Monday 19 December 1983
0830 Hair
1000 Media
1030 Record Thames TV Children's programme
1130 Chief Whip [John Wakeham], Mr. du Cann for general political chat [Handwritten original also places the Conservative Party chairman, John Gummer, at this
meeting.]
1215 Chief Whip [John Wakeham], Lord Privy Seal [John Biffen] and Chairman [John Gummer] [Handwritten note by the editor, dating from 1992, in typescript
indicates that Prior and Brittan also attended and says ‘poss proscription of PSF (Provisional Sinn Fein)’.]
1230 [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: S/ NI (Jim Prior) & Home Secretary (Leon Brittan).]
1300 Lunch for John Sparrow
1440 Leave for [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: H/C.]
1445 Meeting of Ministers re PSA restructuring [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: S/ Env (Patrick Jenkin), S/ Def (Michael Heseltine),
Chief Sec (Peter Rees), Mr. Alfred [PSA Chief Exec], Sir Robin Ibbs & RTA (Sir Robert Armstrong).]
1530 [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: Statement by Home Secretary (Leon Brittan).]
1700 US Ambassador [Charles H. Price]
1745 Professor Graveson re Gray's Inn
1830 Office Christmas Party [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: +DT.]
Paired all day
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