Personal and party papers, Cambridge
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. 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 |
Monday 24 November 1980
0830
Left Villa Wolkonsky for Palazzo Quirinale
0840
Breakfast with President Pertini, Signor Forlani and Signor Colombo
0945
Left Palazzo Quirinale for the Vatican
0955
Arrived. Greeted by the Prefect of the Pontifical Household
1000
Called on Cardinal Secretary of State Casaroli
1030
Called on His Holiness The Pope
1050
Prime Minister’s Party presented to the Pope
1100
Left Vatican for Ciampino Airport
1130
Took off.
1315
Arrived Northolt
Lunch in flat
1515
Left for House of Commons
1530
Listened to Statement by the Chancellor
1700
Sir Robert Armstrong
1730
Taped Christmas Messages for NAHO and Salvation Army