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79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	MT Engagement Diary
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Home Affairs: Havers minute to MT (Open Government and reform of the Official Secrets Act) [declassified Dec 2014]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Transition to Power: No.10 record of telephone conversation (MT-Prime Minister-designate Clark of Canada) [congratulations on his election victory & MT's thoughts on cabinet-making: "I had to balance it out"] [declassified 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (RPI impact of budget plans) [case for “immediate & ambitious” switch to indirect taxation] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Budget: No.11 record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-CBI) [Budget] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Budget: Hunt briefing for MT meeting with Chancellor (“The Budget”) [Treasury “in danger of getting too boxed in”] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economy: Berrill minute ("Review of Expenditure Programmes") [CPRS view of Biffen memos] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economy: Biffen note to MT ("Review of Expenditure Programmes") [tactics] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Review of Expenditure Programmes") [Biffen papers] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Privatisation: Hunter letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (oil bonds) [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (TNA)	Canada: UK High Commission to FCO (“Canadian General Election”) [“Despite the closeness of the outcome, Mr Clark’s position looks strong”] [declassified 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Civil Service: Soames minute to MT ("Dispersal") [need for quick review of Civil Service dispersal policy] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Civil Service: Soames minute to MT ("Adjustment of Cash Limits for Civil Service Pay Settlement") [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Commonwealth: Wall letter to Cartledge ("Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting: Agenda") [draft reply to Ramphal] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	France: Hunt minute to Stowe ("Prime Minister's Visit to Paris") [objectives and briefing] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	France: UKE Paris to FCO ("Prime Minister's Visit to Paris: M. Barre's Economic Strategy") [briefing on the Barre Plan] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Middle East: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Prime Minister Begin of Israel) [Arab-Israeli conflict] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Middle East: No.10 letter to FCO ("Prime Minister's Lunch for Mr. Begin at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday 23 May 1979") [MT "apprehensive that Mr. Begin's attitude could kill the whole process of the search for a comprehensive settlement in the Middle East"] [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Parliament: Cabinet Office letter to Private Secretaries ("Government Bills Suitable for Offering to Private Members in 1979/80 Session of Parliament") [declassified 2009]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Germany: MT letter to Chancellor Schmidt of Germany (30th anniversary of the end of the Berlin blockade) ["Our commitment to the city remains as strong as ever"] [released 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Commonwealth: MT letter to President Suharto of Indonesia (Anglo-Indonesia trade) [released 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Defence: Carrington minute to MT ("Comprehensive Test Ban Negotiations") [declassified 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Defence: Hunt briefing for MT ("Comprehensive Test Ban: National Seismic Stations") [declassified 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Defence: Hunt minute to MT ("SALT II: Non-circumvention") [declassified 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT-US Secretary of State Vance) [partial record] [SALT II, CTB] [declassified 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Soviet Minister of Foreign Trade Patolichev) [Anglo-Soviet relations, SALT] [declassified 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Trivial	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	MT: MT letter to Henry John Heinz II (thanks for letter of congratulations) ["I do indeed recall our bus ride together to Istanbul"] [released 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	MT: MT letter to President Siad Barre of Somalia (thanks for letter of congratulations) [released 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	US: HMT record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-US Secretary of State Vance) [defence expenditure, economic assistance, preparations for the Tokyo Summit, European Monetary System, trade issues, inflations, Turkey] [declassified 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Carter Library)	US: Christopher minute to Carter (Schmidt, Thatcher and Turkey) ["Schmidt will personally ask Mrs. Thatcher to increase the British contribution [to aid for Turkey]"] [declassified 2008]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Agriculture: No.10 letter to MAFF ("Milk Prices") [MT agrees to 1.5p increase in retail price of milk] [declassified 2011]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Monetary Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Exchange Controls") [relaxation of exchange controls] [declassified 2011]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Bank of England)	Monetary Policy: Bank of England letter (from Governor of the Bank of England to Chancellor of the Exchequer) [budget] [declassified 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Ingham MSS)	Press Office: Lobby Briefing (Rhodesia, Talks with Mr. Vance) [objective to “bring Rhodesia back to legality”] [released 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Ingham MSS)	Press Office: Bulletin (Begin visit) [agenda for working lunch] [released 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Ingham MSS)	Press Office: Bulletin (MT lunch with Begin) [“wide-ranging discussion ... very friendly atmosphere”] [released 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Ingham MSS)	Press Office: Bulletin (civil service cuts) [important to stress civil service cuts do not include NHS staff] [released 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	US: No.10 record of conversation (MT-US Secretary of State Vance) [Rhodesia, the Middle East, Iran, Turkey] [declassified 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Social services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Uprating of social security benefits”) [CPRS supports breaking link between pensions & earnings] [declassified 2012]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Soviet Union: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Soviet Minister of Foreign Trade, Soviet Ambassador) [MT sends “a message of the greatest goodwill”; SALT negotiations; reaffirms invitations to Brehznev and Kosygin] [declassified 2012]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Soviet Union: Carrington PS letter to No.10 (“Invitations to Soviet leaders”) [declassified 2012]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Bank of England)	Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (daily report on market conditions) [declassified 2010]
79 May 23 We	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Bank of England)	Monetary policy: Government Broker's daily report (market conditions & official activity in the gilt-market) [declassified 2010]

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