MT Engagement Diary
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | Thatcher MSS (Churchill Archive Centre): THCR6/1/2/4 |
| Editorial comments: | Taken from a typed version of the appointment diary prepared in the Garden Room following MT's resignation but before 1992. The handwritten original has also been studied and material from that source has sometimes been added in, with explicit notes to that effect. The handwritten volumes will eventually make their way to TNA. |
| Importance ranking: | Minor |
| Word count: | 1p |
Friday 12 March 1982
0840
Left No. 10 for Northolt
0930
Took off for Newcastle Airport
1040
Arrived and drove to NEI Power Engineering Ltd., Saltmeadows, Gateshead: met by Duncan MacDonald, Chairman
1120
Toured No. 4 and No. 5 bays to see AGR and fast reactor work
1200
Moved to Boardroom for informal discussions with Chairman and Directors
1230
Left for Five Bridges Hotel
1240
Arrived Hotel
1300
Lunch for Party workers
1340
Brief address
1350
Circulated around tables
1440
Left for Southwick Shipyard, Sunderland
1500
Arrived Shipyard - introductions
1510
Walked to launch platform for presentation of bouquet
Photographs
1530
Launching of “United Effort”
1545
Left by car for canteen
Refreshments
1630
Speech and presentation by Mr. Kimger (Austin Pickersgill), Mr. Atkinson (Br. Shipyards) and Sir Y.K. Pao
Reply
1635
Interview with Sir Y.K. Pao
1640
Left for Newcastle Airport
1820
Arrived Northolt and drove to No. 10