Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [note to PM on dangers of 2 dollar rate. Talked to Hoskyns and Wolfson about Walters being next Governor of Bank of England][released 2012]

Document type:	Declassified documents
Source:	Walters MSS (Churchill Archives Centre): WTRS3/1/1
Editorial comments:	Read other entries from this diary. View all Walters documents. The original diary can be studied here
Importance ranking:	Major
Word count:	140
Themes:	Monetary policy, Public spending & borrowing

Monday 7th December 1981

Saw PM at 10.00 - 1200 on interest rates. She got Terry [Terence Burns] and Peter M [Peter Middleton] to come in at 11.30.

She wanted me to help GH [Geoffrey Howe] do his speech for debate.

Gordon Pepper for Court of Bank - PM s suggestion.

Note to PM on dangers of $2.00 - any effect on RPM is dissipated by the return to PPP.

Analysis of Clare Group Proposals.

Talked to JH [John Hoskyns] and DW [David Wolfson] about my being next Governor of B/E.

BBC mang Ian McIntyre upset at leftie Alasdair Milne getting DG of BBC [Director General of the BBC]

D. Wolfson to approach WW [William Whitelaw] about DG [Director General] of BBC and warn that MILNE has announced that he is a middle ground man.

Dinner with Anna Schwartz