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Text 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: National Security Adviser briefing for President (NSC Meeting 25 Feb) [Interagency options paper proposes only "initial quick fixes", need to "gear up for the longer haul"] [declassified 2008]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) US: UKE Washington telegram 650 to FCO (0205Z) ("Prime Minister's visit: Irish demonstrations at Georgetown University") [Irish national caucus opposing degree, organising demonstration; small numbers expected] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Secretary of State Haig's Evening Report ("Ottawa Visit, Human Rights Groups Protest Appointment of Dr. Lefever to Head Human Rights Bureau, FRG Views on TNF, Meeting with Japanese Economic Representative Okita") [declassified 2016]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Ian Gow to Jim Spicer (candidate selection) [process will be crucial] [released 2017]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Spain: FCO internal minute ("Spain: internal") [failed coup d'état] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("The role of the Comptroller and Auditor General") [Public Accounts Committee enquiry] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: NSC-State department planning for MT visit (agreeing MT should have one on one meeting with Reagan) [declassified 2005]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Budget: Treasury minute (Chancellor's meeting with TUC Economic Committee) ["Budget Representation"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Budget: No.10 minute (meeting with Chancellor & Wass) [MT 'dismayed' at £11.25b PSBR, but accepted Howe rejection of increased basic rate] [declassified 2011]
Text 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Walters MSS) Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [“GH is thinking about it - but all very secret’”] [released 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) US: UKE Washington telegram 665 to FCO (0110Z) ("Brezhnev's Speech") [US response to Brezhnev's speech on Poland] [released 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) US: Sherman memorandum for MT ("Anticipated Dis-Continuities and Paradoxes in US Strategy") [released 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Opinion Polls: Britto note to Derek Howe ("Public Opinion Background Note 53") [weekly survey note] [released 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: FCO letter to No.10 ("Mr Hurd's Visit to Saudi Arabia and Oman") [Hurd's report of his visit] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Home Office letter to No.10 (BBC charter, licence and agreement) [advertising on the BBC] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Howell letter to Joseph ("Coal Imports: BSC") [miners' unions push for reduction in coal imports; Howell asks Joseph to pressure British Steel to reduce coal imports] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Howell minute to MT ("Energy Prices") [interim report on work of NEDO Task Force] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Steel: Department of Industry letter to No.10 ("Statement on the Steel Industry") [Joseph's statement to the House of Commons] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Steel: MT letter to Duport Steel Works employees (Duport's Llanelli steelworks to close) ["Obviously I deeply regret the position in which the Llanelli workforce now find themselves"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Jock Bruce-Gardyne letter to Nott (Trident) ["I remain profoundly sceptical about our ability to absorb the cost of purchasing Trident"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: No.10 record of telephone conversation (MT-Schmidt) [Schmidt's visit to Washington, arms control, Central America, EC issues] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(81) 8th (Engagement of the Prince of Wales, Nuclear Deterrent, Spain, Namibia, Chad, Belize, Iran, Poland, EC Affairs, Water, Civil Service, 1981 Public Expenditure Survey) [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: Department of Trade letter to No.10 ("Proposed Acquisition by Enserch Corporation of Davy International") [brief for MT's visit to Washington] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Budget: Battishill minute to Taylor (conversation with Lankester: follow-up to MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer meeting) [ITV levy, VAT on advertising] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("1981 Public Expenditure Survey") [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Prior note to MT ("Pay Brief") [March pay brief] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Belize: Governor Belmopan to FCO ("Belize/Guatemala") [US diplomat Barnebey reports on US tilt towards Guatemala; "I said I was surprised...that the US Administration had reached a policy decision on Belize before discussing the matter with us"] [declassified 2013]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Pay: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Monitoring Report - Public Trading Sector") [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationality: Whitelaw minute to MT (views of backbenchers on right to vote of Irish Republic citizens resident in the UK) [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Joseph minute to MT (Nicholas Edwards visit to Japan: Nissan) [alleged diplomatic misstep] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Ministers: Parliamentary Clerk note to Soames PS (“Lord O’Hagan’s PS: Ministerial travel abroad”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Carrington PS letter to No.10 (“26th Congress of the CPSU: Brezhnev’s speech”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade: Conservative Research Department briefing for Conservative MPs (“Textiles, clothing and footwear”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) USA: FCO telegram 298 to UKE Washington (1000Z) (“Appointment of US Ambassador”) [declassified 2012]
Text 81 Feb 24 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (daily report on market conditions) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Government Broker's daily report (market conditions & official activity in the gilt-market) [declassified 2011]
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Files are multi-page PDFs from which most of the documents on the site are selected. All of Mrs Thatcher’s official files from No.10 are available in full on this site (paper copies are stored at the National Archives in the series PREM19), as well as most of those of Geoffrey Howe and Nigel Lawson as Chancellor (stored at TNA as series T639 and T640).

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