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PDF 80 Jan 28 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Rhodesia: Ian Gow to Julian Amery (relations with Mugabe) [“Do please keep me informed”] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jan 29 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Industry: Tim Lankester to Simon Burns (nationalised industries) [“best to focus on the loss figures”] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jan 29 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Italy: Ian Gow minute to Peter Morrison (“Dinner for the Italian Prime Minister”) [attendees] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Feb 12 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Richard Ryder record of conversation (Prior-Thorneycroft) [Employment Bill: trade union immuniity] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Feb 12 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Richard Ryder record of conversation (Thorneycroft-Prior meeting) [Prior against removal of trade union immunity for strikes and picketing] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Feb 14 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Ian Gow minute to Ian Gilmour (speech in Cambridge) [copy annotated by MT] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Feb 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Cabinet: Ian Gow letter to MT (Ivor Stanbrook letter on Cabinet splits) [backbench loyalty] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Feb 19 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Ian Gow note to Ray Whitney (relationship with TUC) [letter to Prior, possibility of general strike] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Feb 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Industry: Kenneth Baker to Keith Joseph (dinner by Massey Ferguson-Perkins executives) [concern expressed over “the growing uncompetitiveness of British manufacturing industry”] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Feb 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Cabinet: Ian Gow minute for MT (dissenting ministers) [backbench criticism] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Mar 3 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Taxation: Ian Gow minute for MT (“Capital Transfer Tax”) [manifesto pledge for reform] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Mar 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe: Ian Gow minute (“E.E.C.”) [Dykes “is a Euro-fanatic”] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Mar 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Education: Michael Jopling to Richard Ryder (liaison with academics) [Rhodes James “not the sort of person to confine himself to acting as a postbox and touring the country to make contact, without passing several judgements during the course of his journies!”] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Apr 15 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Cold War: Alexander Solzhenitsyn to David Atkinson (invitation to party conference) [“World Communism is extremely dangerous for all and will never stop of its own volition”] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Apr 16 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Selby coalfield: Ian Gow minute to Michael Jopling (MT visit to Selby mine) [success of visit] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Apr 20 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Michael Ancram to Ian Gow (MT’s Perth speech) [thank you for letter, strategy in Scotland] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Apr 29 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Ian Gow minute to Vivian Bendall (Employment Bill) [reasons Bendall voted against] [released 2017]
PDF 80 May 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Middle East: Ian Gow minute to Eldon Griffiths (“Iran”) [events in Tehran] [released 2017]
PDF 80 May 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Industry: Ian Gow minute for MT (meeting with Conservative aviation committee) [public sector purchasing decisions] [released 2017]
PDF 80 May 19 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Middle East: Ian Gow minute to MT (Latham speech on Israel) [“Israel is in grave danger”] [released 2017]
PDF 80 May 22 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: MT to William Clark (Employment Bill) [letter has been encouraging] [released 2017]
PDF 80 May 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Middle East: Ian Gow minute to MT (“Public Meeting organised by the Jewish Community - Monday 9th June 1980”) [Hugh Fraser to give the speech, can he refer to MT&rsuqo;s understanding of anxieties of the Jewish community] [released 2017]
PDF 80 May 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Parliament: Ian Gow minute to Nigel Fisher (House of Lords) [debate on reform, Conservative party must “prevent single chamber Government in this country”] [released 2017]
PDF 80 May 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Parliament: Gow secretary minute to Alfred Sherman (Salisbury Group) [“Lord Salisbury is, essentially, on our side”] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Ireland: Ian Gow letter to Jim Molyneaux (tour of the border area) [MT has seen memo on security, IRA activities] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Sport: Ian Sproat minute to Ian Gow (Hampden Park Football Ground) [“a massive and grotesque waste of public funds”] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Ian Gow minute for MT (“Robert Rhodes James”) [Rhodes James sceptical of government’s economic strategy] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jun 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Taxation: Ian Gow minute for MT (“National Insurance Surcharge”) [opposition expressed in article by Chris Patten, John Patten] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Sport: Ian Gow letter to Alan Haselhurst (Geoffrey Boycott) [on the invite list for No.10] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Richard Ryder letter to Nigel Fisher (anecdotes about Harold Macmillan) [“I suspect with most Macmillanisms it is the delivery which makes them seem funnier at the time than perhaps they might look later”] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jun 18 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Italy: Ian Gow minute to Anthony Kershaw (MT’s plans) [no intention to visit Italy, EC meeting coming up in Luxembourg] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jun 25 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Elections: Michael Ancram minute (Glasgow Central by-election) [press interest in MT’s message] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jun 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Industry: Kenneth Baker to MT (MT’s speech on textiles) [glad MT will be discussing the issue with Keith Joseph] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jul 1 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Stansted [no A]: Ian Gow minute to MT (“Alan Haselhurst - Stanstead Airport”) [“You will understand how sensitive this issue is in Saffron Walden”] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jul 1 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: Ian Gow to Julian Amery (secret letter for MT) [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jul 3 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Middle East: MT to Robert Adley (European Council statement on Israel) [“I see no possibility of the Israelis sitting at a table with the PLO until the PLO have given some clear and open indication that they are prepared to accept Israel’s right to exist”] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jul 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: MT to Lord Spens (Employment Bill) [Spens’ opposition] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jul 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Legislation: Ian Gow to Lord Harris (“All Party Repeal Group”) [tackling obsolete or restrictive statutes] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jul 10 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Immigration: Ian Gow minute to Michael Jopling (“Immigration”) [meeting with backbenchers regarding manifesto pledge] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jul 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Ian Gow minute to Michael Jopling (“John Gorst”) [MT “thinks that the suggestion that the Whip should be withdrawn from Gorst is absurd”] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jul 21 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Religion: Ian Gow to minute to MT (“The Pope’s Visit to the United Kingdom - 1982”) [might be invited to address both Houses of Parliament] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jul 22 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Defence: Ian Gow minute to Denis Thatcher (Battle of Britain celebrations) [arrangements for events] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jul 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Industry: Ian Gow minute to Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler (“Datsun U.K. Limited”) [restrictions on the sale of cars] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Jul 25 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Parliament: Ian Gow minute to Geoffrey Rippon (thanks for letter) [admired speech] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Aug 11 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Ian Gow notes (meeting with Edward du Cann) [civil service, central office] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Sep 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Northern Ireland: Ian Gow minute (“Ulster Unionist Party - James Molyneaux”) [“underlying good will which still exists among rank and file Unionists and their Leader of our Party”] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Sep 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Government policy: Ian Gow minute to Robert McCrindle (letter outlining McCrindle’s position) [concerns over policy on social services and private industries] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Sep 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Geoffrey Howe to Michael Latham (economic policy criticisms) [arrangements for a discussion of Latham’s anxieties] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Oct 6 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Ian Gow minute to Ian Gilmour (“Party Conference Speech”) [foreign policy, Europe] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Oct 13 Mo Declassified documents Trivial Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: Edward Du Cann to MT (happy birthday) [“from your friends in the 1922 committee … i.e. everybody”] [released 2017]

Documents lie at the core of this website, each one dated and sorted chronologically (by default) in search results. Most are images in PDF format of original paper documents scanned or filmed for the site. There also transcripts of speeches and interviews, press articles, photos, videos, and more. The document database contains tens of thousands of items and permits complex searching.

Files are multi-page PDFs from which most of the documents on the site are selected. All of Mrs Thatcher’s official files from No.10 are available in full on this site (paper copies are stored at the National Archives in the series PREM19), as well as most of those of Geoffrey Howe and Nigel Lawson as Chancellor (stored at TNA as series T639 and T640).

Guides are articles about key events and topics. Many were written to accompany annual releases of Mrs Thatcher’s private and party papers at the Churchill Archive Centre in Cambridge.

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