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PDF 85 Oct 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hungary: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Visit of Mr Kadar") [General Secretary János Kádár; programme of visit] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Brittan ("BL privatisation") [dismayed by delay of Unipart sell-off; GM negotiations; "...1oo per cent of the businesses should be sold ... [but] separate out.... profitable companies like Land Rover for separate privatisation"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 7 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Parliament: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Treasury minute replying to the 15th to 25th Reports of the Public Accounts Committee 1984-85") ["Even with the interest of the coming debate we doubt whether the Treasury minute will attract much interest"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Oct 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: No.10 letter to DTI (‘Westland’) [MT thinks if Indian deal falls through “not necessarily a bad thing to allow the company to go into receivership”] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Tebbit letter to Brittan (‘Westland’) [suspects European solution “may well owe more to an effort to keep Westland out of Sikorsky’s hands than to offer a lifeline to Westland”] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 7 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) City: Brittan letter to Lawson (“Financial Services Bill: International Reciprocity”) [proposes clause to deny access to UK market to firms from countries not granting it to UK firms] [released 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 Press Office minute for MT (line on riot) [said you are in close touch, talked to Home Sec; shock at murder & use of guns; support for police] [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Oct 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 record of telephone conversation (MT-Douglas Hurd) [Tottenham riots] [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Oct 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Younger minute to MT (“The Teachers’ dispute in Scotland”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Nick Ridley letter to Ken Clarke (BA pay proposals) [“BA will not have an easy ride in attempting to restructure the engineering grades”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Howe minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Pay Assumption and Running Cost Limits”) [outlines concerns with Lawson proposal] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: President Nyerere letter to MT (“South Africa: economic sanctions”) [appeal for UK support] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Keith Joseph minute to MT (“Education Default in Liverpool”) [Government intervention] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 minute to MT (“Liverpool”) [Joseph’s proposal] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Brittan minute to MT (“JMB”) [his decision against launching an inquiry] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Foreign policy: Charles Powell minute for MT (defence and foreign policy sections of conference speech) [Gaitskell fought against the people who now control the Labour Party] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Oct 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: President Nyerere letter to MT (apartheid and sanctions) [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Baker minute to MT (securing value for taxpayers' money) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Chile: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Chile: Proposed EC Demarche") [proposed diplomatic response to latest Chilean government crackdown; MT bemoans "double standards"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Chile: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Chile: Internal") ["a proposed EC statement to welcome the [Democratic Opposition parties'] "National Accord" of 25 August"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: UKHC Lusaka telegram 427 to FCO (0825Z) ("CHOGM: attendance by the ANC") [details] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: UKE Seoul telegram 232 to FCO (0300Z) ("IMF/IBRD Annual Meeting: Development Committee") [record of 27th meeting on 7 October 1985] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: Charles Powell letter to Lord Lewin (project to restore the wartime operations room at Lascarts) [potential topic to be raised with MT by Prime Minister of Malta at next Heads of Government meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: Channon PS letter to No.10 ("Malaysian Projects") ["My Minister shares the concern which... [MT] has expressed about the Malaysian Government's handling of... [UK] contracts"; MT talks with Dr Mahathir at Heads of Government meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram 3270 to FCO (2015Z) ("Preparatory Group for IGC: Brussels 7/8 October") ["death of a thousand cuts on most... proposals"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Home Office letter to Powell ("Anglo-Irish Discussions on Northern Ireland: Ministerial Security") [implications of Anglo-Irish Agreement] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Walker minute to MT ("Restocking of CEGB Power Stations") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MT letter for President Reagan (Anglo-German proposal on MBFR: her views) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: FCO minute for Powell (Anglo-German proposal on MBFR: MT's draft reply to President Reagan) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: MacGregor PS minute to David Norgrove ("MISC 120: Position Paper") [position reached after bilaterals with ministers] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: Egyptian Minister of Housing & Utilities letter to MT (Cairo Wastewater Project) [acknowledgement of MT thanks & of her role in enabling the UK/Egypt project to go ahead] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Ridley minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - content with conclusions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Middle East: President Reagan letter to MT ("Terrorist seizure of Achille Lauro ") ["no intention of acting precipitously … [but] this act cannot become another protracted hostage situation"] [declassified 2001]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“The Common Agricultural Policy: buttressing a policy of price restraint”) [MT: “The paper reveals an appalling state of affairs”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Hurd letter to Howe (“European Convention on Human Rights: renewal of option Clauses 25 and 46 (Right of Individual Petition and Compulsory Jurisdiction of the Court”) [MT opposed] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: MT draft letter to Conservative Friends of Israel (invitation to Jordanian/PLO delegation) [“this is not an invitation to the PLO, nor does it signify a change in our attitude to that organisation] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: MT draft letter to Conservative Friends of Israel (invitation to Jordanian/PLO delegation) [“this is not an invitation to the PLO, nor does it signify a change in our attitude to that organisation] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Baker minute to Whitelaw (“Appeal Court Judgement: 1985-6 Targets”) [Nottingham and Bradford expenditure targets] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKHC Dar es Salaam telegram to FCO(“Letter from President Nyerere to the Prime Minister”) [sanctions] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 minute to MT (Deregulation, City Action Teams, and Tourism) [arrangements and organisation following Cabinet reshuffle] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: Chairman of the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations letter to MT (plight of the Turkish Cypriot people) [request for MT to meet delegation in advance of Commonwealth conference in Bahamas] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: Chairman of Shell letter to MT (negotiations between Shell and Brunei Government over oil and gas arrangements) [status report in advance of Heads of Government meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: US Congress letter to MT (UK Government policy in the Middle East) [Defence sales to Saudi Arabia; talks with PLO] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [report on Armstrong's latest round of talks with Nally; amended draft Agreement] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong minute to Powell ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Timing of Summit") [Anglo-Irish talks] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Howe draft letter to Shultz (US/Soviet Summit in Geneva: Soviet counter-proposals) [outline of Howe's initial impressions of the proposals; Charles Powell advises redraft to emphasise need for US to present fresh proposals of their own] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 2819 to FCO (2130Z) ("Interpretation of the ABM Treaty") [McFarlane's interview] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKDEL NATO to FCO ("Soviet Nuclear Arms Control Counter-Proposals: Briefing of the Council by Nitze") [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("France: economic report for September 1985") ["...industrial production is increasing... inflation is down... surplus on trade... unemployment continues to rise..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Whitelaw letter to Lord Hailsham ("Legislative Programme 1986-87") ["It is important that colleagues should start thinking now what Bills they want to bid for so that the bids themselves reflect so far as possible developed rather than purely broad-brush ideas"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Parliament: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("The Queen's Speeches on the Prorogation and Opening of Parliament") [drafts for approval] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("European Exchange Rate Mechanism") [draft Q&A-format briefing] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Public spending: Macgregor PS minute to Whitelaw PS (Star Chamber) [how to minimise press speculation] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Review of Social Security") [draft MISC III paper: "What is not at all clear... is the public expenditure and PSBR implications"; timing of implementation of proposals] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Lord Hailsham letter to Keith Joseph (“Review of Student Support”) [“we should not pursue the idea of a graduate tax”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: Conservative Friends of Israel letter to MT (meeting with CFI National Delegation) [peace talks, terrorism, UN resolutions] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: Conservative Friends of Israel letter to MT (meeting with CFI National Delegation) [peace talks, terrorism, UN resolutions] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Richard Luce minute to MT (“Senior Management Development Programme”) [MT request for improved, and value-for-money, management training] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKHC Nassau telegram to FCO (“South Africa and CHOGM”) [sanctions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (sanctions and international aid) [Mozambique, Angola, the Nkomati Accord] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: FCO minute to No.10 (“Possible Meeting between the Prime Minister and President Reagan in New York”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: MT draft (conference speech) [“Wednesday lunchtime draft”] [released 2015]
Text 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: MacGregor PS letter to No.10 ("Crown Prosecution Service") [response to letter from Prosecuting Solicitors' Society] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Saudi Arabia: Tornado/Hawk") [details of London-based Arabic-language press report on alleged deal] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Powell minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [Armstrong's report of latest round of talks with Nally; date of summit] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (British Museum: Japanese Gallery proposal) [MT rejects suggestion that she write "begging" letter to PM Nakasone to encourage fundraising in Japan for the required £5m] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: No.10 minute to MT ("Debate on the Address") [Queen's Speech on the Opening of Parliament: proposed topics for MT speech for the Debate] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Cabinet Office minute (internal) ("Social Security") [gainers & losers from Green Paper proposals] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Board of Inland Revenue minute to Treasury (“Cost of Introducing Transferable Allowances”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Lord Young letter to Keith Joseph (“Review of Student Support”) [“basic reservations about the graduate tax proposal which runs into many of the disadvantages of a student loan scheme”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Northern Ireland Office minute to No.10 (Anne Mueller speech on excellence in public sector) [personnel management initiatives] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to President Nyerere (sanctions against South Africa: British position) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to PM Pindling of the Bahamas (Comonwealth Heads of Government meeting) [sanctions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (CIA) Italy: CIA National Intelligence Daily (“Italy/Middle East - Achille Lauro hijacking ends”) [likely the work of Syrian-backed PLO groups wanting "to discredit Arafat and derail the peace process"] [declassified 2010]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to PM Lange of New Zealand (Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting) [sanctions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to PM Mulroney of Canada (Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting) [sanctions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to PM Hawke of Australia (Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting) [sanctions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to President Banda (Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting) [sanctions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to PM Jonathan of Lesotho (Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting) [sanctions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to Prince Bhekimpi of Swaziland (Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting) [sanctions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to President Masire (Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting) [sanctions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to President Mugabe (Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting) [sanctions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to President Kaunda (Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting) [sanctions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to President Babangida (Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting) [sanctions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Lawson minute to MT (“PWLB Lending to Liverpool”) [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Oct 11 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Oct 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iraq: FCO letter to No.10 ("Visit of Iraqi Foreign Minister to London") [urges that MT renew invitation to Tariq Aziz] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("CHOGM: Attendance by National Representatives") ["None of these people should... attend any of the formal sessions... there will, however, be mingling in the margins"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: MT message to Francois Mitterrand (fighter aircraft) [proposal for European study and programming group] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 85 Oct 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong minute to Powell (Anglo-Irish Agreement) [suggestion that Brian Mawhinney is included in internal meeting of Northern Ireland Office on presentation of Agreement] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Northern Ireland Office letter to Powell (Anglo-Irish Agreement) [King suggests amendments; response to allegations of leaks] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy briefing (“Weekly Coal Power Station Statistics”) [miners' strike: situation report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: FCO telegram 1610 to UKE Washington (1116Z) ("Geneva Talks: Soviet Counter Proposals") [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: President Mitterrand letter to MT (European Fighter Aircraft: cooperation in military aircraft design and production) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 11 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Parliament: Northern Ireland Office letter to No.10 (Memorandum on the 8th and 14th Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts 1984/85) [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Oct 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Report on the Review of Social Security") [Green Paper proposals; consultation reactions; proposed modifications; main issues; pensions; other social security policy proposals; timing; interaction with local government finance proposals; future processing; handling; conclusions] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("What Should We Do About SERPS?") [options] [released Dec 2014]

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