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Date range: 18 Dec 198424 Dec 1984. Document type: Declassified documents.

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Text 84 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Housing: Cabinet Office minute to Jenkin ("Review of Housing Policy") [review group] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine letter to Rees (new basic trainer aircraft for the RAF) [announcement of the shortlisting of bids from four down to two - Shorts & BAe] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Inland Revenue minute to John Moore ("Life Assurance Premium Relief: Request for Concession") ["it would be almost impossible to defend a concession for the [striking] miners"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Employment: Department of Employment letter to No.10 ("Youth Training Scheme") [not possible for MT to have a trainee in her own office] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Heseltine minute to MT ("Type 22 Frigates") [Heseltine argues that one Frigate order should be placed with Cammell Laird; MT: 'The courage should by the C-L workers in going through picket lines...must be recognised'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade: Channon PS letter to Rees PS ("ECGD Cover for Rescheduling Countries") [draft PQ reply & press release announcing new measures] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Ministerial Group on Coal - MISC 101(84) 51st (Industrial Action in the Coal Industry) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to Powell (report on Armstrong-Nally talks) [MT: "This whole minute shows that the Irish want more than we can give and always will"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: MAFF record of conversation (Jopling-Gorbachev) [agriculture, trade] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy briefing (“Daily Coal Report - Tuesday 18 December 1984”) [miners’ strike: situation report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Hailsham letter to Brittan (“Miners’ Cases”) [DPP policy on prosecution of offences related to miners' strike: 'this is very sensitive territory'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Ingham (“Windsor Cable TV”) [closure] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Northern Ireland: NSC note on Shultz Evening Report (British urge revision of US/UK extradition treaty) [declassified 2000]
Text 84 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: US State Department brief (Thatcher visit) [declassified 2000]
PDF 84 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: David Owen letter to Lawson (the Bank of England supervisory arrangements & JMB collapse) [request that no further public money will be put at risk] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Howe telegram to UKE Beijing (Environment Secretary’s Statement on local authority capital spending) [“went very badly ... consistently hostile reception from government backbenchers”] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 ("1985 Community Budget: Provisional Twelfths Regime") [consequences of the European Parliament's rejection of the draft 1985 EC Budget] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Brittan minute to MT (possible transfer of Ministerial responsibility for marriage guidance work) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Keith Joseph ("Burnham (P&S)") [concern about potential costs of local authorities' proposals for teachers' pay & conditions of service] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Younger PS minute to Rees PS ("Public Expenditure White Paper: Capital Spending") [period to be covered by projections] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) China: No.10 briefing cards (“Meeting with [party chairman] Hu Yaobang”) [“Admire modernisation efforts - time right for rapid expansion of cooperation”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Hong Kong: No.10 briefing cards for MT (“Meeting with Zhao Ziyang”) [Hong Kong declaration, bilateral issues, trade, nuclear power, international issues] [released 2014]
Text 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang) [signature of Joint Declaration] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Lord Harris letter to MT (“Open Letter to the Prime Minister”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Hong Kong: N0.10 briefing cards for MT (“Meeting with Deng Xiaoping”) [with MT annotations] [released 2014]
Text 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Deng Xiaoping) [signature of Joint Declaration] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: UKE Washington telegram 3806 to FCO (2345Z) ("Gorbachev's Visit to Britain: US Press Coverage") [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy briefing (“Daily Coal Report - Wednesday 19 December 1984”) [miners’ strike: situation report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Joseph minute to MT (“The exploitation of Research Council funded inventions”) [“Many researchers do not have the skills to pursue exploitation themselves”] [released Dec 2014]
Text 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Burt briefing for Shultz (Thatcher visit) [declassified 2000]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: President Reagan's briefing cards for Camp David meeting [declassified 2000] [81K scanned image]
Text 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: US Treasury briefing for President Reagan (Thatcher visit) [declassified 2000]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE Washington telegram 3790 to FCO (2335Z) ("Prime Minister's Meeting with the President: Northern Ireland") [agreement on joint lines to take for the media] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE Washington telegram 3807 to FCO (2350Z) ("Speech by Weinberger on the Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI)") [speech to foreign press: "the most forceful and fullest public exposition so far given... of the rationale behind the SDI"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE Washington telegram 13 to FCO (2200Z) ("Prime Minister's Meeting with the President at Camp David: 22 December") ["The Prime Minister will, I think, find President Reagan in an up-beat mood": analysis] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE Washington telegram 14 to FCO (2000Z) ("Prime Minister's Meeting with the President at Camp David: 22 December: Economic Issues") [analysis] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE Washington telegram 3803 to FCO (2010Z) ("The US Economy, the Federal Budget Deficit and US Defence Spending: Latest Developments") [analysis] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE Beijing record of conversation (1900Z) (Howe, Wu Xueqian) [points outstanding on Hong Kong negotiations, following MT meeting with Ziyang earlier that day] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Howe message to Shultz (1703Z) (arms control in space) ["we remain unconvinced that this is a desirable objective"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE Beijing telegram 3046 to FCO (1807Z) ("PM's Visit: Meeting with Chairman Deng Xiaoping: 19 December: Sino-Soviet and East-West Relations") [MT, Deng Xiaoping, Howe meeting - Sino-Soviet relations; Hong Kong] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE Beijing telegram 3045 to FCO (1800Z) (MT, Hu Yaobang, Howe, Xueqian and others) [Hong Kong; Sino-UK trade prospects; Chinese internal reform] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE Beijing telegram 3034 to FCO (0753Z) ("Prime Minister's Visit: Talks with Zhao: Hogn Kong") [signature of Joint Declaration on Hong Kong; trade; East-West relations] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Hu Yaobang, Howe, Xueqian and others) [Hong Kong; Sino-UK trade prospects; Chinese internal reform] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Biffen letter to Ridley ("Legislative Programme") [Public Transport Bill; Merchant Shipping Bill; Trust Ports] [released Dec 2014]
Text 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Hong Kong: MT engagement card (visit to China) [times, meetings, locations] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Peter Warry minute to MT ("Broadcasting") [licence fee, ITV advertising, radio, DBS] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Lord Kadoorie) [Guangdong Nuclear project] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) New Zealand: David Lange message to MT (new High Commissioner) [Walding's credentials] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Department of Trade & Industry letter to No.10 ("Rationalisation of the UK Commercial Vehicle Industry") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Department of Trade & Industry letter to No.10 ("BL") [progress report on British Leyland privatisations: MT: "This won't do. B-L must go as soon as possible"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Warry minute to MT ("BL 1985 Corporate Plan") ["far from being nearer a viable business or closer to privatisation, we in fact seem to be moving further away"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Warry minute to MT ("Unipart") [response to British Leyland Board failure to pursue privatisation] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: Leon Brittan minute to Geoffrey Howe ("Sikh Extremists: Damage to Indo-British Relations") [options for taking action against Chauhan and supporters] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: UKHC New Delhi telegram 1074 to FCO (1220Z) ("India: General Election") [Gandhi's Congress party looks certain to win] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Tebbit letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("1985 Budget") ["my priorities in the field of business taxation and other taxes as they affect business"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("European Community: the Revised Own Resources Decision and the 1985 Budget") [request for negotiating authority to deal with 1985 Budget overrun] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environment: Jopling minute to MT ("Administration of Land Drainage, the Prevention of Flooding, and Coast Protection - Issues of Ministerial Responsibility") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Channon PS letter to No.10 ("Spanish Accession: Industrial Tariffs") ["details of the agreement which the Community reached with Spain early this week on the arrangements for the dismantlement of the industrial tariffs and on the special arrangements for cars after enlargement"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS minute to No.10 ("Visit of Senor Oreja, Secretary General of the Council of Europe: 15-16 January") [Howe advises MT to meet with Oreja; Oreja's scheduled meetings with Ministers] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Rees letter to Walker ("Nationalised Industries Legislation: Consultation Proposals") [requests that 'sponsor Ministers...start consultations with their industries'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE Washington telegram 21 to UKE Hong Kong (2100Z) ("Prime Minister's Visit to Washington") [dress code for Camp David] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: FCO telegram 2531 to UKE Hong Kong (1530Z) ("Letter to the Prime Minister From Dr David Owen MP about SDI and Comprehensive Test Ban (CTB)") [summary of contents] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: FCO telegram 2170 to UKE Washington (1000Z) ("Post Closures") [US reaction to UK's proposed closure of its Embassy in Santo Domingo; line to take for MT on her visit to Washington] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lord Kadoorie) [Guangdong Nuclear Project] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Senior Interdepartmental Group on International Economic Policy report for NSC 0111 ("US-Japan Trade Policy Problems") [recommended position for meeting with PM Nakasone] [declassified Spt 2013]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science: Douglas Hague letter to MT (Research Councils) [meeting to discuss situation] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nicaragua: Heseltine minute to Howe ("Nicaragua") ["You ought to know that there is considerable concern here in MOD about the concept of air strikes"] [declassified Nov 2016]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Treasury letter to Department of Employment ("IDEM Stage 2") [Inter-Departmental Electronic Mail: "interest... and... enthusiasm... has been most encouraging. We have therefore decided to proceed with Stage 2 of the study"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to MacGregor PS (French Organisation of Agricultural Journalists debate) ["in the run-up to the 1985 price-fixing negotiation... proposed statement of UK views"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) China: MT engagement card (visit to China) [times, meetings, locations] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Local Government: Letwin minute to MT (“Rate-capping revolt: Sheffield”) [visited; local Tories believe Labour “will break the rate-capping law”, “extremely impressive” Marxist machine] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: FCO to Hong Kong Government ("Gorbachev Visit") ["curious episode" during Gorbachev's visit: unannounced visit to No.10] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: FCO to Hong Kong Government ("Gorbachev Visit") [account of Luce's dinner conversation with Gorbachev] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Howe message to US Secretary of State Shultz (Gorbachev's visit to the UK) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Conservative Central Office press release (“Staff Changes at Conservative Central Office”) [appointments] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: John Gummer memo for PM (“The Conservative Party Organisation”) [constituencies “are not producing the leaders, the membership, or the money we need”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy briefing (“Daily Coal Report - Thursday 20 December 1984”) [miners’ strike: situation report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Hartley Booth minute to MT (“Crime and the Coal Dispute”) ['a slowing down in the spate of crimes'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science: Douglas Hague letter to MT (Research Councils) [meeting to discuss situation] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: David Barclay minute to No.10 (“Meeting with Sir Keith Joseph”) [points Joseph likely to raise: higher education policy; economic awareness in schools; teacher’s pay; ‘the switch’] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy letter to No.10 (“Power Station Endurance”) [miners’ strike: situation report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (National Security Archive) Nicaragua: McFarlane-North briefings (possible approach to MT for help with Contras) [Blowpipe missiles staged in Chile during Falklands War] [declassified 1987]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Shultz briefing for President Reagan (Thatcher visit) [declassified 2000] [117K scanned image]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Policy Unit minute for MT (“Airport Inquiries 1981-1983 - Inspector’s Report”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Jenkin PS letter to Rees PS (“Selective rate limitation in 1985/86: setting of rate and precept limits”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Baker record of conversation (meeting with Leader of Barnet Council) [rate support grant] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Bank of England) Monetary Policy: Treasury record of conversation (Middleton, McMahon and others) [Johnson Matthey; Crocker] [declassified 2013]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: FCO letter to Powell ("Possible Visit by French Prime Minister") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Management of Higher Education") [National Advisory Board plans for local authority higher education & Government grant-aided colleges; Ministerial Guidance for University Grants Committee & universities; Government priorities for higher education; radical alternatives for the planning & control of universities] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Review of Student Support") [MT not satisfied with proposed terms of review] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environmental Affairs: Rees minute to MT ("Agriculture and Conservation") [case for moving away from reliance on voluntary cooperation, towards extending conventional planning powers; compensation for farmers; 'grazing grants' for the Norfolk Broads] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environmental Affairs: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT ("Meeting of Environment Ministers of Summit Countries, 17 December 1984") [summary of meeting & copy of report produced by the meeting; draft cover letter for Kohl enclosing copy of the report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Tebbit minute to MT ("Cammell Laird and Type 22 Frigates") [opposes Heseltine's position on proposed award of Frigate contract to Cammell Laird] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE Washington letter to No.10 ("Camp David") [White House press office fact sheet] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Rees PS minute to Turnbull ("1985 Public Expenditure White Paper") [capital spending figures] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Arts and amenities: President of the Royal Academy of Arts letter to MT (Royal Academy Appeal) ["Your support has been of great encouragement and help to us"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 ("Tornados for Turkey") [cover note for UKE Ankara telegram indicating that the Turkish army does not have the de facto autonomy over military expenditure that British Aerospace believes it to have] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: FCO telegram 2180 to UKE Washington (1800Z) ("Saudi Arabia: Tornado") [need to show Saudis that UK emphasising concern to US government about Arab/Israeli dispute, if Tornado deal to be saved; Howe advising MT message to King Fahd, and Ambassador Wright call Prince Bandar after MT talks with Reagan] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade: Rees letter to Channon ("ATP Turkey: Second Bosphorus Bridge") ["no justification for any increase in ECGD's total exposure in Turkey, [but] I will not stand out against the relatively small increase... you propose"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) US: President Reagan letter to MT (civil aviation) [anti-trust suits, competition] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy briefing (“Daily Coal Report - Friday 21 December 1984”) [miners’ strike: situation report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Walker minute to MT (“Coal Industry Bill”) [requests approval for policy] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Robin Nicholson minute to MT (“Exploitation of Research Council inventions”) [“such an emormous step from the present protective bureaucracy would not be wise”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: John Butcher minute to MT (“IT skills shortages”) [“the DTI and I have been so anxious to concentrate on securing additional resources from the private sector”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Joseph minute to MT (“The Switch to Engineering and Technology”) [“The case for an increase in IT graduates has been pressed on me vigorously by the economic departments”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: NSC briefing for President Reagan (Thatcher visit) [declassified 2000] [125K scanned image]
Text 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Economy: Reagan letter to Thatcher (& briefing) (civil aviation) [declassified 2000]
Text 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Northern Ireland: US State Department briefing on Doherty case (US extradition rules) [declassified 2000]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Adelman memo for President Reagan (chemical weapons) [declassified 2000]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Robert Armstrong minute to MT (“Handling of Certain Civil Aviation Matters”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Department of Transport minute to Treasury (“British Airways: Laker Liquidator’s Suit”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Governor letter to David Owen (rescue operation for Johnson Matthey Bankers) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Johnson Matthey Bankers letter to The Times (Johnson Matthey Bankers affair & David Owen’s open letter) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: George Foulkes MP letter to MT (General Belgrano) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Jenkin letter to Rees (“New burdens on local government”) [reducing burdens to reduce expenditure] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Dec 22 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Dec 22 Sa Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: MT message to Reagan (account of MT's meeting with Gorbachev) [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 22 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) US: No.10 briefing cards (“Talks with President Reagan”) [“Must convince Russians we are not aggressive and that we respect their security interests - they must respect ours”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 22 Sa Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Cold War: No.10 minute (“Record of a meeting between the Prime Minister and President Reagan at Camp David on 22 December 1984 at 1030 hours”) [tête-à-tête on Gorbachev, SDI] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 22 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Cold War: MT engagement card (Camp David visit) [times, meetings, locations] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 22 Sa Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Cold War: No.10 minute (“Record of a meeting between the Prime Minister and President Reagan at Camp David on 22 December 1984 at 1120 hours”) [plenary on SDI] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 22 Sa Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: MT message to Reagan (account of MT's meeting with Gorbachev) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 22 Sa Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) US: No.10 record of conversation (MT, President Reagan) [Strategic Defence Initiative, civil aviation, US economy, Middle East, famine in Africa, UK-Irish relations] [declassified Dec 2014]
Text 84 Dec 22 Sa Declassified documents Key Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Thatcher-Reagan meeting at Camp David (record of conversation) [declassified 2000]
PDF 84 Dec 22 Sa Declassified documents Key Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Camp David Declaration (draft) [declassified ?2000] [23K scanned image]
Text 84 Dec 23 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Dec 23 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: No.10 letter to MOD ("Type 22 Frigates") [Heseltine's proposal to award Frigate contract to Cammell Laird: MT suggests further Cabinet discussion but agrees that 'courage' of Cammell Laird workers 'must be recognised'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 23 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Charles Powell letter to Howe PS ("Prime Minister's Visit to Washington: 21/22 December 1984") [Strategic Defence Initiative: statement to press] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 23 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Vice-President Bush) [Hong Kong Agreement; Taiwan; Chinese leadership; MT report on her meeting with Gorbachev; Strategic Defence Initiative] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 23 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (FBI) US: FBI memorandum (“Threat against British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher”) [Camp David visit] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Dec 24 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Dec 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: MT letter to General Secretary Hu Yaobang (Visit to Beijing) [success of visit; Lord Young's trade mission] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: No.10 letter to Peter Rees PS ("The late Kenneth Whitty") [assassination & death in service: compensation for widow; MT concern that "no allowance for future inflation appears to have been made"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: No.10 letter to Efram Yankelevich (the Sakharovs) [report on Gorbachev's response to intercession by MT & Howe] [released Dec 2018]
PDF 84 Dec 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: MT letter to President Reagan (thanks for visit to Camp David) ["a rare privilege ... very helpful to hear your thinking on some of the issues which will come up in your second term, particularly the Strategic Defence Initiative"] [declassified Jul 2023]
PDF 84 Dec 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: MT letter to President Reagan (thanks for visit to Camp David) ["I found our discussion and the agreed conclusions we reached very valuable"] [declassified Jul 2023]
PDF 84 Dec 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Bermuda: MT letter to Premier John Swan of Bermuda (US mutual assistance treaty) [requests information on “aims and objectives”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT letter to President of the European Parliament (European Council, Dublin, 3/4 December 1984) ["...productive..."] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 24 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) US: US Ambassador Charles Price letter to MT (thanks for help with transport) [“I have always known you to excel at whatever you do”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Hong Kong: MT letter to Premier Zhao Ziyang (Joint Declaration) [personal signing greatly reassured HK] [released 2014]
Text 84 Dec 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: NSC memorandum for McFarlane ("The President's Meeting with Mrs Thatcher: Gorbachev") [MT's impressions] [declassified 2000]
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