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Info only 83 Mar 23 We Chronology Key [Chronology] Reagan announced Star Wars programme (SDI)
Text 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Legal Procedure: MT letter to Chair of British Caledonian (Aviation: US Grand Jury Investigation) ["I share your concern"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Chile: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Schweitzer) ["Call on the Prime Minister by the Chilean Foreign Minister"; Argentina; human rights] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Keith Joseph (Burnham Primary and Secondary pay negotiations) [reluctantly agrees to increased offer in light of Scottish negotations; hopes repetition of situation can be avoided in future] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: National Security Council Minutes (1730Z) ("Export Administration Act") (NSC 0076) [President approves sanctity of contract provision] [declassified Dec 2005]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MT letter to Dr. David Owen MP (control of nuclear weapons systems) [UK-US joint control arrangements] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) International economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PPS letter to No.10 (“International financial scene”) [Eastern European/South American debt] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("New French government") ["The Elysee spokesman announced at 1900 yesterday evening that Mauroy had presented the resignation of his government. Mitterrand immediately asked Mauroy to form a new government."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT letter to President of the European Commission (European Council, 21/22 March 1983) ["...has made useful progress towards a solution to the Budget problem..."] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT letter to Chancellor Kohl (European Council, 21/22 March 1983) ["...good progress on the Budget problem, enlargement and the Middle East..."] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Economic Summit: Williamsburg") [Armstrong report on meeting of Personal Representatives to discuss agenda for the Summit] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 minute to Gow (computers in schools) [key statistics] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Energy: Brittan minute to MT ("Severn Barrage") ["I would not wish to quibble about how [Lawson] disposes of £250,000 from within his agreed Departmental budget. But it is very important that we do not give any impression that we would support this consortium (or any kind of barrage project) thereafter"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("The oil price and the United Kingdom economy") ["general climate of uncertainty following the precarious agreement reached with so much difficulty by OPEC ten days ago and its implications for British policy"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gibraltar: Governor of Gibraltar telegram to FCO ("Spanish naval incursions") ["highly provocative... we should not let the incident pass without protest"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gibraltar: Governor of Gibraltar telegram to FCO ("Gibraltar/Spain: Lisbon Agreement") [Chief Minister's statement to the House of Assembly] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised industries: Jenkin letter to Brittan ("British Steel's EFL for 1982/83") [latest position] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: MT letter to King Hassan II (Arab League delegation to UK) [courtesy note commenting on a successful visit & regret that King Hassan could not attend] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Regional Policy: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for Mount ("Regional economic policy") [purpose of meeting; Policy Unit objectives] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) [non-industrial civil service pay] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Non-industrial civil service pay negotiations") [latest position; "difficult judgements to be made here, and you may wish to discuss them with me"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Trivial Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: MT letter for Comrade President Forbes Burnham of Guyana (thanking for the amethyst stones) [enormously enjoyed talk the other day] [declassified 2015]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Reagan letter to MT (intermediate range nuclear forces: negotiations with the USSR) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: FCO letter to No.10 ("INF") [draft reply to Reagan on INF negotiations] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: HMT letter to No.10 ("Cable and Wireless: Proposed Hong Kong Acquisition") [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) General Election: Fowler letter to Howe (1983 manifesto: health and social security) [draft suggestions] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Liaison Committee meeting agenda for meeting of 23rd March 1983 (employment and training, agriculture, diary of events) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Cold War: Reagan letter to MT (Reagan announces Strategic Defence Initiative (Star Wars)) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: HMT note ("Budgetary Achievements") [list of fiscal and financial 'goodies' introduced since 1979] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Hungary: Deputy Prime Minister Marjai of Hungary letter to MT (thanks for talks) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Guyana: MT letter to Prime Minister Burnham of Guyana (thanks for gift of amethyst stones) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Middle East: MT letter to King Hassan II of Morocco (Arab League Delegation; thanks for gift) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) EC: MT letter to Chancellor Kohl (congratulations on successful European Council) [EC Budget] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Defence: MT letter to David Owen (response to Owen's request to publish exchange of letters on Thor missiles) ["I leave it to you to decide...Personally, I would not do so"] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) EC: MT letter to Gaston Thorn, President of the European Commission (thanks for help in ensuring successful outcome of European Council meeting) [EC Budget] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: MT letter to Wassell (MT explains description of herself as a 'true Keynesian') ["Keynes was a vigorous and undying opponent of inflationary finance"] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Jenkin minute to MT (“British Aerospace”) [downturn in profits and reduced market for civil products: “[not] helpful in the context of our broad privatisation objectives”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 letter to Home Office (Family Policy Group meeting) [papers on extending access to council & school leisure facilities and preparation for parenthood] [declassified 2014]
Text 83 Mar 23 We Press Major Shultz (George) Cold War: Reagan’s Star Wars initiative (Shultz memoirs)
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: UKE Tel Aviv to FCO (“Israeli Settlements”) [approved by Begin’s government in the West Bank] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde record of conversation (“Visit of the Singapore Prime Minister: Future of Hong Kong”) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing record of conversation (Sir Percy Cradock, Yao Guang) [“Future of Hong Kong”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Pym PS letter to No.10 (“Delegation of Argentine relatives”) [proposed meeting with MT as part of tour of Heads of State] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Civil Commissioner of the Falkland Islands to FCO (“Argentine next-of-kin”) [MT wary of implications] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Whitelaw PS letter to Baroness Young PS (“Publication of Volume Two of Report on Civil Service pilot ethnic survey”) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Ministry of Defence record of conversation (nuclear issues, US protectionism, NATO air defence, equipment collaboration, defence sales) [Heseltine, FRG Minister of Defence, NATO representatives] [declassified 2016]
Text 83 Mar 23 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Speech at lunch for President of Zambia (Kenneth Kaunda)
PDF 83 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (daily report on market conditions including US report) [declassified 2013]
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