Monday 28 March 1983
0830 Hair
1000 OD(EM)
1030 Meeting of Ministers re Oman: Loan Service Costs [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: [S/ Defence (Michael Heseltine), FCS
(Francis Pym), Chief Sec (Leon Brittan) +1 off. each & Roger Jackling].]
1115-1200 James Bishop: Interview for Illustrated London News plus photo in White Drawing Room
1200 Chief Whip [Michael Jopling]
1215 Chief Whip [Michael Jopling], Chairman [Cecil Parkinson], Home Secretary [Willie Whitelaw] and Lord President [John Biffen]
1300 Lunch for colleagues
1430-1500 Shaikh Hamad: Crown Prince of Bahrain
1515 Michael Scholar and Nicholas Owen for Cutler’s Feast speech
1600 MISC 7
1800-1830 Meeting of Ministers re Overseas Students [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: [Home Sec (Willie Whitelaw), S/ Ed
(Sir Keith Joseph), Chief Sec (Leon Brittan), Ld Pres (John Biffen), LPC (John Biffen), Solicitor General (Sir Ian Percival) + Mr Hiliary, FCS (Francis Pym)].]
1845-1915 Look in at Crown Agents' Party - 4 Millbank [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: +RC (Robin Catford).]
1930 for 1945 Dinner in honour of Sir Douglas Wass [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: (DT away).] [Table A (MT’s table):
Sir Douglas Wass, Mrs. Middleton, Sir Anthony Rawlinson, Lady Cooper, Lord Richardson of Duntisbourne, Mrs. Butler, Mr. Andrew Wass; see THCR 1/7/36 f3
also for dinner menu, full list of attendees, and seating plan]
Paired all day
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