Economy: Alan Walters diary [phoned Middleton on reducing interest rates][released 2012]

Document type:	Declassified documents
Source:	Walters MSS (Churchill Archives Centre): WTRS 3/1/2
Editorial comments:	Read other entries from this diary. View all Walters documents. The original diary can be studied here
Importance ranking:	Minor
Word count:	48
Themes:	Monetary policy

Friday 2nd July 1982

Phoned Middleton about getting on with reduction of interest rates - he agreed we should (we sold £ m of gilts last wed)

- promised to come back but would not

PM off to Cheltenham + Wales

Lunch with Peter Scott (Gartmore Invest Mgt)