything to persuade them to vote that way"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to MT ("Green Paper on Radio Policy") [regime for community radio] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Alastair Burnet letter to MT (DSB) [ITN's proposal for news service] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: David Norgrove note to MT (Duke Hussey) [any meeting would have to be considered carefully] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Brian Griffiths minute to MT ("BBC and ITN") [organisational structure, news, editorial control] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Mr. Orlov") [human rights abuses in the Soviet Union, and their link to disarmament] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Norman Fowler- Whitelaw-Sir Donald Acheson) [AIDS] [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO (“Budget Council, 26-27 November 1986: 1986 and 1987 Budgets”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Copenhagen telegram to FCO (“European Council”) [Denmark not content with internal market package] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(86) 39th (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Reagan, Iran-Contra affair, MI5) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 28 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MOD minute for Powell ("AEW Decision Timetable") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 28 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: FCO minute to MOD ("Implications of the Elimination of Ballistic Missiles") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 28 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Bonn to FCO ("SALT II Ceilings") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 28 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 3024 to FCO (2355Z) ("SALT Limits") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 28 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nicaragua: UKE Washington telegram 3026 to FCO (2330Z) ("NSC/Iran/Nicaragua") [sale of arms to Iran to fund Contras] [declassified Nov 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 28 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MT letter for Chancellor Kohl (German vote on Argentina/Falklands in the UN) [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 28 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Public spending: MacGregor PS minute to David Norgrove ("Cumulating Costs") [quoting spending levels and charges] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 28 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to Norman Tebbit ("World Television Service") [no question of licence fee revenue being used for BBC external services] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 28 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) France: Charles Powell minute to Younger PS ("Anglo-French Nuclear Co-Operation: Discussion with M. Giraud") [some of Giraud's proposals go beyond agreed limits of discussion] [declassified Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 28 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Greece: British Aerospace letter to Charles Powell ("BAe Advanced Turboprop Aircraft (ATP) for Greece") [hopes MT will discuss the possible contract with Papandreou] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 28 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Orlov, Lord Bethell) ["Prime Minister's Meeting with Mr. Orlov": human rights conference in Moscow; conditions for scientists in the USSR] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 28 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Drugs: Policy Unit minute for MT (“India Relents on Drug Liaison Officers”) [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 28 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Prime Minister Gonzalez of Spain letter to MT (completion of the Internal Market) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 28 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Peter Brooke minute to MT (“EC Budget Council, 26-27 November”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 28 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“European Council”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 29 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Prime Minister Craxi of Italy letter to MT (completion of the Internal Market) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Dec 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Cabinet Office minute to MOD ("ALARM") [possible sale of Royal Ordnance to BAe] [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Dec 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Nicholas Edwards minute to Willie Whitelaw ("E(LF): Community Charge - Appeals") [work should be handled by local valuation courts] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Dec 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Whitelaw minute to MT ("Rate Support Grant and Rate Capping: Total Expenditure") ["we are faced with an extremely serious problem... [since 1980] we have calculated a local authority's "total expenditure"... in a way that we must now acknowledge to have no lawful basis"] [declassified Oct 2016]
PDF 86 Dec 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Cabinet Office record of conversation ("Total Expenditure Bill") [Whitelaw, Ridley, Edwards, Biffen, MacGregor, Lang, Wakeham, Lord Denham] [declassified Oct 2016]
PDF 86 Dec 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Cabinet Office minute to David Norgrove ("MISC 128: Meeting on Tuesday 2 December") [regulatory regime for local radio] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Dec 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Greece: UKE Athens telegram 565 to FCO (0845Z) ("The Greek Political Scene: An Update") [Papandreou is "in a corner", will "not be easy to deal with Greece over the coming months"] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 86 Dec 1 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Germany: UKE Bonn telegram 1037 to FCO (1000Z) ("FRG Internal Political Round-Up") [coalition likely to be returned again at election] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Dec 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE The Hague telegram 654 to FCO (0925Z) ("Visit of Dutch Prime Minister and Foreign Minister to Moscow") [reform; human rights; trade; SDI] [released July 2016]
PDF 86 Dec 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative party: Michael Alison minute to MT (Commons support) [first meeting of backbench group] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Dec 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Treasury minute to MOD ("ALARM") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Dec 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Ridley letter to Whitelaw ("Government response to the Fifth Report from the Environment Committee, Session 1985/86: Planning: Appeals, Call-In and Major Enquiries") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Dec 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Chernobyl: Unwin letter to Norgrove ("The Lessons of Chernobyl") [problems with Department of the Environment] ​​​​​​​[released Dec 2017]
PDF 86 Dec 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Chancellor") [the markets; Managing Director of IMF; Peter Walker/Sizewell decision; Bank of England directors; IMF: UK economy; dual resident companies ] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Dec 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO ("Anglo-Italian Summit") [Craxi agrees 11 Feb in London; Powell "Oh dear!"] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Dec 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Regional Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Development") ["I know... that you have been worried about the strength of feeling in the south-east against over rapid development... It does, however, have some other advantages"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Dec 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Regional Policy: Edwards PS letter to No.10 ("South Cardiff urban renewal") [revised text of Ridley speech] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Dec 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to Willie Whitelaw ("'Paying for Local Government': Caravans, Huts and Chalets") [do something to protect owners] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Dec 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Netherlands: FCO briefing for MT ("European Council: Prime Minister's meeting with Mr Lubbers, 1745 hours, 4 December") [key issues] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 86 Dec 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Cabinet Office minute to Hurd PS ("MISC 128: Green Paper on Radio Policy") [financing arrangements] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Dec 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: Francois Mitterrand message to MT (conference of African heads of state) [in French] [declassified Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Dec 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: Francois Mitterrand message to MT (conference of African heads of state) [in French] [declassified Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Dec 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Greece: UKE Athens telegram 570 to FCO (1140Z) ("Papandreou") [defence sale prospects, Greek defence and civil projects] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 86 Dec 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (MI5 case, Kinnock speech in Atlanta) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Dec 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office (70th anniversary of the Cabinet Office) [MT expresses concern about draft article] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Dec 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: Channon minute to MT ("Japan") [summary of conversations with Prime Minister Nakasone and others in Tokyo] [declassified Dec 2014]

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