MT Engagement Diary
| 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. |
| Importance ranking: | Minor |
| Word count: | 1p |
Friday 19 September 1980
0850
Leave Embassy for Elysée
0900
Breakfast and tete-a-tete meeting with President Giscard
1030
Enlarged session of talks at Elysée - joined by M. Barre, Lord Privy Seal
1130
Leave Elysée with M. Barre for Matignon
1235
Leave Matignon
1255
Arrive Elysée for lunch with President Giscard
1445
Plenary session
1600
Meeting with the Press - Jardin d’Hiver
1620
Leave Elysée for Residence
1625
Arrive Residence
1635
Brief British Press - Salon Bleu
1700
Leave for Villacoublay
1725
Arrive Villacoublay
1730
Leave for Bordeaux
1840
Arrive Bordeaux (met by M. Barre)
Drive to Hotel du Prefet
1910
Arrive Hotel du Prefet
1958
Leave Hotel for dinner for the Franco/British Council
2245
Dinner ends
2315
Leave for airport
2345
Take off for London
2345
Land at Heathrow (Local time)
Drive to No. 10