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PDF 84 Mar 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("Coal: MISC101(84)4th Meeting") [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Turnbull minute to MT ("Coal Mining Dispute") [situation report: Walker speaks with MacGregor] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 23 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) US: Howe PS minute to Coles (“Visits by US Presidents”) [Reagan stay at Winfield House not the longest - Whitmore: 'Pity'] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 23 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) US: Howe PS minute to Coles (“Visits by US Presidents”) [Reagan stay at Winfield House] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: AGO draft statement (Liverpool rates) [“A local authority by law owes a fiduciary duty to its ratepayers”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 23 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) US: No.10 letter to Senator Jesse Helms (visit of constituents to UK) [MT reluctantly accepts advice to decline meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Robert Armstrong minute to MT (“London Economic Summit”) [“work should be done on the possibility of British initiatives at the Summit”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iraq: FCO to Trade and Industry Secretary (“Iraq-Iran: Chemical Weapons”) [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: MOD minute to Howe (“Supply of Naval Equipment to Iran”) [decision on the export licence] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Cradock minute to No.10 (“Hong Kong”) [negotiations: timetable and draft agreement] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“OD(K): Future of Hong Kong: draft agreement with the Chinese”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Legal counsellor minute to Clift, FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: British constitutional requirements”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Local Government Commissioner legislation”) [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Mar 24 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Mar 24 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Younger letter to Jopling ("Agricultural Council: 30/31 March 1984") ["Since I shall have publicly to defend in Scotland what may turn out to be a most unwelcome package it is crucial that we agree in advance on the lines of the UK approach"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 24 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("My Call on Genscher") [record of conversation: EC issues] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 24 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: UKE Washington telegram 1009 to FCO (0014Z) (“US economy: higher interest rates”) [“The expansion has resulted in a strong growth in the private demand for credit”] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Mar 25 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Mar 25 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Pakistan: President Zia of Pakistan letter to MT (drugs) [law enforcement efforts, new equipment needed] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 25 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: Hugh Thomas note to MT (Argentina) [message allegedly from Alfonsin: “under no illusion that he will be getting anything marvellous but he hopes that it will not be too negative”] [released 2014]
Text 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: Robin Butler note to Michael Alison (MT’s engagement diary) [circulation of ‘classified’ and ‘unclassified’ versions] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: Tebbit PS letter to No.10 ("Scrutinies and Value for Money") [progress report; MT concerns about Patent Office scrutiny progress] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Chair of Rolls-Royce Ltd letter to MT (V2500 project: launch aid) [claims Govt funding offer too low for Rolls-Royce to comply with Govt timescale for privatisation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: No.10 briefing for MT (Employment) [comments on Tom King papers for the meeting; Trade Unions paper] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Tebbit ("Post Office Board Pay") [salary for Managing Director of Girobank] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Lamont letter to Rees ("Scott Lithgow") [Trafalgar House purchase: contingent liability for costs incurred by late delivery of Britoil rig] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Heseltine minute to MT ("Review of High Energy Particle Physics") [comparative costs of Defence R&D expenditure and Dept of Education & Science expenditure on CERN] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Soviet Union: concern about a surprise NATO attack") [MT requests meeting to discuss "disturbing" intelligence report] [declassified Dec 2018]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Afghanistan: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Afghanistan: Resettlement of Soviet Prisoners") [applications for political asylum: liaison with US & European governments] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Ridley minute to MT (“London Underground Strike”) [“seems very likely that the unions will succeed in stopping all services on the London Underground, and almost all services on London Transport buses”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Heseltine minute for MT ("Falklands Airfield Land") [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Priorities") [Keith Joseph's proposals] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: MT letter to Kanjimull & Sons Jewellers (Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in New Delhi) [gift from Mr Thatcher; jewellery exhibition] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("Rapier") [MT "has... agreed... to send a message to Sr Moran on the subject of Gibraltar. In light of this... we do not envisage any further action at the moment"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT letter to President of the National Farmers' Union (EC 1984-85 Farm Price Proposals) ["it would be impossible to finance the CAP in 1984 within the resources available... our objective has been to reach a solution... which did not discriminate unfairly against... [UK] producers"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office ("Foreign Affairs Council") ["we should concentrate our efforts on Herr Genscher... [MT] should therefore not at this stage contact... Kohl directly"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) ["Foreign Affairs Council": Agriculture Council/agricultural package; UK refunds; sanctions] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Ministerial Group on Coal - MISC 101(84) 4th (Industrial Action in the Coal Industry) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: No.10 record of conversation (meeting on situation in Liverpool) [“the Labour rebels now wanted, not just to prevent an improper rate, but to secure a legal rate before the election on 3 May”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Ministerial Group on Nuclear Defence Policy”) [circulation of papers to Whitelaw] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Cabinet Office letter to FCO (“Membership of the JIC”) [proposed increase in membership] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Lord Mayor of London letter to MT (London Economic Summit) [the City is delighted that the reading of final declaration to take place at the Guildhall] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Mexico: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Mexico”) [Mexican Finance Minister visit to UK] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: UKE Abu Dhabi to FCO (“UK Defence Assistance to the UAE”) [Shaikh Zaid’s message to MT] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: 11th round: first day”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: S.Y. Chung & Roger Lobo letter to MT (“The future of Hong Kong”) [UK/China negotiations] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Rees letter to Jenkin (“MISC 95: increases in central funding”) [concern about tax rises] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 letter to Jenkin PS (local government spending) [Policy Unit paper] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Brittan, Biffen, Jenkin, Joseph, Tebbit, Fowler, Younger, Ridley, Rees, Havers) [“Local government policies: Commissioner legislation”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT (“Rates Bill Report Stage: General Scheme”) [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 ("Scrutinies and Value for Money") [progress report] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (Chequers seminar on employment) [attendees] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Tom King, John Redwood, Quinlan) ["Employment": outline of paper to be prepared for Seminar Group on 25 May] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Tom King PS letter to No.10 (Youth Training Scheme) [background information requested by MT] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: Tebbit minute to MT ("Guangdong Nuclear Power Project") [analysis of GEC bid] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Lamont PS letter to No.10 (Statement to Parliament on Scott Lithgow takeover) [Trafalgar House purchase; completion of Britoil contract] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: MT letter to President of the Council of CERN (Review of High Energy Particle Physics) ["await your more considered thoughts"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Security: MT letter to Neil Kinnock MP (Security Commission Report on the Aldridge case) [publication of report on officer charged with breach of Official Secrets Act 1920] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Security: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Security Commission: Miss Sarah Tisdall") [MT agrees with argument for not referring case to Security Commission] [declassified Dec 2018]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Afghanistan: MT letter to Lord Bethell (Afghanistan: Resettlement of Soviet Prisoners) [applications for political asylum: sponsorship] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: National Security Council/NSPG Minutes (1900Z) ("Nuclear Arms Control Discussions") (NSC 0104) [declassified Feb 2006]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Space: MT telegram to Reagan (manned space station programme) [will join discussion with interested European ministers] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Middle East: Sultan Al Nahyan of the UAE letter to MT (Iraq-Iran war) [need to “guarantee the security and stability of this strategically vital and sensitive region”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: Attorney General's Office letter to MOD ("Falklands Airfield Land") [AG content to see contract signed] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Broadcasting, Narrowcasting, Computers and Telephones") ["a brief aide memoire setting out the interconnections and the problems"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Export credit for Pakistan") ["Given Pakistan's financial position, this proposal comes very close to aid, in military form. Pakistan is a poor risk... The prime object of exporting is to get paid, not to win prestige, or cement friendships"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT (sale of Government equity) ["The case for selling... seems overwhelming"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Foreign Affairs Council 27 March 1984") ["Little or no discussion of subjects other than budgetary imbalances"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Tebbit letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Capital Allowances: Transitional Arrangements for Certain Regional Projects") ["the Commission have informed us that they regard the arrangements as constituting regional aid... if we are to honour our commitment to Nissan... We have no alternative but to contest the Commission's interpretation"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Foreign Affairs Council/Agriculture Council") [outcomes; Howe statement to Parliament: supplementary advance to Commission; UK refund] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Liaison Committee (documents for meeting) [agenda, priority action points, coming weeks] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Labour: Whittingdale paper (“Labour Party Strategy Paper”) [“one must recognise that the Labour Party has bounced back to a remarkable extent”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Local Government: Sherborne minute for MT (abolition of the GLC) [Rippon & Heath to share platform with Labour] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("Coal: MISC 101(84)5th Meeting") [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (Michael Quinlan paper on ethics of nuclear deterrence) [MT: “This essay is brilliant and must be published”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Robert Armstrong minute to John Coles (“London Economic Summit”) [Reagan will want to discuss terrorism and is likely to press for a declaration] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: Sherbourne minute for MT (“FCS Conference - Loughborough University”) [informed Chief Constable “you would not want to be intimidated from carrying out an engagement&rquo;] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (the signature of the Nkomati Accord) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: UKE Paris to FCO (“France-Lebanon”) [French army in Beirut] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: 11th round: second day: comment”) [“discouraging session”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jenkin, Michael Jopling) [“Rates Bill Report Stage: General Scheme”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Brittan PS letter to Jenkin PS (Liverpool City Council budget meeting) [safety concerns of ‘rebel’ councillors] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Review of High Energy Particle Physics") [announcement; terms of reference; composition of review team] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 ("OME Data to Inform Civil Service Non-Industrial Pay Negotiations") [handling] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Cabinet Office letter to No.10 ("TSRB Pensions") [correction to draft PQ reply to reflect what was agreed on at MT meeting with Ministers] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: Prime Minister Nakasone of Japan letter to MT (inaugural meeting of the 2000 Group in Japan) [fostering non-governmental contacts between UK and Japan] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO minute to No.10 ("Argentina: Falklands") [response to the Argentine approach in negotiations over the normalisation of bilateral relations] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO minute to MOD ("Falklands Airfield Land") [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Jim Prior minute to Peter Rees ("Public Expenditure Survey") [Northern Ireland social security programme] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Younger PS minute to Rees PS ("Public Expenditure Survey") [draft guidelines] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Public spending: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Expenditure Seminar") [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Budgetary Imbalances") [latest position; costs of EC enlargement] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Fair Sharing of the Community Budget Burden") ["Council of Ministers (Foreign Affairs) did not reach agreement... [Howe] made no concessions... probably that we shall keep two concessions made by other member states"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [EC budget imbalance: Foreign Affairs Council; Agriculture Council; upcoming meetings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Christopherson minute for Barclay (recce of Docklands visit) [“programme is tight on time, heavy on mud, buildings and important people, but light on human interest”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Home Office internal note (1979 correspondence between MT and Merlyn Rees on advice to police about dealing with pickets) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Ministerial Group on Coal - MISC 101(84) 5th (Industrial Action in the Coal Industry, Costs of Policing the Dispute) [declassified 2014]

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