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PDF 90 Oct 15 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Gulf, Politics, Economy/Pay) [Hurd and Heath row over whose idea it was Heath should go to Iraq] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Oct 16 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Gulf, Gorbachev, Economy) [Hurd gets frosty reception in Israel] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Oct 16 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Chris Patten minute to MT ("Charge Capping: Lambeth") [doing nothing is not an option] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Oct 17 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Gulf/Middle East, Soviet Union, South Africa) [MT and Bush warn Hussein of war crimes charges] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Oct 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Gulf/Middle East, Economy/EC) [Hurd's trip to Israel seen as a disaster] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Politics, Gulf, Industry) [SPD win Eastbourne] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Local Authority Finance 1991/92") [capping proposals will be controversial] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Bilateral Meeting with the Chancellor") [central forecast: exchange rate; wage settlements; oil prices; inflation forecast] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Major PS minute to Barry Potter ("The October Forecast") [expected growth of 0.5 percent in 1991; high figure for 1991 community charge] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Ingham minute to MT ("Presentation post-Bournemouth/Eastbourne") [government and party "need to be made to snap out of it .... It's later than they think"] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Gulf/Middle East, Politics, Community Charge) [American mood on Iraq] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer) [ERM entry; interest rate cut; public spending round] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Gulf, Politics, Child Benefit) [Hussein in Kuwait] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Oct 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Gulf, Ted Heath, Economy, EC) [hostages in Iraq] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Oct 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (IRA, Gulf, EC) [IRA's "human bombs" attacks in Londonderry and Newry] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Oct 26 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Chris Patten minute to John Major ("Local Authority Interest Rate Swaps") [Hammersmith and Fulham case before the Lords for a judgment] [released July 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 26 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Education: John O'Sullivan memorandum to MT (education as a major plank in government programme and manifesto) ["consider bringing back Norman Tebbit as Education Secretary"] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Oct 26 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Gulf, Ireland, Economy, EC) [America ready to send more troops to Gulf] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Oct 28 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (AEI) EC: Rome European Council (Presidency Conclusions)
PDF 90 Oct 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (EC, Politics, Economy, Gulf) [Delors' plans for single currency] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Oct 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patten PS minute to Barry Potter ("Autumn Announcement") [statement on local government finance] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Oct 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (EC, GATT, Gulf) [MT refuses to apologise for attacks on Euro leaders] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Oct 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: David Waddington minute to Chris Patten ("Local Government Finance 1991-92: Autumn Announcement and Community Charge Capping") [SSA formula] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Oct 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Chancellor") [public expenditure and Autumn Statement; next steps on EMU] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Gorbachev's visit to Paris") [briefing from Quai d'Orsay on Franco-Soviet Treaty, visit "longer on form than substance"] ​​​​​​​[declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (EC, Economy, Gulf) [Hussein puts troops on alert] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Nov 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Tony Newton minute to Chris Patten ("Community Charge: Exemption for School Leavers") [don't want a repeat of last Session's wrangling over students] [released July 2017]
PDF 90 Nov 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (EC, Economy, Gulf) [Bush says he has run out of patience with Hussein] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Nov 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Howe resignation, Gulf) [Howe storms out in row over Europe] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Nov 5 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Nigel Wicks minute to MT ("London Economic Summit") [associating the Soviet Union to the Summit, theme for the Summit] [released July 2017]
PDF 90 Nov 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (EC-Tory Party, Economy, Gulf) [Tory big guns open fire on Heseltine] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Nov 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Tory Party, Gulf) [You flush out leadership challengers - by setting timetable for any election] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Nov 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Ingham briefing for MT ("BBC Lunch") ["very hard words" with John Sergeant "disgraceful journalism in forecasting a challenge to you on the basis of gossip"] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Nov 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Queen's Speech debate, Industry) [MT's warning to Iraq to get out of Kuwait] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Nov 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Douglas Hurd minute for MT ("Economic effects of the Gulf crisis on our main Aid recipients") [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Nov 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: David Hunt minute to Norman Lamont ("1991-92 AEF for Scotland: RSG/NDRI Split") [has to defend a poundage which is higher than in England] [released July 2017]
PDF 90 Nov 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Autumn Statement, Gulf) [You are first out of the starting gate in any leadership race] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Nov 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Tory leadership, Gulf, Economy/Europe) [King says Heseltine must not challenge you while Gulf crisis lasts] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Nov 13 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Ingham note to MT (Geoffrey Howe's resignation speech) [text from which Howe spoke] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Nov 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Your speech/leadership, Gulf, Economy) [You hit any challenger all over the ground] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Nov 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Chancellor") [financial markets; economic indicators] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Nov 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Media, Religion, Foreign, Leadership) [You are fighting for your political life as Howe urges MPs to mutiny] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Nov 15 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Nigel Wicks minute to Charles Powell ("London Economic Summit") [arrangements, possible association of USSR with the Summit, costs, Sherpas' meetings] [released July 2017]
PDF 90 Nov 15 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Barry Potter minute to Patten PS ("Community Charge: Student Gap") [not considered a priority for legislation] [released July 2017]
PDF 90 Nov 15 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Leadership) [MT is bookies' favourite 2-1 on] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Nov 15 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer) [interest rates cut; economic slowdown] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Nov 15 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Griffiths minute for MT ("European Commission, ERM and Central Bank") [Minford says European Commission had sent paper to Treasury on UK economy which could provide ammunition against Howe] [declassified July 2017]
PDF 90 Nov 16 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Barry Potter minute to MT ("Local Government (Scotland: Business Rates)") [argument between Rifkind and Lamont] [released July 2017]
PDF 90 Nov 16 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Chief Secretary PS note to No.10 ("Difficult Questions") [draft Q&A on recession, inflation, unemployment, public expenditure] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Nov 16 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Barry Potter minute to MT ("The Economy") [excellent overview article in Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin] [declassified Jul 2017]

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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