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Text 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) [Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Portugal: Britmilat Lisbon telegram to TPS Hereford and FCO ("Armenian terrorists in Lisbon") [attack on Turkish embassy: situation report] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: Legal Secretary to the Lord Advocate letter to No.10 ("Scrutiny of New Powers of Entry") [Scotland] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ivory Coast: No.10 record of conversation (MT, President Houphouët-Boigny) ["current situation in the Ivory Coast and... the rest of Africa"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ivory Coast: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Lawson, Jopling, President Houphouët-Boigny & others) [development/aid] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: No.10 minute to MT ("Statements") [Scottish Rates Support Grant; Stock Exchange; public expenditure; Gibraltar; White Paper on the Rates] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Jenkin minute to MT ("Abolition of the Greater London Council (GLC) and the Metropolitan County Councils") [report on Ministerial Group's conclusions] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Abolition of the Greater London Council (GLC) and the Metropolitan County Councils: Police and Fire Services") ["All the Ministers concerned agree that the services should be organised under joint boards of the relevant local authorities. There is, however, a difference of view about how the boards should be financed"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Brittan minute to Jenkin ("Rate Limitation Paper") [comments on draft text] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National health: Fowler PS letter to No.10 ("NHS Manpower") ["I attach brief speaking notes both on the overall reductions and the particular question of the reductions in numbers of nurses"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Regional Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Parkinson ("Regional Economic Policy") ["the sooner we can move to a more cost-effective system and so fulfil our Manifesto commitment, the better"; MT concerned by content of letter & wide circulation] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign policy: No.10 letter to Reverend Bordeaux (strategy meeting at Chequers on 8 September to dicuss Soviet Union and Eastern Europe) ["to join a small group of academic experts"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Angola: UKE Luanda telegram to FCO ("UNITA") ["assessment... [of] situation on the ground... chances of... driving the MPLA from power... [and] whether a UNITA victory would serve British interests"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson) ["Megaw: new pay arrangements for the non-industrial civil service"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 minute (internal): Policy Unit to Scholar ("Future of ILEA") [Inner London Education Authority: 'borough opt-out' option] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gibraltar: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("EC/Spain: Gibraltar") ["You asked for some background on where we stand over Gibraltar in the accession negotiations with Spain... we aim... to secure acknowledgement by Spain that the Spanish restrictions on Gibraltar are incompatible with the obligations Spain will assume on entry to the Community"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Bank of England) Monetary Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Governor of the Bank of England (gilt sales and interest rates) [agrees with his views] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Michael Scholar note to MT (British Technology Group) [Cecil Parkinson request to discuss with MT] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Cecil Parkinson (changes in the Regional Development Grants system) [legislation; case for modifying system] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Tebbit minute to MT ("Special Employment Measures") [reducing youth wages to improve job prospects; trade union issues] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Harland and Wolff") [options for future of the shipyard] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Turkey: FCO briefing for MT ("Turkish Foreign Minister's Call: 28 July: 6 pm") [declassified July 2016]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 (pay of Service medical and dental officers) [implementation of Armed Forces Pay Review Body recommendations] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) City: Flesher minute to MT (Parkinson & other Commons statements) [Opposition “not able to make their charges stick”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: Coles minute to MT ("Nuclear Proliferation") [MT comment on FCO paper: "We just can't circulate this paper - it is dreadful. If it came to us from a friendly power I should tear it apart"] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Defence: Heseltine letter to Havers ("Libel Action by Mr Roger Spiller") [Heseltine being sued for libel by Vice-Chairman of CND for letter sent to Conservative MPs during election campaign] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: FCO note to Coles (“Anglo-Irish Summit”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (State Department) General election: US Embassy London telegram to Shultz (“Britain after the elections: Thatcher in low-gear”) [“She may be holding fire until the autumn, but there is scant evidence yet of a new master plan”] [declassified 2003]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Geoffrey Lloyd letter to MT (“Leeds Castle Foundation”) [disappointing that the Summit will not be held at Leeds Castle, but would still welcome visitors] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO (“Craxi”) [profile - Craxi played decisive role in blocking Italian renewal of EC Argentine sanctions in 1982] [declassified Jan 2010]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT (“Rates: Non-Domestic Revaluation”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: British Consul-General Jerusalem to FCO (“Hebron”) [attack on the Islamic University] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Parsons minute for Coles (“Hong Kong”) [UK/China talks: China and UK at odds over administrative control] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: No.10 minute to FCO (“Hong Kong”) [Heath visit] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: second round”) [record of conversation: Lio Jiahuan, Peirce] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UK delegate IMF telegram to FCO (“IMF: Argentina - financial restrictions”) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Parkinson letter to Jenkin (“Falkland Islands construction projects”) [Leyland Vehicles vying with German companies for contract] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Falklands debate at the next General Assembly”) [MT concerns about US support] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Jul 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Lord Gowrie minute to MT (“Personnel work in the Civil Service”) [comparison to private sector] [declassified 2013]
Text 83 Jul 27 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Speech at lunch for President of the Ivory Coast (Houphuet-Boigny)
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