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PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Foreign Policy: Possible Conflict of Principles") [Chequers seminar: draft paper & list of experts; policy paper proposed by Howe] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: Rees minute to MT ("1983-84 Scrutiny of Departmental Running Costs") [full report] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Bank of England) Monetary Policy: Bank of England record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer & Governor of the Bank of England) [international debt; "another fairly difficult discussion of the present monetary and exchange rate situation"; oil prices] [declassified 2013]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: MT message to Taoiseach FitzGerald (supply of Kinsale Gas to Northern Ireland) [future of project; Anglo-Irish relations] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) El Salvador: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("El Salvador") ["should look for ways of giving greater substance to HMG's present policy of encouraging the emergence and consolidation of democracy"] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) New Zealand: David Lange message to MT (appointment as Prime Minister) [special ties of friendship will continue to prosper] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and telecommunications: Kenneth Baker letter to John Moore (Telecommunications Act: Proposed License for Mercury Communications Ltd) [announcement in Parliament] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: No.10 minute to Heseltine PS ("Maintaining the Strength of the Science Base") [addresses Heseltine concerns over proposed level of expenditure on universities and Research Councils at the expense of funding "basic" research] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Health: Department of Education and Science letter to No.10 (Medical Research Council: financial position) [DHSS recommends that MT meet with Jellicoe and Gowans] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Tebbit, John Moore, Kenneth Baker, John Redwood, George Jefferson, Jacomb and others) [BT flotation] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Foreign policy: FCO Planning Staff minute for MT (“Is Intervention Ever Justified?”) [paper for post-Grenada seminar on international law] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Nick Ridley memo circulated to Cabinet - C(84) 21 (Civil Aviation Authority Review) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Ministerial Group on Coal - MISC 101(84) 31st (Industrial Action in the Coal Industry) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Armstrong minute to Butler (draft minute for MT to send to Walker: arrangements for dealing with the coal dispute) [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Coal: Turnbull minute to MT (guidance for upcoming meeting with Tebbit: power station endurance) [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Attorney General (“European Convention on Human Rights: Shipbuilding and Aircraft Industry Cases and Leasehold Reform Act Case”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Jenkin letter to Attorney General (“European Convention on Human Rights: Shipbuilding and Aircraft Industry Cases and Leasehold Reform Act Case”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Cabinet Office letter to Home Office (“Official Group on Public Protection Policy: (MISC 105)”) [proposed membership, reporting requirements] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Security: No.10 letter to Heseltine PS (“Royal Military Police: Conference and Visits at Home and Overseas”) [MT agrees it is “essential to retain the very valuable services of the Royal Military Police for these tasks”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) International Economic Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Tebbit (“ECGD Policy towards Rescheduling Countries”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (Joint Liaison Group) [record of discussion: Howe, Xueqian] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Secretary of State’s discussion with Chinese Foreign Minister: evening 29 July”) [PLA troops in Hong Kong] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Visit of the Foreign Secretary to Peking”) [summary of conversations with Chinese leaders] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Turnbull (“GLC/MCC abolition: meeting of MISC 95”) [“DOE papers… not very inspiring”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Turnbull (“Prime Minister’s speech: local authority spending”) [statistics for speech] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 (GLC/MCC abolition: disposal of surplus industrial and commercial property) [English Estates] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Zimbabwe: MT letter to Zimbabwe PM Mugabe (aid) [details of funds to be provided] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (Taoiseach visit to London to discuss EC & Anglo-Irish affairs) [MT agrees to late August/early September meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: BIS Buenos Aires telegram to FCO ("Mr Cheysson's Visit: Community Briefing") [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("BA, BCal and the CAA") [Civil Aviation Authority review of the implications of British Airways privatisation; "The key issue is whether or not to transfer routes... We have advised you strenuously against this hitherto, and we still do so now"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Cabinet Office minute to MT (Ministerial responsibilities for the film industry) [Cabinet Office report on policy review proposals] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Vice-President of the EC Commission letter to MT (British EC Commissioners) ["Now that the future Presidency... has been settled, I thought it might be helpful to let you have some reflections"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("1983 Refunds: German press reactions") ["critical of our refusal to make more funds available in 1984 to finance the EC budget overrun, but regards the Parliament's action in blocking our refund as regrettably provocative"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chairman of the European Democratic Group letter to MT (European Parliament's block on UK and German Refunds for 1983) ["most unlikely to agree to release... rebates for 1983 unless a supplementary budget for 1984 is agreed beforehand"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (EC Budget negotiations: request from the Taoiseach for a meeting with MT) [timing] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Foreign Policy: Possible Conflict of Principles") [Chequers, 1 October seminar: discussion papers] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: David Barclay minute to MT ("Hampton Court Palace") [MT shares Whitelaw's concern about proposals to lease parts of the Palace to private companies - "It all sounds & feels wrong"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Jopling letter to Jenkin ("Dog Licensing") [draft consultation paper; "a very elaborate exercise for a very small issue"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and telecommunications: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Share Sales and BT") [advice on shares issue] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: Lamont letter to Chair of Airship Industries (UK) Ltd (request for Government support for the Skyship 600 programme) [request declined, following meeting with MT & Lamont] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Sri Lanka: MT letter to Prime Minister Gandhi (Sri Lanka) [MT stresses need for ongoing dialogue & efforts at reconciliation between Sinhalese and Tamil] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Health: Barclay minute to MT ("MRC Meeting") [proposed MT meeting with Earl Jellicoe and Sir James Gowans of the Medical Research Council] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Young minute to MT ("British Steel") [financial position and long-term strategy] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Brittan PS letter to No.10 (“DBS Joint Project: Third Element”) [Direct Broadcasting by Satellite: BBC, ITV & ‘third element’] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) US: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Request for a call on Prime Minister by Mr James Roosevelt”) [declined] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) International Economic Policy: Heseltine letter to Tebbit (“ECGD Policy towards Rescheduling Countries”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Reagan letter to Ambassador Charles Price (defends MT style in foreign policy-making) [declassified 2000]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iraq: Secretary of State for Energy to MT (“Oil Emergencies”) [crisis measures] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Secretary of State’s meeting with Deng Xiaoping”) [record of conversation] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (statement to EXCO) [UK/China negotiations] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Tokyo telegram to FCO (“Offer by Mr Nakasone to speak to the Chinese”) [“This has gone wrong”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: meeting with Chinese Prime Minister 30 July”) [record of conversation: Howe, Ziyang] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Luce letter to Ridley (Hong Kong licensing and British Airways privatisation) [“general aim to reinforce Hong Kong’s autonomy”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Rees letter to Younger (“Local Authority Capital Spending in Scotland”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Jenkin letter to MT (GLC/MCC abolition) [Department of Environment paper] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("British Caledonian") [Robert Young record of conversation with BCal Chairman, Sir Adam Thomson] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Attorney General's Chambers letter to Ridley PS ("Civil Aviation Authority review") [transfer of routes] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit record of conversation ("British Caledonian") [Robert Young, Adam Thomson] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Ridley, Sir Adam Thomson, Sir Peter Masefield) ["CAA Review: British Caledonian"; Civil Aviation Authority review of the implications of British Airways privatisation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 briefing for MT ("CAA Review") [Civil Aviation Authority review of the implications of British Airways privatisation: route transfers] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Civil Aviation Authority Review") [CAA review of the implications of British Airways privatisation: summary of report; route transfers; handling] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Chairman of Caledonian Aviation Group letter to MT ("Civil Aviation Authority Review") ["Following our discusson earlier today I am writing to address some of the concerns you expressed"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Rees minute to MT ("ECDG cover for Pakistan") [Treasury case against OD committee proposal of credit cover for sale of frigates: "on an exceptional basis and without prejudice to the Government's general policy of reducing ECGD's exposure in countries whose creditworthiness was in doubt"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Tebbit note to MT (Industry's relations with the civil service) ["the attached letter... shows that at least some in industry understand and appreciate what officials here are doing"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT letter to Sir Henry Plumb (Presidency of the European Parliament) [conservative alliances to enable nomination of a conservative President] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("British EC Commissioners") [meeting with Howe to dicuss candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (State Department) Falklands: Shultz letter for Howe (the Falklands negotiations) [published 2015]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("1983 Budget Refunds: Vote by European Parliament") [reaction of French Government] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [UK's 1983 refunds: decision by European Parliament to link payment to 1984 Supplementary Budget; outstanding Budgetary issues for Budget Council, 6-7 September] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("NATO Strategy") ["You asked to see recent papers produced by the Chiefs of Staff": summary of the papers] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: Rees letter to Fowler ("NHS Recruitment Advertising") [annual savings; job register proposal] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Tebbit, Ibbs, Rawlinson, Hayes) ["Value for Money Seminar: Department of Trade and Industry": 10 July & 1 August] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Foreign policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("The Diplomatic Service") [Howe sends parting thoughts of Chief Clerk; CDP comments on the "Foreign Office way of looking at the world" - "At worst it can degenerate into a tendency to pre-emptive surrender"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign policy: No.10 minute to MT ("NATO Strategy") [papers produced by the Chiefs of Staff] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) El Salvador: Charles Powell minute to Howe PS ("El Salvador") [offer of civilian supplies and equipment] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 minute to MT ("Football Hooliganism") [Report of the Official Working Group on football spectator violence] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Overseas Aid: Department of Trade & Industry letter to Powell ("Major Project Report") [report on major projects in the overseas projects field] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Biffen letter to Brittan (Rules and Conventions Governing the Release of Documents to Select Committees) [review proposals] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Tebbit letter to Whitelaw ("British Telecom: Publicity") [flotation] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("The Oil Price") [report/analysis; Saudi Arabia oil-for-aircraft barter deal; case for abolishing BNOC] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Industrial Affairs: Coal") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: HMT briefing for Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Briefing for the Chancellor of the Exchequer: 1 August 1984 - Cortonwood Colliery") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: NCB press release ("Colliery Closure Procedures") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Pascall minute to MT ("The Coal Dispute") [miners' strike: current situation and recommended tactics] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Turnbull minute to MT (Sir Terence Beckett of the CBI supports energy efficiency campaign; unhelpfully links it to miners' strike) [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Transcript of Chancellor of the Exchequer interview with BBC Radio 4, Today (Lawson's Commons remark about the cost of the miners' strike) [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Sherbourne note for MT (points raised by John Gummer) [party organisation, personnel] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“Recent Trends in the South African Economy and Their Political Implications”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to UKE Beijing (“Future of Hong Kong: Secretary of State’s press conference statement”) [“very substantial progress”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Secretary of State’s discussion with UMELCO”) [record of conversation] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Whitelaw PS record of conversation (Whitelaw, Jenkin, Lord Bellwin, Gummer, Waldegrave etc.) [“Abolition of the GLC and MCCs”: advertising campaign] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Local Government: Edwards letter to Lord Gowrie (additional central funding) [“interested parties in Wales will find it difficult to understand and accept their exclusion”] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Aug 2 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 2 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Whitelaw, Brittan, Keith Joseph, Jenkin, John Wakeham, John Selwyn Gummer) ["Education in London": elections to new Inner London Education Authority] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 84 Aug 2 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Tehran telegram to FCO ("Air France hijacking") ["Passengers were released and hijackers surrendered..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 2 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: MT letter to Prime Minister Fabius (UK/France co-operation) [exchange of courtesy letters on his taking office following Mauroy government's resignation] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 2 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Bilateral with the Chancellor”) [review of the markets, timetable for public expenditure round] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 2 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Bank of England) Monetary Policy: Bank of England briefing for Governor (meeting with Chancellor) [July interest rate rises] [declassified 2010]

Documents lie at the core of this website, each one dated and sorted chronologically (by default) in search results. Most are images in PDF format of original paper documents scanned or filmed for the site. There also transcripts of speeches and interviews, press articles, photos, videos, and more. The document database contains tens of thousands of items and permits complex searching.

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).

Guides are articles about key events and topics. Many were written to accompany annual releases of Mrs Thatcher’s private and party papers at the Churchill Archive Centre in Cambridge.

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