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PDF 85 Mar 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Lee Kuan Yew") [recollections of first meeting with MT] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: No.10 note for the record (“Prime Minister: Honorary Degrees”) [MT wary of political risks in accepting] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: King minute to Joseph (“Increasing the output of engineers and technologists”) [“it is important for the Government to respond quickly to meet the identified need for additional graduates in shortage subjects”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Addison minute to MT (The Switch to Engineering and Technology) [to be announced at the Budget, impact on meeting with industrialists] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Heseltine letter to Tebbit (“Skill shortages”) [prepared to re-allocate resources to “permit a substantial increase in the number of university students directly sponsored by the Ministry of Defence”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Nicholas Edwards minute to Joseph (“The Switch to Engineering and Technology”) [Welsh polytechnic “capable of the degree of excellence which we are looking for”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Department of Education draft (“New programme will increase engineering and technology places in higher education”) [“a substantial response to requests from industry for an increased output of engineering and technology graduates”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Nicholas Ridley minute to Michael Heseltine(“Falkland Islands Trooping Contract for British Airways”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Treasury minute to No.10 (“Monthly Note on Public Sector Borrowing”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Rome to FCO (“Italy-Argentina”) [Argentine sabotage of Pertini’s aircraft] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Northern Ireland: No.10 note for MT (Airey Neave) [“You said you wished to send flowers to his grave whilst you were Prime Minister”] [released 2015]
Text 85 Mar 16 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 16 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Visit to South East Asia") [speeches: latest drafts] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 16 Sa Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Cold War: MT memoir (“Return to Moscow”) [personal account of Chernenko’s funeral] [released 2015]
Text 85 Mar 17 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 17 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram 1016 to FCO (1658Z) ("Foreign Affairs Council, 17 March. Enlargement/Own Resources") [financial arrangements for Spain] [released Dec 2014]
Text 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service:DHSS letter to Cabinet Office(“‘Sunday Times’ article - 17 March 1985”) [leak of documents on Newcastle DHSS computer strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Rees PS letter to Heseltine PS ("Statement on the Defence Estimates 1985") [amendments] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: DT note to Robin Butler (meeting with Chairman of Luton Football Club) [knows David Evans well] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: UKHC New Delhi telegram 364 to FCO (0810Z) ("Westlands") [evaluation by technical experts] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Hurd minute to MT ("Northern Ireland: Political Development") [talks with John Hume and Ian Paisley; scope for Anglo-Irish agreement and reception in Northern Ireland] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: MT letter to Hu Yaobang ("Aid Trade Provision for China") [Lord Young's trade mission; Zhao Ziyang visit; "delighted that you would like to visit Britain yourself"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine letter to Tebbit ("European Fighter Aircraft") ["Industrial factors, particularly... [BAe's] position relative to the French, will play a large part in determining the way forward"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Downing Street: No.10 Deputy Press Secretary minute to Robin Butler ("BBC programme on No 10's 250th Anniversary") [proposals for filming in No.10] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Peter Walker letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("BNOC's Prices for March and the Second Quarter") [draft telex for BNOC to suppliers, following announcement in Parliament that BNOC is to be abolished] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker ("BNOC's Prices for March and the Second Quarter") [supports move to market-related pricing; requests redraft of BNOC telex to suppliers, to "convey greater urgency and enthusiasm about the run-down"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Rifkind minute to MT ("Dooge Committee") [final report: analysis; key features; next steps] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Tebbit PS letter to No.10 ("European Community: March European Council: United Kingdom Initiatives") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Budget: Rees PS letter to No.10 (“Budget: Public Expenditure”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Tebbit (“Taxation of Fringe Benefits - Cars and Petrol”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Local government: Goold letter to Alison (Scottish rating revaluation) [rate relief announcement “has done little to stem the flow of critical hostility towards the Party”] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Armstrong minute to MT (“Annual Review of Government Funded R&D 1984: Follow up to Arcard’s Comments”) [steps taken to respond to ARCARD report] [released Dec 2014]
Text 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 briefing for MT ("OD: 25 March") [Defence White Paper: "... [European Fighter Aircraft] the view is getting about in some quarters - including the press - that the Defence Secretary is so keen on collaboration that we may end up losing out badly on it"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Statement on the Defence Estimates, 1985") ["The statement has good points - willingness to discuss Trident, NATO and arms' control - but it misses a trick on Trident and competition, and goes over the top on European collaboration"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT ("Local Government Bill: London") [meetings with Goodhart and Greengross on GLC abolition] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Kenneth Baker minute to Patrick Jenkin ("Abolition: Voluntary Bodies: A Trust for London") [aimed at providing reassurance about the future of voluntary bodies] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Robin Butler minute to Brittan PS (BBC financing) [appointment of Peacock review] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Booth minute to MT ("Football Hooligans") [response to Luton-Millwall football riot: proposals for action] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 minute to MT (football hooliganism) [meeting with Chairman of Liverpool FC] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Howe minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [revised British proposal for Anglo-Irish talks on 22 March] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Powell minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations") [revised British proposal for Anglo-Irish talks on 22 March] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("A New Basic Trainer for the Royal Air Force") [Shorts vs BAe: notification of reduction in cost of BAe bid; recommendation still to accept Shorts bid] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Peter Walker letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (BNOC Prices for March 1985) ["We have succeeded in making the announcement on BNOC [abolition] with the minimum of disruption in the market... would be disastrous suddenly to announce a lower price for March"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT ("The Planning System: Sainsbury's Group's Proposals") [detailed response to Sir John Sainsbury's group's report on planning reform] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Geoffrey Pattie letter to Peter Rees ("Postal Business Targets") [replacement targets to run from 1985/86; potential issues of concern to Treasury] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Housing Benefit and Supplementary Benefit") [review proposals] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("MISC 111") [social security review proposals: case for large-scale housing benefit & supplementary benefit savings] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: FCO briefing for MT ("Egypt") [meeting with Speaker of the Egyptian People's Assembly] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(85) 10th (public expenditure outturns, budget) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Heseltine memo circulated to Cabinet - C(85) 7 (A New Basic Trainer for the Royal Air Force) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Barney Hayhoe letter to Tom King (“Trade Union Act 1984”) [“there is a contract of employment between the Crown and civil servants”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Letters to No.10 (lunch with industrialists) [“the switch” and IT skills shortages] [released Dec 2014]
Text 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Key Lawson (Nigel) Economy: 1985 Budget (Lawson 2) (Hansard)
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 970 to FCO (2330Z) (“Arms Control: US-Soviet Negotiations in Geneva”) [briefing] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Younger minute to MT ("Review of support for industrial R&D") ["We will need to bear the needs of small firms carefully in mind..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Robert Armstrong minute to Charles Powell ("Bonn Economic Summit") [German draft of the thematic paper is "thorough and workmanlike" and contains "very little in it which presents us with problems of substance"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Brittan minute to MT ("Football Hooliganism") [criminal law and Home Office response] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chairman of Liverpool FC, John Smith) ["Football Hooliganism"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 briefing for MT (preparation for meeting with Ministers on football hooliganism) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: Hailsham PS to Howe PS ("Australia Constitution Act 1900") [alternative of a temporary loan] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("India: Call on Prime Minister by Mr L K Jha") [Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Sikh extremists] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Meeting with Mr. Jha") [Sikh extremists, Sri Lanka] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("India: Westlands Helicopters") [Gandhi's advisers steering contract towards the French] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Lord Gowrie minute to MT (E(A)(85)15: commercial management) [thoughts on the consultative document] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Tebbit PS letter to Heseltine PS ("European Fighter Aircraft") ["a short summary list of some of the issues that may arise"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Tebbit PS letter to Heseltine PS (new Basic Trainer for the RAF) [pitch for Swiss firm/BAe-produced PC9] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("A New Basic Trainer for the RAF") [possible arguments against Heseltine decision to award contract to Shorts; advice to endorse decision; date for privatising Shorts] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("A New Basic Trainer for the Royal Air Force") [Heseltine recommendation to award contract to Shorts vs Younger preference for BAe] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Whitelaw letter to Keith Joseph ("Teachers' Pay: Briefing and Publicity") [circulation of updates on UK-wide industrial disputes & pay negotiations to Ministers & backbenchers] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("BNOC's Price for March") ["We would side with Peter Walker and not risk impeding progress in the last lap"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker ("BNOC's Price for March") ["we should move to market related pricing... not convinced that the oil companies would mount a legal challenge"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Howe minute to Peter Walker ("BNOC Prices") ["I agree BNOC should move to market pricing"; announcement of BNOC abolition] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [Spain/Portugal entry to EC: negotiations; Dooge Committee report to European Council; vehicle emissions; upcoming meetings] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("The Royal Dockyards: Open Government Document") [options; consultation; draft; recommendations] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("The Royal Dockyards - Open Government Document") [case for commercial management proposal vs full privatisation; OGD as basis for consultation; special employment measures; private sector shiprepair work] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Booth minute to MT ("Sainsbury's Group's Proposals") [Department of Environment report is 'swimming in the right direction in the right pool, but unlikely to reach the other end without your propulsion'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Contributions from the United States to Irish Causes") [MT proposal for a US charitable fund] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Howe minute to Ridley ("Channel Fixed Link (CFL)") [Ridley meeting with French Ministers: line to take; EC finance; follow-up work to guidelines for promoters; defence/industrial action considerations] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: Christopher Monckton minute for Robin Nicholson (“Human life before birth”) [Warnock Report] [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: Booth minute for John Redwood (Surrogacy, Powell Bill, Warnock Report) [divisions within Policy Unit] [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Redwood minute to MT (“Coal Industry”) [Redwood meeting with Ian MacGregor: NACODS; open-cast coal; NCB Board; redundancies and pit closures; finance and investment programme] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cyprus: UKMIS New York telegram 223 to FCO (0001Z) (“Cyprus”) [“The Secretary General says he will need our help with the Turks in the next stage”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Jenkin minute to MT (“Urban Policy”) [“We intend to make a substantial publicity effort, with Ministers present in the various cities, to launch the five City Action Teams”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Lord Advocate letter to Barney Hayhoe (“Trade Union Act 1984”) [“we have never admitted publicly that there is a contract of employment between the Crown and individual civil servants”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Barney Hayhoe minute to MT (“Industrial action in the civil service: use of the Trade Union Act 1984”) [“legal advice is that we have an excellent chance of success”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Mayor Feinstein of San Francisco) [“Contributions from United States to Irish causes”] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Ingham minute for Whitelaw (“Economic & Social Policy Presentation: Chairman’s Brief”) [meeting on 25 March to discuss follow up to budget] [released 2015]
Text 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Charles Powell minute to Robert Armstrong ("Bonn Economic Summit") [MT's thoughts on thematic declaration draft: "we should not be too modest about our record of growth"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: No.10 record of conversation (MT - Jenkin, Baker, Councillor Alan Greengross) [Greengross's proposal for a successor authority to the GLC; MT "remained completely unconvinced"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: John Redwood minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [examples of waste and mismanagement] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Brittan PS minute to Lawson PS ("BBC Licence Fee") [statement on financing the BBC, Peacock review] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Brittan-Jenkin-Younger-Ridley-Macfarlane) ["Football Spectator Violence"; hooliganism] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: Howe PS minute to Hailsham PS ("Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act") [Howe hopes government can go as far to meet request as possible] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act") [temporary loan of document] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: MT message to Bob Hawke (Australian bicentenary) [difficulties providing original Constitution Act on permanent loan] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Jha) [Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Sikhs, economic issues] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: UKHC New Delhi telegram 398 to FCO (1145Z) ("Westlands") [danger of French taking deal out from under Westland's nose] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: Crispin Tickell record of conversation (Tickell-Jha) [Westland helicopters, international monetary conference, trade] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Department of Employment letter to No.10 ("Wages Councils - Consultative Paper") [final copy for publication] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKHC New Delhi telegram 394 to FCO (1115Z) ("Shooting of Soviet Diplomat") [killing in the diplomatic quarter] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("A New Basic Trainer for the RAF") [text of Heseltine statement to Parliament on successful bid] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Howe, Walker) ["BNOC's Price for March"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [vehicle emissions; entry to EC: negotiations with Spain/Portugal; EC Budget: own resources decision] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Tebbit letter to Heseltine ("Privatisation of the Warship Yards: The Submarine Facilities Project at Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd") [case for retaining public ownership] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Employment: Letwin minute to MT ("White Paper on 14-18 Year Olds") [Youth Training Scheme] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) ["European Council: Middle East"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("European Council") [unemployment/deregulation; Dooge Committee; IMPS; Middle East] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram 1077 to FCO (2306Z) ("Foreign Affairs Council: 21 March") ["Own Resources Decision": agreement on revised compromise text] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Patrick Jenkin letter to Peter Rees (Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment) Bill) [cost implications] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Fowler minute to MT ("Social Security Review") [family credit & child benefit] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Transport: Department of Transport letter to Cabinet Office (Channel Fixed Link) [working group on guidelines for promoters: efforts of the UK component commended] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(85) 11th (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs, civil service, RAF trainer) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Ian Stewart letter to Jopling (“Agricultural Price Fixing and Budget Discipline”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Joseph minute to Tebbit (“Increasing the output of engineers and technologists”) [“only those courses which have been awarded a high grading for industrial relevance should be selected for inclusion in the first phase of the programme”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Joseph letter to Younger (increasing the output of engineers and technologists) [“I would be prepared exceptionally to include the bid from Strathclyde as an addition to phase one of the programme”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Moscow despatch to FCO (“The death of Chernenko and Gorbachev’s succession”) [“Despite his pragmatic personal style, [Gorbachev] is a dedicated communist”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 minute for MT (“Currency Markets”) [dollar-sterling rate] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MT letter to President Reagan (Geneva Talks) [value of consultations; her Moscow talks with Gorbachev] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO minute to No.10 (“Falklands Fisheries”) [multilateral fisheries agreement] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey: Gas Prices") [MT does not think proposed study would achieve anything] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Booth minute to MT ("Football Hooligans") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: MT message to Rajiv Gandhi (Westland helicopters) [losing the contract at a late stage would damage confidence] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: MT copy of speech by Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald (speech to the Diplomatic and Commonwealth Writers Association) [MT annotates passages on Northern Ireland] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Drugs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Drug Report") [Ministerial Group Report's ommission of "need for new penalties against drug racketeers"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Drugs: No.10 minute to MT ("H Committee: Drugs Abuse") ['proceeds of crime' legislation] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Drugs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Prevention of Drug Misuse") [positive alternatives for young people; gathering intelligence abroad; proceeds of crime] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph PS letter to No.10 ("White Paper 'Better Schools' - Proposed Ministerial Statement") [draft] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to Tom King ("European Social Fund: Part-Time Work Subsidies") [legal challenge to EC decision to limit funds] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Foreign Affairs Council, 17-21 March") [EC enlargement/fisheries sector negotiations with Spain; EC Budget: own resources decision; 1985 Budget overrun; Intergovernmental Agreement] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Ridley minute to MT ("Airports Policy") [summary of papers on airport development in the South East & structure/ownership of airports, in advance of MT meeting with Ridley, Gow, Wakeham and Biffen] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Airports Policy and Privatisation") [analysis of Ridley proposals/advice] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Malaysia: UKHC Kuala Lumpur telegram 166 to FCO (0745Z) ("Proposed Visit of Dr Mahathir") [Prime Minister of Malaysia declines invitation for lunch with MT at Chequers] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Employment: Flesher minute to MT ("Lord Young") [presentation of White Paper on Youth Training Scheme] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Foreign Affairs Council, 17-21 March") [EC enlargement; own resources & EC Budget] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) [European Council meeting: deregulation & jobs; IMPs; Foreign Affairs Council, 28 March] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Fishing Industry: Peter Walker letter to Heseltine ("Offshore Protection Force") [decision to cease Departmental contribution to funding; construction of high security fences at key offshore installations] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to MT ("BGC Privatisation") [argues for privatisation of British Gas Corporation by 'early 1987'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Ridley minute to MT ("Civil Aviation: Malaysia and Singapore") [MT concerned about issues raised by Ridley; requests urgent meeting to try to resolve them in advance of her visit] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Visit to South East Asia: Speeches") [latest drafts] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Family Support") [review proposals; identifying savings towards Treasury's £2 billion target] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Supplementary Benefit: Earnings Disregard for the Long-Term [U]nemployed") [proposed increase] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Child Support) [alternatives to Treasury proposals] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Peter Walker record of conversation ("The Oil Market") [Walker, Yamani: relays Yamani's concern that UK/Norway excess oil production in danger of triggering collapse in world oil price] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Letwin minute to Flesher (“Prime Minister’s message on urban policy”) [“the draft offered by the DoE is inadequate”, implies that “the Government wants to arrest economic changes”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Sport: Young PS letter to Jenkin PS (“Proposed ‘Eurodome’ stadium in the London Docklands”) [scheme under consideration with the London Dockyards Development Corporation and merchant banking firm] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“Crime Strategy”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MOD minute to No.10 (“US Presidential Chemical Warfare Review Commission (PRC)”) [UK view] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MT letter to Julian Amery MP (UK policy in the South Atlantic) [relations with Argentina, the Falklands, the Antarctic Treaty] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Mar 23 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
Text 85 Mar 24 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 24 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT (Widdicombe Committee) [possible additional member] [released Dec 2014]
Text 85 Mar 24 Su Declassified documents Key Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Gorbachev to Reagan (declares “positive attitude to ... a personal meeting ”) [declassified 2000]
Text 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Department of Trade and Industry minute for Powell ("Transfer of Carbon-Carbon Technology to the USSR") [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Oliver Letwin minute to MT ("Abolition of the GLC: A Voice for London") [Greengross's proposal is an abomination] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Robin Butler minute to MT ("Local Government Seminar: 31 March") [Treasury want a minister invited; "I suggest that we press hard to have the Chancellor himself"; MT: 'Yes'] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Local Government Bill: London") ["meeting with Environment Ministers and Business Managers: 26 March 1985"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Department of Environment minute to No.10 ("Falkland Islands: Mount Pleasant Airport") [opening ceremony: MT's introduction to the commemorative brochure] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Chancellor Kohl letter to MT (Sale of German torpedoes to Argentina) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("1985 Survey Guidelines") [facing "another tough Survey"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: John Redwood minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey: Gas Prices") [Treasury wants to put prices up] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Nigel Lawson minute to MT ("Running Costs Targets") [aim of applying a progressive squeeze] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Lawson PS minute to Brittan PS ("BBC Licence Fee") [statement on financing the BBC, Peats report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Housing: John Boreham, Central Statistical Office minute to MT (large scale household survey: Rate Support Grant) [opposes Jenkins' proposed survey] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: No.10 letter to Department of Trade & Industry ("British Leyland") [BL privatisations and Corporate Plan] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Chile: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Chile") [MT agrees with proposal to resist further EC demarche protesting death sentence on three accused of assassination] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Lord Gowrie minute to MT ("Special Early Retirement") [report on outcomes of the scheme, and proposals for 1985] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Cold War: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("CSCE: Budapest Cultural Forum: October/November 1985") [appointment head of UK delegation] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("Frigates for Pakistan") ["a summary of the current position regarding the frigate sale"] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Small Businesses") [recommendations likely to emerge from Lord Young's 'Burdens on Business' report, to inform MT meeting with New & Smaller Business Backbench Committee] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker ("BNOC and the Future of the Government Pipeline System") [timeline for completion of report on GPSS] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: Richard Needham MP letter to MT (visit of British delegation of the inaugural meeting of the 2000 Group in Japan) [fostering non-governmental contacts between UK and Japan] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Committee on People's Europe") [summary/analysis of first report to European Council] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Political Topics at the European Council") [probable topics & approach to pre-Council discussions] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Butler minute to MT ("Meeting with Secretary of State for Energy: Tuesday, 26 March, 10.30 a.m.") [brief for meeting with Walker on future of the coal industry] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Walker minute to MT ("Gas Privatisation") [options for privatisation] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: MT letter to President of the Taylor Woodrow Group (railway contracts in Malaysia for UK firms) [problems arising from air services dispute; MT agrees to raise matter during her visit to Malaysia] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Civil Aviation: Malaysia and Singapore") [differences between the two cases, key points and negotiation strategy advice] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Howe minute to MT ("Air Services to South-East Asia") [Malaysian taxation dispute with BA threatening to overcloud MT visit] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: MT letter to Chinese Ambassador to the UK (Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong) [thanks for photo of signature ceremony] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Biffen, Whitelaw, Wakeham, Gummer) ["Ministers' and MPs' Pay"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: Chancellor Kohl letter for MT (possible supply of German torpedoes to Argentina) [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Heseltine note circulated to Cabinet - C(85) 8 (Statement on the Defence Estimates 1985) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Flesher minute to Department of Environment (urban policy review statement) [“There is no single solution. Action is required on many fronts”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Letwin minute to MT (“Rate capping: MISC 109”) [“The rate-capping revolt is crumbling, principally because the Government has refused to panic and stuck to its policy”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Tebbit PS letter to No.10 (“ITAP reassessment of cable”) [“A major factor for cable investors is the very large capital investment required in the early days before revenues are received”] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Shultz note on Gorbachev letter (helpful) [declassified 2000]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Treasury letter to Tony Blair MP (“Johnson Matthey Bankers (JMB)”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 234 to FCO (2325Z) (“Visit of President Alfonsin”) [the Falklands, arms purchases] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Cold War: Michael Alison to Eldon Griffiths (thanks for not publishing letter on SDI) [Howe speech] [released 2015]
Text 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Statement on the Defence Estimates 1985") [revisions to draft White Paper; publication] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: No.10 record of conversation (MT - Whitelaw, Jenkin, Biffen, Wakeham, Denham, Baker; Brearley, Letwin, Flesher) [handling of the Local Government Bill] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: John Redwood minute to MT (1985 Public Expenditure Survey) [departments should be dissuaded from putting forward damaging cuts] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Chile: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Chilean Earthquake") [reply from Pinochet to MT via officials] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Trippier PS letter to No.10 ('Burdens on Business' report) [cover letter only, referring to publication of the report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, John Browne MP, Peter Thurnham MP, John Townend MP, Henry Bellingham MP) [support for new & small businesses] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("School Teachers") ["The attached report from George Younger and me is our response to the Cabinet remit of 28 February": pay & other recommendations in response to industrial disputes] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Airports Policy") [Govt case for development of Stansted; presentation & Parliamentary handling of Govt decisions on airport development; timing & extent of legislation on airports policy/privatisation of London & Scottish airports] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("European Council: Briefing Meeting") [issues to focus on] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Prime Minister Craxi letter to MT (European Council, 29-30 March 1985) [key issues] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: FCO Steering Brief ("European Council, Brussels, 29/30 March 1985") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("European Council: Briefing Meeting") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram 276 to FCO (1920Z) ("European Council") [Bullard, Teltschik, Hartmann: record of conversation] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram 1141 to FCO (0930Z) ("Industry Council 26 March") ["EC/US Steel"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Walker-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Moore-Redwood) ["Gas Privatisation"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Far East Speeches") [meeting to discuss latest drafts] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Briefing Meeting for Far East Visit: 4.00 pm Wednesday 3 April") [attendees] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Ridley, Channon, Timothy Renton ) ["Civil Aviation: Malaysia and Singapore"; MT "particularly keen that her visit to Malaysia should be a success"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: No.10 internal minute to Robin Butler (House of Lords Ministers and other paid office holders in the House of Lords: terms of severance) [response to query raised by MT as part of the review of Ministers' & MPs' pay] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Social Security Reviews - Remaining Issues") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Benefits") [key arguments] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Rees minute to MT ("MISC 111: Social Security Expenditure") [case for savings, including child benefit, on a scale far lager than that proposed by Fowler] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Peter Walker) [North Sea oil production & world oil price; proposal for Government to receive royalties in cash rather than oil] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Meeting with the Chancellor, Wednesday 27 March, 1730”) [MISC 111, gas prices, civil service pay, NEDC dinner, covenants to charities by close companies] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“1985 pay negotiations for non-industrial civil servants”) [proposes improved offer to prevent strike action] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 minute to MT (“Funding Meeting”) [briefing] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Caspar Weinberger letter to Michael Heseltine (allied participation in SDI research programme) [requests response within 60 days] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Secretary of State Shultz message to Foreign Secretary Howe (SDI) ['distressed' at media detecting "serious differences" of approach with US from Howe's 15 March lecture] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: COI London to FCO (“NATO Supports SDI Research”) [press coverage of Nuclear Planning Group meeting] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Ministry of Defence record of conversation (Michael Heseltine-Italian Minister of Defence Spadolini) [SDI, European Fighter Aircraft] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Ministry of Defence record of conversation (Michael Heseltine-German Minister of Defence Woerner) [SDI, European Fighter Aircraft] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Robert Armstrong minute to Charles Powell ("Bonn Economic Summit") [revisions to declaration on 40th anniversary of WW2; MT: "It won't do as it is"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Leon Brittan minute to Patrick Jenkin ("Abolition: Voluntary Bodies: A Trust for London") [Baker's idea is an imaginative one] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Jenkin PS letter to Robin Butler ("Local Government Finance Studies: Chequers Presentation") [suggested agenda] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: David Willetts minute to MT ("Running Costs Targets") ["pretty pathetic that Government running costs have risen faster than inflation"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Brittan PS minute to Lawson PS ("BBC Licence Fee") [statement on financing the BBC] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Booth minute to MT ("Football Hooligans: Ministerial Meeting, 28 March 1985") [proposals for tackling football violence] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Brittan minute to MT ("Football Hooliganism") [Home Office proposals for tackling football violence] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Ingham minute to MT ("Soccer Violence") [meeting with Robert Maxwell and Mirror editorial team: football hooliganism] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Jenkin minute to MT ("Football Spectator Violence") [football hooliganism: matches in Europe] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 briefing for MT ("Football Hooliganism: Meeting After Cabinet") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office letter to No.10 ("Exchange of Letters with Dr Paisley") [Anglo-Irish talks on Northern Ireland: Paisley expresses "alarm"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Rees minute to MT ("Assassination and Death in Service") [views on FCO/Treasury report's recommendations & further options] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("Beach Report on the Control of Military Information") [recommendation on Government response to Report's proposal for British media to have unrestricted access to military information already published by foreign media] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Drugs: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Robert Maxwell) ["Daily Mirror - Drugs"; Maxwell wants "a Ministerial supremo"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Public Purchasing Policy: Molecular Beam Epitaxy Machine for Nottingham University") [case for his decision to purchase from a US rather than a British manufacturer] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph PS letter to Whitelaw PS ("Teachers' Pay: Briefing and Publicity") [latest position on industrial action & negotiations] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Payment of Supplementary Benefit to EC Nationals") [options for excluding so-called "spaghetti scroungers"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [Spain/Portugal accession to EC; EC Budget - own resources decision; amendments to the steel aids code; agriculture: price-fixing proposals; upcoming meetings] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram 291 to FCO (1835Z) ("European Union: German Views") [Horst Teltschik speech in Bonn on future of the EC; "British attitudes evolving. ... Prospects for progress not too bad. Unaniminity important but the slowest ship should not hold up the convoy"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Ridley, Biffen, Wakeham, Gow) ["Airports Policy": development of Heathrow, Stansted, Manchester; privatisation of BAA & major municipal airports; Govt regulation of airports] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("European Council, 29-30 March") [Committee on People's Europe: MT request for redraft of line to take] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("European Council, 29-30 March: Environment") [reductions in air pollution: MT request for line on UK's record] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("European Council: Briefing") [Integrated Mediterranean Programmes (IMPs); strengthening the technological base of the EC] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Ingham minute to MT ("Your Press Conference") [European Council, 29/30 March: arrangements; lines to take; draft Statement] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 (European Council, 29/30 March: 1985 Agricultural Price Proposals) [lines to take] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Athens telegram 173 to FCO (1130Z) ("Greece and Integrated Mediterranean Programmes (IMPs)") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram 289 to FCO (1800Z) ("European Council, Brussels, 29/30 March") [Dooge Committee; economic & social questions] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Rome telegram 318 to FCO (1630Z) ("European Council") [conveyance of oral message from Craxi to MT regarding Integrated Mediterranean Programmes (IMPs)] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Rome telegram 311 to FCO (1230Z) ("European Council: Italian Presidency Views") [EC enlargement; future of Europe; unemployment; political cooperation on international affairs] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Rome telegram 314 to FCO (1420Z) ("European Council: Political Cooperation: Middle East") [Presidency draft text] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Rome telegram 312 to FCO (1220Z) ("The Future of Europe: Mitterrand's Surprise") [proposal to elect President of European Council] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE The Hague telegram 97 to FCO (1040Z) ("Netherlands Approach to the European Council, 29/30 March") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram 106 to FCO (1200Z) ("European Council") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Department of Energy letter to No.10 ("Gas Privatisation") [next steps] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Lord Avebury letter to MT (human rights abuses committed by the Indonesian Government) [representation on behalf of the Parliamentary Human Rights Group] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Social Security Expenditure") [figures, for MT meeting with Lawson] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Secretaries’ note circulated to Official Group on Coal - MISC57(85) 2 (“Lessons of the miners’ strike”) [next steps] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Secretaries’ note circulated to Official Group on Coal - MISC57(85) 6 (“Lessons of the miners’ strike - DTI Aspects”) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Secretaries’ note circulated to Official Group on Coal - MISC57(85) 5 (“Lessons of the miners’ strike - Home Office Aspects”) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Secretaries’ note circulated to Official Group on Coal - MISC57(85) 7 (“Lessons of the miners’ strike - MOD Aspects”) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Secretaries’ note circulated to Official Group on Coal - MISC57(85) 4 (“Lessons of the miners’ strike - Department of Employment Aspects”) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Secretaries’ note circulated to Official Group on Coal - MISC57(85) 3 (“Lessons of the miners’ strike - Department of Energy Aspects”) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) International economic policy: Treasury minute to No.10 (“Argentina”) [the IMF decision to withhold drawings under the Argentine Standby Agreement] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: NCB representative Spanton letter to NUM Secretary Heathfield (assessing damage caused by the miners' strike) ['damage has occurred which will take months to recover'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cyprus: UKHC Nicosia telegram to FCO (“Cyprus”) [“the prospect is for a troubled period in Greek Cypriot politics”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cyprus: UKMIS New York telegram 243 to FCO (2359Z) (“Cyprus”) [“Secretary General makes clear that he is exasperated by President Kyprianou’s bargaining tactics”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: UKE Washington telegram 1077 to FCO (1755Z) (“Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’s visit to Washington”) [“although serious work was going on between London and Dublin, it was too early to say what practical results could emerge from the dialogue”] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Powell note to MT (Heseltine’s proposal for joint European response on SDI research) ["he wants [to] build up a body of opinion sceptical of SDI"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine minute to MT (“Strategic Defence Initiative”) [Weinberger like Shultz now canvassing possibility of US withdrawal from ABM Treaty] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 242 to FCO (2325Z) (“Visit of President Alfonsin to New York”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Tebbit letter to Heseltine (“The European Transonic Windtunnel (ETW)”) [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“Prosecution Appeals”) [“Lawyers see this as being the first occasion in history that the prosecution has been involved in sentencing. If you do not want a constitutional wrangle but wish to do something bearing in mind the 1983 Conference pledge, there is an alternative [to pushing legislation through Commons]”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Brittan minute to MT (lenient sentencing) [“action we should take following the Lords’ rejection of the clause in the Prosecution of Offences Bill which gave the Attorney General a power to refer apparently over-lenient sentences to the Court of Appeal”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Selwyn Gummer letter to Heseltine ("Statement on the Defence Estimates") ["...a clear re-affirmation of our Trident policy is very necessary"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Robert Armstrong minute to Charles Powell ("Bonn Economic Summit") [meeting of sherpas: problems over timing of new GATT round will need to be resolved at summit itself] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Charles Powell to Horst Teltschik (Bonn Economic Summit) [draft political declaration "on the right lines", but MT thinks declaration on anniversary of end of WWII "would gain in impact if it were a little more measured"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Timothy Flesher minute to Lawson PS (Running Costs Targets) [MT's concern at rising running costs despite success in reducing manpower] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Ingham minute to MT ("FA/Football League Press Conference") [urges "firm, resolute and public Government presentation" on football hooliganism] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Brittan-Jenkin-Younger-Ridley-Macfarlane) [football hooliganism] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Housing: Cabinet Secretary minute to MT ("Large Scale Household Survey") [Rees opposes Jenkins' proposed survey] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Housing: Cabinet Secretary minute to MT ("Review of Housing Policy") [report by Official Group on Housing Policy (MISC 113)] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Housing: Jenkin minute to MT (large scale household survey: Rate Support Grant) [presses to proceed with survey] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Downing Street: Robin Butler letter to BBC (BBC TV programme on the 250th Anniversary of No.10) ["still concerned... focus... should be on the house rather than on the activities... or the people that work there"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson) ["NEDC": MT's next engagement with National Economic Development Council] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environmental Affairs: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT ("Vehicle Emissions") [Environment Council agreement] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Howe minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations") [account of meeting with Taoiseach Fitzgerald, Spring and Barry] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Northern Ireland Office letter to No.10 ("EC Summit: Anglo-Irish Parliamentary Body") [guidance for MT meeting with Taoiseach Fitzgerald] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("European Council: Middle East") [Presidency draft text; views of King Hussein/FCO; Presidency contacts with Jordanians/Palestinians] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram 295 to FCO (1005Z) ("European Council: German Views") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Rome telegram 320 to FCO (1059Z) ("European Council") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's and Mr Thatcher's Visit to Asia: Programme") [revised] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade: Rifkind letter to Channon ("Proposed New GATT Round") [proposed lines to take in forthcoming international discussions] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Ridley letter to Howe ("Channel Fixed Link") [guidelines for promoters: publication; deadline for proposals; note of meeting with French Ministers; next steps; consultation; defence/security issues; traffic restrictions] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(85) 12th (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs, Defence Estimates, exchange rates, GLC, tv license fee) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Butler minute to Armstrong (transfer of responsibility for mining planning consents from Department of Energy to Department of Environment) [transfer of responsibility 'causing considerable difficulty and delay'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Local government: Scottish Office briefing (meeting with Scottish backbench Conservatives) [rates revaluation “has in many cases affected individual authorities and individual taxpayers significantly”] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Local government: Jenkin minute to MT (“Future of the Liverpool Garden Festival site”) [“the site will be re-opened to the public in 1985”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Heseltine, Tebbit, Fowler, Jenkin, Gowrie, Hayhoe) [“1985 pay negotiations for non-industrial civil servants”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: Howe APS letter to No.10 (“Contributions from United States to Irish causes”) [Howe says “it needs to be related to the idea of setting up a fund for economic reconstruction and development in Ireland”] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) US: Lord Bethell letter to No.10 (dinner for US Senate delegation) [list of attendees] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Department of Transport minute to No.10 (“Laker: Attempted Settlement”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Treasury minute to No.10 (“ National Savings”) [the proposed increase of rates] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 minute to MT (“Strategic Defence Initiative”) [Powell explains his policy on notetaking and circulation; MT-Bush meeting in Moscow, US position on ABM] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Bonn to FCO (“Anglo-Argentine-German Seminar in Bonn”) [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Treasury minute for Powell ("Transfer of Carbon-Carbon Technology to the USSR") [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Rhodes Boyson letter to Tebbit ("De Lorean: possible writ against Lotus Cars") ["...in connection with money paid to Lotus by DMCL..."; Tebbit: "The balance of national interest seems to me to point strongly against the issue of such a writ"; Treasury seeks assurance from Northern Ireland Office of clear evidence as basis to proceed with litigation] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Redwood and Letwin briefing for MT ("Local Government Seminar") [Waldegrave will propose "(a)bolition of domestic rates ... by installing a new, simple, across-the-board poll tax for all local inhabitants"; "a first-rate job ... we agree"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: No.10 minute to MT ("Seminar and lunch at Chequers Sunday, 31 March") [list of attendees; seating plan for lunch] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign policy: HMT letter to No.10 ("The Foreign Office Programme: Diplomatic Wing") [impact of exchange rate movements on FCO expenditure] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("FCO: Overseas Risen Costs") [impact of exchange rate movements on FCO expenditure; Treasury and FCO fighting over joint paper, but decision no closer] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Department of Environment letter to No.10 ("Football Hooliganism") [speaking note for meeting with FA representatives] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Football Associations") ["Football Hooliganism"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Housing: Letwin minute to No.10 ("Large Scale Household Survey") [opposes Jenkins' proposed survey] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Professor S.K. Bhattacharyya letter to MT (Austin Rover Group 1985 Corporate Plan) ["I do not feel that ARG can look forward to a financially viable future with the present senior management team"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Meeting on British Leyland: 1530 on Monday, 1 April") [BL privatisations and Corporate Plan] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Tebbit minute to MT (British Leyland 1985 Corporate Plan) [prospects for Austin Rover Group: possible cooperation with Honda] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Warry briefing to MT ("BL") [British Leyland Corporate Plan: meeting with Tebbit and Chancellor of the Exchequer] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: UKHC New Delhi telegram 426 to FCO (0750Z) ("Westlands") [alleged technical doubts on WG30] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Armed Forces Pay Review Body") [Chair requests meeting with MT to discuss forthcoming report containing "unwelcome" recommendations] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Top Salaries Review Body") [range/job weighting/performance-related pay; Lord Plowden request for private meeting with MT to discuss "some of the background to the report and some of the results of their inquries which he has found very disturbing"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Greece: UKE Athens telegram 180 to FCO (1215Z) ("Greek Presidential Election") [outcome bound to cause controversy and increase uncertainty] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Robin Ibbs minute to MT ("University Efficiency") [publication of Jarratt Steering Committee report & Open University report: summaries, analysis & advice; briefing attached] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Teachers' Pay") [1985 negotiations; contractual duties; reform of salary structure; recommendations] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT ("School Teachers") [pay neogtiations: Keith Joseph/Younger proposals: concerns regard precedent-setting and Rate Support Grant settlement] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Biffen minute to MT ("Industrial Action by Teachers - Privilege") [assessment of Government's prospects of success in referring Scottish teachers' industrial action to Committee of Privileges; alternative options] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Ingham minute to MT ("Your Meeting with Dr. Fitzgerald") [media presentation of meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) NHS: Ronald Halstead, Chairman of Beecham Group, letter to MT (target rate of return on capital for Pharmaceutical Industry and limited drugs list) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("European Council, 29-30 March") [report of the Committee on People's Europe: summary of recommendations] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Dooge Committee Report to the European Council ("Report to the European Council") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Initiative on Employment and Deregulation") [MT draft conclusions for European Council meeting, 29/30 March] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Prime Minister González Márquez message to MT (Spanish Accession to the EC) [thanks to MT for her contribution to succesful conclusion of negotiations] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Department of Trade and Industry briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's Visit to South East Asia") [Sri Lanka: Cable & Wireless and Blue Circle projects] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: MT letter to E.L. Senanayake (Prime Minister's Tour of South East Asia) [acceptance of invite from Speaker to attend and address Sri Lankan Parliament] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Malaysia: Prime Minister's Visit: Air Services Dispute") [Malaysian taxation affecting BA profits; handling of linkage between air services dispute and commercial contracts] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: FCO briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's Visit to Asia: 4-13 April") [Malaysia; Singapore; Brunei; Indonesia; Sri Lanka; India] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Provision for Retirement") [scrutiny of Fowler proposals] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Social Security Reviews - Outstanding Issues") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Outcome of the Review") [next steps] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Fowler minute to MT ("MISC 111: Provision for Retirement") [compulsory occupational pension scheme proposals] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Fowler PS letter to No.10 ("Benefits for 16 and 17 Year Olds") [draft PQ reply] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("MISC 111") [family credit & child benefit; achievements of the reviews; upratings] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Younger letter to Fowler ("Students' Entitlements to Supplementary Benefit and Housing Benefit") ["I should be most concerned... if any changes to entitlement... were implemented in advance of the review of student support on which Keith Joseph and I are now engaged"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Ian Stewart PS letter to Ridley PS ("Channel Fixed Link") [comments on draft statement] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to Jopling (“Agricultural Price Fixing and Budget Discipline”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Wybrew minute to MT (“Coal Industry Bill”) ['There is no excuse for an organisation with the resources of the NCB to emerge from a prolonged strike without clearly defined objectives'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Larne Harbour letter to MT (opening ceremony for new terminal) [invitation] [declassified December 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Canada: FCO letter to Canadian High Commission (McMurtry visit to London) [meetings arranged with MT, FCO ministers and officials] [declassified December 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: Brittan letter to Howe (“UK/US extradition”) [US seeks removal of Article IV on refusal to extradite where offence is punishable by death] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: Howe APS letter to No.10 (“Request for a call on the Prime Minister by Mrs Geraldine Ferraro: 29 or 30 April”) [MT agrees to short meeting with Vice-Presidential candidate] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Tebbit minute to Heseltine (“Skill shortages”) [“I would myself have preferred an MOD contribution towards the switch, rather than further sponsorship”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Joseph minute to MT (“The exploitation of Research Council funded inventions”) [“there may be greater risk than under the old arrangements that some good discoveries may be lost or under-exploited”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Michael Heseltine minute to MT (“Falklands Trooping Contract”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 minute to MT (“Airports: Prestwick, privatisation, white paper”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 1106 to FCO (0105Z) (“SDI: Shultz Speech”) [arms control: objectives and prospects] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 1107 to FCO (0110Z) (“Shultz Austin Speech: SDI”) [key passages] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Moscow telegram 434 to FCO (1400Z) (“American-Soviet Arms Control Talks in Geneva”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economic policy: John Redwood minute for MT (“Currencies and Economies”) [dollar turning down] [released 2015]
Text 85 Mar 30 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 30 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Taoiseach Fitzgerald) [Anglo-Irish relations: Northern Ireland] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 30 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Cabinet Office record of conversation (Armstrong-Taoiseach Fitzgerald) [Northern Ireland: confiscation of IRA funds] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 30 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("European Council: Parliamentary Statement") [MT draft statement with annotations; Hansard transcript; various other drafts with annotations] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 30 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: European Council draft Presidency Conclusions ("European Council Brussels, 29 and 30 March 1985 Draft Conclusions") [includes MT annotations and handwritten notes by officials] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 30 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: ?FCO briefing for MT press conference ("European Council: Brussels 29-30 March 1985") [released Dec 2014]
Text 85 Mar 30 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (European Union) EC: Brussels European Council (Presidency Conclusions)
Text 85 Mar 31 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 31 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: ?Butler note ("Seminar on local government finance") ["Note for background briefing by press officers"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 31 Su Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Community Charge: No.10 record of conversation (MT - Waldegrave, Whitelaw, Jenkin, Younger, Baker, Edwards, Rees, Young, Gummer, Ancram; Rothschild, Butler, Heiser, Redwood, Brearley, Meyer) [Chequers seminar on local government finance studies - origins of community charge] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 31 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Ingham minute to MT ("Soccer Hooligans") [arrangements for Brittan/Jenkin press conference] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 31 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: MacGregor letter to miners (end of the miners' strike) ['every effort must be made to restore harmony within the industry'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 31 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Walker minute to MT (NUM Yorkshire Area annual report for 1984) ['illustrates fairly clearly the attitudes and present thinking of the NUM at Area level'] [declassified Dec 2014]
Text 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: No.10 note of conversation (Julian Bullard phone message) [message to Horst Teltschik delivered; Britain left out of three-way consultations between FRG, French and Italians] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Ryder minute for Butler ("Rates Meeting") [possible dates for E(LF)] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Lawson PS minute to Robin Butler (Public Expenditure Survey) ["a difficult Survey is in prospect"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Public spending: Stephen Sherbourne minute to John Redwood (Transport and Public Expenditure) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Northern Ireland Office letter to No.10 ("Reform of the Police Complaints System") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Football Association and Football League Representatives-Ministers) [football hooliganism] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Tebbit-Lamont-Gregson-Warry) ["British Leyland"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Rees letter to Jopling ("Transfer of Costs of Early Retirement to Deparmental Votes") [redundancy implications] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Drugs: Ingham minute to MT ("Robert Maxwell - Drugs") [Maxwell paper, following up meeting with MT, calling for a Drugs Supremo and legislation to confiscate gains] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Greece: UKE Athens telegram 185 to FCO (0830Z) ("Integrated Mediterranean Programmes (IMPS): Greek Reactions") [government present IMPS settlement as a diplomatic triumph, opposition criticism of Greece coming off badly] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Greece: UKE Athens telegram 188 to FCO (1120Z) ("Greek Politics") [New Democracy boycott of Sartzetakis presidency, possible early elections] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Schoolteachers") [rejects Keith Joseph/George Younger joint proposals for performance-related pay; wider public sector context; diversion of public expenditure savings; pay negotiations] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Teachers") [pay negotiations; countermeasures against ongoing industrial dispute; Government legal complaint of privilege against teachers in Scotland; teaching standards] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Prime Minister Soares letter to MT (accession of Portugal to the EC) [thanks to UK on conclusion of negotiations] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office letter to Lord Young PS ("Deregulation") [MT speaking note used at European Council meeting, 29-30 March 1985] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram 315 to FCO (1606Z) ("European Council: German Reactions") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Paris telegram 274 to FCO (1713Z) ("European Council, Enlargement and IMPs: French Press and Other Reactions") ["extensive and generally positive to the successful conclusion of negotiations for Spanish and Portugese accession"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Rome telegram 329 to FCO (1530Z) ("European Council: Italian Press Comment") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram 1215 to FCO (1600Z) ("Prime Minister's Initiative on Deregulation") [action to follow-up MT statement at European Council, 29-30 March 1985] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKHC New Delhi telegram 433 to FCO (0620Z) ("Westlands") [rival candidates; aid] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE Jedda telegram 187 to FCO (0822Z) ("Call on Saudi Oil Minister") [Patrick Wright, Yamani: record of conversation] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Timothy Raison letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Visit to Sri Lanka") [Samanala Wewa project] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Prime Minister's Visit to South East Asia: Speeches") [early drafts made available, to form basis of translations and press releases] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Saudi Arabia: Tornado") [MT seeks advice of Howe & Heseltine on advisability of stop-off en route to, or on way back from, her tour of South East Asia] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to Robin Ibbs (Prime Minister's Visit to Malaysia) [Single Cell Protein project] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Richard Luce PS letter to V. W. Miller (Prime Minister's Visit to Brunei) [Brunei Chinese] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Chairman of the General Electric Company PLC, Jim Prior letter to MT (Prime Minister's tour of South East Asia) [details of "a number of projects in which GEC are deeply interested"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: FCO briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's Visit to Asia, 4-13 April 1985") [general brief] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Heseltine minute to Whitelaw ("The Royal Dockyards") [outline of intended policy & legislative requirements, in making case for inclusion of Bill in 1985-86 legislative programme] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Chairman of the Post Office letter to MT (industrial dispute) [explanatory note for MPs, of ongoing issues] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: No.10 minute to Fowler PS (reply to Mr Dale Campbell-Savours MP: future of benefit entitlement for 16 and 17 year olds) [revised draft] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Howe minute to Ridley ("Channel Fixed Link (CFL)") [comments on draft Guidelines for proposals] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Walker minute to MT (energy savings in the Government estate) [proposals] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Coal: Alison note for MT (talk with Michael Eaton) [possible appointment to NCB Board; ways to keep him in London] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Foreign Affairs Committee letter to FCO (“Events of the weekend of 1 and 2 May 1982”) [documents submitted as formal evidence] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Foreign Affairs Committee letter to FCO (“Events of the weekend of 1 and 2 May 1982”) [documents submitted as formal evidence] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Howe PS minute to No.10 (“Falklands: Belgrano: Request for further material from the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs”) [Howe “prepared to send the Commitee a brief unclassified Memorandum reiterating the timings and essential points in telegrams”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Howe PS minute to No.10 (“Falklands: Belgrano: Request for further material from the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs”) [Howe “prepared to send the Commitee a brief unclassified Memorandum reiterating the timings and essential points in telegrams”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Lord Gowrie letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Civil Service retirement and re-employment policy”) [legal objections to proceeding with policy amendments] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: Nicholas Scott letter to Brittan (“UK/US extradition”) [“It could be argued that in effect we are asking the United States to return murderers”] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) US: Charles Price telegram to Bob Dole (visit to London by Republican leadership) [request to reschedule] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Lord Hailsham (VAT Tribunals: transfer of responsibilities) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Nicholas Ridley minute to MT (“Falklands Trooping Contract”) [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT (“Prosecution of Offences Bill: Meeting with the Lord Chancellor and the Home Secretary, 3 April 1985”) [“This battle in Parliament might win the power to obtain sentencing guidelines or might be lost. It would be better to achieve the same by a safer route”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: No.10 briefing for MT ("Rates - Line to take") [briefing for PMQs] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Lord Rothschild letter to Robin Butler ("Local Authority Finance") ["The Community Charge is, I believe, a winner. But I am nervous lest it is accidentally or deliberately misinterpreted, for example: 'Tories hit the poor again'"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Havers letter to Jenkin ("Abolition: Voluntary Bodies - a Trust for London") [better to use an existing organisation] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Younger PS to No.10 ("Rates and revaluation in Scotland") [Scottish conference resolution; MT - "We can't take IMMEDIATE action"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Department of Environment letter to No.10 (Football hooliganism: comments from The Magistrates' Association) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Department of Environment letter to No.10 ("Football Spectator Violence") [draft letter to the Chairman of the Football Association on hooliganism] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Housing: Monckton minute to MT ("Home Improvement - A New Approach") [comment on revised draft Green Paper] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Housing: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Jenkin) [large scale household survey: Rate Support Grant] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (duties & responsibilities of civil servants in relation to Ministers) [request for advice on handling of reply to letter from Austin Mitchell MP, querying 'confusing' Cabinet Office guidance; No.10 of the view that query was politically motivated and advise reply by Lord Gowrie] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Howe minute to MT ("VE Day: Representation in Moscow") [proposals; MT/Gorbachev exchange of messages] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Rees minute to MT ("European Fighter Aircraft (EFA)") [consideration of UK's defence needs, and relative merits of alternative options] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Saudi Arabia: Tornado") [MT agrees to visit Saudi Arabia on her way back from South East Asia; Defence briefing attached] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Greece: MT message to Andreas Papandreou (European City of Culture) [UK representation at inauguration ceremony in Athens] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Cabinet Office record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Keith Joseph, Patrick Jenkin, Tom King, Younger, Edwards, Biffen, Michael Havers, Nicholas Scott) ["School Teachers": pay; teaching standards; industrial disruption; contracts & conditions of service] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Employment: Cabinet Office letter to No.10 ("Education and Training for Young People") [final version of White Paper on Youth Training Scheme] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Cradock minute to Charles Powell ("East-West Relations") [Soviet academic paper] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKHC Kuala Lumpur telegram 214 to FCO (1100Z) ("PM's Visit: Air Services Dispute") [Mahathir Mohamad, David Gillmore: record of conversation] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to Lord Avebury (Prime Minister's tour of South East Asia) [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: John Murray letter to MT (Prime Minister's Visit to Sri Lanka) [former member of Ceylon Parliament] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Geoffrey Dickens MP letter to MT ("Far East Visit") [request for 3 flights per week from Singapore to Manchester] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: FCO briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's Visit to Saudi Arabia") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Ministry of Defence briefing for MT ("Visit by the Prime Minister to Saudi Arabia: Tornado") [lines to take on proposed sale] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Cabinet Office letter to FCO ("Proposed Science and Technology Agreement with Indonesia") [Robin Nicholson outlines his reservations] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Rees letter to Patrick Jenkin ("New Burdens on Local Government") [identifying equivalent savings; guidance] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Official Group on Coal - MISC57(85) 1st (“Lessons of the miners’ strike”) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Butler note for the record (points made by working miners at working miners’ dinner) ['Some managers, out of a desire to conciliate the militants, were failing to protect the working miners'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Canada: Ricketts letter to Charles Powell (UN statue to commemorate International Youth Year) [list of responses to invitations for inscriptions] [declassified December 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Local government: Goold letter to Alison (Scottish rating revaluation) [need to “save the situation in Scotland”] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: Michael Havers letter to Brittan (“UK-US extradition treaty”) [“The retention of Article IV should not … be seen as essential to satisfy our obligations under the Convention”] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: Howe minute to Brittan (“UK/US extradition”) [“There is no way of discovering to what extent the Americans want to press their demand without being frank with them about the difficulties it would cause us”] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Cabinet Office minute for MT (“Airports Policy”) [issues to be considered by the Sub-Committee] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: C.E. Needham letter to MT (“Fishing Off the Falkand Islands”) [headlines, economy, foreign debt, human rights, armed forces, Falklands] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Whitelaw minute for Brittan (“Education & Jobs” & “Education & Training for Young People”) [arguments to circulate to MPs] [released 2015]
Text 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Whitelaw, Brittan, Hailsham, Biffen, Havers, Wakeham, Lord Denham) [“Lenient Sentences”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Heiser letter to Armstrong ("Local Government Finance Studies") [tight timetable for working up Waldegrave recommendations for May; need for cooperation among departments] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Lord Gowrie letter to Kenneth Baker ("Abolition: Voluntary Bodies: A Trust for London") [need to take account of arts] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey") [need to establish a baseline] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: Geoffrey Howe minute to Paul Channon ("Carriage of Aid Cargoes to India") [aid agreement is not being respected at the operating level] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Tebbit-Moore-Gregson-Warry) ["British Leyland"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Tebbit manuscript minute to MT (Austin Rover and Honda) [draft memorandum of understanding, "for your eyes only at this stage"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Warry minute to Butler ("Austin Rover and Honda") [comment on draft press statement] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: HM Customs & Excise letter to Barney Hayhoe ("Threatened "Work to Rule" - Clearance of Passengers/Accompanied Cars") [situation report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Drugs: Leon Brittan minute to MT ("Drug Misuse") ["you are growing increasingly concerned... recent initiatives... [and] how I propose to carry the matter forward"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Community Budget") [inter-governmental agreement to finance 1985 overrun & establish 1985 Budget: draft telegram to UKE Bonn urging no W. German interference in European Council ratification of own resources decision] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKHC New Delhi telegram to FCO ("PM's Visit") [proposed visit to Indira Gandhi's memorial] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: MT letter to Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said (Prime Minister's tour of South East Asia) [MT explains why she is unable to meet the Sultan and why she is meeting King Fahd; invites Sultan to meet with her in London] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("India: Westland Helicopters") [line to take on potential trade deal in light of media reports of Westland's financial difficulties] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Civil Aviation: Malaysia") [Malaysian tax issue threatening UK/Malaysia talks on air services] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: FCO briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's Visit to Asia: Briefing") [summary of revisions; related items attached] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Government Chief Whip note to No.10 (Prime Minister's Visit to Asia) [notification of Betty Boothroyd MP trip to Sri Lanka] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Chair of United Scientific Holdings PLC letter to MT ("Indonesia - Alvis/Scorpion Project") [MT asked to lend support to prospective deal during her visit to Indonesia] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Director of the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust telegram to Oliver Letwin (Malaysian students) [activities of the Trust & recent initiatives by Malaysian government] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: British Aerospace letter to No.10 ("Malaysia") [BAe/Malaysian Airlines deal; BAe/AIM collaboration] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: No.10 minute to MT ("MISC 111") [pre-Cabinet meeting to discuss Social Security Review] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Howe minute to MT ("UK Continental Shelf: Production Controls") [risk of OPEC retaliation against UK interests; ramifications of Government introducing controls on UK oil prices; political/economic arguments for controls; royalties in cash rather than kind] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Peter Walker PS letter to No.10 (US oil reserves and future production) [assessment, following MT/Walker meeting with Sheikh Yamani] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Visit to London by President of the Commission") [scheduling of meetings with MT & Howe] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Forthcoming bilateral summits with the FRG, France and Italy”) [guests] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: David Price letter to MT (Harland Wolff refrigerated ships) [invitation to act as sponsor] [declassified December 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: Hurd minute to MT (“Visit to the United States 24 March - 2 April”) [“The level of general public interest in Irish matters is low”] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Brittan letter to Whitelaw (“Public Order White Paper”) [statutory power to disperse crowds] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Apr 4 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Apr 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Tebbit letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (R&D priorities across Government) ["There is currently no formal mechanism for taking a collective view... I believe we need to... find a way of offering Ministerial guidance..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Helmut Kohl message to MT (Bonn Economic Summit) ["Economic issues should again be at the forefront of our discussions"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: MT letter to Lord Rothschild (thanks for report on Local Authority Finance) ["Your contribution ... has had precisely the effect which I hoped for. ... fresh eye ... incisive approach ... I hope that you will keep a fatherly eye on the infant's development"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("Value for Money Seminars") [MT: "D.H.S.S. has enough on its hands already"; suggests running seminar with a different department] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: MT letter to Chairman of the Football Association, Bert Millichip (football hooliganism) [FA and Government actions to tackle football violence] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: MT message to Jerry Wiggin (Westland helicopters) [replacement of RAF Puma & Wessex helicopters] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: George Younger minute to MT ("Assassination and Death in Service") ["The question of the benefits payable to the dependants... is emotive, and changes made in one scheme for particular circumstances... tend to have a ripple effect. The problem of where and how to stop..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Howe minute to MT ("Assassination and Death in Service") [objection to Rees minute being sent to MT prematurely before FCO/Treasury bilateral discussions concluded; comments on officials' report & thoughts on way forward] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MT letter to Chair of United Technologies Corporation (RAF Basic Trainer Aircraft) [background to Government's decision to place the order with Short Brothers, Belfast] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Ridley minute to MT ("British Airways Flotation") [progress report; impact of Laker Airways liquidator anti-trust law suits in US courts] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Capital Spending and Infrastructure") [recommendations; MT suggests that she circulate a paper to Cabinet] [declassified Dec 2014]

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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).

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