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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]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Germany: Turnbull minute for MT (implications for MT meeting with President of the Bundesbank) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Hugh Taylor letter to No.10 (“Liverpool”) [reponse to “intimidation of so-called rebel councillors”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) International Economic Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Nicholas Ridley (“Nigeria: Economic Relations”) [the problem of British Caledonian Airways] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iraq: Ministry of Defence to MT (“Deployment of a MCM Force to the Mediterranean”) [mine countermeasures] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: conversation with Zhou Nan at informal dinner 27 March”) [negotiations: timetable and draft agreement] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: informal dinner 27 March: agreement”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Younger minute to MT (“Rates Bill Report Stage: General Scheme: implications for Scotland”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 briefing for MT (“Abolition of the GLC and MCCs”) [Jenkin calls for full support of colleagues] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Ridley PS letter to No.10 ("Abolition of Control Over Port Development) [assessment of dock strike risk] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Science & Technology: MT letters to retiring members of ACARD (thanks retiring members for their contributions) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Lord Gowrie minute to MT ("Youth Training Scheme in the Civil Service") ["It is intolerable that the unions should seek to sabotage this valuable initiative"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: No.10 Policy Unit minute to No.10 ("Guangdong Nuclear Power Project") [clarification of GEC bid] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Tebbit minute to MT ("British Shipbuilders: Objectives) [draft objectives focused on privatisation & reduction of Government support; Chief Executive's bonus] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Keith Joseph PS letter to No.10 ("Science Budget") [priorities & processes meeting; advances & research meeting: dates; attendees] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: Sir Campbell Fraser, CBI President, letter to MT (visit of Presidnent of Sumitomo Bank to the UK) [request for meeting with MT] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Police: Younger minute to MT ("Police Pay") [effect of pay award on recruitment] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: No.10 minute to Howe PS (Prime Minister's message to the Conference of Congressional Wives for Soviet Jewry) [draft] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Spain: No.10 note to Howe PS ("Spanish assessment of current British attitude on Gibraltar") [reply to FCO letter] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Michael Heseltine minute to Peter Rees ("Public Expenditure Survey 1984") [spending cuts not consistent with government policy on defence] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Biffen letter to Jenkin ("MISC 95: Education in London") ["perturbed to hear that the Group may conclude that the first elections to a directly elected ILEA should be held in May 1985... provision for them... in the Paving Bill... [risking] delaying the passage of the Bill and having a knock on effect on other important legislation"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Provisional Understanding regarding Deep Seabed matters") ["Mr Rifkind.. would not recommend that the... [UK] should sign with the... [US] alone without further consideration of where the balance of advantage lies"; MT approves this approach] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) City: Turnbull minute for MT (“Lunch with British Invisible Exports Council”) [briefing on service industries] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(84) 13th (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, EC Affairs, Economic Affairs, Miners' Strike) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Howe note circulated to Cabinet - C(84) 13 (White Paper on Developments in the European Community, July-December 1983) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKDEL Strasbourg telegram to FCO (“European Parliament: Haagerup Report on Northern Ireland”) [“a special group of Commissioners would consider measures for Ireland, in particular trans-frontier projects”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Goodall minute to Coles (“Mr Haughey and the British”) [attitude “reflects and influences the large nationalist element in the Irish electorate”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jenkin, Heseltine, Rees, Richard Luce, Robin Ibbs, Robin Armstrong, John Redwood) [“Property Services Agency”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Bob Hawke letter to MT (Economic Summit) [Australian participation: impact on size of Summit membership, value of Australian viewpoint] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Howe PS minute to John Coles (“London Economic Summit: Meeting with Mr Trudeau”) [gesture of a separate bilateral would be appreciated by the Canadians] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: consultation with EXCO”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe minute to MT (“Future of Hong Kong: agenda item two”) [arrangements prior to 1997] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("NHS Recruitment Advertising") ["proposal is for a jobs register put out to competitive tender"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: Fowler PS letter to No.10 ("Scrutinies and Value for Money") [progress report] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Abolition of Control Over Port Development) [background; MT agrees announcement but requests delay to avert risk of dock strike] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Science & Technology: Sir Alan Muir Wood letter to MT (comments on retirement from ACARD) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (jobs) [paper presenting findings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: No.10 briefing for MT (Chequers seminar on employment) [key issues to be addressed; Dept of Employment paper] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("School Teachers' Pay (England and Wales) 1984") [report on Burnham Primary & Secondary Committee negotiations; repercussions of Scottish offer; next steps/Government line; arbitration] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Afghanistan: Lord Bethell letter to Leon Brittan (Afghanistan: Resettlement of Soviet Prisoners) [applications for political asylum: sponsorship] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: National Security Planning Group minutes (1600Z) ("Iran-Iraq War") (NSPG 0087) [declassified Dec 2005]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster minute to FCO ("Argentina: Falklands") [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Chairman of the Coalite Group letter to MT ("South Atlantic Fishing Resources") [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Tebbit minute for MT ("Argentina/Falklands") [Howe's suggestions for the response to the Argentines on talks about restoring bilateral relations] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Keith Joseph minute to Peter Rees ("1984 Survey: Guidelines") [options for spending cuts] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Norman Fowler minute to Peter Rees (Public Expenditure Survey) [proposed baseline and timetable] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Tebbit PS letter to No.10 ("Mr J G Anderson: Direct Broadcasting by Satellite in the UK") ["represents US satellite manufacturing interests... seeks to denigrate and misrepresent the proposals of the... consortium... which the BBC had selected to provide a DBS satellite... [suggest] a neutral reply on the lines of the attached draft"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("DBS") [Direct Broadcasting by Satellite: criticism of project & Government over-commitment; third party involvement; alternative options; recommendation that MT convene review meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Brittan minute to MT ("Direct Broadcasting by Satellite (DBS): A Joint Project") ["In the attached memorandum... [Tebbit] and I set out our joint conclusions... propose to announce the general lines of our policy"; potential risks to project going head; News International rival scheme; MT requests meeting of key Ministers] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environmental Affairs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Environmental Pollution") ["We are rapidly losing public confidence and we must take steps to regain the initiative"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environmental Affairs: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Environmental Pollution") [Official Committee on Environmental Protection report] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Budget Imbalance") [record of conversation with French EC Commission officials: latest position on negotiations] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Ridley letter to Howe (Transport Council: shipping business) [draft resolution on unfair commercial practices: suggested amendment to French proposal] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 ("Advance of Community own resources") ["Commission's withdrawal, yesterday, of their request for an advance on 30 March... clearly confirms... there was no need for an advance today"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Middle East: National Security Planning Group meeting minute (possible Iranian victory) [declassified 2005]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Alison note for MT (drinks with MPs) [time to see “junior and middle ranking members of Government] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Employment: Redwood minute for MT (Policy Unit work on jobs) [“saw nothing that persuaded us that Direct Government involvement … would work”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Ingham minute to MT (“Your Fifth Anniversary”) [MT “doing less media work these days”; make some time available for this - Sunday lobby?] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("Coal: MISC 101(84)6th meeting") [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Pascall minute to MT ("Coal") [coal stocks and strike situation report] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Turnbull minute to MT ("Coal: Situation Report") [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: No.10 letter to FCO ("Forged Recording of a Telephone Conversation Between the Prime Minister and President Reagan") [MT may wish to refer to tape in Panorama interview; seeks information on source of recording] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram to NIO (“Northern Ireland: Haagerup Report”) [Barry “said it offered new hope to the people of both traditions”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: FCO telegram to UKE Dublin (“Border Road Closures”) [Prior to Barry: “Our security forces have … been making a thorough survey of crossing points”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Nick Ridley PS letter to Cabinet Office (“OD: Its sub committees and official committees”) [areas of discussion for Transport Secretary] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Armstrong PS minute to John Coles (“London Economic Summit: Meeting with Mr Trudeau”) [advantages of meeting Trudeau during the Summit, as requested; suggestion of possible dates] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iraq: FCO to No.10 (“Iran-Iraq: Chemical Weapons”) [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: press coverage”) [Jardine Matheson company quitting Hong Kong] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: visit by EXCO unofficials to London”) [“have now reached a critical point”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Nationality”) [“[EXCO] see a satisfactory resolution of this issue as crucial”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Nicholas Ridley minute to MT (“London Regional Transport”) [GLC-appointed Chief Exec to be retained] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Mar 31 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Mar 31 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nicaragua: UKE San Jose telegram to FCO ("Nicaragua: mining of ships") ["The toll is now four merchant vessels damaged in last month plus two Nicaraguan fishing boats... Nicaraguan MoD... saying mines are US manufactured"] [declassified Nov 2016]
Text 84 Apr 1 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Apr 1 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lord Young, Tom King, Alan Walters, Alan Peacock, Douglas Hague, Patrick Minford, Quinlan, Redwood) ["Unemployment"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 1 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) New Zealand: Robert Muldoon message to MT (EU agriculture ministers' meeting) [proposals on dairy not acceptable] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 84 Apr 1 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) EC: Prime Minister Muldoon of New Zealand telegram to MT (CAP impact on New Zealand) [Council’s proposal not acceptable, projected loss of revenue] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 1 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MOD minute to No.10 ("Argentina/Falklands") [Heseltine supports Howe's proposals for a revised approach to talks with Argentina] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Apr 2 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Apr 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Howe PS minute to Rees PS ("Proposed Review of the BBC External Services") [public presentation, terms of reference] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Professor Alan Peacock letter to MT (employment) [follow-up to Chequers seminar; paper on reducing working week hours to improve employment] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("British Leyland 1984 Corporate Plan: Leyland Trucks: E(A)(84)19)") [declassified Dec 2014]

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