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1983 Sep 15 - 1984 Jul 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1369
Science and technology (Maintaining the strength of the science base; the science budget; review of high energy particle physics (HEPP); annual review of government funded research and development 1984) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 396
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84 Apr 12 Th Major Science and technology: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Meeting on Scientific Research") [date; venue] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 7 We Major Science and technology: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (proposed Review of High Energy Particle Physics) [MT concurs with Robin Nicholson's case for the Review & notes Geoffrey Howe's concerns] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Oct 18 Tu Major Science and technology: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Maintaining the Strength of the Science Base") [proposal for "increase in the Science Vote which might be funded by savings in Defence R & D"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 23 Mo Major Science and technology: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Annual Review of Government Funded Research and Development") [copy of the Review; ACARD analysis of Review; next steps] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Oct 14 Fr Major Science and technology: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Maintaining the Strength of the Science Base") [tentative proposal for increase in the Science Vote to be funded by savings in Defence R&D] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 1 Fr Major Science and technology: Department of Education and Science letter to No.10 ("Science Budget: 8 July Seminar: Interim Report") [attendees; themes; programme; equipment] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 25 Mo Major Science and technology: Heseltine minute to MT ("Maintaining the Strength of the Science Base") ["I would not wish to see any change in the present balance between intra- and extramural basic defence research"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Oct 4 Tu Major Science and technology: Heseltine minute to MT ("Maintaining the Strength of the Science Base") [case against Keith Joseph proposal for increase in the Science Vote to be funded by savings in Defence R&D] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 26 Mo Major Science and technology: Heseltine minute to MT ("Review of High Energy Particle Physics") [comparative costs of Defence R&D expenditure and Dept of Education & Science expenditure on CERN] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 2 Th Major Science and technology: Howe minute to Keith Joseph ("Proposed Review of High Energy Particle Physics") ["my own anxieties that the review would inevitably be seen as evidence that the UK intended to withdraw from CERN"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 13 Tu Major Science and technology: Howe minute to MT ("Review of High Energy Particle Physics (HEPP)") [concern that Review will be seen as heralding UK withdrawal from CERN & as being indicative of lack of UK commitment to European collaboration] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 2 Mo Major Science and technology: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Maintaining the Strength of the Science Base") ["implications of transferring to the university-Research Council system £20M presently intended for intra-mural research in MOD"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Sep 15 Th Major Science and technology: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Maintaining the Strength of the Science Base") [funding for the Research Councils; proposal to divert funding from Defence R&D] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 5 Mo Major Science and technology: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Proposed Review of High Energy Particle Physics") ["to seek your formal concurrence"; UK withdrawal from CERN] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 16 Fr Major Science and technology: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Review of High Energy Particle Physics") [announcement; EU; comparative costs of Defence R&D expenditure and Dept of Education & Science expenditure on CERN] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 28 We Major Science and technology: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Review of High Energy Particle Physics") [announcement; terms of reference; composition of review team] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 29 Th Major Science and technology: Keith Joseph PS letter to No.10 ("Science Budget") [priorities & processes meeting; advances & research meeting: dates; attendees] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 21 Mo Major Science and technology: MT letter to President of the Council of CERN (CERN and the UK) [cost of high energy particle physics research] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 27 Tu Major Science and technology: MT letter to President of the Council of CERN (Review of High Energy Particle Physics) ["await your more considered thoughts"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 13 Tu Major Science and technology: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Sir Keith Joseph") [Science Budget priorities; economic awareness in schools; Review of High Energy Particle Physics] [declassified Jan 2014]