MT Engagement Diary
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | Thatcher MSS (Churchill Archive Centre): THCR6/1/2/1 |
| Editorial comments: | Taken from a typed version of the appointment diary prepared in the Garden Room at some point following MT’s resignation. The original remained in the custody of the Cabinet Office. The text differs in places from a second MS text of the diary at THCR 6/1/1/30, which probably derived from MT’s office at the House of Commons: elements from that second document have been added to this online version where they add material of substance (and explicitly noted as such). |
| Importance ranking: | Minor |
| Word count: | 1p |
Friday 7 September 1979
1045
Left Station Hotel
1100
Arrived Shell Main Building, 1 Altons Farm Road, Tullos
1110
Moved to Exhibition Room for 20-minute briefing
1130
Left Exhibition
1135
Arrived new Operations Centre Building
1145
Arrived in Operations Room on first floor
1155
Moved to adjacent room housing display panel and the monitors of the computer system for explanation and demonstration
1210
Left Operations room
1215
Arrived in main foyer for opening ceremony, including at
1230
Unveiling of plaque and presentation and seven-minute speech
1245
Informal meeting with the press
1250
Left for Brent Room, Main Building
1255
Arrived back in Brent Room for lunch and speeches
1430
Left Shell Main Building
1440
Arrived John Wood Group, Tullos Estate. Met by Mr. Ian Wood, Managing Director
Presentation on the work of the John Wood Group, followed by tour of the factory
1600
Departed John Wood Group for Station Hotel
1830
Reception on HMS LINDISFARNE
2000
Returned to Hotel
Overnight at Station Hotel