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83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	MT Engagement Diary
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economic policy: Younger minute to MT (Long term public expenditure) [response to MT minute on savings: “I see great difficulty in achieving a radical reduction”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economic policy: Walker letter to MT (“Long term public expenditure”) [response to MT minute on savings: “my programme… only about 1.5% of total public expenditure”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economic policy: Prior minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure”) [response to MT minute on savings: “no scope for making significant distinct savings”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economic policy: Lawson minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure”) [response to MT minute on savings: “substantial decline in the longer-term”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economic policy: Heseltine minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure”) [response to MT minute on savings: “we are committed to the NATO target of 3% real growth”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economic policy: Edwards minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure”) [response to MT minute on savings: breakdown of costs] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	International economic policy: MT letter to Prime Minister of New Zealand (international financial situation) [“we have taken some real steps forward… beyond what you have called “band aid” solutions”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Soviet Union: Cockfield minute for Sproat ("United Kingdom/USSR Maritime Treaty: Negotiating Objectives") [declassified 2015]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (TNA)	Germany: UKE Moscow telegram to FCO ("Federal German economy") ["Chancellor Kohl's election victory was the best result for business."] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Walker minute to MT ("UHT milk: implementation of the European Court judgement") ["we remain vulnerable to further challenge in the Courts against our interim measures and need to get our legislation in place as soon as possible"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Walker letter to Lord Cockfield ("UHT milk: implementation of the European Court judgement") [Trade/Agriculture Departments demarcation; negotiations with Irish Dairy Board] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Foreign Policy: Parsons minute to Coles ("The Russians") [Brian Urquhart assessment of Andropov & Russian foreign policy] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Lebanon: UKE Beirut telegram to FCO ("British contingent in Multi-National Force") ["a decision to withdraw in May would be hard to explain and might make us look slightly ridiculous"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Zimbabwe: No.10 letter to Whitelaw PS ("Zimbabwe: Mr Nkomo") [permission to remain in UK] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Civil service: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Keith Joseph, Heseltine, Fowler, Baroness Young, Tebbit, Barney Hayhoe) ["Civil Service pay negotiations"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Education: Tom King minute to MT ("Somerset House") ["report... on the bid from King's College"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Broadcasting: Willie Whitelaw minute to MT ("B.B.C. Pay") [proposed settlement with unions] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Foreign policy: No.10 letter to Foreign Secretary PS ("British Policy in the Antarctic: Minerals") [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Legal Procedure: Lord Cockfield PS minute to No.10 ("The Laker Suit") [strategy for Govt intervention; lifting of injunction against liquidator] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Nationalised Industries: No.10 minute to Lord Plowden ("Review Body on Top Salaries") [acknowledgement of Report] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Nationalised Industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Patrick Jenkin ("British Steel Corporation: Performance-Related Pay for Board Members") [welcomes proposals, with one reservation about bonus amounts] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Nationalised Industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Howell ("British Railways Board Pay") [agreement to proposed 1982 pay settlement] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Transport: No.10 Policy minute to MT ("Hastings and Tonbridge Rail Service") ["We cannot recommend that you accept the Department of Transport's request for immediate approval for electrification"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Education: Younger letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Pay of Further Education Teachers in Scotland") [latest position on negotiations] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Cabinet: Whitelaw memo circulated to Cabinet - C(83) 9 (Legislative Programme 1983-84) [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Defence: UKE Washington telegram 805 to FCO (2130Z) ("INF: New US Proposal") ["The President certainly put on the dog this morning to enable him to make his statement on INF with the maximum symbolic and visual demonstration of Allied unity"] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	MT: Douglas Wass letter to MT (thanks for dinner given for Wass) ["As I said to you a long time ago, 'We are all on your side'"] [released 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	General Election: Gow minute to Parkinson ("Meeting at Chequers at 10.00 a.m. on Thursday, 7th April 1983") [arrangements for meeting] [released 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Economy: Butler minute to Scholar ("CBI") [Butler discusses themes for MT's CBI speech with John Caff, Economic Director of the CBI] [released 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Sport: DT note to Stephens (arrangements for MT's attendance at Sports Aid Foundation reception) ["If H.M. herself were going they could NOT be taking more trouble"] [released 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Middle East: Amir Al-Sabah of Kuwait letter to MT (Iran-Iraq war) [released 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Economy: MT letter to Prime Minister Muldoon of New Zealand (international economic situation, trade and payments) [released 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Canada: Coles minute to MT (“Possible visit to the United States & Canada”) [MT’s views] [declassified December 2014]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Germany: No.10 minute to MT (“Anglo-German Bilateral Summit: 22 April”) [planning and briefing] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Iraq: Emir of Kuwait message to MT (Iran-Iraq war) [Security Council efforts not sufficient] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Iraq: Parsons minute for Coles (“Iran-Iraq”) [Arab pressures for an initiative in the Security Council] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Middle East: UKE Washington telegram 810 to FCO (2327Z) (“Arab-Israel”) [US tactics] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Hong Kong: Pym PS letter to No.10 (“Future of Hong Kong: views of Singapore Prime Minister”) [negotiating strategy] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Hong Kong: No.10 record of conversation (“Future of Hong Kong: call on the Prime Minister by Chinese Minister of Foreign Economic Relations & Trade”) [MT’s message to Zhao Ziyang] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	China: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chinese Minister of Trade) [UK investment, nuclear energy, trade, student exchange] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Civil Service: Baroness Young letter to Whitelaw (“Civil Service Appeal Board”) [pros and cons] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economic policy: Privy Council Office record of conversation (MT, Biffen, Younger, Tebbit, Walker, John Wakeham, Ingham, Peter Morrison) [“Note of Liaison committee meeting held on Wednesday 30 March”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“Self-employment”) [taxation] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We	Speeches, interviews, etc.	Major	Margaret Thatcher	Radio Interview for BBC Radio 4 Analysis
83 Mar 30 We	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Bank of England)	Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (weekly report on market conditions) [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 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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