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Text 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("BL: Strike at Cowley") [latest developments] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Mount minute to MT ("Police and Criminal Evidence Bill") [detention without charge and body searches] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: Alan Walters minute to MT ("Spectacles") [argument for ending of Opticians' monopoly on sales] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: No.10 minute to MT (pressure for release of IRA Gillespie sisters to attend father's funeral) [Whitelaw opposes release] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: No.10 briefing for MT (meeting with Heseltine to discuss his paper on UK ability to counter Soviet military threat to UK base) [MT's main concerns] [released Dec 2017]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MT letter to Michael Colvin MP (Defence suppression weapon for the RAF) [procurement: BAe vs. US contract] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Anti-nuclear agitation in the FRG and the prospects for INF stationing") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC): international subscriptions") ["faced with having to find several £m extra in 1983-84 to meet their unavoidable commitments" on account of exchange rates affecting overseas research funding; MT expresses doubts about merits of funding such research] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT message to Gaston Thorn (agricultural expenditure) [messages to Thorn & Tugendhat voicing her concern at "lack of effective measures for dealing with the growing surpluses and the consequent rise in agricultural expenditure"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Technology: Keith Joseph minute to Geoffrey Howe ("Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC): International Subscriptions") [seeks approval for changes to funding arrangements to buy some time before larger decisions have to be made] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Overseas Aid: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("International Development Association, Special Funding Arrangements: publication of a Command Paper") ["to help sustain its lending programme during its fiscal year 1984"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Zimbabwe: No.10 letter to Pym PS ("Zimbabwe") [employment of British aid to forestall risk of widespread starvation; British Military Advisory & Training Team] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Department of Employment letter to No.10 ("Saturday morning opening of job centres") [trial period; trade union protests anticipated] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) General Election: Prior letter to Howe (1983 manifesto: Northern Ireland) [draft suggestions] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Walters draft speech for MT ("The Prime Minister's Speech - CBI") [released 2013]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) General Election: Adam Ridley letter to Gow (comments on the draft manifesto) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Scholar minute to MT ("CBI Speech") [draft] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Walters contribution to MT's CBI Speech [released 2013]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“Family Policy Group: 19 April 1983”) [use of school recreation facilities; support in parenthood; charitable donations] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: Hancock minute to No.10 (“Chancellor Kohl and the European Community”) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Visit by Hal Miller MP”) [“possible that the Chinese have decided to make some use of him”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Pym PS letter to No.10 (“Future of Hong Kong: briefing for EXCO on Sino-British exchanges”) [MT “very reluctant”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Pym PS letter to No.10 (“Visit to London by Hong Kong EXCO senior officials”) [SY Chung] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKMIS Geneva telegram 150 to FCO (1040Z) (“Falklands: Argentine next of kin”) [potential unauthorised landing on Falklands: UK discussions with ICRC] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: No.10 letter to Pym PS (“Falklands: Argentine next of kin visit”) [potential unauthorised landing] [declassified 2013]
Text 83 Apr 15 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Radio Interview for IRN programme The Decision Makers
Text 83 Apr 15 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Speech to Fulham Conservatives
Info only 83 Apr 15 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Speech to Richmond and Barnes Conservative Party workers
Info only 83 Apr 15 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Trivial Margaret Thatcher Remarks planting a "Falklands Memorial Trees" in Finchley (an English oak)
Text 83 Apr 15 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Speech to Conservative Candidates
PDF 83 Apr 15 Fr 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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