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Text 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: UKE Washington telegram 116 to FCO (0120Z) ("Lebanon") [Syria/Saudi Arabia; withdrawal of US marines] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: UKE Damascus telegram 28 to FCO (0300Z) (Howe, Khaddam conversation) ["Lebanon"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Heseltine minute to MT ("Withstanding a Strike in the Gas Industry") ["Service assistance for the maintenance of the compressor stations"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and telecommunications: Stephen Sherbourne minute to MT (Post Office closures) [MT agrees to meeting with Kenneth Baker to discuss proposals] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Keith Joseph) [proposal to set up inquiry to consider UK's continued participation in CERN; initiative on teaching standards] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Cambridge Railway Electrification") [advises acceptance of Ridley proposals] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cyprus: UKMIS New York telegram 58 to FCO (0010Z) ("Cyprus: Meeting between the Secretary-General and President Kyprianou") ["text of Kyprianou's statement to the press"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Howe PS letter to No.10 (Arms Control: TGWU reply to message from Soviet construction workers' unions) [copies of correspondence] [declassified Dec 2018]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Security: Cabinet Secretary minute to MT (Sarah Tisdall case) [Howe's urges Whitehall inquiry to draw up recommendations designed to avoid risk of recurrence; Armstrong's outline of key concerns & Whitehall measures already in hand] [declassified Dec 2018]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Sir John Sainsbury) ["Sainsbury's and Planning": Sainsbury's difficulties in obtaining planning consents] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Howe telegram to Civil Commissioner of the Falklands (“Falkland Islands: Speculation about British Policy”) [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Andrew Turnbull note to MT (Public Expenditure White Paper) [draft of part 1] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Brittan PS letter to No.10 ("Direct Broadcasting by Satellite: the BBC/Unisat project") ["Ministers on Tuesday asked Mr Jeffrey Sterling, special adviser to Mr Tebbit, to explore with all parties whether there were ways of avoiding an imminent collapse of the project"; detailed situation report] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: No.10 minute to MT ("Promotion blockages in the Civil Service") [Lord Gowrie proposal for early retirement scheme: "should want to be sure that spending £6 million to secure 100 additional retirements would enable a substantial improvement... in the upward flow of good staff"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: Chairman of Hawker Siddeley Group PLC letter to MT (Singapore Rapid Transit project) ["delighted to learn that you have secured a contract worth some £40 million"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("Economy and Value in the MoD") [copy of letter from Chief of General Staff to HM The Queen] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: FCO record of conversations ("Visit to Brussels: 9/10 January") [Permanent Secretary of the Overseas Development Administration: meetings with French & Italian Permanent Representatives and with Vice-President Davignon] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economic policy: Redwood minute for MT (“Brian Walden Interview”) [“accusations of drift … pick up your recent enthusiasm for reducing taxes”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Hungarian National Archive) Hungary: Hungarian Ambassador London to Foreign Ministry (talks with Birch) [detailed plans for visit - British desiderata] [declassification date uncertain; accessed 2013]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Hungarian National Archive) Hungary: Hungarian Foreign Ministry minute (MT visit) [British say MT cannot arrive till 8pm on 2 Feb] [declassification date uncertain; accessed 2013]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Walker) ["NCB Manpower", plans for closing uneconomic pits] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(84) 1st (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, EC Affairs, Northern Ireland, Economic Affairs) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Most Confidential Record to Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(84) 1st (Handling of Documents) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: No.10 record of conversation (MT-King-Gummer-Alison) ["Political Levy"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram to FCO (“PIRA threat to Weston supermarket chain”) [“Irish anxiety to ensure by all possible means that money does not pass to PIRA”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Paul Channon minute for Howe (“Credit for Libya”) [asks FCO view for fear of offending US] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: UKHC Lagos to FCO (“Nigerian Debt”) [the ECGD action against Nigeria ‘uncalled for’] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Solicitor General minute for MT (“Argentina: Arms Sales and Bank Lending”) [Bank of England could forbid UK banks lending to Argentina] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Turnbull letter to Inland Revenue (MT wanting to see publication of figures showing income distribution before & after income tax) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Eleanor Ling letter to MT (David Newbigging: recommendation) [“make use of his experience”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Nicholas Ridley letter to Jenkin (“Malpractices in Local Government”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Jenkin PS letter to Whitelaw (Brief for Ministers on Local Government policies) [revised draft] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Jenkin letter to Brittan (“Audit Commission Value for Money handbook”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 (UK-US joint decision-making on use of nuclear weapons) [Prime Minister accused by media of misleading Parliament] [declassified 2016]
Text 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: Lord Gowrie PS letter to No.10 (Treasury and Civil Service Select Committee: Session 1983-84) [introduction to civil service: joint memo by Cabinet Office/Treasury] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign policy: Flesher minute to Coles and MT (Speech by Sir Frank Cooper: "The Year Ahead - British Defence Issues 1984") [attracted some publicity in press] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Robin Butler minute to MT (Youth Training Schemes in the Civil Service) [opposition from local branches of Civil and Public Services Association] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (financing the National Health Service) [key points from text of speech given to Royal Institute of Public Administration by Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Fowler, Rees, Kenneth Clarke, Rhodes Boyson, Geoffrey Otton, John Redwood, Peter Middleton) ["Health and Social Security Policy"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Nationalised Industry Board Pay and Appointments") [background; Lawson proposals; appointments; dismissal terms; compensation; communication of decisions; handling] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Prior minute to MT ("Shipbuilding: EC Notification of UK Aid") ["early notification... to support both British Shipbuilders and Harland and Wolff Ltd"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Biffen PS letter to Brittan PS (procedures for handling important Government announcements) [request for advice to be circulated to Departments] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Meeting with the Soviet Foreign Minister") [pros & cons of meetings in London or Moscow respectively; MT's preference for London but leaves it to Howe's judgement] [declassified Dec 2018]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Howe PS letter to No.10 (Anglo-Soviet relations) [assessment of Soviet thinking behind the feeding to 'Times' newspaper of speculation on possible high-level talks] [declassified Dec 2018]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Sir John Sainsbury letter to Jenkin (the planning system: Sainsbury's difficulties in winning planning appeals) ['In the last twenty years we have never had results from planning appeals such as we have experienced in the last year'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("United States Measures Against Supply of Special Steels from the European Community") [EC to retaliate against US protectionist measures] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Security: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office ("Security Commission") [pay] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Howe PS letter to No.10 (the Sakharovs) [advice on request from relatives to meet with MT, to procure her assistance in persuading Soviet authorities to grant travel abroad for Mrs Bonner-Sakharov, for medical treatment] [released Dec 2018]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: National Security Council minutes (1604Z) ("MBFR [Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions]") (NSPG 0100) [Reagan: "We have received sufficient movement from the Soviets to warrant a response from the West"] [declassified Dec 2005]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Lord Cockfield minute to Peter Rees (Public Expenditure White Paper) [presentation of capital spending] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Younger PS minute to Rees PS ("Public Expenditure White Paper 1984") [comparisons betewen England, Scotland and Wales] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: David Barclay note to MT (chemists' pay) [meeting in favour of legislation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: No.10 minute to MT ("Promotion blockages in the Civil Service") [summary of Lord Gowrie, Robin Ibbs & Policy Unit minutes on an efficiency scrutiny of means used to identify & develop internal talent, and an early retirement scheme; Policy Unit advice attached] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Promotion blockages in the Civil Service") [Lord Gowrie proposals on an efficiency scrutiny of means used to identify & develop internal talent, and an early retirement scheme: regarding latter "we shall need to look very carefully at public presentation"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: Northern Ireland Office letter to Cabinet Office (UK domestic support for agriculture) [nominee to represent Northern Ireland Office on proposed Official Group] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Net Payments to European Community Institutions: Public Expenditure White Paper figures") ["I accept your argument that the White Paper should... assume that we will receive 90% of our budget refund for 1983 by the end of March. I continue to think, however, that the disputed balance of our 1982 risk-sharing refund should be treated differently"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Ridley PS letter to Cabinet Office ("Ministerial Group on Maritime Affairs") [reconstitution; forthcoming business; UN Law of the Sea Convention] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: No.10 letter to Cabinet Office ("Prime Minister's Visit to Paris") [arrangements for meeting with Mitterand on 23 January] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Trade unions: No.10 record of conversation (“Political Levy”) [“should seek a voluntary agreement with the TUC”, failing which legislation] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Walters MSS) Monetary policy: Treasury record of conversation (Chancellor, Permanent Secretary, Governor of the Bank of England & others) (“Monetary targets”) [released 2012]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Walters MSS) Monetary policy: Treasury briefing (“Interpretation of Monetary Conditions: January [1984]”) [released 2012]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Special Advisers: Sherbourne minute for MT (“Meeting with Special Advisers on Monday”) [arrangements, briefing] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) European Elections: Sherbourne record of conversation (Cabinet political discussion on Europe) [campaign planning] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Ingham minute to MT (“Weekend World”) [producer warns Walden must raise Oman story, “could not ignore it”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) City: DTI to Treasury (“Gower Report on Investor Protection”) [circulates proof & press release; comments by end April 1984] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: No.10 briefing for MT (meeting with Peter Rowland: tax simplification) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cyprus: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Cyprus”) [consultations under treaty of guarantee] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: UKE Washington telegram 134 to FCO (0320Z) (“Your meeting with Shultz: East/West relations”) [“the handling of the relationship with the Soviet Union will be a major theme”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: UKE Washington telegram 135 to FCO (0322Z) (“Your meeting with Shultz: Middle East”) [“domestic pressures for withdrawal of US land forces are likely to grow strongly in an election year”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: UKE Washington telegram 133 to FCO (0310Z) (“Your meeting with Shultz”) [Soviet Union, Middle East] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: Howe minute to MT (“Visit of Mr Shultz: 15/16 January”) [“I do not propose to tackle George Shultz about transatlantic relations as such”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Treasury record of conversation (“Monetary Targets” in 1984 MTFS) [decision to target M2 & M0 for narrow money] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iraq: MOD to MT (“Iran-Iraq War: DMAO Visit to Gulf States”) [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Agriculture: Michael Jopling minute to MT (“Milk Marketing Arrangements and the Threatened FEOGA Disallowance”) [line to take] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Robert Young minute to MT (“Aviation Committee of Conservative MPs”) [launch aid for British Aerospace] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: meeting with Luo Jiahuan”) [record of conversation: Galsworthy, Jiahuan: UK/China talks] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government telegram to FCO (“Increases in registration tax and license fees for taxis”) [record of conversation: Acting Governor, UMELCO] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe telegram to UKHC Ottawa (“Future of Hong Kong: briefing the Canadians”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Future of Hong Kong: recent public remarks by Chinese officials…”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Hong Kong: meeting with Governor and Unofficials 13 January 1984”) [summary of main points] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: FCO record of conversation (Howe, Luce, Acland, Cradock, Youde, Evans, S.Y. Chung/members of EXCO) [strategy for ongoing UK/China talks] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe PS briefing to No.10 (“Meeting with Governor…and EXCO Unofficials 16 January”) [UK/China talks] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Brittan letter to Jenkin (“Abolition Paving Bill”) [abolition of GLC] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Jenkin letter to Norfolk County Council (Government initiatives which call for action by local authorities) [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Jan 14 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Jan 14 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Housing: Monckton minute to MT ("Home Improvement Consultation Paper") [comment on draft Green Paper] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 14 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: President Reagan letter to MT (US/Soviet Relations) [advance notice of major address to the American people] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 14 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: President Reagan letter to MT (relations with the Soviet Union) [included in briefing for MT meeting with Mitterand in Paris on 23 January] [declassified Jan 2014]
Text 84 Jan 14 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Reagan letter to Thatcher (coming broadcast on US-Soviet relations) [declassified 1998]
PDF 84 Jan 14 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government telegram to FCO (UMELCO press release) [taxi drivers dispute and civil unrest] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 14 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Poland: FCO telegram to UKDEL NATO (“UK policy on the Polish crisis”) [reaction to martial law declaration] [declassified 2012]
Text 84 Jan 15 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Jan 15 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Opinion Polls: Britto note to Sherbourne (“Public Opinion Background Note 20”) [“Conservative lead over Labour falling”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 15 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Shultz, Acland) [US elections, East/West relations, Central America, Falklands, Middle East] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Jan 16 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Jan 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: UKE Washington telegram 165 to FCO (2350Z) ("Lebanon") [Thomas, Murphy: record of conversation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("E(NI), Tuesday, 17 January") [Board appointments: raising pay up to market rates; recruit able managers; removing under-performing Chairmen & senior Board members] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Ridley letter to Tebbit ("Nationalised Industry References to the MMC") [British Rail Property Board] [declassified Jan 2014]

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