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PDF 89 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Main News, Eggs, Legal profession, Chancellor/Budget) [three main stories: legal profession Green Paper; Currie's letter on eggs; Toyota looking for European factory site] [released Feb 2019]
PDF 89 Mar 15 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Main News, Other News, Budget Treatment, Budget Comment) [Budget "cautious, dull and even boring - but prudent in making counter inflation priority target"] [released Feb 2019]
PDF 89 Sep 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Ingham briefing for MT (chat with Brian Walden) ["What he is searching for is 'a slowing down without a loss of dynamic'"] [released Mar 2019]
PDF 89 Oct 1 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Walters module for conference speech ("Draft speech for the PM: Economy") [cut in rates after Black Monday as rationalisation of current inflation, "best one to use"] [released Mar 2019]
PDF 89 Oct 7 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Walters minute for MT (sends column by Andrew Alexander) [MT should have sacked Lawson in summer reshuffle] [released Mar 2019]
PDF 89 Oct 26 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: MT memoir ("Nigel Lawson's Resignation Oct 1989") ["unless I agreed to sack Alan Walters, he would hand in his resignation ... an absurd, indeed reprehensible proposition"] [released Mar 2019]
PDF 89 Oct 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Ingham briefing for MT (Walden interview) [briefing before and after Lawson's resignation; latter MT "first saw ... AFTER the interview!!"] [released Mar 2019]
PDF 89 Oct 29 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Lennox-Boyd note for MT (canvassing backbench opinion on Lawson resignation) [worries, doubts, damage] [released Mar 2019]
PDF 89 Oct 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Charles Powell minute for MT (conversation with Tim Bell) ["real and serious problem for the Government ... in danger of losing in two years time"; suggestions for change] [released Mar 2019]
PDF 89 Nov 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Perks minute for MT (Howe speech after Lawson resignation) [journalists told Ingham that Howe 'acolytes' rang them to talk up the speech and offer 'spin'] [released Mar 2019]
PDF 89 Nov 5 Su Declassified documents Key Archive (Walters MSS) Economy: MT letter to Alan Walters (his resignation) [thanks, regrets, explanations] [released Mar 2019]
PDF 89 Nov 6 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe: Nick Ridley personal minute for MT (functioning of ERM) [French Franc's depreciation against DM; recent stability due to improved control of unit costs relative to Germany and successful monetary policy] [released Mar 2019]
PDF 89 Nov 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Walters letter to MT (thanks for hers) ["I will always remain at your service whenever you wish"] [released Mar 2019]
PDF 89 Nov 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Whittingdale minute for MT ("Monday lunches") [invite Howe; Lennox-Boyd agrees, "a pleasant gesture which would cost you nothing and would be well received"] [released Mar 2019]
PDF 89 Nov 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Turnbull minute for MT (Alan Walters) [Walters grateful for her letter, not writing his side of the case, rejecting Murdoch offer of a regular column] [released Mar 2019]
PDF 89 Nov 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Lennox-Boyd note for MT (Lawson resignation) [most people in House think "immediate problems caused by Nigel's resignation are now over"; Forman and Lamont think there will be no 'comeback' from Lawson] [released Mar 2019]
PDF 89 Nov 27 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Ingham minute for MT (Independent's coverage of economic policy) [mischevious account of MT Press Conference] [released Mar 2019]
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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).

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