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81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	MT Engagement Diary
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economic Policy: No.10 minute: Policy Unit to Scholar ("Pay") ["good... news may have been over-looked"] [declassified Dec 2010]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Industrial policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Sir Raymond Pennock) [CBI conference] [declassified Aug 2013]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Saudi Arabia: UKE Jedda telegram to FCO ("The Summit at Fez: Arab-Israel") ["disappointed... we need to find out what the Saudis intend to do next": proposals for MT message & Hurd visit] [declassified Aug 2013]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (CIA)	Argentina: USE Buenos Aires note for political files ("Viola's Future") [Viola resuming office soon; Galtieri will not force him out] [declassified 2019]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Government machinery: Tebbit letter to Walker ("Proposed Merger of Family Expenditure Survey and National Food Survey") ["My main concern... is that confidence in the retail prices index must not be jeopardised... Accordingly I do not propose to authorise the merger"] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Reagan Library)	Cold War: Secretary of State Haig's Evening Report ("Brezhnev Response to Your Letter, Poland, Congressional Notification on Sale of F-16 Aircraft to Venezuela") [declassified 2016]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	El Salvador: Carrington PS minute to Michael Alexander ("El Salvador: UN Third Committee Resolution") ["we should if necessary be prepared to part company with the Americans over the Resolution"] [declassified Dec 2016]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Zaire: Lord Carrington PS letter to No.10 ("Visit of President Mobutu") [MT consents "reluctantly" to argument for meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Trade Unions: Chadwick minute to MT (“Oil tanker drivers”) [threat of strike lifted] [declassified 2014]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Reagan Library)	Cold War: Perle memorandum for National Security Adviser (Siberian gas pipeline) [declassified 2004]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [suspects Howe wil not reduce interest rates][released 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Bank of England)	Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (weekly report on market conditions) [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Carrington minute to MT ("Falkland Islands") [state of play regarding Falklands dispute - Carrington copy] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Cabinet: Minutes of Defence and Oversea Policy Committee - OD(81) 18th (Overhall of Captured Chieftain Tanks in Iraq, Sale of HMS Invicible to Australia) [declassified 2011]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Carrington minute to MT ("Falkland Islands") [state of play regarding Falklands dispute] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Arts: Armstrong minute to Stephens ("The Royal College of Music") [Armstrong pleased that MT will attend centenary celebration; makes clear that he has not received "inducement or reward" from RCM] [released 2013]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Nationalised Industries: Gregson briefing for MT ("Nationalised Industry Board Members' Salaries") [performance-related pay] [declassified 2011]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Nationalised Industries: Hoskyns minute to MT ("Incentives for NI Chairmen: E(NI) 3 December 1981") [performance-related pay] [declassified 2011]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Nationalised Industries: Ibbs minute to Scholar ("Nationalised Industries' Board Salaries") [performance-related pay] [declassified 2011]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Poland: UKE Warsaw to FCO ("Visit of Lord Trefgarne") [account of Lord Trefgarne's visit to Poland] [declassified 2011]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	EC: Carrington minute to MT ("The Mandate") [EC Budget negotiations] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	EC: Carrington minute to MT (personal message: state of EC Budget negotiations) [Carrington has "very serious worry" about current state of negotiations] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	EC: Walker minute to MT (EC Budget and CAP: German and Danish positions) [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Northern Ireland: Boys-Smith letter to Alexander (“Arms from the United States for the RUC”) [declassified Dec 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Bank of England)	Monetary policy: Note for Wednesday meeting (weekly report on market conditions, official activity and rates in the gilt-market) [declassified 2011]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Aerospace: Jenkin minute to MT (“Laker Airways”) [comments on Biffen’s suggestions for saving the company] [declassified 2014]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Government machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Rayner, Armstrong “The Efficiency of Central Government”) [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Hong Kong: PS Carrington letter to No.10 (draft reply to Yue-Kong Pao) [Austin & Pickersgill ship launch] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Local government: Younger PS letter to Brittan PS (“Rate Support Grant Statement, Wednesday 2 December”) [PQ written answer] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Local government: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Local Government Finance Bill”) [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Cabinet: CPRS memo circulated to E(NI) Committee - E(NI)(81) 10 (Future work of the Sub-Committee) [MT: “Please give no more work to CPRS yet. I am considering whole strategy”] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Nationalised industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Proposals for Sponsor Departments”) [improving business expertise within Departments] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Nationalised industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Quarterly Monitoring Report”) [overspend forecast] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Transport: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (Cross-Channel link) [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	United Nations: UKMIS New York telegram 1430 to FCO (0048Z) (“Global negotiations”) [framework for discussions] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	United Nations: FCO telegram 823 to UKMIS New York (1306Z) (“Global negotiations”) [framework for discussions] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	United Nations: Carrington PS letter to No.10 (“Global negotiations”) [framework for discussions] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	United Nations: FCO telegram 826 to UKMIS New York (1520Z) (“Election of UN Secretary General”) [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Bank of England)	Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (daily report on market conditions) [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 2 We	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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