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1985 Aug 28 - 1986 Dec 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1863
National Health (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2015 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 240
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Date Value Title
86 Oct 7 Tu Major National Health: Howe minute for Norman Fowler (“AIDS”) [screening for overseas students entering UK] [declassified 2015]
86 Oct 7 Tu Major National Health: No.10 minute for MT (“AIDS”) [press reports MT had approved leaflet; in fact not yet decided] [declassified 2015]
86 Oct 17 Fr Major National Health: Minister of State for Scotland minute for Norman Fowler (“Screening for AIDS”) [declassified 2015]
86 Oct 21 Tu Major National Health: Armstrong minute for MT (“AIDS”) [seriousness of issue; urges senior ministerial group to drive policy; MT agrees] [declassified 2015]
86 Oct 27 Mo Major National Health: Ingham minute for Willetts (“AIDS”) ["certainly a feeling abroad that the Government is doing too little … that the Prime Minister is acting as a break on educational publicity"] [declassified 2015]
86 Oct 27 Mo Major National Health: Willetts minute for Bearpark (“AIDS”) ["probably the most important public health issue this century"; measures to remove perception of failure to respond] [declassified 2015]
86 Nov 7 Fr Major National Health: No.10 minute for MT (“AIDS”) [H(A) meeting next Tuesday; MT endorses household leaflet] [declassified 2015]
86 Nov 7 Fr Major National Health: Policy Unit minute for MT (“AIDS”) [recommends she agrees household leaflet] [declassified 2015]
86 Nov 7 Fr Major National Health: Ingham minute for Whitelaw (“AIDS Committee”) ["important that the Government gets this under control at the outset"] [declassified 2015]
86 Nov 7 Fr Major National Health: Norman Fowler minute for Howe (“AIDS”) [screening for visitors entering UK] [declassified 2015]
86 Nov 11 Tu Major National Health: No.10 minute for MT (“AIDS”) [H(A) meeting conclusions; leaflet agreed] [declassified 2015]
86 Nov 18 Tu Major National Health: Kenneth Clarke minute for Whitelaw (“AIDS and Employment”) [declassified 2015]
86 Nov 26 We Major National Health: No.10/Policy Unit briefing for MT (meeting on AIDS) [declassified 2015]
86 Nov 27 Th Major National Health: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Norman Fowler- Whitelaw-Sir Donald Acheson) [AIDS] [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 3 We Major National Health: Department of Health and Social Security minute for No.10 (“AIDS: Briefing to the Prime Minister”) [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 16 Tu Major National Health: Policy Unit minute for MT (“AIDS”) [medical research, sterile needles for drug addicts, announcements] [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 30 Tu Major National Health: Norman Fowler minute for MT (AIDS - Ministerial broadcast) [to coincide with leaflet drop] [declassified 2015]
86 Dec 31 We Major National Health: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Norman Fowler) [agreed to seek maximum media coverage for AIDS leaflet but no ministerial broadcast] [declassified 2015]