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81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	MT Engagement Diary
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Reagan Library)	Cold War: Secretary of State Haig's Evening Report ("U.S. Actions on Golan Heights, Kidnapping of U.S. General in Italy") [declassified 2016]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Nationalised Industries: Biffen minute to MT ("Salaries of Board Members of British Airports Authority") [pay increases] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: FCO telegram 317 to UKE Buenos Aires (1150Z) ("Postponement of Talks") ["no question of any change in the Argentine position at a next round"] [declassified Aug 2015]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: FCO telegram 318 to UKE Buenos Aires (1645Z) ("Davidoff") [party to spend five days ashore to analyse scrap and transport operation] [declassified Aug 2015]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: UKE Buenos Aires telegram 167 to Governor Falkland Islands ("Davidoff") [intention to visit installations at Leith] [declassified Aug 2015]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Sri Lanka: FCO telegram 290 to UKHC Colombo (1715Z) ("Tamil Eelam") [Sri Lanka 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]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Security: Clive Whitmore minute to MT ("Report by the Security Commission") [review of public service security procedures and practices launched in wake of spy allegations against MI5 Director General: handling of report's findings, including Government's need to avow existence of SIS] [released Dec 2014]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	France: UK Ambassador Paris letter to PUS FCO (President Mitterrand's health) [cancer rumours] [declassified Dcr 2011]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Reagan Library)	Cold War: National Security Council minutes (1855Z) ("Peacetime Draft Registration") (NSC 0032) [declassified Feb 2008]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Trivial	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Conservative Party: Ian Gow minute for MT (1922 committee) [Du Cann touched MT was wearing brooch given to her by committee] [released 2017]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Religion: Ian Gow minute for MT (“Your speech to the Board of Deputies of British Jews”) [“you were the star of the evening”] [released 2017]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Parliament: Ian Gow minute for MT (letter from Alan Clark) [redistribution of seats, implications for sitting MPs and constituency associations] [released 2017]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Ireland: Jenkin letter to Prior ("De Lorean Motor Cars Ltd") [banks refuse further unsecured loans, and Government agrees to provide guarantees] [declassified Dec 2014]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [note for PM on redundancy payments in Universities - suggests freezing incomes for 3 years. Complaints Howe has to approve everything][released 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: UKE Buenos Aires to Port Stanley ("Davidoff") [Davidoff to visit Leith, Stolmes and Husvic in South Georgia] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Canada: Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada letter to MT (patriation of the Canadian Constitution) [“deep gratitude for your support”] [released 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Press Office: Press Summary for the PM (unrest and repression of Solidarity in Poland, GLC and London Transport, strikes, industry, economy, Labour party strife) [released 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Press Office: Ingham minute to MT ("Sunday Express") [arrangements for interview] [released 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Falklands: FCO letter to No.10 ("Argentina") [MT will not send congratulations to Galtieri: "I don't like sending these messages on military take overs"] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Conservative Party: Derek Howe minute to MT ("Visit to Lincolnshire - Thursday 11th and Friday 12th February 1982") [plan for visit; Gainsborough constituency is under threat from the SDP] [released 2013]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Poland: UKE Warsaw to FCO ("Poland - Internal Situation") [state of emergency: "Eye witnesses have reported a major incident between the population and the police in the middle of Warsaw this afternoon"] [declassified 2011]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Poland: FCO to UKE Warsaw ("Poland: Walesa's Appeal") [Lech Walesa issues underground appeal requesting that food aid continues but financial assistance to Poland should cease] [declassified 2011]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Poland: FCO to UKE Warsaw ("Polish Crisis") [state of emergency: "You may find it helpful to have a brief review of how the situation looks from this end"] [declassified 2011]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Poland: Carrington minute to all members of Cabinet and OD Committee ("Poland") [state of emergency: assessment of the situation so far] [declassified 2011]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	EC: FCO to UKREP Brussels ("30 May Mandate") [current UK position on EC Budget negotiations] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Defence: Prime Minister Fraser of Australia letter to MT (sale of HMS Invincible) [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Monetary Policy: Walters minute to Burns and Middleton ("Notes on the MTFS") [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Pay: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Public Sector Pay") [update] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Northern Ireland: FCO telegram 1958 to UKE Washington (1308Z) (Government attitude toward DUP/OUP delegation to US) [declassified Dec 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Northern Ireland: Howe minute to MT (compensation arrangements for victims of terrorism) [declassified Dec 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Agriculture: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Liquid Milk Prices”) [background, overview, options, handling] [declassified 2014]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Agriculture: Prior minute for MT (“Binder Hamlyn and Liquid Milk Prices”) [his position] [declassified 2014]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economy: Treasury and Civil Service Committee Report (“The Government’s Economic Policy: Autumn Review”) [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Local government: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 (“Statement on Local Government spending”) [achieving targets] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Local government: Heseltine PS letter to Brittan PS (“Housing PESC”) [Parliamentary statement on public expenditure] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Health: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Fowler, Gerard Vaughan, Kenneth Stowe, delegation) [“Meeting between the Prime Minister and the Nurses and Midwives Whitley Council”] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Nationalised industries: Edwards PS record of conversation (“BSC: Kaiser”) [Edwards, Ian MacGregor: future business for British Steel strip mills] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Prime Minister: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Sir Siegmund Warburg, Dr. Wilfried Guth) [global economy; Warburg urges MT to join EMS] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Prime Minister: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Younger, Edwards, Jenkin, Brittan, Lawson, John MacGregor, Robin Ibbs) [“British Aluminium Company” - closure of Invergordon smelter] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Trade: Jenkin letter to Biffen (“Meeting of MISC 14: 30 November 1981”) [monitoring of standards in industry] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Vatican: Vatican letter to MT (Papal World Peace Day message on nuclear arms control) [declassified 2013]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Vatican: No.10 record of conversation (MT, delegation from the Pontifical Academy of Sciences) [nuclear arms control] [declassified 2013]
81 Dec 18 Fr	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Bank of England)	Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (daily report on market conditions) [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fr	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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