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 |
Wednesday 17 December 1980
0810
Left No. 10
0830
Dentist
0930-1000
Herr Stobbe: Governing Mayor of Berlin
1000-1015
Secretary of State for Defence
1050
Arrived Great West Door
1100
Presented Woman’s Own Children of Courage Awards followed by Carol Service - Westminster Abbey
1215
Left for No. 10
1230
Mr. Magog and Col. and Mrs. Corbett of Turkey Federation
1300
Lunch in flat
1430
Children and parents from Children of Courage Awards for tour of No. 10
1500
E
1530
1700
Chancellor of the Exchequer
1800
Looked in at Arthur Williamson’s Farewell Party, Press Gallery - H/C
1830-2000
Central Office Christmas Party - 32 Smith Square
Dined H/C with Ian Gow
Paired all day