Margaret Thatcher Engagement Diary - Tue 3 June 1980

Document type:	Declassified documents
Source:	Thatcher MSS (Churchill Archive Centre): THCR6/1/2/2
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. Material has been added to this entry from the handwritten original of the 1980 appointment diary, accessed at the Cabinet Office prior to transfer to TNA. The full text of that volume can be accessed here.
Importance ranking:	Minor
Word count:	1p

Tuesday 3 June 1980

0800

Breakfast: education team

0915

Messrs. [Derek] Howe, Gow, Ingham and Sanders

0930-1030

BBC Interview on Airey Neave documentary [Mr Rea: 743.1272] [Derek Howe dealing]

1030

John Sparrow [TL (Tim Lankester)]

1115

Chancellor of the Exchequer [Sir Geoffrey Howe] and S/S Environment [Typescript is in error. According to handwritten original, meeting was with S/S Employment (Jim Prior) not S/S Environment. This is confirmed by the No. 10 Record of Conversation available here. Handwritten original also adds “[T.L. (Tim Lankester)]”]

1200

Mr. Tony Durant and officers of Environment Committee plus S/S Environment [Michael Heseltine] [IG (Ian Gow)]

1300

Lunch and Questions briefing

1515

Questions

1530

Mr. Julian Amery, MP - H/C

1600

Mr. Norman Fowler re Sir Arthur Peterson - H/C

1655

Sir Charles Troughton (Chairman, British Council)

1730

Meeting of Ministers [[Re British Council] [For/ Sec (Lord Carrington), Chancellor (Sir Geoffrey Howe), Min/ CSD (Paul Channon), Min/ Trade (Cecil Parkinson), Chief Whip (Michael Jopling), RTA (Sir Robert Armstrong)]

1830-1930

Drinks for Blue Ball Committee +DT [Mr Ridsdale] [Via Lady Tilney]

2000

Dined at the House with Ian Gow

1800

[Beating retreat]

MT Engagement Diary