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PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: Clark memorandum for President Reagan ("US Role in Preventing UK-Argentine Clash") [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: Clark memorandum for President Reagan (Falklands Follow-Up) [MT proposals "rather extreme ... make clear the near hysterical pitch" in London; results of Haig meeting that morning] [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Falklands: Oliver North memorandum for Robert McFarlane ("The Falklands Situation: An Operational Perspective") [based on conversation with British Defence Attaché, North questions JCS analysis; if Galtieri falls, warns of "unpleasant revelations about Argentine measures to assist us with our problems further north"] [declassified 2009]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Library of Congress) Falklands: Haig memorandum for President Reagan ("Falkland Islands Dispute") [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Secretary of State Haig's Evening Report ("France/Nicaragua, Namibia-Angola") [possible sale of French helicopters to Nicaragua] [declassified 2016]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Office of the Secretary of Defense) Falklands: West memorandum for Weinberger ("Falkland Islands Crisis - Information Memorandum") [published 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Haig MSS) Falklands: Department of State memorandum ("Highlights of April 6, 1982 - CBS Morning News") [Falkland Islands; Jamaica] [released Mar 1993]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Haig MSS) Falklands: Department of State memorandum ("Highlights of April 6 TV newscasts and programs") [Falklands - reconnaissance by US spy planes; "Administration sources" saying Britain and Argentina both accepting Reagan offer for US mediation - "What!")] [released Mar 1993]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: Finchley Conservatives message to MT (Finchley Conservative Finance and General Purposes Committee send support to MT) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) No.10: MT letter to Duke of Wellington (thanks for loan of James Ward portrait of the first Duke of Wellington) ["I am so glad to have this portrait of your distinguished ancestor in the house"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) No.10: MT letter to Anthony Cayzer (thanks for loan of Lemuel Abbott's portrait of Nelson) ["I am delighted that we now have Nelson in No.10"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Indonesia: MT letter to President Soeharto of Indonesia (International Tin Agreement) [UK signs tin agreement, but expresses concern about manipulation of the tin market] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Pattison letter to Boys-Smith (Prior’s devolution proposals) [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong letter to FCO (potential meeting with Taoiseach) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing record of conversation (“Mr Heath’s call on Deng Xiaoping: Hong Kong”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Howe letter to Jenkin (“BL future structure”) [restructuring and privatisation] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Howell minute to MT (“The GLC and London Transport”) [“we are not dealing with reasonable people”] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised industries: No.10 note to MT (External Financing Limits) [Parliamentary answer] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Lawson (“NI Draft Objectives”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Statistics: Allen minute to No.10 ("Living standards compared with Labour") [statistical rise, but set to fall in line with Government policy on curbing wages] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Bank of England record of phone conversation between Governor and Julian Bullard (morning) (“Alkhimov - Governor’s conversation with Bullard”) [seeks FCO clearance for contacts with Soviet central bank] [declassified 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade: MT letter to President Suharto of Indonesia (Sixth International Tin Agreement) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Michael Scholar minute to MT ("Teachers' Pay: arbitration") [terms of reference & membership of arbitral body] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) NHS: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Road Accident Charges") [recovering NHS costs associated with road traffic accidents from insurers; suggested response to Fowler's minute] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Keith Joseph ("Teachers' Pay in England and Wales") [arbitration & Government power to override] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("The Armed Forces' Pay System") [proposed change of emphasis in Government evidence to the Armed Forces Pay Review Body] [declassified Dec 2014]
Text 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Walters MSS) Economy: Alan Walters diary [memo to PM saying do not defend the Exchange rate; sends PM memo seeking peaceful resolution of Falklands crisis - “this jingo mood will pass”] [released 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Government Broker's daily report (market conditions & official activity in the gilt-market) [declassified 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (daily report on market conditions including US report) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: BRITDEFAT Paris signal to MODUK AIR (1550Z) ("Staging airfield Tahiti") [possible use of French air base for staging British Hercules - political decision for Quai d'Orsay; seeks more information] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: BRITDEFAT Paris signal to MODUK (1635Z) ("Falkland Islands") [high level French decision to release to UK details of all arms sales to Argentina "together with counter measures where applicable"; need to be "very discreet"] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 82 Apr 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: GCHQ notes of meeting ("SIGINT support to the Task Force") [declassified May 2023]

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