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Text 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Washington telegram 1394 to FCO (0045Z) ("Falkland Islands: Soviet Involvement") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKHC Singapore telegram 90 to FCO (0240Z) ("Falkland Islands") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Ingham minute to MT ("Panorama") [briefing for interview with Kee and Lindley] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Falklands- Treatment, US and EEC support, Argentina, Military, Economic) ["Guardian says most backbenchers agree Falklanders cannot ultimately have the veto/Express says there was a mood of "no surrender" amongst Tory backbenchers"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO Situation Report (0630Z) (Falkland Islands: Haig Initiative; Latin America: OAS, Economic Retaliation; Commonwealth; Evacuation) [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: BRITDEFAT Paris signal to MODUK (0800Z) ("French Air Force/Aeronavale Assistance to Royal Air Force") [practice combat training to take place as discreetly as possible 22/23 Apr] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of OD Sub-Committee on South Atlantic and the Falkland Islands - OD(SA)(82) 13th (0830Z) ("Situation in the South Atlantic") [Haig negotiations] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Amendments to note circulated to members of Chiefs of Staff Committee for 26th Meeting/82 of COS - COS(Misc) 144/742/1 (0900Z) (Rules of Engagement for Enforcement of Falkland Islands Maritime Exclusion Zone) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Minutes of MOD Chiefs of Staff Committee - COS 26th Meeting/82 (0900Z) (Operation Corporate, Intelligence, Own Forces, Public Relations, Security, Decisions Required) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO notes of 26th Meeting/82 of Chiefs of Staff Committee (0900Z) (Task Force progress, Argentine auxiliary Buen Suceso, Victor recon flights, British arms sales to Argentina, POWs, rules of engagement) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Lisbon telegram 67 to FCO (0930Z) ("Falklands") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Sri Lanka: MT letter to President Jayewardene (Sri Lanka's economic growth and development) [UK aid] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Sri Lanka: MT letter to President Jayewardene of Sri Lanka (economic situation in Sri Lanka and UK aid) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Overseas Aid: MT letter to President Zia-ul-Haq (International Development Association) [funding] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Aid: MT letter to President Zia of Pakistan (International Development and the World Bank) [US yet to give full contribution to IDA; HMG makes 370 million pounds available to IDA] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: MoD press statements (1100Z) (Falkands) [Sidewinder missiles, Stingray torpedoes; Argentine vessels in Port Stanley harbour] [these copies released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: MoD press briefing (1100Z) (Falkands) [operation of Maritime Exclusion Zone] [this copy released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: MoD press briefing (Falkand Islands) [Parliamentary questions and answers] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: No.10 letter to Home Office ("Panorama, Monday 26 April") [request for briefing notes for MT's interview] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: No.10 minute to FCO ("Mr Pym's Visit to Washington") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT (“Departmental Responsibility for National Standards”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: No.10 minute for MT ("Falkland Islands: Statement/PM's Questions") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Security: No.10 minute (internal): Ewing to Whitmore ("Secure telephone link to the White House") [lack of facility for recording conversations] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Michael Scholar ("Pay of Further Education Teachers in England and Wales") [choice between settling pay negotiations or going to arbitration] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“The GLC and London Transport”) [legislation to enable subsidy of LT from rates] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Legislative programme 1982-83”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community affairs") [EC Budget negotiations; CAP price package] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Middle East: FCO minute to No.10 (“Shooting Incident at the Dome of the Rock Mosque: Statement by the Israeli Prime Minister”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO minute to No.10 ("Falkland Islands: Mr Pym's Statement in the House of Commons") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO minute to No.10 ("Falkland Islands: The Australian Prime Minister") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Overseas Development Administration minute to No.10 ("Falkland Islands: ODA Officers") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD minute to No.10 (Safe conduct instructions for conscript soldiers and Falkland Islanders) [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Taxation: Treasury letter to No.10 (VAT on gold coins) [MT: “I still don’t like it”] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Conservative Research Department Briefing Note No. 15, 1982 Series ("The Local Elections") [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Activities of Warsaw Pact Airliners Over the UK") [incident investigation & follow-up] [declassified Dec 2018]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Pattison minute to MT ("Parliamentary Affairs") [Conservative backbench Defence Committee unhappy about publication of Defence White Paper next week without changes to take account of Falklands] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Pattison minute to MT (account of Pym's statement to the Commons on the Falklands) [Labour press for UN involvement] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: No.10 note to press officers ("Falkland Islands: Non Use of Force") [Pym in Commons "said (inadvertently) 'I will exclude it so long as negotiations are in play'" - line to take] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Hugh Thomas memorandum for MT ("British Policy towards the Falklands in the Light of Argentinian Psychology") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Wade-Gery briefing for MT ("Falklands: Military Briefing for OD(SA)") [briefing in Cabinet Office and possible OD(SA) meeting afterwards] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Pay of Further Education Teachers in England and Wales") [proposed approach to Burnham Committee negotiations] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MacFarlane letter to Jeeps (sporting contacts with Argentina) [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Armstrong minute to Brian Fall (Professor Roger Fisher's idea for a possible solution of the crisis) [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Armstrong minute for Coles ("Falkland Islands Company") [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Pay: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Cabinet: National Health Service Pay") [public sector pay] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Falkland Islands") [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Armstrong minute to Omand (location of Argentine naval force identified) [decision taken to leave MEZ in order to pursue naval force and attack any non-nuclear submarines] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: Jopling minute to MT (views within the Parliamentary party on Falklands crisis) ["no surrender" group, pro-negotiations group, fears about "military disaster", pro-UN group, anti-violence group] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Wright minute to Coles ("Briefing on the Situation in the South Atlantic") [declassified 2012]

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