Monday 17 January 1983
0845 Dr. Henderson
1000 Media
1030 Courtesy call by High Commissioner of Mauritius
1045 John Sparrow
1200 Chief Whip [Michael Jopling]
1215 Chief Whip [Michael Jopling], FCS [Francis Pym], Chairman [Cecil Parkinson] and Lord President [John Biffen] [Handwritten original indicates that the Home
Secretary, Willie Whitelaw, also attended.]
1245 Above joined by Chancellor [Sir Geoffrey Howe] and Home Secretary [Willie Whitelaw] re Finances for Opposition Parties
1300 Lunch for colleagues
1500 [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: Meeting on Serpell Report [AW (Alan Walters), BI (Bernard Ingham), + FM (Ferdie Mount)
& MS (Michael Scholar)].]
[Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: Keep free for Franks Report.]
1530 [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: Home Secretary (Willie Whitelaw)’s Statement.]
1615 [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: Lord Carrington.]
1715 S/S Defence [Michael Heseltine] re Falklands
1745 S/S Education [Sir Keith Joseph] [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: [Personal matter].]
1830-2000 Reception for Federation of Conservative Students +DT
1855 To House of Commons
1900 Vote [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: 3 Line.]
1905 Returned to No. 10
Dined H/C +IG [Ian Gow]
Paired after 2200
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