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PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO briefing for MT (“Prime Minister”s Meeting with Chief Mangosutho Buthelezi, 2 August 1985”) [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Sir Raymond Lygo letter to Tebbit (the European Fighter Aircraft negotiations: his comments) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Tebbit minute for Heseltine ("European Fighter Aircraft") [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine minute for Tebbit ("European Fighter Aircraft") [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Prime Minister Fabius) [social/economic matters; French elections; EC; Channel link; South Africa; Falklands; Defence; international debt; Japan; Gorbachev's visit to France; China] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) USSR: FCO research note ("MS Gorbachev: A Biographical Note") ["Gorbachev belongs to a new generation ... [but] has made his entire career in the Party apparatus, whose cautious and secretive methods have not been relaxed"] ​​​​​​​[released 2017]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 letter to Department of Employment (scrutinies of the Youth Training Scheme and Community Programme) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: FCO telegram 784 to UKE Moscow (1716Z) ("Secretary of State's meeting with Shevardnadze") [bilateral relations in political and trade fields, UK-Soviet relations, US-Soviet relations, arms control] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Electricity Prices and Large Industrial Consumers") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to No.10 ("Third Tranche") [comment on Walker's approach to third tranche coal] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Turnbull minute to MT ("Third Tranche Coal") [comment on Walker's approach to third tranche coal: 'the way Mr Walker has gone about this subject is unsatisfactory'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Younger minute to MT ("Electricity Prices for Large Industrial Consumers") [supports Walker's proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Howe press conference transcript ("Press Conference Given by the Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe, in Helsinki, on Thursday, August 1, 1985") [Meeting of Foreign Ministers: 10th anniversary of Helsinki Final Act: human rights & East/West relations; Howe's account of his meetings with Shultz and Shevarnadze] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Nicholas Winterton MP letter for Lawson (economic and employment situation in the UK) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Keith Joseph, Whitelaw, Younger, Edwards, Hurd, King, Jenkin) [latest position on teachers’ pay dispute] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Brittan PS letter to No.10 (Safety of Sports Grounds) [circular] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: MT letter to Chairman of Football Association (safety of sports grounds) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell minute to MT (“Meeting with Chief Buthelezi”) [he looks for you to endorse his approach] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Letwin minute to MT (“Reform of Local Authority Finance-Meeting with Victor Rothschild”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Letwin minute to MT (“MISC 109: Edinburgh”) [extra spending power, UK Commissioners Bill] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: David Owen letter to MT (Johnson Matthey Bankers inquiry) [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MOD minute for Powell ("European Fighter Aircraft") [draft message from MT to Prime Minister Gonzalez of Spain] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine minute for MT ("European Fighter Aircraft") [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Defence: MOD minute for MT (European Fighter Aircraft) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MOD minute for MT (European Fighter Aircraft: agreement with Germany and Italy) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MT letter to Prime Minister Gonzalez of Spain (the European Fighter Aircraft negotiations) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Security: Central Statistical Office minute to No.10 ("Advance release of Index of Production data") [MT approves addition to circulation list] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Korea: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Invitation to the Prime Minister to visit Korea") [MT agrees provisionally to short visit en route to or from Tokyo economic summit] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO minute to No.10 ("Falklands/Argentina: Message from Caputo") [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: BIS Buenos Aires telegram to FCO ("World Council of Churches/Falklands") [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Drugs: Howe minute to Brittan ("Drugs Misuse") [welcomes Brittan's proposals for a National Drugs Intelligence Unit & a Steering Group of senior officials; requests FCO representation on the Group] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Keith Joseph ("Grant Aided Schools") ["we need to consider whether any necessary experimentation cannot be in less elaborate and costly ways"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [report on Armstrong's latest meeting with Nally] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Department of Trade and Industry letter to No.10 ("BSC Strategy: Announcement") [long-term strategy for British Steel] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: No.10 letter to Department of Energy (telephone call from MacGregor: suggested MT meeting with Nottinghamshire miners) [declassified Dec 2014]
Text 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) South Africa: McFarlane telegram to USE Pretoria (demands “bold & concrete steps”) [declassified 1999]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Reshuffle: Ingham minute for MT (“Presentation&rdquo) [thoughts at tne end of a rather difficult political year] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Budget: No.10 minute to MT (“Late Payment of VAT”) [“securing public acceptance”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“Teachers’ pay”) [pay offer agreement with Secretaries of State for Education and Scotland] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Addison (“Direct Broadcasting by Satellite”) [“the argument about whether it must be a British satellite is not wholly resolved”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 minute to MT (CCTV on sports grounds: lack of equipment and delivery delays) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: MT letter to David Owen (Johnson Matthey Bankers inquiry) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Helen Suzman) [isolation or sanctions would be counterproductive; value of incremental change] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chief Buthelezi) [MT afterwards "wondered whether he was a strong enough character to provide real leadership"] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Aug 3 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Aug 3 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Economic Secretary to the Treasury minute to MT (“MISC 109: Edinburgh”) [rate reductions, commissioner legislation] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Aug 4 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Aug 4 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Opinion Polls: CCO polling (“Public Opinion Background Note 98”) [Alliance support up from 28 percent to 35 percent compared with start of the year] [released 2015]
Text 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Tom King (“Enterprise Allowance Scheme”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Manpower: Jopling letter to Tom King (training services for overseas nationals abroad) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Ministerial Group to look at R&D") [research & development: "...the key question for now is who should chair the Group"; MT defers decision pending Cabinet reshuffle] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: MT letter to Peter Emery MP (Select Procedures Committee review of the format for Prime Minister's Questions) ["... a matter for the House... and I should, of course, be willing to fall in with [its] decisions... For my part, I have no complaint to make about the existing arrangements..."] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Spain: MT letter to Prime Minister González (Contadora Health Plan: international conference) [British participation] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: BIS Buenos Aires telegram to FCO ("Falklands") [a joint statement by the Argentine and British Councils of Churches] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Patrick Jenkin PS letter to John Moore PS (Review of Privatisation Prospects for the Next Parliament) [Environment candidates] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy briefing (“Weekly Coal and Power Station Statistics”) [miners' strike: situation report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph letter to Conservative MPs (teachers’ pay dispute) [state of play] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 (“Teachers’ pay”) [briefing note for Press Offices] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (BBC) Northern Ireland: BBC Board of Management minutes (“Real Lives”) [Milne: Real Lives "had to hit the air if this place is to run properly"] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MT letter to Tam Dalyell MP (government’s position) [“the sinking of the General Belgrano was a necessary and legitimate action in the Falklands campaign”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MT letter to Dalyell (government’s position) [“the sinking of the General Belgrano was a necessary and legitimate action in the Falklands campaign”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Heseltine minute to Howe (“FAC report on the events surrounding the weekend of 1st/2nd May 1982”) [“the main charge is that the Government displayed excessive caution in its handling of information”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MoD report (“FAC report on the events surrounding the weekend of 1st/2nd May 1982”) [“the main charge is that the Government displayed excessive caution in its handling of information”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Italy: President Cossiga to MT (election) [thanks for message of congratulations] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (visit of EC ministers) [welcome on assumption no right to interfere implied] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT (“MISC 109: Edinburgh District Council”) [rate reductions, commissioner legislation] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Sir Laurens van der Post letter to MT (his visit to South Africa) [offers to take message; No.10 wary] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO minute to No.10 (“South Africa: Message from President Botha to the Prime Minister”) [Shultz letter to Howe opposing visit of European FMs to SA early this month] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Aug 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Aug 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("1985 Annual Review of Government funded R & D") [defensive line to take, and MT gives go-ahead to publish] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Tebbit letter to Hurd ("Arthur Andersen") [Government position on using the firm for audit or consultancy work in context of ongoing court case against Andersen over failure of DeLorean Motor Cars Ltd] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Parliament: Tebbit letter to Whitelaw ("Copyright Licensing") [photocopying of copyright material] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Aug 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Tim Flesher minute to MT ("BBC Board of Governors") [withdrawal of Real Lives programme] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (BBC) Northern Ireland: BBC Board of Governors minutes (special meeting to discuss “Real Lives”) [DG attends; Young comments BBC "in turmoil"] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Aug 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: No.10 minute to MT (“Cable television”) [Information Technology Advisory Panel: follow-up to report] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“South Africa: Situation Round-Up”) ["generally quiet weekend"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 2325 to FCO (0030Z) (“Message from President Botha to the Prime Minister”) [US says Botha to make major speech on 15 Aug, Pik Botha to brief in advance London, Washington & Bonn; US thinking movement on Mandela] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“South Africa Internal”) [National MP outlines government policy] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Department of Trade and Industry minute for FCO (“UK Policy towards South Africa”) [Tebbit agrees further studies needed] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Aug 7 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Aug 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Tom King minute to MT (the Community Programme & tackling unemployment) [progress report] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 7 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Manpower: Rhodes Boyson letter to Tom King (“Industrial Training Boards and Overseas Training”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 7 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Armstrong minute for Flesher (“Tokyo Economic Summit”) [dates & arrangements] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Justice: Brittan letter to Jenkin (prison accommodation) [No.10: "The Home Secretary is convinced that extra capacity is required despite the Government's concern to develop alternatives to custody and encourage the courts to use them."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Adam Butler PS letter to No.10 (Short Bros PLC: RAF Basic Trainer programme) [MT concerns about struggling company's ability to fulfil the contract] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Tom King letter to Peter Rees ("Long Term Unemployment") [additional staff to combat benefit fraud] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Government Emergency Communications System") [transfer of responsibility from DTI to Home Office] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MT letter to Julian Amery MP (Special Operations) [response to Amery's case for enhanced powers to combat terrorism] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Drugs: Mark Addison minute to MT ("Confiscation of the Proceeds of Drug Trafficking") [advice on response to Brittan, following his clarification of why he believes fines will work more effectively than forfeiture, in face of MT doubts] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Drugs: Tim Flesher minute to MT ("Bonn Economic Summit: Drugs") [points of concern to be relayed to Foreign Office in order to be raised at the Summit] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Canada: Armstrong minute to Cabinet Office (“Tokyo Economic Summit”) [arrangements and a possible visit to Vancouver] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (BBC) Northern Ireland: BBC Board of Management minutes (special meeting to discuss “Real Lives”) [Milne gives account of BBC meeting with Brittan; draft statements by him] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Aug 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: No.10 letter to Tebbit PS (“ITAP report on cable systems”) [MT would like DTI to update response to the report following talks with BT] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (his coming speech) [hopes for "a significant step forward for all the people of South Africa"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO minute to No.10 (“Message to the Prime Minister from President Botha”) [debates whether MT should meet Pik Botha; draft message] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Aug 8 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Aug 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Department of Employment letter to No.10 (scrutinies of the Youth Training Scheme and Community Programme) [declassified Dec 2014]

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