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Text 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Secretary of State Haig's Evening Report ("U.S. Reply to Israel on Golan Issue, Security Council Agrees to Adopt Resolution on Israeli Annexation of Golan Heights, Poland - Quadripartite Consultations") [declassified 2016]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Governor Falkland Islands telegram 24 to FCO (1720Z) ("South Georgia: Sr Davidoff") [Salvesens say Davidoff sailing for South Georgia to photograph and inventory scrap] [declassified Aug 2015]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Sri Lanka: Lord Carrington PS letter to No.10 ("Sri Lanka: Visit of Foreign Minister") [meeting with MT to discuss Tamil Co-ordinating Committee in London unilateral declaration of independence & setting up of HQ for provisional government] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Ian Gow minute for MT (Richard Needham) [“inflation has been destroying jobs, making some of the poor poorer and preventing us from making the poor richer”] [released 2017]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Ian Gow minute for MT (Gang of 25) [“McCrindle is not a bad man”] [released 2017]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Industry: John Biffen minute (“Lonrho/House of Fraser”) [decided not to allow the merger, “The story needs retelling, so as to bring out some of the points which have not been raised in recent public discussion”] [released 2017]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: Brittan PS letter to No.10 ("Role of the C & AG") [Comptroller & Auditor General; note setting out Government position; "There is... now an Early Day motion on the Order paper, sponsored by Mr Du Cann and Mr Barnett, which has over 200 signatures calling for "legislation to allow proper accountability""] [declassified Aug 2013]
Text 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Walters MSS) Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [notes on MTFS. MT row with Ian MacGregor][released 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Canada: Cabinet Office record of conversation (Armstrong-Pitfield) [“Canadian Constitution” - Royal Visit] [declassified 2013]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Canada: Premier of Quebec René Lévesque to MT (patriation of constitution) [“notre opposition … une offensive sans précédent”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Wall Street Journal clipping ("Patron of the Pound: Bank of England Plays Wide-Ranging Role, Gets Wide Criticism") [MT's criticisms of the BoE discussed] [released 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Zimbabwe: Note to MT (Patriotic Front to sign the Lancaster House Agreement) [released 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Poland: UKE Warsaw to FCO ("Poland: Internal Situation") [UK Ambassador to Poland calls on Deputy Foreign Minister Olechowski to discuss state of emergency: first deaths] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Vereker minute to Scholar ("Evidence for the Megaw Inquiry") [Civil Service pay] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 record of telephone conversation (MT-Prime Minister Fraser of Australia) ["HMS Invincible"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Nott-Younger-Jenkin-Howell-Lawson-Tebbit-Armstrong-Ibbs-Wade-Gery) ["Withstanding a Coal Strike"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(81) 41st (London Transport Fares, Local Authority Expenditure, Poland, Arab-Israeli Conflict, East/West Relations, UN, EC Affairs) [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: FCO record of meeting (Paisley-Gilmour: Government attitude toward DUP/OUP delegation to US) [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Security Co-ordinator’s report to Prior (review of security situation) [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 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 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: UKE Washington telegram 3841 to FCO (2335Z) (“Golan”) [US actions against Israel] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: UKE Cairo to FCO (“Golan Heights”) [Deputy Prime Minister’s message to MT] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Egyptian Ambassador) [Israeli withdrawal from Sinai] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: UKMIS New York telegram 1588 to FCO (0228Z) (“Security Council - Golan Heights”) [text of revised draft resolution] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: UKMIS New York telegram 1590 to FCO (0230Z) (“Security Council - Golan Heights”) [Parsons&rsquo statement: UK Government’s position] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Government machinery: Rayner PS minute to No.10 (“Mr Leslie Chapman”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: MT letter to Council of Civil Service Unions (“Abolition of Civil Service Department”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: No.10 record of conversation (“Prime Minister’s meeting with Sir Y.K. Pao: 17 December”) [China-US relations; economic value of UK to China] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: FCO letter to No.10 (“Prime Minister’s meeting with Sir Y.K. Pao: 1630, 17 December”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Rates: Heseltine minute to MT (“Future legislation on rates”) [timescale] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Employment: Tebbit letter to Howe (“Young Workers’ Scheme and the European Commission”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Employment: MT letter to Les Huckfield MP (Jobs Express and Lobby of Parliament on Monday, 30th November) [economic recovery key to creating jobs] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Health: Fowler briefing for MT (meeting between the Prime Minister and the Nurses and Midwives Whitley Council) [“objective should be to prevent a confrontation”] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised industries: Treasury press briefing to No.10 (“CPRS report: Chancellor’s meeting with NI Chairman”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised industries: No.10 minute to Carrington PS (BSC: Kaiser Steel) [MT request for confidential meeting; future of British Steel strip mills] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Younger, Edwards, Jenkin, Biffen, Parkinson etc) [“BSC’s proposal to acquire US company Kaiser”] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Younger, Edwards, Jenkin, Biffen, Parkinson, Havers, Hurd etc) [MT deems British Steel acquisition of US company Kaiser too risky] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised industries: UKE Washington telegram 3826 to FCO (0055Z) (“BSC/Kaiser”) [proposed acquisition of US company by British Steel] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: Department of Industry briefing for MT (MT meeting with Ernie Harrison) [support for UK electronics industry] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“BACO”) [British Aluminium Company: closure of Invergordon smelter] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Carrington PS letter to No.10 (“President Brezhnev’s 75th birthday”) [MT: “I really don’t think we should send a message”] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: UKE Washington telegram 3848 to FCO (0230Z) (“The US recession and President Reagan’s economic recovery programme”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Vatican: FCO briefing for MT (“Message from the Pope about nuclear weapons”) [meeting with delegation on arms control] [declassified 2013]
Text 81 Dec 17 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 81 Dec 17 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (daily report on market conditions) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Dec 17 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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