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Text 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Robin Ibbs, Robert Armstrong, Ian Beesley, Ferdinand Mount, John Redwood) [achieving greater efficiency in the public sector] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) France: No.10 letter to FCO ("Politique Internationale") [seeking advice on whether MT should accept award for "political courage"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science & Technology: Cabinet Secretary minute to MT ("Annual Review of Research and Development") [key issues in science and technology policy] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Trivial Archive (TNA) Ministers: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (ministerial conflicts of interest) [clearance given for Nick Ridley exhibiting and selling watercolours] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Tim Flesher minute to MT ("Chronically Sick and Disabled Act (Amendment Bill)") [major features; argument against the Bill; financial considerations] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE Bonn telegram 1012 to FCO (0845Z) ("Trudeau's Meeting with Kohl 10 November: East West Relations") ["may provide useful background for... [MT's] meeting with Trudeau later this morning"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Trudeau, Fowler, Acland) [working lunch; NATO summits; venue for next CHOGM meeting; Grenada; Trudeau proposal for conference of the nuclear powers ] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Trudeau, Fowler) [East/West relations; Trudeau proposal for conference of the nuclear powers ] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: MT letter to Prime Minister of New Zealand (“CHOGM and the international economy: letter from Mr Muldoon”) [Heads of Government meeting] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office (“Prime Minister’s briefing for CHOGM: Friday 18 November”) [Heads of Government meeting: briefing session] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: FCO briefing to No.10 (“CHOGM: Meeting with Mrs Gandhi”) [Heads of Government meeting] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Arms control and disarmament”) [MT presses for Ministerial meeting] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (potential contract with major US company) [conversation between Robert Armstrong and Lucas Industries] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Nick Ridley (“British Airways privatisation”) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Keith Joseph, Lord Cockfield, Rees) ["Universities' current expenditure"; deal struck with Treasury to enable savings; MT irate at not being properly briefed for meeting] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Prior PS letter to No.10 (Northern Ireland's status as part of the UK: response to DUP) [draft reply to Paisley MP, Robinson MP and McCrea MP] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 minute to Alison (Anglo/Irish bilateral) [question regarding Parliamentary procedure] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Taoiseach FitzGerald letter to MT (meeting of 7th November) [letter of thanks] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: FCO telegram to UKE Dublin ("Anglo/Irish summit: Community topics") ["Following is a summary of Community topics discussed in the Prime Minister's meeting with Dr Fitzgerald and in separate talks which I and Mr Prior held with the Irish Deputy Prime Minister (Spring) and the Minister for Foreign Affairs (Barry)"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Lebanon: US retaliation") [speculation on US response to bomb attack of 23 October] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Yugoslavia: Coles minute to FCO ("Visit of Yugoslav Prime Minister") [Mrs Planinc's speech during lunch at No.10] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Yugoslavia: FCO briefing for MT ("Visit of Yugoslav Prime Minister") [steering brief, non-aligned movement, East/West, Southern Africa, Indo-China, Middle East, arms control, bilateral defence, developing countries, Balkans, EC, bilateral including cultural relations] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Yugoslavia: FCO minute for Coles ("Visit of the Yugoslav Prime Minister") [arrangements] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Yugoslavia: FCO minute for Coles ("Visit of Yugoslav Prime Minister") [the Yugoslav delegation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Yugoslavia: FCO minute for Coles ("Visit of Yugoslav Prime Minister") [arrangements] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Yugoslavia: UKE Belgrade telegram to FCO ("Visit of the Yugoslav Prime Minister to Britain 15-18 November 1983") [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Civil service: Cabinet Office minute to Brittan ("Responsibility for Discipline in the Civil Service") [comments of particular points in the proposed guidance] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Ridley minute to MT (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [CCU should be authorised to make a more ambitious plan] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) US: Coles minute to Armstrong [MT doubts McFarlane’s value as an interlocutor; thinks US advance notice of Grenada quite inadequate] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Walters MSS) Monetary Policy: Treasury briefing "Interpretation of Monetary Conditions: November [1983]" [released 2012]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Sherbourne notes (meeting with Special Advisers) [topics covered] [released 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: Ryder minute to MT (request to open Thatcher Court in Dartford) [risks charge of fostering “cult of personality”, MT insists, due to personal connection] [released 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Gregson briefing for MT ("Strikes in essential services") [upcoming meeting] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: Gaisman minute to MT ("CHOGM: Hair Appointments") [released 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Ireland: Taoiseach Fitzgerald letter to MT (thanks for meeting) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“ Future of Hong Kong”) [“need to clarify our present strategy and objectives”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Hong Kong: Development of the Governmental Structure”) [“there are growing signs of public interest in greater participation in the running of Hong Kong”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Ricketts letter to Coles (“Future of Hong Kong”) [Cradock’s meeting with Yao Guang] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) International economic policy: Tebbit minute for Lawson (‘Brazil’) [the financial package: his statement in Bonn] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Falklands”) [Baroness Young meeting with President Belaunde of Peru] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Arts and amenities: Cabinet Office letter to Andrew Edwards (Development Sub-Committee) [secretariat] [declassified 2013]
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