Wednesday 24 July 1985
0900 Caroline Ryder and Mark Addison to discuss diary matters
0930 Sir Julian Bullard and Mr. Powell
1000 F/C Secretary + Mr. Powell
1030 F/C Secretary [Sir Geoffrey Howe], Sir Robert Armstrong, Sir Colin Figures, Mr. Powell (intelligence matters)
1100 Keep free for reading brief + Mr. Addison
1150 Depart No. 10 for 21 Albemarle Street, W.1. + Mr. Addison
1200-1230c Present certificates to 1985 Royal Institution of Australian Science Scholars [Met by Sir George Porter: see THCR 6/2/2/118 f5 for briefing]
Return to No. 10
Lunch in flat
1400 Mr. Sherbourne for IDU speech
1430 Meeting of Ministers (Endurance. Chancellor of Exchequer [Nigel Lawson], S/S Energy [Peter Walker], S/S Scotland [George Younger], Mr. Gregson, Mr. Manley, Mr. Unwin + Mr. Turnbull)
1525 Depart for House of Commons
1530 Sit in for Popplewell Report Statement
1615 Chancellor of Exchequer [Nigel Lawson] House of Commons
1645 Depart for Westminster Abbey + Mr. Alison
1650 Arrive Great West Door: Met by Dean
1700 Service of Thanksgiving to mark Westminster 400th Anniversary + Mr. Alison [Material from handwritten original of the 1985 appointment diary: 734.8311 Mr [illegible] [DT not going].]
[see THCR 6/2/2/118 f49 for programme] [DT was asked if he would like to attend too. His reply: “If I can be out of this, I would prefer not, but you must advise”. Caroline Ryder, MT’s
diary secretary, was able to get him out of it. THCR 6/2/2/118 f81]
1800 Return to No. 10
1900 Lord Chief Justice [Lord Lane] + Mr. Butler
2045 To House of Commons to vote [Handwritten original says, “PM not voting”.]
Supper in Flat
Keep free to pack
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