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Text 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Secretary of State Haig's Evening Report ("Testimony Before 'Doc' Long's Foreign Operations Subcommittee, Japan's Reaction to Embargo Decision, Israeli Military Actions in Lebanon, Allies and TNF") [declassified 2016]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Pay: No.10 minute to MT (CPRS report on cashless pay and repeal of the Truck Acts) [includes copy of the report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Australia: Caroline Stephens minute to Carrington PS (meeting with Australian High Commissioner) [day's appointments] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Australia: Carrington PS minute to Michael Alexander ("Visit by the Australian Foreign Minister") [proposed meeting] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Fowler letter to Head of Central Policy Review Staff (CPRS Study of British Rail's commercial businesses) ["I must ask that the study is completed by the end of May. I am going to come under increasing pressure to make clear the Government's position on electrification"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: Michael Alexander minute to Carrington PS (meeting with Avital Shcharansky) [expectation of campaign by Jewish pressure groups] [declassified Feb 2016]
Text 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Walters MSS) Economy: Alan Walters diary (nationalised industries) [Howe criticises Walters’ suggestions for BT financing] [released 2012]
Text 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Walters MSS) Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [Howe criticises Walters’ suggestions for BT financing] [released 2012]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Budget: Treasury minute (Chancellor's meeting on DERV concession) [modes of recouping 10p DERV cut] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Canadian PM) Canada: Kirby minute for Pitfield (“The Prime Minister’s Proposed Meeting with Mrs Thatcher”) [continues to think it would be a mistake prior to Supreme Court deciding] [declassified 2013]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) India: MT letter to Prime Minister Gandhi of India (thanks for hospitality and kindness during MT's visit to India) ["For so many of us, you are the sprit of India"] [released 2012]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Wade-Gery minute to Armstrong ("Anglo-Irish Joint Studies") [outcome of Anglo-Irish Study Groups meeting] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKE Washington telegram 1319 to FCO (2220Z) ("Northern Ireland: US Media Coverage of Hunger Strike") [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Gaffin minute to Sanders (visit of Pope's personal envoy to Bobby Sands) [visit "should be trailed to PA and Reuters to avoid the risk of a misinterpreted "secret" visit"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: MT message to Cardinal Thomas O'Fiaich (Bobby Sands the hunger strike at HMP Maze) ["The fact remains that the hunger strike is in support of a demand for political status: the concessions which the hunger strikers are seeking on dress and work are in pursuit of that demand"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Vereker minute to MT ("Civil Service Pay Dispute") [dealing with the strike: possible approaches] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Vereker minute to Sanders ("Civil Service Industrial Action, 28 April, 1981") [developments: disruption of air traffic] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Steel: Hadfields' Joint Shop Stewards Committee letter to MT (closure of Hadfields) ["It is the very fact that your decisions, which we respect even though we may disagree with them, are based on misinformation from the B.S.C. that we feel it is imperative that you should meet Hadfields' Conveners"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Poland: UKE Warsaw to FCO ("Possible Call by Walesa on the Secretary of State") [Alexander to MT: "If he comes you will want to consider seeing him"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Walters minute to Lankester (“Monetary Base Control”) [Walters conversation with Howe] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Walters minute to Middleton (his letter to Griffiths) [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“General Election”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: MT letter to Sir Lawrence Kadoorie (Guangdong Nuclear Power Station) [“He is a marvellous man - and a wonderful friend to Britain”] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: Carrington PS letter to No.10 (“Indo/Pakistani relations”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Pym) [“House of Lords”: reform] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade: MT letter to Cyril Smith MP (Belgian assistance to the textile industry) [complaint from constituent] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) United Nations: Carrington PS letter to No.10 (“Visit of the United Nations Secretary-General”) [declassified 2012]
Text 81 Apr 28 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (daily report on market conditions) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Government Broker's daily report (market conditions & official activity in the gilt-market) [declassified 2012]
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