Thursday 14th January 1982
Sigrid Liejonhufvud - liberal journalist from Sweden
PM’s and Biffen view on Royal Bank leaked in Times (Banking Correspondent) - accurate description.
Reported to Cabinet but not discussed.
Waiting for E on London Transport Subsidies
Att Gen [Sir Michael Havers] said if PM fell under a bus Carrington would make an excellent PM.
Lunch with PM - Algerian PM phoned to say Mark [Mark Thatcher] was in good health. DT [Denis Thatcher] also phoned.
She asked what happened to interest rates = 0.
The £ has been sinking today as gold ↓ $ ↑
Visit from leak investigator (Air Vice Marshall Locke) about leak to Guardian 8th Jan of Baroness Young’s memo to Cabinet on indexed pensions. I never received it.
Edmund Goldberger
PM received flowers from No.10 staff and was very touched and moved - very complimentary about staff - she later sent around a very kind note to all at No 10.
Jock BG [Jock Bruce Gardyne] - cancelled
Saw M. Scholer [sic: Michael Scholar] and told him I thought Kaiser deal was a stinker.
Rumours of Mark being found and OK.