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Text 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industry: No.10 briefing (meeting with Gordon Brown) [closure of Fisher Controls factory and Cowdenbeath unemployment] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Whitelaw letter to Rees (Public Expenditure Survey 1983) [“substantial increases in agreed expenditure between Surveys are highly undesirable”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Yugoslavia: Coles minute for MT ("Visit of Yugoslav Prime Minister") [draft text of the speech during lunch at No.10] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Rome telegram to FCO ("INF numbers") [lines to take on US position for MT meeting with Trudeau] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Moscow telegram to FCO ("Romanian proposals on INF") ["The key question is whether the Romanians are playing the maverick in the Warsaw Pact or acting as stalking horse for the Russians"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lubbers) ["INF": deployment and negotiation with Soviet Union on reduction] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting With Sir Robin Ibbs") [achieiving greater efficiency in the public sector] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) France: No.10 minute to MT ("Brian Crozier: Prize for Political Courage Presented by Politique Internationale") [papers passed to No.10 by DT] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Canada: Howe PS letter to John Coles ("Prime Minister's meeting with Mr Trudeau: 11 November: Future of Hong Kong") [will keep Canadians in picture on Sino-British talks] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Prior letter to Rees ("Harland and Wolff Ltd: Blue Star Line Order") [outline of terms & case for their acceptance] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and telecommunications: John Moore letter to Kenneth Baker ("Telecommunications Competition") [sale of Cable & Wireless shares; new national obligations on Mercury; Mercury/POEU case] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: Robin Butler minute to MT (Prime Minister's election as Honorary Bencher of Gray's Inn") [confirmation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Chile: MT letter to Prime Minister González (re-establishment of democracy in Chile) ["will continue to work to advance the cause... without interfering in Chile's internal affairs"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Inland Revenue Manpower and the Black Economy") [proposed increase; draft PQ reply] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Security: Heseltine minute to MT ("Leak to the Guardian on Cruise Missiles") [urges attempt to recover leaked document from 'Guardian' in order to identify source of leak] [declassified Dec 2018]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Security: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (involvement of police and Director of Public Prosecutions in leak inquiries) [line to take for PMQs, regarding confusion of DES leak with leak regarding Cruise missiles] [declassified Dec 2018]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Legal Procedure: Mount minute to MT ("Restrictions on Conveyancing for Reward") [Policy Unit memo on 'breaking the solicitors' monopoly'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Mozambique: President Machel of Mozambique letter to MT (thanks for visit to UK) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE Washington telegram 3381 to FCO (0035Z) ("Prime Minister's Meeting with Mr Trudeau") [details of Trudeau's letter to Reagan, and Reagan's probable response] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE The Hague telegram 325 to FCO (1505Z) ("Trudeau's East/West Initiative") [Netherlands reaction to Trudeau proposals] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: FCO briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's Meeting with Mr Trudeau: 11 November") [summary of briefing pack: East/West relations; Grenada; CHOGM; Belize; Hong Kong; bilateral issues] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Turnbull minute to Eatfield (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [PM agrees objective is to withstand a long strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Hungarian National Archive) Hungary: Hungarian Foreign Ministry to Hungarian Embassy London (MT visit) [requirements for briefing] [declassification date uncertain; accessed 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public Expenditure: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer) ["Net Payments to EC Institutions"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Grenada: UKE Washington telegram 3383 to FCO (0045Z) ("Grenada: US Opinion") ["US opinion has continued to solidify behind the President"] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(83) 33rd (Kincora Boys Homes, Grenada, Foreign Affairs, EC Budget, EC Affairs, Public Expenditure Survey 1983, Economic Situation and Prospects) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Italian PM Craxi letter to President Reagan (INF) [seeks response before parliamentary debate on 14 Nov] [declassified 2011]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Most Confidential Record to Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(83) 33rd (Economic Situation and Prospects) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to Butler (response to speech by Enoch Powell) ["he revived his old canard that the Northern Ireland Office and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office were engaged in a conspiracy to work towards the creation of a united or a federal Ireland"] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT [released 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Mozambique: President Machel of Mozambique letter to MT (thanks for visit to UK) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Chile: MT letter to Prime Minister Gonzalez of Spain (situation in Chile) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Grenada: MT letter to Prime Minister Seaga of Jamaica (military intervention in Grenada) ["I am as sad as anyone that this difference arose between us. But I believe that we must now look to the future"] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“ Future of Hong Kong”) [“premise that both sovereignty and the right of adminstration will pass to China in 1997”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Ricketts minute to MT (“Future of Hong Kong”) [“the Chinese reacted reasonably favourably to the line which our negotiators took at the meeting on 19/20 October”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Industry: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Gordon Brown) [closure of Fisher Controls factory and Cowdenbeath unemployment] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Robert Armstrong minute to MT (“Economic Summit 1984”) [French line on possible dates; preparations and arrangements; political and economic issues to be discussed] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) European elections: Houston/Cropper minute (“Sub Group on Policy for European Elections” meeting) [Rifkind group; “Political Climate For Elections”] [released 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Agriculture: No.10 minute to MT (“Home Grown Cereals Authority”) [MAFF response to MT concerns] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 3395 to FCO (2305Z) (“Weinberger on Argentina and Grenada”) [arms supplies to Argentina] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Tokyo telegram to FCO (“Falklands at the General Assembly”) [Japan declines to support UK position] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cabinet Office letter to FCO (Alfredo Spilsinger) [business partner of Lord Mayor with contacts in Argentine government] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Cabinet Office minute to MT (UN General Assembly vote on the Falklands resolution) [France to abstain - decision linked to ‘SKYNET’] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: Chairman of Cable & Wireless PLC letter to Tebbit (Joint Venture company) [MT taking “close interest”] [declassified 2013]
Text 83 Nov 10 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
Info only 83 Nov 10 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for Central Office of Information
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