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Text 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Ian Gow to Albert McQuarrie (attacks on MT’s policies) [Heath-led rebellion, need for “immediate and positive action”] [released 2017]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Defence: MT to Philip Goodhart (cruise missiles) [“The introduction of submarine launched missiles would greatly complicate arms control discussions”] [released 2017]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Secretary of State Haig's Evening Report ("Poland, Poland and Hungary Decide to join the IMF, El Salvador: Thaw in Government's Position on talks with the Left, Spain") [declassified 2016]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Malaysia: FCO telegram 241 to UKHC Singapore (1845Z) ("Malaysian Discrimination Against British Companies") [British response to Prime Minister's review of Anglo-Malay trade relations] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Fishing Industry: Buchanan-Smith PS letter to No.10 ("Council of Fisheries Ministers: 27 October 1981") [statement to Parliament] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Vereker minute to Scholar (“Industrial action by oil tanker drivers”) [contingency plans for oil strike] [declassified 2014]
Text 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Walters MSS) Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [E-committee. need to start new steps on monetary control][released 2012]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Canada: UK High Commission to FCO (“Constitution”) [what to do if patriation bill rejected by UK Parliament] [declassified 2013]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Fearn minute to Ure ("HMS Endurance") [possible moth-balling of HMS Endurance rather than sale] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Northern Ireland: MT letter to Ian Paisley (post-hunger strike concessions) [MT defends actions] [released 2012]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Prior minute to MT (Anglo-Irish summit: possible supply of natural gas from Ireland to Northern Ireland) [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Armstrong minute to Whitmore ("Local Government Finance Bill: Interim Rating Measures") [parliamentary timetable] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Heseltine minute to MT ("Local Government Finance Bill: Interim Rating Measures") [modification of the scheme] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: FCO to UKE Jedda ("Secretary of State's Visit") [possible meeting of Carrington with Arafat: concerns that PLO might be "manoeuvring" to bring about meeting without conditionally recognising Israel as required] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Vereker minute to Scholar ("Closure of the Coegnant Colliery") [postponing proposed closure would make NUM feel that Government and NCB "are even more frightened of their industrial power than we really are"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Young minute to MT ("Civil Service Numbers") [Civil Service reform] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) North-South: President Lopez Portillo of Mexico letter to MT (Cancun summit) [thanks for attending] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(81) 34th (British Nationality Bill, Namibia, Malaysia, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Ireland, EC Affairs, Relations with the Vatican, British Leyland) [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Most Confidential Record of Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(81) 34th (Confidentiality of Cabinet Proceedings) [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Vereker minute to Scholar ("Economic Assumptions") [comments on Chancellor of the Exchequer's minute on publication of economic data] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: HMT letter to No.10 ("Community Budget and Chancellor Schmidt") [table of budget contributions for Chancellor Schmidt's office could show a lower net German contribution] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Date of the 1982 Budget") [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Money Markets Weekly Report (report from Money Markets Division on a week of market activity) [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised industries: Lawson PS letter to No.10 (“Frigg gas supplies: industrial action”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Blaker PS letter to No.10 (“Parliamentary Private Secretaries”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and Technology: Cabinet Office briefing for No.10 (“Prime Minister’s reception for representatives of the computer industry on 2 November”) [declassified 2012]
Text 81 Oct 29 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (daily report on market conditions) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th 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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