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PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Howe PS minute to John Coles ("Proposed Review of BBC External Services") [MT believes review will raise alarms] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and telecommunications: Tebbit minute to MT ("BT Flotation") ["complexities and issues which must be settled, many in very short order"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Chile: FCO telegram to UKE Santiago ("Walter Rauff") [instructions to UK ambassador to support W. German request for Nazi war criminal's repatriation to stand trial] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Merit Pay") [comments on Lord Gowrie's proposal] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Lord Thomas minute to MT ("Conversations with the Russians") [note by Soviet Group of the Centre for Policy Studies: advocates meeting with new Soviet leadership] [declassified Dec 2018]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Cabinet Office letter to No.10 ("TSRB Pensions") [draft PQ reply] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: Prime Minister Nakasone of Japan letter to MT (visit of Japanese Crown Prince and Princess to the UK) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Cradock minute to John Coles ("East/West Relations: Further Steps") [follow-up to MT visits to Budapest & Moscow: Soviet/British contacts; arms control] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Mrs Ida Nudel") [human rights abuses: request for MT to take up case with Soviet ambassador] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek speech to the Mont Pelerin Society ("Professor Friedrich Hayek's Closing Speech") [reflections on the history of the society and the resurgence of classical liberalism]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Turbull minute to MT ("Miners' Industrial Action") [Department of Energy situation report on strike, and other matters] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: Lawson minute for Howe (“International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer documents on Budget leak ("Suspected Leak") [line to take] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Budget: Turnbull minute to MT ("Residual Shareholders") [Chancellor modifies Budget proposals on sale of residual shareholdings] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jenkin, Robert Armstrong) [restructuring the Property Services Agency] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) International Economic Policy: Tebbit letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Nigerian Debts: British Caledonian Airways”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Trivial Archive (TNA) Netherlands: Royal Netherlands Embassy in London letter to MT (thanking) [breakfast at No.10 on 2 March] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Local government: Sherbourne minute for MT (“Local Government Conference”) [agenda, programme, rate capping background] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Local government: Sherbourne minute for MT (speech notes for Local Government Conference) [rate capping] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Julian Amery letter to MT (South African relations with her neighbours) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Future of Hong Kong: composition of British delegation”) [China hostile to inclusion of Hong Kong Attorney General] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe minute to MT (“Future of Hong Kong: working paper on Nationality, Citizenship, Right of Abode, Freedom of Travel, Emigration and Immigration”) [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Mar 10 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Mar 10 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: Fowler letter to Rees ("Social Services Inspectorate (SSI)") ["I hope that in the light of this fuller explanation of the background to my proposals... the difficulties you foresaw need not arise"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 10 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: MT notes [?for her speech] (Conservative Local Government Conference) [“grand design” theme] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 10 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: dinner with Zhou Nan”) [Lobo motion, timetable] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Mar 11 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Mar 11 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Howe, Jopling, Wakeham, Biffen, Robert Armstrong, Michael Butler, David Williamson, David Hannay & others) ["Preparation for the European Council: 19-20 March": advance payment from member states/UK's 1983 refund; fair sharing of EC budget burden; agricultural spending; monetary compensatory amounts; milk levy; butter subsidy] [declassified Jan 2014]
Text 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Angola: MT telegram to President Jose Dos Santos of Angola (release of British prisoners) [“clear demonstration of the constructive relationship which exists between our two governments”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Falkland Islands' Members of Executive and Legislative Councils message for MT (Rex Hunt's position as the Civil Commissioner) [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science & Technology: MT letter to Sir Henry Chilver (ACARD initiatives arising from the Seminar on Science, Technology and Industry) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Memorials: Mrs James Illingworth letter to Secretary-Treasurer of the Yalta Victims Memorial Appeal (preservation of the Memorial) ["totally neglected"; letter copied to MT] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: Fowler minute to MT ("Liverpool Health Strategy") ["I think we should go ahead as soon as possible"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) India: Indira Gandhi message to MT (Republic Day) [thanks for good wishes] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Howe minute to Tebbit ("Shipbuilding: Intervention Fund") [negotiations with European Commission] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: David Barclay minute to MT ("The Archway Inquiry") [MT approves Policy Unit proposal for wider review of inquiry procedure] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: FCO briefing ("Visit of the Prime Minister and Secretary of State to Moscow: Community Issues") [own resources/UK abatement, EC enlargement, emissions, GATT, Mediterranean programmes] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Tenure in the Universities") [conclusions & recommendations; background paper] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Cabinet Office minute to MT (Special Adviser to the Select Committee on Defence) [MT shares Heseltine's concerns about appointment of a working journalist] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Community Budget: Fair Sharing of the Burden") [figures as to whether a budget settlement will leave the UK better off] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Department of Transport briefing for MT ("Channel Fixed Link - Mr Ian McGregor's Meeting with the Prime Minister") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Sherbourne minute for MT (“Party Political Broadcast”) [Saatchis attracted to Macmillan theme] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: MT letter to John Vaizey (thanks for words of support) [Oman/Cementation case] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Armstrong minute to MT ("Proposed Ministerial Group on Coal") [Armstrong proposes setting up group to deal with strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: FCO letter to No.10 (“WEU: NATO”) [French view: revitalised WEU a ‘stepping stone’ to full integration with NATO] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Budget: No.10 letter to HMT ("Residual Shareholdings") [MT comments on Chancellor's modification of Budget proposals on sale of residual shareholdings] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Gregson briefing for MT ("Strikes in Essential Services") [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Redwood and Letwin minute to MT ("Strikes in Essential Services") [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Keith Joseph letter to Peter Walker (“Review of the UKAEA”) [future of the UK Atomic Energy Authority] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 12 Mo 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 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT (“Local Government policies Commissioner legislation”) [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO minute to MOD ("Possible Royal Visits to the Falkland Islands") [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Goodall minute for MT ("Future Force Levels and Further Capital Works (OD) (FAF) (84)2") [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("EEC Budget and Refunds") ["The technical points on our refunds have been disposed of... Only the French are holding out... [Howe] suggested that you might authorise... me to ring Attali... will have to be done within the next few minutes"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office record of conversation ("EC Budget and Refunds") [Robert Armstrong, Jacques Attali; Armstrong: "even if the Council agreed the regulations today... There would be further opportunities... for the French Government to block the refunds"; both MT & Attali unfamiliar with this reasoning] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Ridley minute to MT ("National Dock Labour Scheme and the Port of London Authority") [request for paper to be considered at next E(A) committee meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Sir Keith Joseph") [schooling pupils/teachers in economic awareness; science budget] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker ("Electricity Supply Industry and British Gas Corporation: Board Salaries") [concern that salary increases could affect trade unions' pay settlement demands] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: David Barclay minute to MT ("Fluoridation") [MT agrees with proposal for legislation to provide water authorities with a power rather than a duty] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Sir Keith Joseph") [Science Budget priorities; economic awareness in schools; Review of High Energy Particle Physics] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Howe minute to MT ("Review of High Energy Particle Physics (HEPP)") [concern that Review will be seen as heralding UK withdrawal from CERN & as being indicative of lack of UK commitment to European collaboration] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 330 to FCO (0747Z) ("Peace letters") [text of Chair of Soviet Women's Committee response to MT letter: both letters published simultaneously in 'Komsomolskaya Pravda'] [declassified Dec 2018]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Heseltine, Biffen, Wakeham, Robert Armstrong) [concern at appointment of a working journalist as an adviser to Select Committee on Defence] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Biffen PS letter to Howe PS ("Select Committee on European Legislation") [Parliamentary scrutiny of EC documents] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) France: National Security Council Minutes (1900Z) ("Visit of French President Francois Mitterrand") (NSC 0102) [declassified Spt 2013]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Treasury briefing for backbenchers (budget) [themes, proposals, economic outlook, taxation] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("Coal") [brief for MT-Walker-MacGregor meeting] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(84) 10th (The Budget, Foreign Affairs, Miners' Strike) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Jenkin memo circulated to Cabinet - C(84) 11 (Education in London) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Armstrong note circulated to Cabinet - C(84) 12 (Education in London) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Tebbit minute to MT (comments on King's paper on strikes in essential services) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Tom Hadden and Kevin Boyle submission to Forum for a New Ireland (“analysis of the problems in Northern Ireland”) [recommends package of measures for move “towards peace and stability on the island”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jenkin, etc) [“Although an illegal rate could not be ruled out, the more likely outcome was now that no rate would be made at all”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Sherbourne minute for MT (“Central Council speech”) [arrangements for completing draft] [released 2014]
Text 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Key Lawson (Nigel) Economy: 1984 Budget (Lawson 1) (Hansard)
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: timetable”) [MT: “Their true nature is now being revealed”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Ridley PS letter to Howe PS (“Panamanian freight tax”) [Ridley pressing for refund following UK exemption; Lawson and Howe doubtful] [declassified 2013]
Text 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Germany: Chancellor Kohl of FRG letter to MT (Rudolf Hess) [“should for reasons of humanity no longer be denied a pardon”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Howe minute for MT ("Argentina/Falklands") [negotiations with Argentina: no discussion of the sovereignty issue] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Hugh Thomas minute to No.10 (Reports on Argentina: Political & Economic Situation) [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("ILEA") [Inner London Education Authority: "direct elections would be the easiest course politically... [but] you will almost certainly be making it impossible to achieve improvements in London's education for many years"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: MT letter to Lord Zuckerman (civil nuclear power in the USA) ["unlikely... that the worst features... will be repeated here... nevertheless I think we... need to keep closely in touch with developments"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("Next President of the European Commission") [candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Jopling PS letter to No.10 ("Council of Agriculture Ministers: 11-13 March 1984") [statement to Parliament: milk & monetary compensation amounts] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Department of Agriculture briefing for MT (meeting with President of the National Farmers' Union) [milk levy; monetary compensation amounts] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Community Cash Position 1984: 1983 refunds") ["we ought... to put ourselves in a position to make the advance on 30 March... But we need not commit ourselves to making the advance before we know where we stand on the refunds"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Ian Stewart PS letter to Howe PS ("Interest on non-payment of advance of own resources in 1983") ["there is no obligation to make an advance under the own resource's regulation; and... we should make no concession until the Court rules otherwise"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [Howe report on EC negotiations: fair sharing of budget burden; Foreign Affairs Council: energy issues; common commerical policy regulation; UK 1983 EC budget refund; Agriculture Council: Jopling report on milk quotas agreement; monetary compensatory amounts; upcoming meetings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Keith Joseph) ["Science Budget"; economic awareness in schools] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: No.10 letter to Mr William Ross (Soviet 'Peace' letters) [request for names & address of the Soviet citizens who wrote to MT, from Linlithgow Churches Peace Concern group] [declassified Dec 2018]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Peter Walker letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("BNOC: Second Quarter Prices") [no change, for most part, to prices, following revival in demand] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Ian MacGregor) [Channel Crossing] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Coal: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Walker-MacGregor) ["Coalmining Dispute"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Coal: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Brittan-Walker-Jenkin-Fowler-King-Havers-Moore-Gummer-Gregson) ["Coalmining Dispute"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Turnbull minute to MT ("Coal Strike: Picketing") [Brittan statement to Chief Constables: "It is the duty of the Police to prevent...intimidation so that the law is upheld"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Germany: FCO minute for Coles (“Anglo-German Summit: 2 May 1984”) [arrangements] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Hill minute to Coles (“Secretary of State for Northern Ireland”) [topics for discussion] [declassified 2014]

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