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PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Visit to South East Asia: Speeches") [latest drafts] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Family Support") [review proposals; identifying savings towards Treasury's £2 billion target] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Supplementary Benefit: Earnings Disregard for the Long-Term [U]nemployed") [proposed increase] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Child Support) [alternatives to Treasury proposals] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey: Gas Prices") [MT does not think proposed study would achieve anything] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Letwin minute to Flesher (“Prime Minister’s message on urban policy”) [“the draft offered by the DoE is inadequate”, implies that “the Government wants to arrest economic changes”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Sport: Young PS letter to Jenkin PS (“Proposed ‘Eurodome’ stadium in the London Docklands”) [scheme under consideration with the London Dockyards Development Corporation and merchant banking firm] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“Crime Strategy”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MOD minute to No.10 (“US Presidential Chemical Warfare Review Commission (PRC)”) [UK view] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MT letter to Julian Amery MP (UK policy in the South Atlantic) [relations with Argentina, the Falklands, the Antarctic Treaty] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Mar 23 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
Text 85 Mar 24 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 24 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT (Widdicombe Committee) [possible additional member] [released Dec 2014]
Text 85 Mar 24 Su Declassified documents Key Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Gorbachev to Reagan (declares “positive attitude to ... a personal meeting ”) [declassified 2000]
Text 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Lawson PS minute to Brittan PS ("BBC Licence Fee") [statement on financing the BBC, Peats report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Housing: John Boreham, Central Statistical Office minute to MT (large scale household survey: Rate Support Grant) [opposes Jenkins' proposed survey] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: No.10 letter to Department of Trade & Industry ("British Leyland") [BL privatisations and Corporate Plan] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Chile: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Chile") [MT agrees with proposal to resist further EC demarche protesting death sentence on three accused of assassination] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Lord Gowrie minute to MT ("Special Early Retirement") [report on outcomes of the scheme, and proposals for 1985] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Cold War: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("CSCE: Budapest Cultural Forum: October/November 1985") [appointment head of UK delegation] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("Frigates for Pakistan") ["a summary of the current position regarding the frigate sale"] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Small Businesses") [recommendations likely to emerge from Lord Young's 'Burdens on Business' report, to inform MT meeting with New & Smaller Business Backbench Committee] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker ("BNOC and the Future of the Government Pipeline System") [timeline for completion of report on GPSS] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: Richard Needham MP letter to MT (visit of British delegation of the inaugural meeting of the 2000 Group in Japan) [fostering non-governmental contacts between UK and Japan] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Committee on People's Europe") [summary/analysis of first report to European Council] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Political Topics at the European Council") [probable topics & approach to pre-Council discussions] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Butler minute to MT ("Meeting with Secretary of State for Energy: Tuesday, 26 March, 10.30 a.m.") [brief for meeting with Walker on future of the coal industry] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Walker minute to MT ("Gas Privatisation") [options for privatisation] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: MT letter to President of the Taylor Woodrow Group (railway contracts in Malaysia for UK firms) [problems arising from air services dispute; MT agrees to raise matter during her visit to Malaysia] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Civil Aviation: Malaysia and Singapore") [differences between the two cases, key points and negotiation strategy advice] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Howe minute to MT ("Air Services to South-East Asia") [Malaysian taxation dispute with BA threatening to overcloud MT visit] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: MT letter to Chinese Ambassador to the UK (Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong) [thanks for photo of signature ceremony] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Biffen, Whitelaw, Wakeham, Gummer) ["Ministers' and MPs' Pay"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Department of Trade and Industry minute for Powell ("Transfer of Carbon-Carbon Technology to the USSR") [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Oliver Letwin minute to MT ("Abolition of the GLC: A Voice for London") [Greengross's proposal is an abomination] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Robin Butler minute to MT ("Local Government Seminar: 31 March") [Treasury want a minister invited; "I suggest that we press hard to have the Chancellor himself"; MT: 'Yes'] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Local Government Bill: London") ["meeting with Environment Ministers and Business Managers: 26 March 1985"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Department of Environment minute to No.10 ("Falkland Islands: Mount Pleasant Airport") [opening ceremony: MT's introduction to the commemorative brochure] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Chancellor Kohl letter to MT (Sale of German torpedoes to Argentina) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("1985 Survey Guidelines") [facing "another tough Survey"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: John Redwood minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey: Gas Prices") [Treasury wants to put prices up] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Nigel Lawson minute to MT ("Running Costs Targets") [aim of applying a progressive squeeze] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: Chancellor Kohl letter for MT (possible supply of German torpedoes to Argentina) [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Heseltine note circulated to Cabinet - C(85) 8 (Statement on the Defence Estimates 1985) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Flesher minute to Department of Environment (urban policy review statement) [“There is no single solution. Action is required on many fronts”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Letwin minute to MT (“Rate capping: MISC 109”) [“The rate-capping revolt is crumbling, principally because the Government has refused to panic and stuck to its policy”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Tebbit PS letter to No.10 (“ITAP reassessment of cable”) [“A major factor for cable investors is the very large capital investment required in the early days before revenues are received”] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Shultz note on Gorbachev letter (helpful) [declassified 2000]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Treasury letter to Tony Blair MP (“Johnson Matthey Bankers (JMB)”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKMIS New York telegram 234 to FCO (2325Z) (“Visit of President Alfonsin”) [the Falklands, arms purchases] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Cold War: Michael Alison to Eldon Griffiths (thanks for not publishing letter on SDI) [Howe speech] [released 2015]
Text 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Chile: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Chilean Earthquake") [reply from Pinochet to MT via officials] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Trippier PS letter to No.10 ('Burdens on Business' report) [cover letter only, referring to publication of the report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, John Browne MP, Peter Thurnham MP, John Townend MP, Henry Bellingham MP) [support for new & small businesses] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("School Teachers") ["The attached report from George Younger and me is our response to the Cabinet remit of 28 February": pay & other recommendations in response to industrial disputes] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Airports Policy") [Govt case for development of Stansted; presentation & Parliamentary handling of Govt decisions on airport development; timing & extent of legislation on airports policy/privatisation of London & Scottish airports] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("European Council: Briefing Meeting") [issues to focus on] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Prime Minister Craxi letter to MT (European Council, 29-30 March 1985) [key issues] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: FCO Steering Brief ("European Council, Brussels, 29/30 March 1985") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("European Council: Briefing Meeting") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram 276 to FCO (1920Z) ("European Council") [Bullard, Teltschik, Hartmann: record of conversation] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram 1141 to FCO (0930Z) ("Industry Council 26 March") ["EC/US Steel"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Walker-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Moore-Redwood) ["Gas Privatisation"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Far East Speeches") [meeting to discuss latest drafts] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Briefing Meeting for Far East Visit: 4.00 pm Wednesday 3 April") [attendees] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Ridley, Channon, Timothy Renton ) ["Civil Aviation: Malaysia and Singapore"; MT "particularly keen that her visit to Malaysia should be a success"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: No.10 internal minute to Robin Butler (House of Lords Ministers and other paid office holders in the House of Lords: terms of severance) [response to query raised by MT as part of the review of Ministers' & MPs' pay] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Social Security Reviews - Remaining Issues") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Benefits") [key arguments] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Rees minute to MT ("MISC 111: Social Security Expenditure") [case for savings, including child benefit, on a scale far lager than that proposed by Fowler] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Statement on the Defence Estimates 1985") [revisions to draft White Paper; publication] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: No.10 record of conversation (MT - Whitelaw, Jenkin, Biffen, Wakeham, Denham, Baker; Brearley, Letwin, Flesher) [handling of the Local Government Bill] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: John Redwood minute to MT (1985 Public Expenditure Survey) [departments should be dissuaded from putting forward damaging cuts] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Meeting with the Chancellor, Wednesday 27 March, 1730”) [MISC 111, gas prices, civil service pay, NEDC dinner, covenants to charities by close companies] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“1985 pay negotiations for non-industrial civil servants”) [proposes improved offer to prevent strike action] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 minute to MT (“Funding Meeting”) [briefing] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Caspar Weinberger letter to Michael Heseltine (allied participation in SDI research programme) [requests response within 60 days] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Secretary of State Shultz message to Foreign Secretary Howe (SDI) ['distressed' at media detecting "serious differences" of approach with US from Howe's 15 March lecture] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: COI London to FCO (“NATO Supports SDI Research”) [press coverage of Nuclear Planning Group meeting] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Ministry of Defence record of conversation (Michael Heseltine-Italian Minister of Defence Spadolini) [SDI, European Fighter Aircraft] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Ministry of Defence record of conversation (Michael Heseltine-German Minister of Defence Woerner) [SDI, European Fighter Aircraft] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Brittan PS minute to Lawson PS ("BBC Licence Fee") [statement on financing the BBC] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Booth minute to MT ("Football Hooligans: Ministerial Meeting, 28 March 1985") [proposals for tackling football violence] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Brittan minute to MT ("Football Hooliganism") [Home Office proposals for tackling football violence] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Ingham minute to MT ("Soccer Violence") [meeting with Robert Maxwell and Mirror editorial team: football hooliganism] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Jenkin minute to MT ("Football Spectator Violence") [football hooliganism: matches in Europe] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 briefing for MT ("Football Hooliganism: Meeting After Cabinet") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office letter to No.10 ("Exchange of Letters with Dr Paisley") [Anglo-Irish talks on Northern Ireland: Paisley expresses "alarm"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Rees minute to MT ("Assassination and Death in Service") [views on FCO/Treasury report's recommendations & further options] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("Beach Report on the Control of Military Information") [recommendation on Government response to Report's proposal for British media to have unrestricted access to military information already published by foreign media] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Drugs: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Robert Maxwell) ["Daily Mirror - Drugs"; Maxwell wants "a Ministerial supremo"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Public Purchasing Policy: Molecular Beam Epitaxy Machine for Nottingham University") [case for his decision to purchase from a US rather than a British manufacturer] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph PS letter to Whitelaw PS ("Teachers' Pay: Briefing and Publicity") [latest position on industrial action & negotiations] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Payment of Supplementary Benefit to EC Nationals") [options for excluding so-called "spaghetti scroungers"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [Spain/Portugal accession to EC; EC Budget - own resources decision; amendments to the steel aids code; agriculture: price-fixing proposals; upcoming meetings] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram 291 to FCO (1835Z) ("European Union: German Views") [Horst Teltschik speech in Bonn on future of the EC; "British attitudes evolving. ... Prospects for progress not too bad. Unaniminity important but the slowest ship should not hold up the convoy"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Ridley, Biffen, Wakeham, Gow) ["Airports Policy": development of Heathrow, Stansted, Manchester; privatisation of BAA & major municipal airports; Govt regulation of airports] [released Dec 2014]

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