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Date range: 4 Nov 1986 – 3 Dec 1986. Document type: Declassified documents.

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PDF 86 Nov 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("Anglo/French Summit: Coordination of UK/French Conditions for Involvement in Nuclear Arms Control") [Mitterrand will want to define circumstances for joining in the process for nuclear disarmament] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: Charles Powell note to MT (Anglo/French Summit) [may wish to bring up Camp David conclusions, Trident, EC budget, terrorism, Middle East] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 20 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) France: Charles Powell note to MT ("Anglo-French Summit") [French political scene, French policy on Middle East, defence and arms control] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: No.10 draft press conference statement for MT (Anglo-French Summit) [east-west and arms control, EC Council, terrorism, Middle East, agriculture, Falklands] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: Patrick Mayhew minute to Michael Jopling ("French Actions Disrupting UK Lamb Trade") [prospect of retaliation and possibility of action in French courts] [declassified Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Paris telegram 1057 to FCO (1733Z) ("Anglo-French Summit: 21 November") [Ambassador calls on Elysee; "De Coignac acknowledged that cohabitation was making planning difficult"; programme, French delegation] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor Kohl letter to MT (immigration, terrorism and security of Europe) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(86) 38th (Parliamentary Affairs, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (crime, law and order, latest polls, AIDS) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Bonn to FCO ("NATO Generals on LRINF") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Ridley PS letter to No.10 ("Planning: the Sainsbury Group") [breakdown of the number of outstanding planning appeals; No.10: "...[MT] was very interested to see these figures..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Chernobyl: Norgrove minute for MT ("Lessons of Chernobyl") [interim CCU report; "bureaucratic and would not ... carry much reassurance for the world outside"] ​​​​​​​[released Dec 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Chernobyl: Wybrew minute for MT ("CCU Report - Lessons of Chernobyl") ["We have to demonstrate that the benefits of nuclear power can be harnessed safely"] ​​​​​​​[released Dec 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: FCO minute for Powell (MT's draft reply to Gorbachev) [arms control] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: FCO minute for Powell (MT's draft reply to Gorbachev) [arms control] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: FCO minute for Powell ("Prime Minister's Message to Gorbachev") [arms control, Afganistan, human rights, terrorism] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Timing of Revaluations") [non-domestic rate issues] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Norman Tebbit minute to Geoffrey Howe ("World Television Service") [use of licence fee income] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Mitterrand-Chirac-Howe-Younger-Giraud-Channon-Raimond-Jopling-Madelin) [nuclear and chemical weapons, Middle East, terrorism, Chunnel, EC budget, EC internal market, EC/US relations, agriculture] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: FCO telegram 768 to UKE Paris (1130Z) ("Anglo-French Summit: Larosiere Succession") [options for IMF candidacy, Airbus issue] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: Ministry of Agriculture record of conversation (Jopling-Guillaume) [EC agri-monetary package, sheepmeat, scoio-structrual proposals, beef, milk] [declassified Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) France: No.10 briefing ("Anglo/French Summit Meeting, Paris 21 November 1986") [administrative arrangements, delegation, programme, travel] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Jopling PS letter to No.10 (“Alternative Uses of Agricultural Land and Sources of Rural Employment”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Clarke letter to Howe (“EC: Employment Initiative”) [a draft resolution] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: Greek Ambassador letter to MT (E.E.C. summit meeting) [invitation to reception] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“European Council: Discussion Papers”) [and draft message to EC heads of government] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (MI5, AIDS, economy) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 22 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Powell minute to MT (draft message to Gorbachev) [arms control, Afganistan, human rights, terrorism] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 22 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Mitterrand) [defence and arms control issues, nuclear cooperation, EC immigration, EC Commission, agricultural surpluses] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 22 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chirac) [southern Africa and Soviet involvement, Middle East, Falklands, Spain, Japan, visit to Moscow, defence and arms control issues, EC budget] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 22 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Paris telegram 1252 to FCO (1042Z) ("Anglo-French Summit: 21 November") [comments to the press on bilateral relations, EC problems, nuclear weapons, Middle East] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 23 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Japan") [MT rebuts Japanese press allegations that she criticised Japanese PM at a meeting with Chairman of the Kaidanren] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Younger minute for MT (the ALARM programme: development problems) [MT: "another dreadful story"] [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MOD minute for Powell ("Implications of the Elimination of Ballistic Missiles") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Chernobyl: Norgrove letter to Unwin ("The Lessons of Chernobyl") [MT "concerned about the time it has taken to produce this first report ... next stage should be taken forward as a matter of urgency"] ​​​​​​​[released Dec 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc (Scotland) Bill Clause 5: Timing of Revaluations") [requirement for regular revaluations] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc (Scotland) Bill Registration of Students") [definition of full time students] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 letter to Chancellor of the Exchquer PS ("Local Authority needs indicators") ["The Prime Minister found this absurd and has said it must be stopped"] [declassified Oct 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 briefing for MT ("Local Authority needs indicators") ["being held now because the Scottish bill is to be published later this week... the local authority associations are likely to make hostile statements to the press afterwards"] [declassified Oct 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Edwards PS letter to No.10 (Prime Minister's meeting with local authority associations to dicuss reform of local government finance) ["in Wales there has by no means been the total opposition to the Green Paper which is implied by the associations in their letter"] [declassified Oct 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Chairman of Barclays Bank PLC letter to MT (disposal of Barclays Bank investment in Barclays National Bank of South Africa) [press statement] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Chairman of the Independent Broadcasting Authority letter to MT (World TV service) [concern at prospect of public money being made available] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Paris telegram 1260 to FCO (1707Z) ("Anglo-French Summit: French Media Reactions") ["Consensus that problems over terrorism, lamb and Falklands were eclipsed by common approach on nuclear and control issues"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: Ministry of Defence record of conversation (Younger-Giraud) [UK commitment to Trident, French SSBNs, Giraud's proposals for cooperation, warship visits, AEW] [declassified Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: MT letter to UK Ambassador to France (Anglo-French Summit) ["very much encouraged by the discussions", thanks to staff for preparations; his letter about Chirac "particularly perceptive and helpful"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) France: MT message to Jacques Chirac (Anglo-French Summit) ["reassuring to find how close are our views on virtually all the major issues"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: MT letter to President Mitterrand (Anglo-French Summit) ["pleased to find how close are our views on the most important issues, particularly in the fields of defence and arms control, but also on EC matters"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE Moscow telegram 1397 to FCO (1045Z) ("Netherlands Prime Minister's Visit to Moscow 20-22 November") [summary of main points from van den Broek briefing] [released July 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO (“Foreign Affairs Council: 24 November 1986”) [“Preparation for European Council”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“European Council, 5/6 December: United Kingdom Delegation”) [declassified 2014]

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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).

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