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| Document type: | Declassified documents |
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| Source: | Walters MSS (Churchill Archives Centre): WTRS 3/1/1 |
| Editorial comments: | The initials 'MBC' refer to Monetary Base Control. The very earliest entry in the diary on 5 January simply records: "Fly to UK". The full handwritten text of the 1981 diary can be read here. The document is 80MB, so may take time to download. |
| Importance ranking: | Key |
| Word count: | 1p |
| Themes: | Executive (appointments), Monetary policy |
Pesky press at airport. P [Paddie Walters] looked lovely.
Saw MT at 10:00. All affable and unflappable. What should she do about Geoffrey [Sir Geoffrey Howe] ? Who could she promote. No-one. Said come and see me whenever you like. I discussed program - MBC [Monetary Base Control] was important - but I thought monetary policy had worked, if anything, too well.