Monday 7 February 1983
0800 Hair
0930 Meeting on water strike [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: [S/ Scotland (George Younger) away] [S/ NI (Jim Prior) away]
John McKay will attend.]
1000-1030 Media
1030 Chairman [Cecil Parkinson], David Wolfson and Ian Gow re General Election [THCR 6/1/2A/3 indicates that contingency prepared for this meeting, a ‘Guard of
Honour in FCO Quadrangle for King Hassan’, or a Plenary Session at 1145]
1200 Chief Whip [Michael Jopling] [THCR 6/1/2A/3 indicates that contingency prepared for this meeting or for a ‘Tete a tete with King Hassan’ at 1215]
1215 Chief Whip [Michael Jopling], Home Secretary [Willie Whitelaw], Lord President [John Biffen] and Chairman [Cecil Parkinson]
1300 Lunch for colleagues [THCR 6/1/2A/3 indicates that contingency prepared for this meeting or for a ‘Lunch for Arab Delegation’ at 1300 for 1315]
1430-1500 Meeting of Ministers re imports of milk [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: FCS (Francis Pym), Min Ag (Peter Walker),
S/ Trade (Lord Cockfield), Solicitor General (Sir Ian Percival), Chief Secretary (Leon Brittan), D. Hancock.]
1500 Chief Secretary [Leon Brittan]
1530 [OD or OD(FAF)] [THCR 6/1/2A/3]
1600 S/S Environment [Tom King] re rates
1700-1800 John Selwyn Gummer and Ferdie Mount for YC speech
1845 onwards Look in at Christopher Murphy's dinner - Welwyn and Hatfield Conservative Association - H/C
Supper in flat
2200-2300 Winter Ball +IG [Ian Gow] - Park Lane Entrance, Grosvenor House.
[Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: PM paired all day.]
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