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81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	MT Engagement Diary
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Government machinery: MT minute to Ministers in Charge of Departments ("Survey Control") ["Statistical surveys cost money... We must ensure we get full value": proposals "to encourage better (and perhaps fewer) surveys"] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Reagan Library)	Cold War: Secretary of State Haig's Evening Report ("Resumption of SR-71 flights along North Korean Coast, Dutch Government Crisis, Satte Authorization Bill") [declassified 2016]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Chile: No.10 letter to Sir James Goldsmith (Chile's economic & social progress) [documentation provided by Chilean Minister of Mining] [declassified Dec 2014]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (TNA)	Cold War: Michael Alexander letter to Arthur Goldberg (Madrid CSCE review meeting) [implementation of Helsinki Final Act] [declassified Feb 2016]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Greece: UKE Athens telegram 261 to FCO (1200Z) ("The Greek Elections") [Papandreou triumph, sharp polarisation in Greek politics, reasons for Pasok party's victory, effects on Western interests] [declassified Dec 2017]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Afghanistan: UKE Kabul telegram 236 to FCO (1000Z) ("Afghanistan: SitRep") [including report on ongoing Afghan media & Government reactions to MT visit to Pakistan/Afghan border] [released Jul 2018]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (spending) [target “implies all sorts of rosy assumptions”] [released 2012]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	South Africa: MT letter to Prime Minister Botha of South Africa (response to South African Government's anger at Carrington speech) ["I am concerned there should be no misunderstandings between us"] [released 2012]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	MT: MT letter to Carla Thorneycroft (Party Conference) [thanks for gift] [released 2012]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	MT: MT letter to Larry Lamb ("best wishes for your new life in Australia") [released 2012]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	US: MT letter to Reagan (modernisation programme for US strategic forces) [MT welcomes strong US stance against Soviet Union] [released 2012]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Northern Ireland: MT letter to General Sir John Stanier (MT's visit to wounded Irish Guards) ["It was the least I could do to show how I felt for those who were so callously hurt"] [released 2012]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Ireland: No.10 letter to Cabinet Office (Armstrong's visit to Dublin) [MT's comments] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Middle East: UKE Muscat to FCO ("US/Egypt") [Omani participation in Operation Bright Star (US training exercise): "it is important that the Americans should not feel that it is the British who are spiking their guns"] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Middle East: FCO record of conversation (MT-Carrington) ["The Sinai Peace-Keeping Force (MFO"; position of the Ten] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Parliament: Armstrong minute to MT ("The Queen's Speech on the Opening of Parliament") [revisions to text of Queen's speech] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Defence: Brittan minute to MT ("Defence Expenditure") [comment on Nott's objections to defence spending plans] [declassified 2012]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Vatican: MT letter to Paisley (Papal visit to the UK) ["The Pope is recognised...as a Head of State, and as such must and will be shown proper courtesy...Such courtesy implies no recognition of the spiritual claims of the Papacy"] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economy: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Economic Policy and Public Expenditure (C(81) 50 and 51)") [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economy: Scholar minute to MT ("Meeting with the Chancellor tomorrow, 20 October") [public expenditure and economic policy] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economy: Scholar minute to MT (public expenditure and taxation figures) [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Transfer of BP Shares from the Bank to the Treasury") [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	EC: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Community Budget and Chancellor Schmidt") [EC budget] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Reagan Library)	Cold War: Thatcher letter to Reagan (US strategic weapon modernisation) [declassified 2000]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	South Africa: MT letter to Prime Minister Botha (Carrington’s speech at the UN) [“I cannot accept your description of the passage in question...”] [declassified 2012]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Aerospace: MT letter to Alan Haselhurst (the Government position on Stansted Planning Inquiry) [declassified 2014]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Hong Kong: MT letter to Yue-Kong Pao (invitation to MT to launch ships) [MT “They are bringing jobs to Britain”] [declassified 2012]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Memorials: No.10 letter to Ministry of Defence (memorial ceremony for deaths in defence of the realm) [request for official Government support: MT keen despite diary difficulties] [declassified 2012]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Oman: Nott PS letter to No.10 (“Landing ship logistic - Sultan of Oman’s navy”) [MT declines MoD request to lobby for contract] [declassified 2012]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Parliament: No.10 minute to MT (“Gas legislation”) [declassified 2012]
81 Oct 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Bank of England)	Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (daily report on market conditions) [declassified 2012]
81 Oct 19 Mo	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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