Thursday 22nd July 1982
Andreas W. Smith [Andreas Whittam-Smith] got hold of the correspondence B-G [Jock Bruce Gardyne] Treasury + Gvr on the new taps.
Left by Nick Monck in a restaurant.
Gvr [Gordon Richardson] persuading him not to publish ruin Nick
PM very nice - “could have happened to any of us”
- but very embarrassing due to security leaks
Cabinet fudge to keep Atlantic Conveyor replacement £40m in UK - part carrier
Defence would contract
Economist’s AGM luncheon - met Lord Goodman
Peter M [Peter Middleton] said I must NOT say anything about our collusion on the 25th issue of NSC [National Savings Certificates]. Geoffrey [Sir Geoffrey Howe] mad since he was rejecting J B-G’s memo when the rocket came from No. 10.
Saw Frank Cooper also
Party at No. 10. Spoke to Mark T [Mark Thatcher]. Lots of MP’s [sic]
Brandon Rhys Williams on orchestras