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PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Jordan: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("Defence Sales to Jordan") [recent developments] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Adam Butler letter to Peter Walker (electricity tariffs in Northern Ireland as a result of the current miners' dispute) [price rise due to coal shortage; timing to coincide with price rises in rest of UK] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Portugal: Tebbit minute to MT ("Portugal: Westland Lynx Naval Helicopters" ) [export credits guarantee] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Security: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Polygraph") [GCHQ pilot scheme: Director of GCHQ requested to give evidence to Employment Select Committee regarding implications for industrial relations] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Sri Lanka: MT letter to Anura Bandaranaike (meeting in London and visit to Sri Lanka) [Sri Lankan MP, Leader of the Opposition] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) NHS: Flesher minute to MT ("Food") [link between diet and cardiovascular disease: disagreement between Fowler and Jopling on wording of advice booklet; Flesher: '...possibly the silliest disagreement I have seen reported to you for resolution'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) NHS: No.10 letter to DHSS (report on cardiovascular disease and diet) [disagreement between Fowler and Jopling on wording of dietary advice booklet] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek article in The Times ("Jobs: the basic truths we have cast aside") ["Individuals are entitled to refuse to work, but never to prevent others from working"]
PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Buckley briefing for MT ("MISC 101(84)32nd Meeting: Hunterston") [miners' strike: delivery of coal to Ravenscraig by Ostia bulk carrier] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy minute ("Daily Coal Report - Tuesday 7 August 1984") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy letter to No.10 ("Power Station Endurance") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Lawson minute for MT (“Competition Policy”) [meeting of the Ministerial Sub-Committee] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Cabinet: No.10 letter to Independent Broadcasting Authority (unsolicited gifts) [private request from former No.10 staff member on behalf of Royal College of Physicians for Whitehall guest speaker to outline Government protocol for comparison] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Security: Heseltine PS minute to Howe PS (“Royal Military Police: Conference and Visits at Home and Overseas”) [RMP will not be excluded from study on proposed transferral of personnel to the front line] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Robin Nicholson minute to No.10 (“Annual review of government-funded research and development”) [error in previous minute on funding costs] [released Dec 2014]
Text 84 Aug 8 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Northern Ireland: Taoiseach FitzGerald of Ireland letter to MT (Kinsale Gas project) [negative impact of failure to implement agreement] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nicaragua: Baroness Young minute to MT ("Nicaraguan elections") [MT rejects case for sending British Parliamentary delegation] [declassified Nov 2016]
PDF 84 Aug 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 minute: Sherbourne to Alison (Chairmen of the independent airlines) [request to meet with MT] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT letter to Lord Bethell MEP (use of the terms 'European Parliament' and 'European Assembly') [Government practice] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("Foreign Policy Seminar") [Chequers, 1 October: NATO Strategy & Possible Conflict of Principles seminars: participants] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram to FCO ("Kinsale Gas") [Irish response to Adam Butler statement about non-viability of the project] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Taoiseach FitzGerald message to MT (supply of Kinsale Gas to Northern Ireland) ["I regret very much that... [you] are now proposing to abandon the project"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Mauritius: MT letter to Prime Minister Jugnauth (British Council withdrawal of representation from Mauritius & UK scholarships for students from Mauritius) [follow-up to points raised during meeting with MT] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: MT letter to Lord Renton (responsibility for quality and drafting of legislation: role of the Lord Chancellor) [MT rejects proposal to put Parliamentary Counsel directly under his control] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Employment: Joseph minute to MT (causes of unemployment) [Joseph argues that Government should emphasise 'the link between jobs and the price of labour'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Coal: Ian MacGregor letter to Len Murray (NCB proposals) [“our plans allow for the most generous voluntary redundancy terms and enterprise schemes”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Ministerial Group on Coal - MISC 101(84) 32nd (Industrial Action in the Coal Industry) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) International Economic Policy: Sir Walter Salomon letter to MT (international banking crisis: the Salomon plan) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Future of Hong Kong: consultation with EXCO”) [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Aug 9 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 9 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (State Department) Falklands: USE Buenos Aires telegram to State Department ("Falklands/Malvinas - Argentina's Next Moves") [published 2015]
PDF 84 Aug 9 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: MT letter to Sir John Peel (Prime Minister's Visit to Malaysia) [meeting with Tunku Abdul Rahman] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 9 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Tebbit minute to MT (House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology: Engineering R&D Supplementary Report: Government Response) [draft reply; MT requests redraft to emphasise need to increase civil spin-off from Defence R&D] [declassified Jan 2014]
Text 84 Aug 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph letter to Whitelaw ("Education in London") [elections to new Inner London Education Authority] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 84 Aug 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Lord Kennet letter to MT ("Falklands and Argentina") [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign policy: Heseltine minute to MT ("Europe and Defence") [Heseltine response to Foreign Secretary's minute; MT: "I doubt the need for so many 'general point' papers. They get nowhere."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: Tebbit minute to MT ("Guangdong Nuclear Project: Sharing Financial Sacrifices with GEC") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: Whitelaw letter to Fowler ("Recruitment Advertising in the NHS") [reduction of costs] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Walker speech (the miners' strike) [loss of support for strike among miners; NUM intimidation]
PDF 84 Aug 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Tebbit minute for Lawson (“Capacity Constraints in Manufacturing Industry”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Tebbit letter to Howe (“Direct Private Investment Overseas”) [working group report] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Domestic politics: ORC briefing (“Public Opinion Background Note”) [Labour and Conservative parties “neck and neck with the small leads switching between them”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) International Economic Policy: Tebbit letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“ECGD Policy towards Rescheduling Countries”) [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Aug 11 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
Text 84 Aug 12 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 12 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Tom King article for The News of the World (the miners' strike) [NUM intimidation]
PDF 84 Aug 12 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKE Washington telegram 2540 to FCO (2206Z) (“Galvin Incident, Belfast, 12 August”) [“There is no love lost between Biaggi and the more moderate Irish-American congressional leadership”] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Aug 13 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 13 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Malaysia: MT message to Prime Minister Mahathir of Malaysia (congratulations on Malaysia's national day) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 13 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Hayhoe letter to King (“Closed shops in government establishments”) [need to maintain opposition to closed shop with government employees] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 13 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Flesher minute to MT ("Daily Coal Report - Monday 13 August 1984") [miners' strike: drift back to work] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 13 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy press release (attendance of miners at Bilston Glen) [miners' strike: drift back to work] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Aug 14 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 14 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Lord McAlpine letter to MT (British Airways) [intercession on behalf of Lord King] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 14 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Walker letter to Rees (energy efficiency campaign) ["Every 1% reduction in electricity consumption... through the winter is equivalent to a saving of 20,000 tons of coal a week"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 14 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Baroness Young PS letter to No.10 ("Foreign Policy Seminar: NATO Strategy: Participation by Officials") [request for Sir John Graham, UK Permanent Representative on North Atlantic Council to be invited] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 14 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Ridley minute to MT ("Port of London Authority") [decision on private operators' appeal against PLA levies & ramifications for future of PLA] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 14 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Biffen letter to Gowrie ("Access to Personal Files (No 2) Bill") ["would need to be blocked if it came to Second Reading"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 14 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Regional Policy: Edwards letter to Tebbit (Regional Policy Review) [synthetic index/EC; delay between Royal Assent and Act coming into effect; new grant arrangements; assisted area map; West Midlands] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 14 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Germany: Michael Alexander record of conversation (MT-Chancellor Kohl at Imlau) [Spaak Committee, internal situation in the Federal Republic, the European Community, East-West relations] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 14 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Flesher telegram to MT (Galvin incident) [decision to exclude Galvin “looked like a ‘bad mistake’”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 14 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Kinnock letter to MT (Galvin incident) [seeks independent inquiry] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 14 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Flesher minute for MT (Galvin incident) [Prior comments and Kinnock call for enquiry] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 14 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Robin Nicholson minute to No.10 (“Maintaining the strength of the science base”) [Heseltine’s attitude to funding for the Science Vote] [released Dec 2014]
Text 84 Aug 15 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 15 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Northern Ireland: MT telegram to Taoiseach FitzGerald of Ireland (Kinsale Gas project scrapped) [“a decision forced upon us both by economic realities”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 15 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("The New European Commission: Portfolios for British Commissioners") [priorities] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 15 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Bank of England) Monetary Policy: Bank of England record of conversation (extract from Books) [Japanese provisions on problem debts; tax treatment of provisions] [declassified 2013]
PDF 84 Aug 15 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Prior PS letter to No.10 ("Kinsale Gas") [timing of MT reply to FitzGerald confirming that project will not go ahead] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 15 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: MT message to Taoiseach FitzGerald ("Kinsale Gas") [failure of the project] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 15 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: FCO telegram to UKE Dublin ("Kinsale Gas") [lines to take on failure of the project] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 15 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: Department of Health & Social Security letter to Cabinet Office (the functions, staffing and management of DHSS) [updated Departmental brief for Ministers & senior colleagues] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 15 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Rees PS letter to Jenkin PS (dog licensing) [comments on draft consultation document] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 15 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Regional Policy: Lord Bellwin letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (Regional Policy: Assisted Area Map) [need to consult EC] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 15 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Peter Walker minute to MT (Cross Channel Electricity Link) [proposals for speeding up completion of the link] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 15 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Department of Trade and Industry letter to Department of the Environment ("Privatisation of British Telecom - Disclosure of Promoters Interests") [identifying dealings between Crown and BT in advance of share issue] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 15 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Trade and Industry letter to No.10 ("Miners' Strike: Coal for Ravenscraig") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 15 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Barclay minute to MT ("Hunterston") [miners' strike: delivery of coal to Ravenscraig] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 15 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Sherbourne note to Michael Alison, Sir David Wolfson (“CPS”) [Elizabeth Cottrell & Sherman] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 15 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: visit of EXCO unofficals to London”) [proposal that MT sign the UK&#47/China Agreement] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Aug 16 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Baroness Young PS letter to No.10 (Edward Heath's visit to South East Asia) [clash with MT visit; "not informed until 14 August that Mr Heath envisaged the visit to Thailand as part of a wider South East Asian tour... did our best to dissuade them... his office have remained adamant"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: President Reagan letter to MT (G7 Economic Summit, London) [photo memento] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Regional Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Tebbit ("Regional Policy") [public expenditure savings; EU consultation; waiver of 2 month gap between Royal Assent and legislation coming into force] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 16 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: David Barclay minute to Stephen Sherbourne ("Liverpool") [MT visit, 2 October; draft programme] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 16 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) G7: Reagan letter to MT (London economic summit) [photograph at No.10, “Sir Winston’s portrait indeed adds a unique quality to the Anglo-American goodwill which we deeply value”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Barclay minute to MT ("Hunterston/Ravenscraig") [miners' strike: delivery of coal to Ravenscraig; local dockers may unload the Ostia ] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy letter to No.10 ("Endurance") [miners' strike: power station endurance] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy letter to No.10 ("Miners' Stike: Coal for Ravenscraig") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Letwin minute to Flesher ("Strikes: Latest Information") [miners' strike: situation at Tilbury; contributory benefits for striking miners] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Aug 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Reagan letter to Thatcher (thanks for photo with Churchill portrait) [unclassified]
Text 84 Aug 17 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: Baroness Young PS letter to No.10 ("Commonwealth Study on the Special Needs of Small States") [cover letter for Ramphal circular to Heads of Government attaching memo for Consultative Group] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: FCO telegram to UKE Dublin ("Kinsale Gas") [draft text of joint press announcement that project will not go ahead] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Sri Lanka: UKHC Colombo telegram 363 to FCO (0525Z) ("Sri Lanka: Internal Security") [John Nicholas, President Jayewardene: record of conversation: "President is greatly concerned at Indian government's attitude... wants friendly governments to be aware of real position"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: Prime Minister Hassan Ali message to MT (election to office of Prime Minister of Egypt) [thanks for MT congratulations; UK/Egypt relations] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 84 Aug 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Barclay minute to MT ("Hunterstone/Ravenscraig") [miners' strike: delivery of coal to Ravenscraig] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Trade and Industry letter to No.10 ("Miners' Strike: Coal for Ravenscraig") [miners' strike: delivery of coal to Ravenscraig] [declassified 2014]

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