Wednesday 14 September 1983
0800 Hair
0900 Mr. David Hobson
0930 Mervyn Kohler - presentation of gifts symbolic of Irish life [thro’ Mr Alison]
0950 Mr. Parkinson
1030 Chief Whip [John Wakeham], Mr. Shrimsley, Mr. Gummer
1105 Depart No. 10 for Britannic House
1130 Performed opening ceremony of BP's Magnus Oilfield, Britannic House [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: [DT away].]
Buffet lunch
1400 Left Britannic House
1420 Arrived No.10
1515 Mr. Michael Spicer [see THCR 2/6/3/16 part 1 f19; Michael Alison also present]
1530 Lord Thomas
1600 Charles Douglas-Home
1700 Interview with Mr. Thomas Vail of the Cleveland Plain Dealer
1800 Secretary of State for the Environment [Patrick Jenkin]
1830 Chancellor of Exchequer [Nigel Lawson] and Governor [Robin Leigh-Pemberton] and Mr. Middleton [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment
diary: [re Brazil] Mr. Leehnis.]
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