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PDF 84 May 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: John Coles minute to Howe PS (“London Summit: Possible British Initiative on the Environment”) [MT thinks there is a good case for such an initiative but does not want a new working group established] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Robin Butler minute to Lord Quinton (London Economic Summit) [MT requests help with preparation of declaration on democratic values] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Round 14: second day: comment”) [UK/China negotiations] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Future of Hong Kong: record of the Prime Minister’s meeting with EXCO Unofficials on 6 April 1984”) [EXCO record of conversation] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Whitelaw, Biffen, Joseph, Jopling, Waldegrave) [“Direct Elections to ILEA”] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) European elections: Geoffrey Howe note to MT (final draft of manifesto) [“It seems to me now to offer a good basis for our policy”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Tebbit letter to Heseltine ("British Aerospace") [Thorn-EMI takeover bid] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("INF Deployment") [Howe "fully shares... [MT's] concern... [recent] developments can only be seen in Moscow as evidence of the progressive unravelling of the NATO 1979 dual-track decision"; advises personal call to Lubbers] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to Howe ("Western European Union (WEU)") ["It is difficult to believe that yet another forum is needed to discuss defence matters"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Tebbit ("Tornados for Turkey") [MT "did not in fact raise this issue [at the Anglo-German Summit]... I am however seriously concerned about the way this proposal was put forward at the last minute without proper consultation"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Liverpool") ["I now have to reach a decision on a controversial set of proposals from Liverpool to close all its existing 25 county secondary schools and to establish 17 new... comprehensive schools... I thought I should let you know what I propose"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environmental Affairs: No.10 minute to MT (UK record on Acid Rain) [Parliamentary Answer] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 letter to Cabinet Office ("European Community") [MT "concerned that... we should be ready to put forward... specific initiatives of potential benefit to the [UK]": proposals] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Foreign Policy") ["There is a danger of a number of foreign policy matters going wrong over the next few weeks and months"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: Howe PS minute to John Coles ("Call by the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs 14 May") [main topics suggested as London economic summit and Hong Kong] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: No. 10 record of conversation (MT-Hayden) [investment, South-East Asia, Hong Kong, nuclear testing] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("BL Trucks") [Tebbit and Younger discuss timing of announcement on Leyland Trucks; closure of Bathgate plant] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("BL Corporate Plan") [privatisation of British Leyland subsidiaries; MT: "DT is director of Q[uinton] H[azell]...I can't enter into discussion of Unipart at all"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: FCO telegram to UKE Washington (1605Z) ("Soviet concern about a surprise NATO attack") [MT agrees paper to be passed to US on confidence-building measures relating to nuclear command post exercises] [declassified Dec 2018]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Fixed Link Across the Channel") [supports Ridley case for no assistance from public funds] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Walters MSS) Monetary policy: Treasury briefing (“Interpretation of Monetary Conditions: May [1984]”) [released 2012]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) City: Tebbit minute to MT (“Regulation of Securities Industry”) [approves Governor’s initiative; closes no options for government] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) City: Redwood minute to MT (Governor’s proposed group) [welcome, but avoid associating government with it] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) City: Turnbull minute to MT (“Securities Regulation”) [“I detect some ill feeling in the Treasury about this letter … a deal between the Bank and DTI without bringing them in”] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("MISC 101(84)15th Meeting: Coal") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Coal: Home Office letter to Department of Energy (arrangements for Home Office attendance at daily Department of Energy meetings on miners' strike) [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Pascall minute to Turnbull ("Coal: Operating Costs") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Walker letter to Lawson (potential closure of Cortonwood pit: NCB letter to miners) [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: Howe minute for Walker (“International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Lawson minute for Michael Jopling (“Competition Policy: Taxation Aspects”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Howe PS minute to Hugh Taylor (“Handling of Terrorism at the Summit and in the Ten”) [amendments to draft declaration and discussion paper] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Lord Roll message to MT (London Economic Summit) [memorandum on priorities for Summit, could be of use for additional briefing material] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Secretary of State for Trade & Industry PS to No. 10 (“US Space Station: June Economic Summit”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO minute to No.10 (call by Chief Minister of Kwazulu: situation in South Africa) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: UMELCO statement”) [UK/China negotiations] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: UMELCO statement”) [“this time… the Unofficials had ‘gone too far’…] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Hong Kong: UMELCO visit to London: proposed call on Prime Minister”) [“state of some tension… Their manifesto… badly received by the Chinese”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Future of Hong Kong: European tour of Zhao Ziyang”) [declassified 2014]
Text 84 May 12 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 May 12 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Schools in Liverpool") ["The Council's proposal is... Socialist schooling, neighbourhood comprehensives for all, with no choice for anyone... acceptance of the proposal - even if it is a political necessity - will be an educational disaster"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 12 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cyprus: UKMIS New York telegram 489 to FCO (0250Z) ("Cyprus: Security Council") [explanation of vote on Security Council resolution] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 12 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cyprus: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Possible Meeting Between President Kyprianou and Mrs Thatcher: 11 - 14 June") [Howe's case for meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 12 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cyprus: UKMIS New York telegram 487 to FCO (0120Z) (“Cyprus: Security Council”) [resolution text: “condemns all secessionist actions”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 12 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: President Nyerere of Tanzania letter to MT (visit of South African Prime Minister) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 12 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Mengistu message to MT (Botha’s visit to Britain) [“designed to advance his ignominous and totaly discredited policy of apartheid”] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 May 13 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
Text 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) European elections: Stephen Sherbourne minute for MT (“Alliance Manifesto On Europe”) [“three points where they should be attacked”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Italy: President Pertini of Italy letter to MT (visit to London) [“shall never forget the words engraved with a pin by Anne Boleyn on a wall of her cell … ‘Nothing is more precious than a friend’”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Howe minute to Heseltine ("Army manpower") ["...it would be a pity... if the impact of the announcement on our Allies... were reduced by our having to point out that the figure would not be increased in practical terms"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Heseltine minute to Sir Geoffrey Howe ("Normandy Landings" - speeches celebrating 40th anniversary) ["I hope we can avoid too much of the flavour of the triumph of good over evil or any denigration of the German Army, which is obviously a sensitive issue in Germany"] [released Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO minute to No.10 ("Falkland Islands Company") [MT's draft follow-up letter to Jack Hayward] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Chairman of the Coalite Group letter to Coles (the Falkland Islands' fisheries limit) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("Helicopters for RAN Frigates: support for Westlands") ["Mr Hayden's visit to London provides an excellent opportunity to give the Westlands case timely support"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Sea Link") [press release on privatisation bids, and referral of P&O bid to Monopolies & Mergers Commission] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("The Bus Industry") [outline of Ridley proposals, "intended as the basis of a White Paper in the summer"; main issues; handling; conclusions] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Biffen, Brittan, Heseltine, Jenkin, Rees, Boyson) ["Secondary Education in Liverpool"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environmental affairs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Environmental Pollution: A Positive Approach") ["Jenkin's... programme is needed to regain the political initiative and to restore public confidence in pollution matters... However, further work is required before detailed policies... can be agreed"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environmental affairs: Jenkin minute to MT ("Environmental Pollution: A Positive Approach") ["a package of positive and cost effective measures": environmental impact of nuclear power; air pollution; coutryside/wildlife conservation; freedom of information] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office record of conversation (Howe, Dumas, Legras, David Williamson) ["European Community: reform of the financing system and United Kingdom refunds"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) El Salvador: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("El Salvador: Presidential Elections") ["We wish to support and encourage Duarte's efforts to achieve real democracy and reform"] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Australia: Howe PS minute to John Coles ("Mr Hayden's Call on the Prime Minister") [UK nuclear tests in Australia] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) New Zealand: Ministry of Agriculture record of conversation (Jopling-Muldoon) [EC/NZ trade relations] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Lamont letter to Jenkin (British Shipbuilders meeting with Shipbuilding Negotiating Committee) [redundancies at Cammell Laird] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Portugal: Tebbit minute to MT ("Lynx for Portugal" ) [export credits guarantee] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 (Secretary of State's visit to Liverpool on 7 June) [meeting with City Council to discuss housing conditions; request to leave Cabinet meeting early] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Sri Lanka: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Sri Lanka") [draft reply for MT to Jayewardene: Sri Lanka Aid Group; Victoria Dam] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Teachers' Pay 1984") [Chairman of Association of County Councils: concerns "lest other public service/sector settlements... should reduce the chances that school teachers will... accept the present 4.5% offer"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Howe minute to Ridley (Fixed Link Across the Channel) [UK/French banking group reports; support for Ridley response, but notes concerns] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) EC: MT letter to Richard Needham (dairy farmers) [“The seemingly inexorable increase in expenditure on the CAP simply had to be contained”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) EC: MT letter to Richard Needham (dairy farmers) [defends EC milk settlement] [released 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Ministerial Group on Coal - MISC 101(84) 15th (Industrial Action in the Coal Industry) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Turnbull minute to MT ("Coal Dispute") [miners' strike: brief for MT-Walker meeting] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: Walker letter to Howe (appointment of the next International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Treasury record of conversation (“taxation of employment incomes”) [John Moore presiding] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT (“Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland”) [post-Forum realities] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Economy: Reagan letter to Thatcher (unitary taxation) [declassified 2000]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iraq: G. Howe to UKE Baghdad (“Attacks on Shipping in the Gulf”) [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT message to Presidents Nyerere, Moi and Obote (signing of the Nkomati Accord) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Hong Kong: meeting with UMELCO delegation”) [UK/China negotiations] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jenkin, Whitelaw, Biffen, Jopling, Gummer) [‘London Grand Committee’ proposal] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Singapore: MT message to Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore (possible visit) [“would welcome the opportunity to discuss world issues with you”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Robert Armstrong minute to MT ("London Economic Summit") [White House wants changes in press arrangements; Deaver call warns these were "of great significance in an election year"] [released Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Bilateral with the Chancellor”) [securities regulation; world financial markets; domestic markets; Sleipner Gas] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Howe telegram to UKE Berne ("Relations with Argentina") [British/Argentine talks in Berne: speaking note for the Swiss] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Howe telegram to UKE Berne ("Relations with Argentina") [British/Argentine talks in Berne: speaking note for the Swiss] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Lamont PS letter to No.10 ("British Aerospace") [statement to Parliament] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Liverpool") [analysis of Government options for addressing City Council's statutory proposals; conclusion] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Cabinet Office minute to MT (Sir Walter Marshall) [MT declines request for confidential meeting to discuss Sizewell Inquiry; reconstruction of nuclear construction industry; CEGB; policy/management of nuclear processing waste disposal; fast reactor; appointment to post] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environmental affairs: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("London Summit: possible British initiative on the environment") ["I have considerable misgivings about this [Howe] proposal"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Fowler PS letter to No.10 ("Social Security Reviews: Membership") [consultative documents] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) New Zealand: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Muldoon) [NZ/EC trade relations, international debt, Argentina, banking system, economic summit] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("BL 1984 Corporate Plan") [British Leyland, Austin Rover, Unipart and Land Rover privatisations; Leyland Trucks] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Leyland Trucks: The Timing of Announcements") [closure of Bathgate Plant; Jaguar privatisation] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker ("Sleipner") [Lawson unconvinced by merits of proposed gas deal with Norway] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Lord Gowrie ("Performance Related Pay") [comments on Gowrie proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: MT letter to General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (recommendations of the Nurses and Midwives Review Body) [reply to request for meeting to discuss Government response] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Trivial Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: John Coles letter to FCO (“Economic Summit: Menus”) [use Hugh Casson sketches of No.10; reuse for MT Xmas card to save funds] [released 2014]

Documents lie at the core of this website, each one dated and sorted chronologically (by default) in search results. Most are images in PDF format of original paper documents scanned or filmed for the site. There also transcripts of speeches and interviews, press articles, photos, videos, and more. The document database contains tens of thousands of items and permits complex searching.

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).

Guides are articles about key events and topics. Many were written to accompany annual releases of Mrs Thatcher’s private and party papers at the Churchill Archive Centre in Cambridge.

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