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Text 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Nick Ridley PS letter to Biffen PS (“Statement on British Airways privatisation: Monday 12 December 1983”) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Spain: MT message to Prime Minister González ("Madrid Airline disaster") [condolences] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("E(A) papers for 13 December") [Training for Jobs] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Training for Jobs") ["development of Youth Training Scheme... further improvements in adult skill training"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: UKDel NATO telegram to FCO ("Lebanon MNF") [review of the role of the Multinational Force] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: Heseltine minute to Howe (Hunter aircraft for the Lebanese airforce) ["I believe that we must remain firm in declining to sell"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: FCO briefing for MT ("Lebanon: Multi-National Force") [key points from Howe meeting with Rumsfeld & MNF Foreign Ministers on 8th October; key issues for the meeting] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Sudan: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Nimeiri, Luce, Abdel Salam) [relations with neighbouring countries & their backing by the USSR; Islamic law; Eritrean refugees; Ethiopia; aid for emergency generators; Lonhro] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Sudan: FCO briefing for MT ("Call by President Nimeiri: Aid") [supplementary brief on aid, with general briefing attached] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: No.10 letter to General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (Heads of Government meeting in New Delhi: "Towards a New Bretton Woods" report) [UK government rejects report's proposal for an international monetary conference] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("INMOS and BT/ICL") ["sale of INMOS and the placing of the major BT contract for computer systems [with either IBM or UK company International Computers Ltd (ICL)]... strength of the technological argument in each case"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: British Telecom letter to No.10 (meeting in 10 Downing Street on 1 December) [proposed acquisition] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Making Schools Better") ["exciting list of proposals... [must] not let them be eroded by the quibbles already surfacing in the officials' note"; MT agrees] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Making Schools Better") [outline of key aims & strategy] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (INMOS) [strategic importance to UK; ICL & retaining computer capability in the UK] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: No.10 letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer PS (Employment & Industry Seminar: follow-up meeting) [request for oral reports from Ministers; key areas for discussion] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("YTS and Unemployed 17-year-olds in 1984/85") [proposals for future development of Youth Training Scheme & Young Workers' Scheme] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Australia: Colin Mason message to MT (HMS Invincible) [opposition to nuclear weapons in Australia] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Turkey: MT messages to Ozal and Ulusu (appointment of the new Turkish prime minister) [declassified July 2016]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to Howe ("ESPRIT") [MT asked to resolve UK line to take for Research Council meeting on 13 December, regarding funding & offsetting savings] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Whitelaw memo circulated to Cabinet - C(83) 35 (Restrictions on Conveyancing for Reward) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Argentina: President Alfonsin of Argentina message to MT (MT's comments on situation in Argentina, Anglo-Argentine relations) ["Where there's a will there's a way"] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Turnbull letter to Kerr (arrangements and agenda for follow-up to Ministerial industry and employment seminar) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT [released 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Industry: Turnbull minute to MT ("Visit to the Engineering Industries Council") [arrangements and briefing] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Venezuela: MT message to President Lusinchi of Venezuela (congratulations on election victory) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Turkey: MT messages to Prime Minister-Elect Ozal and Prime Minister Ulusu of Turkey (congratulations on election victory/commiserations on election defeat) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Spain: MT message to Prime Minister Gonzalez of Spain (Madrid air disaster) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Spain: Prime Minister Gonzalez of Spain letter to MT (Madrid air disaster) [released 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Seventh Round of Talks”) [“Defence of Hong Kong SAR will be the responsiblity of the central government”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Seventh Round of Talks”) [defence forces] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Calls on Chinese Leaders”) [“an unusual opportunity to put our views directly to the people in decision-making positions”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“MIPT: Future of Hong Kong: Calls on Chinese Leaders”) [“an unusual opportunity to put our views directly to the people in decision-making positions”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Calls on Chinese Leaders”) [MT comment: “The most difficult point is that of acceptability of any solution to the people of Hong Kong”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Calls on Chinese Leaders”) [“considering the possibility of withdrawing British troops from Hong Kong well before 1997”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: The Way Ahead”) [“we can reasonably expect to have fairly detailed discussion over the whole area of the Chinese plan”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) International economic policy: Lawson minute for MT (export credit for Brazil) [rejects Howe's view - extend no new medium-term credit at present] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Berne telegram to FCO (“Argentine elections”) [Alfonsin reaction to initial contact from MT] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Howe minute to MT (“European public opinion and nuclear weapons”) [differing attitudes in northern and southern spheres] [declassified 2016]
Text 83 Dec 9 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Speech opening UPITN Headquarters (comment on Anglo-US relations) [“far as I am concerned Anglo-American relations are in good heart”]
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