Economy: Alan Walters diary (Falklands) [unable to go to E(DL); “Disaster in the South Atlantic seems imminent”] [released 2012]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
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| 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: | 152 |
| Themes: | Monetary policy, Trade unions, Strikes & other union action, Defence (Falklands) |
Tuesday 25th May 1982
Not able to go to E(DL) - bit of gamesmanship by Cabinet Office and C/E - putting me in my place
PM does not chair E(DL) therefore I cannot attend - dealing with Sealink (Bid by a crook to take it over) and Disposals Policy generally - a pity but not worth fighting Robert Armstrong over
Sent my memo on Wages Councils to Norman Tebbit as PM suggested.
PS
Disaster in the South Atlantic seems imminent
Interest rates down 1/16th and tracking nicely
Railways - need for early strike so it is over by mid Aug. BRB anxious to keep BREL wkshps open to placate NUR and concentrate on ASLEF
Dinner with Ambrose Congreve - saw Palmer (Huntley + Palmer) and Neil Marten (ODA)
Drink with Guinevere