Wednesday 2 December 1981
0900 Joy Robilliard and Mrs. Crawford for Christmas discussion
0915 Meeting of Ministers re Gymnich
1000 OD [Willie Whitelaw, Lord Carrington, Sir Geoffrey Howe, Lord Hailsham, John Nott, Humphrey Atkins]
1100-1130 Professor Patrick Minford + Professors Walters and Burns
1130-1200 Sir Derek Rayner and Sir Robert Armstrong
1200 Meeting with Officers of Finance Backbench Committee
1250 Depart No. 10
1300 Lunch with the Economist +BI [Bernard Ingham]
1420 Left for H/C
1430 Meeting with 1922 Executive - H/C
1530 Sat in for Chancellor's statement [Sir Geoffrey Howe] - H/C
1700 Sir Raymond Pennock
1730 Chancellor [Sir Geoffrey Howe]
1815-1915 Visited Press Association +BI [Bernard Ingham] - 85 Fleet Street
2000-2015 [?sic] Dinner for Lord and Lady Thorneycroft +DT
2200 Three Line: Vote
Paired after 2200
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