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Text 88 Jan 22 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Interview for L’Express magazine
PDF 88 Feb 15 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Middle East: MT to Julian Amery (thanks for letter) ["the time is not now - but we must wait upon events"] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Feb 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Regional Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Inner cities") ['Action for Cities' media launch] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 88 Feb 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised industries: Secretary of State for Energy minute for Margaret Thatcher ("Electricity Privatisation") [draft statement and White Paper ] [declassified Jul 2016]
Text 88 Mar 15 Tu Declassified documents Key Hansard Economy: 1988 Budget (Lawson 5)
PDF 88 Mar 24 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) PM's Tours Abroad: DTI letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Visit to Turkey: Speech at Lunch at Istanbul") [minor changes suggested] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 88 Mar 25 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Rifkind PS letter to No.10 ("Opting out in Scotland") [involvement of parents in the management of schools] [declassified 2016]
PDF 88 Apr 19 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Italy: Italiam PM De Mita letter to MT (her letter of congratulations on becoming PM) [thanks] [declassified Jul 2017]
Text 88 Apr 19 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 88 May 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: No.10 conversation record (MT-Chairman of British Satellite Broadcasting) [BSB seeking assurance that further extra-terrestrial channels would not be operational before 1995; MT declined to promise] [declassified Feb 2016]
Text 88 May 19 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 88 May 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Health: Cabinet Office minute for No.10 ("Review of National Health Service") [revised work programme] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 88 May 25 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: FCO Economic Relations Department to Lawson PS ("Chancellor's Debt Initiative") [US, French, Canadian views] [released July 2016]
Text 88 May 25 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Speech to Conservative Women’s Conference
PDF 88 May 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) NHS: Cabinet Office minute to Paul Gray ("Review of National Health Service") [revised work programme] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 19 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: No.10 record of conversation (Toronto Economic Summit sessions, 19-21 Jun) [MT, Mulroney, Mitterrand, Kohl, De Mita, Takeshita, Reagan, Delors] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 19 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Wicks notes for record of conversation (Toronto Economic Summit sessions, 19-21 Jun) [MT, Mulroney, Mitterrand, Kohl, De Mita, Takeshita, Reagan, Delors] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 19 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: No.10 record of conversation (Toronto Economic Summit, dinner 19 Jun) [MT, Mulroney, Mitterrand, Kohl, De Mita, Takeshita, Reagan, Delors] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 20 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: No.10 record of conversation (Toronto Economic Summit sessions, 19-21 Jun) [MT, Mulroney, Mitterrand, Kohl, De Mita, Takeshita, Reagan, Delors] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 20 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Wicks notes for record of conversation (Toronto Economic Summit sessions, 19-21 Jun) [MT, Mulroney, Mitterrand, Kohl, De Mita, Takeshita, Reagan, Delors] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: No.10 record of conversation (Toronto Economic Summit sessions, 19-21 Jun) [MT, Mulroney, Mitterrand, Kohl, De Mita, Takeshita, Reagan, Delors] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Wicks notes for record of conversation (Toronto Economic Summit sessions, 19-21 Jun) [MT, Mulroney, Mitterrand, Kohl, De Mita, Takeshita, Reagan, Delors] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 23 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Ridley letter to Chief Secretary (Local Authority Capital: Consultation Document) ["The issues you have identified are not new"; urges not delaying publication] [declassified Feb 2018]
PDF 88 Sep 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Bank of England letter to Treasury ("Indexed-Linked Gilts and the RPI") [no change in Bank's view] [declassified Feb 2018]
PDF 88 Sep 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: Stow (DTI) to John Kerr (MT Bruges speech) [“pretty dim view” of draft sections]
PDF 88 Sep 7 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Hawtin (MoD) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [comments on draft]
PDF 88 Sep 14 We Declassified documents Key Archive (FCO) Europe: Charles Powell to FCO (MT Bruges speech) [final draft - “PM now broadly content with it”]
PDF 88 Oct 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Main news) [interest rates, mortgage tax relief, Rover/BAe, Heysel stadium disaster, Barlow-Clowes report, IRA media interviews] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Main news, President, students, soccer, economy) [Cabinet to decide whether Lawson should face censure motion over meeting with Sunday Lobby] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Nov 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cyprus: Powell briefing for MT ("Meeting with President Vassiliou") [declassified Jul 2021]
PDF 88 Nov 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) South Africa: FCO to No.10 ("Request for an Interview with the Prime Minister from the Editor of 'Beeld'") [opportunity for MT to set out opposition to apartheid and need for SAG to grasp the reform nettle] [released Jul 2018]
Text 88 Dec 8 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 89 Jan 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Cold War: UK Embassy in Warsaw to FCO (1988 Annual Report on Poland) [declassified 2007]
PDF 89 Jan 22 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Afghanistan: UKE Kabul telegram 51 to FCO (0400Z) ("Kabul: Contingency Planning: Probably Closure of French Embassy") [details] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Mar 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Environment: MT draft speech (Ozone Conference) [need to raise public awareness, commit to practical steps, strengthen international organisations] [released Mar 2019]
PDF 89 Mar 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Legal procedure: Gray minute for MT ("The Legal Profession in Scotland") [Rifkind redraft still not sufficient for Lord Chancellor; MT demands he meet Mackay's points - "The consequences of not doing so would be very obvious"] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 89 Mar 10 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Cabinet Office minute to Paul Gray (Non-EC Control of Cable and Local Delivery Operators) [discussion at meeting] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 89 Mar 10 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Paul Gray minute to Newton PS ("TV Licensing Organisation: New Business") [TVL competition for subscription work] [declassified Jul 2017]
Text 89 Apr 13 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 89 Apr 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to Cabinet Office (George Soros) [request for a meeting with MT to discuss Eastern Europe] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 89 May 12 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Brunner MSS) Monetary Policy: Alan Walters message to Karl Brunner memorial
PDF 89 May 16 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Peru: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("Peru: Visit of Sr Mario Vargas Llosa") ["Peru has fallen into ever-deeper political and economic chaos over the past few years"] [declassified Dec 2017]
Text 89 May 31 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Interview for Glasgow Herald
PDF 89 Jun 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Gorbachev's visit to FRG 12-15 June") [advance briefing of UK, US, France by Teltschik; draft joint declaration referring to "common European house"] ​​​​​​​[declassified Dec 2017]
Text 89 Jun 14 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Press Conference concluding European Election campaign
PDF 89 Jun 15 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: No.10 record of conversation (Kohl-MT) [Kohl call briefing on Gorbachev visit to FRG] ​​​​​​​[declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 89 Jun 19 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) NHS: Ian Whitehead minute to MT ("Services for the Mentally Ill") ["money did not follow the patient"] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 89 Jun 20 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: Major PS minute to Charles Powell ("Commonwealth Secretary Generalship, and Mr Hawke's Visit") [support for Nigerian, Australian candidates] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 89 Nov 4 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Alan Clark letter to Charles Powell (invitation to participate in Royal United Services Institute discussion: 'Western Policy Towards the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe") [Charles Powell: "I think it is probably better now. I fear he will say something outrageous"] [released Dec 2016]
Photo 89 Nov 24 Fr Multimedia Major Archive (Bush Library) White House photos: MT visiting Bush at Camp David (arriving 3)
PDF 89 Nov 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environment: Chris Patten minute to Geoffrey Howe ("Environmental Protection Bill") [litter, hazardous sites, payments to outside bodies, dogs] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 89 Dec 4 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Netherlands: Prime Minister Lubbers letter to MT (reappointment as Prime Minister of the Netherlands) [letter of thanks for MT congratulations] [declassified July 2017]
Text 90 Jan 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Cold War: Margaret Thatcher interviewed about Ronald Reagan [released 2002]
PDF 90 Jan 10 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Slocock conversation record ("Diary meeting") [MT turns down interview on Christianity & Conservatism; "B. Ingham worries about your forays into religion and morality"] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Jan 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe: Christopher Prout press statement (MT-European Democratic Group meeting) ["These are historic times for Europe"] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Feb 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Bush Library) Cold War: Bush-Kohl phone conversation (procedural) [declassified] [38K scan]
PDF 90 Feb 21 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Paul Gray minute to Waddington PS ("ITN Shareholdings") [provision for a 51 percent shareholding] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Canada: Charles Powell minute to MT (call from Mulroney) [Mulroney said "if you think you are currently unpopular, you should take a look at his position"] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Mar 10 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Canada: MT message to Brian Mulroney (thanks for support) ["We have both got things right by sticking to our guns"] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Apr 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Paul Gray minute to Waddington PS ("Mr. Ken Hargreaves MP's Ten Minute Rule Bill") [MT approves rejection of bill in line with policy against introduction of national lotteries] [declassified Dec 2016]
Text 90 Apr 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (NSA) Middle East: US Ambassador (London) telegram to Secretary of State Baker (Iraqi supergun affair) [declassified 1993]
PDF 90 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) NHS: John Mills minute to MT ("Community Care") [dangers of proposals for the level of community charge] [released July 2017]
PDF 90 Jun 4 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: Hurd minute to MT ("Visit to Jordan and Saudi Arabia: 30 May - 3 June") ["The two Kings... see the peace process grinding to a halt... and the Americans failing to grasp the full danger"] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jul 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Chancellor: Joining the Exchange Rate Mechanism") [latest Treasury forecast; entry into ERM] [declassified Jul 2017]
Text 90 Aug 6 Mo Press Key Margaret Thatcher Gulf War: Bush-Thatcher meeting in Washington [memoirs extract]
PDF 90 Aug 19 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Kuwait telegram to FCO (“Foreign Nationals in Kuwait”) [list of 81 British citizens taken from hotel] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Aug 20 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Bush Library) Gulf War: White House record of phone conversation (1316-1326Z) (President Bush-MT) [updating - situation at UN, necessity of acting to stop ships, if necessary under Article 51] [declassified Jun 2013]
Text 90 Aug 21 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Press Conference on Gulf situation
PDF 90 Aug 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 2013 to FCO (2355Z) ("Iraq/Kuwait: next steps in New York") [Bush reluctantly granting Russian request for 48 hour moratorium on interdiction of Iraqi shipping; if no SCR by then, will act under Article 51] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Aug 23 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Muscat telegram to FCO ("Vice-Chief of Defence Staff's visit") [account of requests to Sultan by Dick Cheney; Omanis fear being "swamped by US forces"] [declassified Jul 2017]
Text 90 Aug 26 Su Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Remarks at Chequers on the Gulf crisis ("I believe that sanctions, given a time, will work very effectively, provided everyone abides by them")
Text 90 Sep 1 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for TV-AM Frost on Sunday
Text 90 Sep 6 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher HC S: [Gulf Crisis]
Text 90 Sep 6 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Letter to Paddy Ashdown MP (Gulf crisis)
Text 90 Sep 30 Su Press Major Margaret Thatcher Gulf War: MT-Bush meeting in New York [memoirs extract]
Text 90 Oct 1 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for CBS (visiting New York)
Text 90 Oct 1 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for NBC (visiting New York)
PDF 90 Oct 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 2589 to FCO (2355Z) ("The Gulf: authority for the military option") ["US Administration considered that Article 51 gave sufficient authority... [but] it would be much easier to obtain Congressional acquiescence ... [if] authority given by the international community"] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting of Ministers: the Gulf") [UN resolution; letter to Emir of Kuwait: Article 51; Primakov peace mission; US intentions; British communities at risk; Saudi views; meeting with Mitterrand; Iraqi intentions; sanctions; Chief of Defence Staff meeting with Gen Powell; Iraqi missiles] [declassified Jul 2017]
Text 90 Oct 30 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher HC Stmnt: [Rome European Council] ["No no no"]
Text 90 Nov 9 Fr Press Major Margaret Thatcher Gulf War: MT meeting with Jim Baker (reinforcing British deployment) [memoirs extract]
PDF 90 Nov 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Resignation: Prime Minister Kaifu statement (parting thoughts) [“a rare leader of firm convictions”]
Text 93 Apr 13 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for BBC (attacks British policy towards Bosnia)
Text 93 Apr 14 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher HL PQ [Bosnia]
Text 93 Sep 20 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Lecture to the National Legal Center for the Public Interest
Text 93 Oct 4 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Speech to Chatham House Conference on Saudi Arabia
Text 93 Dec 8 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Scott Inquiry Evidence to the Scott Inquiry (Arms for Iraq)
PDF 94 Jan 29 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: FCO telegram 80 to UKE Washington (1423Z) ("Gerry Adams") [Visa issue - Hurd rang Christopher, who noted strong political pressure from Senators Mitchell, Kennedy & Moynihan] [declassified Dec 2018]
Text 94 Feb 3 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Speech on President Reagan’s 83rd birthday
Text 95 Aug 4 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Speech to the Aspen Institute ("Managing conflict - the role of international intervention")
Text 96 Oct 1 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Speech to the European Foundation ("Freedom, Economic Liberty and the Rule of Law")
Text 97 Apr 10 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Speech in Finchley
Text 97 Nov 25 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Remarks launching her Collected Speeches
Text 98 Oct 1 Th Press Minor Collins (Christopher) Editorial policy of site: Preface to Complete Public Statements of Margaret Thatcher, 1945-90 on CD-ROM (Oxford University Press, 1998)
Text 03 Jan 26 Su Press Major Commentary (The Times) Obituary: Younger [George] (1931-2003) [Scottish Secretary 1979-86, Defence Secretary 1986-89]
Text 05 Nov 19 Sa Press Minor Commentary (The Times) MT: “Lonely Black looks in vain for friends in need” (US fraud charges)
Text 07 Sep 16 Su Press Major Commentary (Sunday Times) MT: “Rudy Giuliani mocks Hillary claim to be Iron Lady” (MT role in US presidential election)

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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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