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1984 Sep 15 - 1985 May 24
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1582
Nationalised Industries (Gas and electricity policy: gas industry privatisation; industrial energy policy) (Part 10)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 251
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85 Mar 25 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Butler minute to MT ("Meeting with Secretary of State for Energy: Tuesday, 26 March, 10.30 a.m.") [brief for meeting with Walker on future of the coal industry] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 24 We Major Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Privatisation of the Gas Industry (E(A) (85) 24)") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 4 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Sleipner") [supports Walker in rejecting gas deal with Norway; future gas imports and export regime] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 28 We Major Nationalised Industries: Department of Energy letter to No.10 ("Gas Privatisation") ['[Walker] is much concerned...that discussion of this matter...should not reach any wide circle in Government'] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 27 We Major Nationalised Industries: Department of Energy letter to No.10 ("Gas Privatisation") [next steps] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Sep 27 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Department of Energy letter to No.10 ("Sleipner") [negotiations on imports from Sleipner gas field] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 3 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Department of Energy note to No.10 ("Gas Privatisation") [draft Parliamentary statement] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 14 Th Major Nationalised Industries: FCO letter to No.10 ("Anglo-Norwegian Relations: Sleipner Gas") [Norwegian response to British decision not to pursue gas deal; draft message to Norwegian Prime Minister] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Oct 4 Th Major Nationalised Industries: FCO letter to No.10 ("Sleipner") [encourages movement in negotiations on imports from Sleipner gas field] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 4 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Howe minute to MT ("Sleipner") [supports Walker in rejecting gas deal with Norway; concern about relations with Norway and NATO allies] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 19 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: MT letter to Prime Minister Willoch of Norway (decision of UK Government not to agree Sleipner gas deal with Norway) ['I know our decision...was a disappointment to you'] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 5 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 letter to Department of Energy ("Sleipner") [supports Walker in rejecting gas deal with Norway; rejects recommendation that BGC opens negotiations with potential gas suppliers immediately] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 11 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Walker-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Moore-Redwood) ["Gas Privatisation"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 26 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Walker-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Moore-Redwood) ["Gas Privatisation"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 15 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Moore-Walker) ["Gas Industry Privatisation"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 22 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to MT ("BGC Privatisation") [argues for privatisation of British Gas Corporation by 'early 1987'] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 12 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to MT ("BGC Privatisation") [comment on Walker's proposals for gas privatisation] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 24 We Major Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to MT ("BGC Privatisation") [strategy proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 1 We Major Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Gas Industry Privatisation (C(85) 10)") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 8 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to MT ("GEC and the Subsidy Machine") [analysis of position of General Electric Company] [declassified Dec 2014]