Margaret Thatcher Engagement Diary - Sun 31 March 1985

Document type:	Declassified documents
Source:	Thatcher MSS (Churchill Archive Centre): THCR6/1/2/7
Editorial comments:	Taken from a typed version of the appointment diary prepared in the Garden Room following MT's resignation but before 1992. The handwritten original has also been studied and material from that source has sometimes been added in, with explicit notes to that effect. The handwritten volumes are now being deposited at TNA in the series PREM32; PREM32/19 is the manuscript version of the diary, PREM32/7 the typed one.
Importance ranking:	Minor
Word count:	1p

Sunday 31 March 1985

[Chequers]

0945

Mr. Waldegrave arrives Chequers with Mr. Meyer and Mr. Hart (projectionist)

0950

Dr. Henderson arrives Chequers (injections) [+DT]

1015

Mr. Heiser arrives

1030

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Butler, Mr. Baker and other guests arrive Chequers [Guests included Ld Pres (Willie Whitelaw), S/Env (Patrick Jenkin), Mr Waldegrave, S/Scot (George Younger), S/Wales (Nicholas Edwards), Chairman (John Selwyn Gummer), Ld Rothschild, MPWP (?sic: ?Minister Without Portfolio: Lord Young) and Mr Brearley (CO), according to handwritten original, and Peter Rees, Michael Ancram and John Redwood, according to THCR 1/7/41 f76.]

Dr. Henderson departs

1130

Seminar begins in Great Parlour [Handwritten original says the subject was “Local Gov Finance via AT” (Andrew Turnbull).]

1150

Mr. Younger and Mr. Ancram arrive late

1340

Lunch

1445

Resumption of seminar

1600

Mr. Younger departs Chequers

1630

Seminar ends

1800

Telephone call from Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia

1840

Depart Chequers

1930

Arrive Sir Woodrow Wyatt’s [Buffet Supper with Sir Woodrow Wyatt to meet Working Miners Committee +FERB? (Robin Butler) +MA (Michael Alison) - 19 Cavendish Avenue, NW8] [Colin Clark, President of Working Miners (Notts); John Blessington, Secretary/Treasurer (Notts); Tony Ellis, Vice President (Yorks); Tony Morris, Press & Media Officer (Staffs); Roland Taylor (N. Derbys); John Liptrott (Notts); Terry Hackett (Stoke on Trent); T. Holdman (S. Wales); Ewan Thomas (S. Wales): 1/7/9 f189)]

MT Engagement Diary