Economy: Alan Walters diary [PM considers preventing Laker collapse, Waker thinks "stupid"][released 2012]

Document type:	Declassified documents
Source:	Walters MSS (Churchill Archives Centre): WTRS3/1/2
Editorial comments:	Read other entries from this diary. View all Walters documents. The original diary can be studied here
Importance ranking:	Major
Word count:	110
Themes:	Monetary policy

Friday 5th February 1982

Memo on Channel Tunnel - guarantees

11.30 LSE - rather useful discussion on monetary base control

Collapse of Laker - PM was considering putting in £5 million or so. NEVER it would be quite stupid.

Saw PM - She had been to Barclays for dinner two days ago - she asked H. Rose [Harold Rose] about economy - he said export lead growth!

Covent Gdn - Tales of Hoffman - Saw Eddie George and Pethwick ( ) [empty round brackets] there

[6 February entry blank; 6 March entry has “Patrick & Rosie Minford to dinner” crossed through with the words “6 Feb” written next to them]