Wednesday 8 January 1986
0930
Interview with Figaro/Politique Internationale [Patrick Wajsman and Brigitte Ades] + Mr. Ingham and Mr. Horne
1030
E(A) + Mr. Norgrove [Channel Fixed Link] [Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [Leon Brittan], Lord Privy Seal [John Biffen], Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster [Norman Tebbit], Secretary of State for Transport [Nicholas Ridley], Secretary of State for the Environment [Ken Baker], Paymaster General [Kenneth Clarke], Chief Secretary, Treasury [John MacGregor], Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [Sir Geoffrey Howe], Secretary of State for Defence [Michael Heseltine], Solicitor General [Sir Patrick Mayhew], Minister of State Home Office [David Waddington]; Sir Robert Armstrong, J.B. Unwin, A.J. Wiggins, D.R.C. Christopher
?1120
[Timing estimated; neither version of the diary records this meeting, but a record exists]
Governor of the Bank of England [Robin Leigh-Pemberton], Chancellor of the Exchequer [Nigel Lawson] and Mr. Norgrove [Leon Brittan was also present, see No.10 conversation record, “Lloyds and the Financial Services Bill”, 8 Jan 1986, PREM19/1717 f66]
?1135
[Timing estimated; neither version of the diary records this meeting, but a record exists]
Governor of the Bank of England [Robin Leigh-Pemberton], Chancellor of the Exchequer [Nigel Lawson], Eddie George and Mr. Norgrove [see No.10 conversation record, “Base Rates”, 8 Jan 1986, PREM19/1707 f292]
1210-1240
Nigerian Foreign Minister Bolaji Akinyemi + Mr. Powell [No.10 conversation record, 8 Jan 1986, PREM19/3741 f26 records Mrs Akinyemi as also present, along with Sir Geoffrey Howe, A.H. Wyatt, Mr Bashorum and Mr Karfi]
1245
Lunch : Good Housekeeping + Mr. Ingham [Bernard Ingham] at 72 Broadwick Street, London W.1.
1430
Depart Broadwick Street
1445
Home Secretary, Sir Brian Cubbon, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Abbot [Abbott], Messrs Addison, Booth and Ingham
1545
Chief Whip [John Wakeham] and Mr. Wicks [re: Thursday’s cabinet & Westlands]
1630-1900
Seminar on Crime Prevention [list of participants in PREM19/1784 f59: Brian Cubbon, Hartley Booth, Michael Howard, Brian Hayes, Douglas Hurd, .K.H. Heal, N.C. Abbott, Giles Shaw, Chris Patten, Walter Ulrich, Alastair Goodlad, John Guinness, Malcolm Rifkind, William Reid, Nicholas Edwards, John Davies, Ray Whitney, Kenneth Stowe, Nicholas Ridley, William Knighton, Kenneth Baker, Terence Heiser, Nicholas Scott, Anthony Brennan, Ian Lang, John Rimmington; Chief Constable S.E. Bailey, R.C.W. Bardell, J. Telford Beasley, Sir Terence Beckett, Professor A. Bottoms, Chief Constable A.M. Boyd, Miles Lucas Breeden, A. Buchan, R. Calderwood, Mark Carlisle, F.B. Corby, P.G. Crossland, J.D.S. Curtis, Sir Edward Gardner, J. Greenwell, A. Growcott, G.M. Hornsby, R. Horrocks, A.A. Horsford, I. Kelsall, Councillor Jack Layden, Councillor John Lovill, Councillor J. Morgan, Sir Kenneth Newman, Baroness Phillips, A. Plumpton, Anne Power, G.C. Pye, Chief Superintendent N.B.E. Ridd, L.A.R. Rolland, Sir Denis Rooke, S.H.A. Shaw, Councillor Mrs Lydia Simmons, D.G. Spickernell, Vivien Stern, A.W. Tait, J.R.N. Thompson, S. Toy, Chief Superintendent T. Wagstaff, John Wheeler, Norman Willis, D.B.J. Wolpert] + Mr. Addison
Followed by drinks
2000-
Mrs. Scrimgeour
Evening - Keep free to read briefs for four meetings on 9 January 1986
