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81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	MT Engagement Diary
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Reagan Library)	Cold War: Secretary of State Haig's Evening Report ("The Secretary's Meeting with Shimon Peres, Haggling Over Spain, Views of Allied Ambassadors") [declassified 2016]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Zaire: UKE Washington telegram 3701 to FCO (2031Z) ("Visit to US by President Mobutu") [report] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Parliament: Ian Gow to Alan Walters (William van Straubenzee) [“He is the most pompous man in the House of Commons (which is saying quite a lot) and is a leading Wet”] [released 2017]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Regional Policy: Heseltine letter to Jim Prior ("Merseyside") ["an important part of the Task Force to extend... to other areas the benefit of experience acquired on Merseyside"] [declassified Aug 2013]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Saudi Arabia: UKE Jedda telegram to FCO ("Fez Summit and the 8 point plan") [proposals for MT message of support and Hurd visit] [declassified Aug 2013]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Trade Unions: Hesltine letter for Tebbit [concerns his ECHR ruling proposals will impact Gatwick case] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Trade Unions: Lord Chancellor Minute for MT (“ECHR - Compensation for Closed Shop Victims”) [comments on Tebbit’s compensation scheme] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Trade Unions: Carrington minute for MT (“ECHR - Compensation for Closed Shop Victims”) [comments on Tebbit’s compensation scheme] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [note to PM on dangers of 2 dollar rate. Talked to Hoskyns and Wolfson about Walters being next Governor of Bank of England][released 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Press	Major	Commentary (The Times)	SDP-Liberal Alliance: "Steel tells of talks with troubled senior Tories" (dissident Conservatives including junior ministers) [plus Gilmour attack]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Conservative Party: Norman Fowler letter to Geoffrey Howe ("Public Expenditure Debate") [Chris Patten concern on benefit uprating] [released 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Chief Secretary PS letter to Foreign Secretary PS ("Falkland Islands") [glad at "cautious optimism concerning the forthcoming talks in Geneva"; worry about spending implications if Argentina interferes with communications] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: Chief Secretary letter to FCO ("Falkland Islands") [glad at "cautious optimism concerning the forthcoming talks in Geneva"; worry about spending implications if Argentina interferes with communications; "a silly letter" (FCO official) - FCO copy] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: MOD minute to MOD Ministers and Officials ("Sale of HMS Endurance") [possibilities for selling HMS Endurance] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	G7: MT letter to President Mitterand (G7 summit in Versailles) [MT accepts invitation wishes to discuss suitable dates] [released 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	EC: Walker minute to MT ("30 May Mandate: Foreign Ministers' Meeting") [EC Budget negotiations: tactics] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Monetary Policy: No.10 letter to HMT ("Interest Rates") [MT wishes to be consulted prior to action that could push up interest rates, and wants Walters invited to all HMT meetings on interest rate policy] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Monetary Policy: Walters minute to MT ("Notes on the Clare Group's Recommendations of December 6, 1981") [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Monetary Policy: Walters minute to MT ("Monetary Policy and Exchange Rates") [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Northern Ireland: Boys-Smith letter to Pattison (Paisley’s letter to MT, offer of “third force”) [declassified Dec 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Northern Ireland: Prior minute to Whitelaw (“Law on Homosexuality in Northern Ireland”) [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Home Affairs: Younger letter to Whitelaw (restrictions on shopping hours and Sunday trading) [declassified 2014]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (TNA)	Economy: Treasury minute (“Treasury Weekly Economic Brief”) [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Government machinery: No.10 minute to Young PS (Efficiency Strategy 1982) [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Overseas aid: Tebbit letter to Neil Marten (“ODA grant to the TUC”) [benefits of trade unionism for economic and social development] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Prime Minister: No.10 letter to Department of Industry (“The British Aluminium Co, Ltd”) [closure of Invergordon smelter] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	United Nations: No.10 letter to Carrington PS (“Global negotiations”) [framework for discussions] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	United Nations: FCO telegram 851 to UKMIS New York (1226Z) (“Global negotiations”) [framework for discussions] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Bank of England)	Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (daily report on market conditions) [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 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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