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PDF 86 Feb 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: DTI record of conversation (Lansley call to Alan Bristow) [Bristow agreeing that Tebbit could refer to earlier conversation; Bristow unable to ignore Cuckney concert party accusation] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Feb 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Alan Bristow message for MT (copies her his press statement on Westland) [offer of a knighthood not made with government authority] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Feb 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: No.10 press notice (“Westland: A Statement by the Prime Minister”) [rejects claim that knighthood was offered to Alan Bristow to assist in negotiations] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Feb 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (fallout from Westland) [“press portrays weekend as of hats being thrown into the ring for Tory leadership succession”] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Feb 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: DTI record of conversation (Sir Brian Hayes, Sir Humphrey Atkins, John Gilbert) ["Discussion of the terms under which information was to be handed over [to] Sir Humphrey & Dr Gilbert"] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Feb 10 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Westland: No.10 record of telephone conversation (Wicks, Brittan) [Brittan critical of Armstrong evidence, "a flagrant steer … in a particular direction which he could not accept"] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Feb 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Brian Hayes minute for Armstrong (“Meeting with Sir Humphrey Atkins and Dr. Gilbert”) [disagreement as to whether evidence could be published by Defence Committee without ministerial agreement] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Feb 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (fallout from Westland) [backbenchers in favour of MT leading party into next election] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Feb 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Armstrong letter to Sir Brian Hayes (“Meeting with Sir Humphrey Atkins and Dr. Gilbert”) [agrees what to hand over to them, subject to approval by your Secretary of State] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Feb 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (fallout from Westland) [“battling Thatcher back on top form”] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Feb 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: DTI letter to Clerk to the Defence Committee (enclosing extracted DTI documents on Westland affair) [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Feb 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Armstrong letter to Sir Brian Hayes (release of DTI documents to Defence Select Committee) [approves] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Feb 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Powell minute for Wicks (“Westland: Lord Trefgarne”) [line to take over "mystery shareholders"] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Feb 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Armstrong letter to Clerk of the Select Committee on Defence (corrections to transcript of his evidence) [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Feb 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (economy, Westland) [shares at record level, Westland vote to accept Sikorsky rescue offer] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Feb 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Ingham minute for MT ("Panorama Interview") [“show the public that you are still fit and well, in charge, and as determined as ever”] [released Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Feb 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Westland: Stephen Sherbourne minute (leaders from popular press) [“It is time the Tories got their act together”] [released Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Feb 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Wicks minute for MT (draft response to Owen letter) [refusing demand for disciplinary action against Powell and Ingham] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Feb 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Armstrong minute for Wicks (inquiry into leak of Brittan minutes to Observer and BBC Panorama) [inconclusive, but came from Ministry of Defence; Heseltine had "the strongest motive and probably the best opportunity"] [declassified 2016]
Text 86 Feb 17 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for BBC1 Panorama
PDF 86 Feb 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Budget) [MT seen to have hinted that thresholds will rise] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Feb 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Sellafield, economy) [Garret FitzGerald to raise Irish concerns over plant, pound rallies] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Feb 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Defence Committee letter to Department of Trade and Industry (press release of DTI documents) [encloses copy] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Feb 20 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Ingham minute for MT ("Language/Vision") [“your domination of politics and intellectual argument - need to maintain flow of ideas and for "new and more appealing language … the, to you, hateful word 'vision'”] [released Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Feb 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Sellafield) [safety experts to audit plant, argument over who ordered inquiry] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Feb 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (British Leyland) [Cabinet rebellion against another American takeover] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Feb 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Department of Trade and Industry letter to Armstrong (memoranda for Defence Select Committee) [follow up to Hayes evidence] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Feb 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Wicks minute for MT (Defence Select Commitee) [Chief Whip saw three Conservtive members of committee & thinks they will now drop plans to call Powell and Ingham as witnesses] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Feb 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Cabinet Office note for the record (Robert Armstrong’s evidence to the Treasury & Civil Service Select Committee) [role of civil servants; implications of Westland affair] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Feb 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Labour party) [Liverpool militants] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Feb 28 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (JMB scandal) [reignited after customs gold bullion swoop] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Feb 28 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Armstrong minute for Wicks (“Defence Committee”) [additional questions the committee wants to ask Armstrong - "a tremendous fishing expedition"] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 3 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Armstrong minute for Wicks (“Defence Select Committee”) [Westland: oral evidence] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Stephen Sherbourne minute ("Central Council speech") [MT should set out "'vision' (for want of a better word), your 'agenda for the nineties'"] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Mar 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Defence Select Committee”) [Westland] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (British Leyland) [takeover bid] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Mar 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Department of Trade & Industry letter to Clerk to the Defence Committee (memoranda on the Westland affair) [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Anglo/Italian Summit") [arms control; G5; industrial joint ventures; arms sales to Argentina; oil prices; CAP reform; Middle East] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Cabinet Office letter to Department of Trade & Industry (books on Westland affair) [policy on requests to officials for interviews] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Stark minute to No.10 (Defence Select Committee: Westland inquiry) [Robert Armstrong oral evidence] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Italy: MT draft opening statement for press conference (Anglo-Italian Summit in Florence) ["...we found ourselves substantially in agreement..."; deletes joke about Sikorsky helicopter] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: UKHC New Delhi telegram to FCO (“Westlands”) [trade deal confirmed] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: MT letter to Rajiv Gandhi (Westlands helicopter contract) [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Wicks minute to MT (Trade & Industry Select Committee: Westland inquiry) [Alan Bristow’s refusal to disclose two names] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Apr 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Wicks minute to MT (Trade & Industry Select Committee: Westland inquiry) [Dalyell calls for prosecutions and Speaker rejects complaint from Committee] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Apr 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister/DTI: Wicks briefing for MT ("Meeting with Secretary of State for Trade and Industry") [Channon in post for two months - "purpose of this general chat is to hear from him his current concerns"; shipbuilding; manifesto] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Apr 21 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Defence Committee letter to No.10 (Westland inquiry) [transcript of evidence] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 May 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: No.10 minute to MT ("Report of the Privileges Committee") ["... leak of the draft Report of the Environment Committee on Radioactive Waste... It is a rather odd principle that a journalist should be punished and the leaker should go free... But, however cogent Bernard's arguments, Government members must be seen to vote in favour of the report, given that the Lord Privy Seal is the Chairman and the Attorney General is a member"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Jul 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: No.10 letter to Whitelaw PS (“Response to the TCSC report on ‘Civil Servants and Ministers: Duties and Responsibilities’”) [timing of publication of response to TCSC report and Defence Select Committee report on Westland] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jul 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (Select Committee on Defence: Westland report) [MT on press leaks: “We do nothing. This report is like any other”] [declassified 2016]

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