Wednesday 23 March 1983
0830 Hair
0900 Keep free for Central Council speech
1030-1100 Mr. T. Raison (to report on his visit to the Falklands)
1100 Keep free for Central Council speech
1200 Talks with the President of Zambia [Kenneth Kaunda]
1255 Mrs. Kaunda arrives at No. 10. Met by Mr. Thatcher
1300 Lunch in honour of President Kaunda +DT [see THCR 1/7/7/147 for attendees and seating plan]
1430 President and Mrs. Kaunda leave No. 10
1500-1530 Senor Pires (Portuguese CDS Leader) + Sir A. Royle and Senor Marques
1600 Keep free for Thursday's statement
1700 Chilean Foreign Minister-designate
1730 Chancellor of the Exchequer [Sir Geoffrey Howe]
1830-1900 Look in at Lady Airey's Party for Young Peers and Wives +IG [Ian Gow] - 32 Westminster Gardens [Earl of Caithness, Lord Feversham, Lord Poltimore,
Lord Skelmersdale, Lord Lyell, Lord Glenarthur, Lord Fairfax of Cameron, Lord Elphinstone, Lord Brabazon of Tara, Lord Henley, Duke of Roxburghe,
Lord O’Hagan, Lord Geoffrey-Lloyd, Lord McAlpine of Moffat, Lord Mackintosh of Halifax: See THCR 6/2/2/60 f116 for biographies of young peers in
attendance.] [see also 2/1/4/1 f94: Cecil and Ann Parkinson, Parick Neave, Alison Ward]
To House of Commons
1900 Mr. Selwyn Gummer and Mr. Mount +IG [Ian Gow] for Central Council speech - H/C
[Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: PM paired until 1900.]
[Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: Running 3 Line.]
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