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Text 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary Policy: Allen minute for the Governor (meetings with the Chancellor) [Howe wants two meetings; interest rates, possibly Stock Exchange; funding] [declassified 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Bank of England) Monetary Policy: Bank of England International Division briefing for the Governor ("USA: Talking Points") [for meetings with Chancellor and PM; 'lamentable' failure of US to "achieve convincing fiscal control"] [declassified 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Home Office letter to No.10 ("Disturbances in Toxteth") [report from Merseyside police] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: AUS Defence Staff minute for DPR ("Lessons from Operation Corporate - Public Relations policy") [how to approach the task] [declassified Oct 2019]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Pym minute to MT ("Pay of Nationalised Industry Board Members") [Commonwealth Development Corporation; Crown agents] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Nationalised Industry Board Pay") [proposed process for consideration of pay increase bids] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Keith Joseph PS letter to Cabinet Office (Genetic Manipulation Advisory Group) [draft Third Report of the Group, following 1978 & 1979 Reports: advice on content, handling & publication] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Nott PS letter to No.10 (Defence establishment closures) [proposed schedule] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Lord Cockfield (“Standards Quality and International Trade”) [sharing the cost of White Paper initiatives] [declassified 2014]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: MT Personal Minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Privatisation”) [“We must sustain the momentum”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Exocets: French statement") [statement to counter press allegations of arms aid to Argentina; threat of French counter-allegations] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram to Port Stanley ('Guardian' article: 'Islanders air their old resentments') ["resent the higher pay of OSAS workers and the fact that many of the latter left the Islands during the occupation"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Nott PS letter to No.10 ("The South Atlantic Fund") ["we received legal advice this afternoon that it may not be possible to make immediate payments in advance of proof of need"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial policy: Jenkin letter to Lawson ("ALCAN Aluminium (UK) Limited") ["difficulties which the Group as a whole is facing"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Proposed visit by Non-Aligned Movement Delegation") [Pym advises MT not to meet the delegation] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Brittan letter to Jenkin ("The Future of Concorde") ["If [British Airways]... are not willing to accept... [the costs of in-service support] there is no point in further discussions and we should make arrangements to terminate Concorde operations"; MT notes "I think this will have a bad effect on morale in Britain... Concorde must continue"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: Department of Industry briefing (meeting with Dr. David Clark MP) [closure of Tyneside shiprepair yards; regional industrial policy] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Bailey minute for Jackson ("Falkland Islands: War Graves") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Falkland Islands Economic Study") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Santiago telegram to FCO ("Falklands: Mexican Initiative in the UN") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 2581 to FCO (2225Z) ("Call on Shultz: Falklands") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Whitmore minute to Armstrong ("Warning of Argentine Military Action") [US satellite coverage of Argentina] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) East Asia: No.10 letter to FCO ("Prime Minister's Visit to the Far East") [MT's view on final arrangements for visits to Japan and China] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Gow minute to MT ("1922 Executive - 4.15 p.m. at your room at the House, Wednesday, 28th July 1982") [agenda for meeting; Du Cann's "typically rat-like speech" in the Employment Debate] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Fiji: MT message to Prime Minister Mara of Fiji (congratulations on re-election) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) India: Prime Minister Gandhi of India letter to MT (thanks for message) ["What tremendous problems you have had since we last met"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Privatisation: MT personal minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Privatisation") [need to "sustain the momentum of the privatisation programme"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Pym) [Anglo-German relations] [declassified 2014]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Armstrong minute to Whitmore ("Falkland Islands Review") [record of secret Ridley-Cavandoli meeting in September 1980] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: Armstrong minute to Coles ("Prime Minister's Visit to the Far East, 16th-29th September 1982") [draft objectives and briefing] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: FCO letter to No.10 ("Aid to China") [MT's visit to China] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Pym minute to MT ("EC Receipts from the Regional and Social Funds Additionality") [MT: "There must be no increase in public expenditure arising from this change"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public Expenditure: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Long Term Trends in Public Expenditure") ["we shall need to consider radical changes affecting most, if not all, areas of policy"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Media: Minutes of Liaison Committee meeting - 28 July 1982 (MT-Biffen-Younger-Joseph-Fowler-Tebbit-Brittan-Wakeham-Stanley-Ingham-Cropper-Ward) [presentation of Government policy] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Conservative Research Department Briefing Note No. 29, 1982 Series ("Widening Home Ownership") [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram to FCO (“Dr Kennedy’s meeting with Mr Hurd”) [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to Whitmore (“The Sloan Affair”) [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 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 2012]
Text 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Walters MSS) Economy: Alan Walters diary (BAA) [Walters advises pushing ahead with BAA denationalisation][released 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (Research group on projection of the Western case) [“countering of Soviet propaganda”] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Government machinery: No.10 letter to Treasury (Customs facilities at Wick airport) [MT “not happy with the draft replies”] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: Pym minute to MT (“Guangdong Nuclear Power Station”) [case for British involvement] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) East Asia: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Prime Minister’s visit to the Far East, 16th-29th September 1982”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: No.10 record of conversation (“Note of a meeting between the Prime Minister and the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary”) [future of Hong Kong] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Conservative Party: Whitmore PS minute to MT (Policy Groups) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Prime Minister’s visit to the Far East 16th-29th September 1982”) [briefing arrangements] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Edwards PS letter to No.10 (“Local government expenditure, Wales”) [statement to Parliament] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: UKE Washington telegram 2582 to FCO (2228Z) (“Siberian pipeline: Mr Weinberger’s letter”) [US trade sanctions] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Jul 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Lord Cockfield letter to MT (existing trade contracts with USSR) [US trade sanctions] [declassified 2012]

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