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Text 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Walker letter to Parkinson (British Shipbuilders: closure of Scott Lithgow shipyard) [concern that precipitate announcement could result in loss of Britoil rig & adversely affect Cammell Laird bid for Sun Oil floating production facility] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Hailsham letter to Whitelaw ("Illegitimacy") [case for prioritising implementation of custodianship provisions of Children Act 1975] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Turkey: Hawker Siddeley Group Director letter for Parkinson ("50 Diesel Electric Locomotives for Turkish State Railways (T.C.D.D.)") [declassified July 2016]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Michael Scholar minute to MT (Seminar on Science, Technology and Industry: Follow-Up) [agreeing outcomes/next steps with Departments] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 (“Historic public expenditure to GDP ratios”) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: UKE Damascus telegram to FCO ("Lebanon") [Marshall record of conversation with Head of Western European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: bilateral issues & Syrian views on ceasefire arrangement] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: FCO telegram 523 to UKMIS New York (1340Z) ("Lebanon: MNF") [Heseltine views on UK role in proposed new UN force to replace Multinational Force; supporting documents of same date on ceasefire agreement; Hong Kong markets/appointment of Percy Cradock; Mugabe denunciation of UK] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MT letter to Andropov (Geneva talks on intermediate range nuclear forces) ["British nuclear strategic forces can have no place in any current negotiations at Geneva... If it is necessary for NATO to begin deployment of the new weapons by the end of this year, this can be discontinued or reversed at any time that a satisfactory [arms control] agreement is reached"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: No.10 letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer PS (“Long term public expenditure: opening up the debate”) [draft Speaking Note and background for Press] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Washington telegram 2792 to FCO (2355Z) ("US Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems") [Strategic Defense Initiative: "there is a good deal of momentum in favour of a substantially expanded research and development programme"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: USE London to State Department (“Third Party Systems”) [“It is not self-evident that US interests are served by supporting French and British demands that their systems be exempt from any participation in nuclear reductions”] [declassified 2011]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) US: US Ambassador to London J.J. Louis letter to MT (circumstances surrounding Louis' departure from post) ["your message gave us the comfort and peace of mind which we have needed during these past few weeks of speculative and inaccurate rubbish in the British and American press"] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Shrimsley minute to Gummer (press reporting on NHS cuts) [need for better communication of policy] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Australia: MT message to Prime Minister Hawke of Australia (congratulations on success of Australian team in the Americas Cup) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Cold War: MT letter to Andropov (Geneva talks on INF and arms control) [released 2013]
Text 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: NSC briefing for President Reagan (Thatcher visit) [declassified 2000]
Text 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: President Reagan's talking points (private meeting with MT) [declassified 2000]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: discussion with EXCO”) [record of conversation: Youde, Luce, Cradock, EXCO] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: press coverage”) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (Hang Lung Bank (Acquisition Bill) 1983) [‘Black Saturday’ financial crisis: nationalisation of the Bank] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government telegram 12 to UKMIS New York (1120Z) (“Hong Kong: bilateral meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister”) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to UKHC Ottawa (‘Black Saturday’ financial crisis) [“the Chinese recognise that there is a crisis but believe we are trying to use it”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKMIS New York telegram 6 to Hong Kong Government (2222Z) (“Meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister”) [record of conversation: Geoffrey Howe, Wu Xueqian] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Lord Hailsham letter to Howe (“Seventh Commonwealth Law Conference”) [“the “political imperatives” of the PRC… [are] such… that they are simply indifferent to economic consequences”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Sep 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Immigration: Brittan PS letter to No.10 (Pereira family) [Brittan embarrassed by No.10 indication that he would review case] [declassified 2016]
Text 83 Sep 27 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Speech to the Canadian and Empire Clubs in Toronto
CD only 83 Sep 27 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for Canadian TV (CBC TV) The Journal (visiting Toronto)
CD only 83 Sep 27 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Interview for MacLean’s Magazine
CD only 83 Sep 27 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Speech at dinner given by the Canadian Prime Minister (Pierre Trudeau)
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