Search

Search

Document type: Declassified documents.

Refine this search

Browse PM’s files

Showing items 61001 - 61500 of 75826.
PDF 86 May 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: President Reagan letter to MT (US/Soviet negotiations and arms control issues) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MT message for President Reagan ("SALT Constraints") [revised text] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MT message for President Reagan ("SALT Constraints") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MT message for President Mitterrand and Chancellor Kohl ("SALT Constraints") [President Reagan's announcement on compliance with the SALT II agreement] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Powell message to FCO (draft message to President Reagan on compliance with arms control agreements) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) South Africa: P.W. Botha message to MT (South African Communist Party) ​​​​​​​[determination to resist enemies] [released 2017]
PDF 86 May 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) South Africa: P.W. Botha message to MT ("veiled threats" in previous messages) ​​​​​​​["we can never accept the dictates from outside forces"] [released 2017]
PDF 86 May 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: UKA Jerusalem telegram to FCO (Prime Minister's visit to Israel, May 1986: Jordan) [Jordanian/Palestinian negotiations with Israel; King Hussein visit to UK in June] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Yitzhak Rabin) [MT visit to Israel, May 1986] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Palestinian delegation) [MT visit to Israel, May 1986: focus on roles of PLO and Jordan in negotiations with Israeli government] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: FCO briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's meeting with Palestinians: 26 May") [MT visit to Israel: focus on roles of PLO and Jordan in negotiations with Israeli government] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environmental Affairs: Ridley minute for Parkinson ("Acid Rain - Large Combustion Plants Directive") [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 May 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("Message from President Botha") [Ambassador Moberly, Pik Botha record of conversation: "I said that it was the most depressing interview I had had with any Minister during my four and a half years as Ambassador, first in Israel and then in South Africa"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 May 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group) ["only a commitment to peace can result in negotiated settlements..."; "[it appears] if we do not accept... [the Group's] "possible negotiating concept" no further proposal will emanate from them... in the light of your own intransigence, I must assume [the Group's, likewise]"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 May 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Policy Unit note for press officers ("SALT II Constraints") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Prime Minister's visit to Israel: talks with Mr. Peres") [confidential documents handed to MT by Peres on Middle East economic development programme and West Bank] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: No.10 letter to Department of Trade and Industry ("Prime Minister's visit to Israel: Industrial Research Foundation") [MT invites Israeli delegation of scientists to UK in response to Peres proposal for Anglo-Israeli project] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Shimon Peres) [MT visit to Israel, May 1986: meeting with Palestinian delegation; West Bank; Gaza; Lebanon; US hostages; Jordan; USSR; SALT II] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Shimon Peres) [MT visit to Israel, May 1986: Egypt; Gaza; Jordan; Syria; Middle East economic development programme; Anglo-Israel reasearch foundation] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO minute to No.10 ("Possible Supply of German Torpedoes to Argentina") [MT's draft letter to Kohl] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Review of the Commonwealth Accord on South Africa") [draft letter of acceptance; "prospects for their mission are not bright... But the total collapse of the Commonwealth Group... would result in intense pressure on us"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 May 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: FCO minute to No.10 (“Possible Supply of German Torpedoes to Argentina”) [MT unable to raise at Tokyo G7; message proposed instead] [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 May 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO (“E.C. Questions: Stoltenberg’s views”) [objectives for the UK Presidency] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Bernard Ingham minute to MT (“The Week Ahead”) [Israel visit, never had it so good comments, South Africa, Sakharov visit, Whitelaw visit to Russia, public spending] [released 2017]
PDF 86 May 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (MT’s position on Israel public spending, education) [released 2017]
PDF 86 May 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Tom King letter to Lord Young (“White Paper on Deregulation”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Hurd PS letter to No.10 (“Football hooliganism - arrests at football grounds”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 1438 to FCO (0145Z) ("SALT Limits") [the US formally abandons SALT limits as a factor in strategic force planning (...) domestic reactions muted and confused] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Chancellor Kohl letter to MT (SALT II: President Reagan's statement on compliance with arms control agreements) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: UKE Tel Aviv telegram to FCO ("Prime Minister's visit: Palestine reactions") ["...very positive indeed... I report these Egyptian comments as a cross-check on what the Palestinians are saying to us..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: UKA Jerusalem telegram to FCO ("Prime Minister's meeting with Palestinians") ["All greatly appreciated the opportunity to meet Mrs Thatcher, and her comprehension of their concerns"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: UKA Jerusalem telegram to FCO ("Prime Minister's visit: Occupied Territories") [controversy over MT comments on alternative leadership to PLO, during May 1986 visit] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Ridley minute to MT ("British Shipbuilders: Government response") ["...[following redundancies] case for an urban development corporation in Middlesborough and dispersal of Government work to the North East..."] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 May 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MT message for Chancellor Kohl ("Arms Sales to Argentina") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("South Africa: message from President Botha") ["thoroughly discouraging... no alternative but to continue to support the... [Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group] initiative"; Howe advises against MT reply to Botha; discussions with US; sanctions; Pik Botha proposal to meet with "four leading countries of the [EC]" ] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 May 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) New Zealand: Charles Powell record of conversation (Powell-Viot) [French issues with New Zealand] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 May 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Tom King minute to MT ("The Northern Ireland Assembly") [Assembly is "refusing to carry out any of its statutory functions", should dissolve now] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Syria, Libya, terrorism: NSC notes of conversation (NSC officials, Cradock & Acland) [Syria, Lebanon, terrorism] [declassified 2011]
PDF 86 May 28 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Commonwealth War Graves Commission minute to MacGregor (“Public Expenditure Survey Committee - 1986 Survey: Department 013 Commonwealth War Graves Commission”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO (“Conversation with Chancellor Kohl: 28 May: EC Questions”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) City: Governor of the Bank of England PS briefing for MT (“Preparations for Big Bang - Market Operations”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (MT’s trip to Israel, litter, industry, terrorism) [released 2017]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: John MacGregor minute to MT (“Workfare”) [concerns addressed regarding pilot extension of scheme to those unemployed over 6 months] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: UKE Cairo telegram to FCO ("The Prime Minister's visit to Israel: Egyptian reactions") ["...welcomes Mrs Thatcher's statements in Israel on the Palestinian right to self-determination but criticises her suggestion that an alternative leadership might have to be found"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: No.10 minute ("Mr Thatcher's visit to Israel") ['thank you' letters] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: FCO minute ("Israel's membership of the EC(E)") [comments made during Thatcher visit to Israel in May 1986] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: Yehuda Avner letter to No.10 (Prime Minister's visit to Israel, May 1986) [courtesy letter and request to speak with Powell at earliest opportunity] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO minute to No.10 ("Falkland Islands Fisheries: Sinking of a Taiwanese Fishing Vessel") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Prime Minister Gandhi letter to MT (tour of African Frontline States) ["[has] reinforced my conviction that time is running out on a peaceful solution... in South Africa... [but] I am not pre-judging the results of [Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group's] endeavours"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to Commonwealth Secretary-General Ramphal (Nassau Accord and the work of the Eminent Persons Group: review of progress) ["I... confirm my agreement to the dates, venue and Chairmanship... [the Group's] mission must be given every encouragement to succeed"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("South Africa: message from President Botha") [draft reply: MT "agrees [with Howe] that we should do everything possible to keep the... [Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group] initiative alive"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Foreign Minister Botha letter to co-Chairmen of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group ('possible negotiating concept' proposal) [detail of "four major questions... about the... concept"; "cannot accept that violence should be discontinued only for as long as negotiations take place"; "not interested in negotiation about a transfer of power"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Charles Powell note to MT ("Contingency Planning for Northern Ireland") [impact of possible strike action on power stations and utilities] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Charles Powell minute to King PS ("The Northern Ireland Assembly") [probable leaking of information on dissolution of Assembly] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Charles Powell minute to King PS ("Contingency Planning for Northern Ireland") [need for a clear idea of how long contingency plans would maintain essential services in event of a political strike] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Geoffrey Howe minute to MT ("The Northern Ireland Assembly") [concerned the decision to dissolve "will be seen as an essentially negative one"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: FCO briefing for MT ("Call on the Prime Minister by Mrs E Bonner: 30 May") [human rights] [released Dec 2018]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Howe minute to MacGregor (“Public Expenditure Survey - FCO Programmes”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Attorney General minute to MacGregor (“Public Expenditure Survey: Additional Bids”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Secretary of State for Energy letter to MacGregor (public expenditure requirements) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: MT letter to Sir John Greenborough (Review Body for Nursing Staff, Midwives, Health Visitors and allied professions) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 minute for MT (“Education”) [meeting arrangements] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram to FCO (“US/Soviet relations: President Reagan’s message to Gorbachev”) [Reagan calls for a second summit] [released Dec 2015]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: John MacGregor PS letter to No.10 (“Civil Service Numbers”) [overall reduction; quarterly figures] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to George Younger (“Civil Service Industrial Pay Negotiations 1986”) [“I am mindful that they are employed in areas of great importance for our defence effort”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (public spending, industry, electricity prices) [released 2017]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 minute to MT (Luton membership card scheme) [incompatibility with Football Association rules] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: MT letter to Hurd (Robin Ibbs letter on the Animal (Scientific Procedures) Bill) [“I am so pleased that he wrote”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: No.10 briefing MT (“Workfare”) [“requirement to work or train in return for remaining on benefit”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 1449 to FCO (0415Z) ("SALT Limits") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MacGregor minute for Younger (Nimrod AEW: progress report) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Germany: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Federal German Economy") [outlook] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: UKE Amman telegram to FCO ("Prime Minister's visit to Israel") ["King Hussein is very grateful for... [MT's] efforts on Israel and looks forward to their meeting in London on 17 June"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Palestinian comment on the Prime Minister's remarks in Israel") ["...some misunderstanding of... self-determination for Palestinians... [and] PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Israel: Mayor of Jerusalem telegram to MT (Prime Minister's visit to Israel, May 1986) [exchange of courtesies] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Charles Hoste letter to Professor Griffiths (Hill-Norton committee) [clarification of how the committee on naval ship design was formed] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Netherlands: Prime Minister Lubbers letter to MT (European Monetary System) ["there is a political aspect apart from the aspect of economic confidence"] [declassified July 2017]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 1463 to FCO (2030Z) ("US/South Africa") [report on current political context surrounding Reagan's anticipated response to South African raids] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Canada: UKHC Ottawa telegram 307 to FCO (1835Z) ("Prime Minister's Visit to Expo") [meeting clash with Royal Ballet opening night] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) New Zealand: UKREP Brussels telegram 1864 to FCO (1730Z) ("EC/New Zealand") [Lange comments on dairy market access issues] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Tom King minute to George Younger ("Contingency Planning") [role of troops in prisons in event of a prison strike] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Yelena Bonner Sakharov) [efforts to secure Dr. Sakharov's return to Moscow] [released Dec 2018]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: Charles Powell minute to MT (proposed meeting President Mubarak's national security advisor) [MT agrees to meeting, to balance her recent visit to Israel] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Secretary of State for Social Services minute to Treasury Secretary (“1986 Public Expenditure Survey: Health”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: MOD minute to MacGregor (“PES 86”) [public expenditure survey] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Secretary of State for Environment’s PS minute to MacGregor (Department of Environment bids for public expenditure survey 1986) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Secretary of State for Scotland minute to MacGregor (“PES 1986”) [his bids for additional expenditure] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Department of Transport minute to MacGregor (“PES 1986”) [reviewing requests for additional bids] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Lord Chancellor minute to MacGregor (“Public Expenditure Survey 1986”) [requirements for public expenditure in the court service] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to MT (“Meeting with EC Journalists”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Nicholas Edwards letter for Whitelaw (report on the effects of local authority expenditure policies on education in Wales) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 minute for MT (“Education: Victor Rothschild”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Lord Young letter to MacGregor (“TVEI Extension”) [Technical and Vocational Education Initiative] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Washington telegram 1461 to FCO (2130Z) (“Invitation to Soviet defence minister to visit the US”) [“to discuss quote the wide gulf on issues related to each other’s military forces, doctrine and intentions unquote”] [released Dec 2015]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Office Weekend Highlights (MT meeting with Mrs Bonner, visit to Israel, South Africa, hippies) [released 2017]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (ship building redundancies, Tory revolt) [released 2017]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (trespass, warship design, litter, Labour party failures) [released 2017]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 letter to Private Secretaries (“Value for Money targets”) [report commissioned by MT] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: MT letter to Chairman of Luton Town Football Club (membership card scheme) [MT welcomes initiative] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 31 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Howe message to UKDEL NATO ("Ministerial Meeting of The North Atlantic Council, Halifax 29/30 May: Afternoon Session") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 31 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Energy: Mikhail Gorbachev message to MT (post-Chernobyl) ["the first thing that is needed is an early warning system in case of accidents"] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 1 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) South Africa: MT message to P.W. Botha (reactions to recent events) ​​​​​​​["We ought now to put this behind us"] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 1 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Israel: Vice-Chairman of Yad Vashem letter to MT (Prime Minister's visit to Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, May 1986) [brings attention to incorrect number of deaths quoted by MT] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 1 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) [press leak of MT letter to President Botha; MT "extremely angry... confirmed her fear that her communications and conversations with foreign Heads of Government were in general given too wide a circulation"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 1 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group) ["Clearly we were both upset by the other's reaction to recent events. We ought now to put this behind us. What matters is... the hope of progress offered by the... Group's initiative"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 1 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Treasury and Civil Service Committee report (“Proposals for an Appraisal Scheme in the Senior Open Structure”) [“Results of the consultative process”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lord Young, Lawson, Tebbit, MacGregor, Clarke) [“Workfare”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Moscow to FCO ("SALT II: Soviet Government Statement") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Howe minute for MT ("Comprehensive Test Ban (CTB): UK Public Posture") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: FCO minute for Powell ("State of Play at Geneva") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister/Lord President: Wicks briefing for MT (bilateral with Whitelaw) [DHSS personnel; visit to Russia; general political position] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: President Kaunda letter to MT (South African attack on UN High Commission for Refugees Camp) ["write to thank you... for your... sympathy and solidarity... following South Africa's wanton and unprovoked bombing"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Yelena Bonner Sakharova message to MT (MT, Yelena Bonner Sakharov) [message of thanks] [released Dec 2018]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Charles Powell note to MT (Shevardnadze visit to London) [proposed dates] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Clarke letter to Howe (“European Community: United Kingdom initiative on creating conditions for employment growth”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“European Community Budget: Council v European Parliament in the European Court of Justice”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Lynda Chalker letter to Peter Morrison (“ERDF Community Programmes”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Richard Luce minute for MacGregor (“1986 Public Expenditure Survey: Arts and Libraries”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Paul Channon minute for MacGregor (“PES”) [Department of Trade and Industry bids for expenditure] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Cabinet Office minute for MacGregor (“1986 Public Expenditure Survey: Management and Personell Office (Cabinet Office)”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: David Plastow letter for MT (future intentions of the MOD for fighting vehicles procurement) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Baker minute for MT (“Education - Changing Public Perceptions”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“TVEI Extension”) [Technical and Vocational Education Initiative] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Tebbit letter to MacGregor (“TVEI Extension”) [Technical and Vocational Education Initiative] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Bernard Ingham minute to MT (“The Week Ahead”) [hippy trespass, social security, South Africa, Channel Tunnel] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (litter, unions, industry) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Kenneth Baker minute to MT (Value for Money targets) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 minute to MT (“Money and Interest Rates”) [Chancellor no longer wanting a cut this week] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: MT letter to Sir Edward du Cann (All-Party Maritime Affairs Group) [request for meeting to discuss merchant shipping] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Younger minute for Howe ("Mine Clearance in the Falkland Islands") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 684 to FCO (0545Z) ("Elena Bonner") [arrival back in Russia, following medical treatment abroad] [released Dec 2018]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO (“EC/New Zealand: visit of Prime Minister Lange”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: No. 10 minute for MT (“Public Expenditure”) [Lawson “EXTREMELY anxious” about public spending & taxation section in MT’s speech] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) City: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Big Bang”) [deregulation] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Brian Griffiths briefing for MT (“Education - Changing Public Perceptions”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Richard Luce PS letter to No.10 (“Junior Ministers: Follow-up to seminar on 8 November 1985”) [MT to speak to Cabinet to give civil service reforms “a push”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (economy, public expenditure, industry) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: MT letter to Chairman of ACARD (Council’s report on medical equipment industry) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Moscow to FCO ("US/Soviet Relations and Arms Control") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: Chairman of Cable & Wireless Ltd letter to Howe (transPacific fibre optic cable) [press release announcing proposed US-Japan joint venture] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("South Africa internal") [situation report: "clamp down on the continuing violence... I believe we may have reached something of a watershed"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Northern Ireland") [proposed dissolution of Assembly, could give impression that policies have run into a cul-de-sac] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Robert Armstrong minute to MT ("Northern Ireland: Meeting of Ministers on 5 June") [proposed dissolution of Assembly, wider policy issues] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Howe-Hurd-King) [failure of Assembly to carry out statutory functions, proposed dissolution, decision would need to be presented with finesse] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 691 to FCO (0630Z) ("Visit o[f] of a British IPU Delegation to the Soviet Union, 23 May - 2 June") [summary of visit] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Cabinet: Community Affairs”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Bilateral with the Chancellor”) [money markets, public spending, education] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Douglas Hurd minute for MacGregor (“Public Expenditure Survey”) [the Home Office bids for additional resources] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Warry minute for Powell (“Privatisation of the Royal Ordnance”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Baker minute to MT (“School Teachers’ Pay Negotiations in England and Wales”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (hippies, law and order, NHS, public spending) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Richard Luce letter to MT (“Scrutiny of Occupational Health and Hygiene Provision throughout the Civil Service”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) France: MT letter to President Chirac (Foundation for Age Research) [Paris to London fundraising relay] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: UKE Tunis telegram to FCO ("PLO's reaction to Prime Minister's visit to Israel") ["...fiercely critical..."; MT: "What a shower they are!"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("The shipbuilding industry") ["[My] report will contain some recommendations in its own right. It will also, however, provide the background to a number of specific operational questions due to come to Ministers in the next few weeks"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Lord Hill-Norton letter to Younger ("Hull Forms for Warships") [concerns about the terms of reference of the Inquiry] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Confidentiality of Normal Vetting (NV)") ["If, as a result of a breach, it became necessary to discuss NV with the Defence Committee... there should be no reference to the role of the police, who have co-operated... on the understanding that the practice would remain confidential"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Howe minute to Younger ("Mine Clearance in the Falkland Islands") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Co-Chairmen of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group (negotiations about the democratic future of South Africa) ["We strongly believe that... [our] negotiating concept is sound... difficult to understand how the term suspension of violence provides difficulties for the South African Government... a prior reduction in the level of violence before the Government itself takes specific action... would not be feasible"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: FCO record of conversation (1200Z) (Howe, Osama al-Baz) [Egyptian national security advisor: Middle East peace process/role of PLO; Egyptian economy] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Dr. Osama al-Baz") [Egyptian national security advisor: Middle East peace process/role of PLO; EC Presidency] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Peter Brooke letter to Ian Lang (“European Social Fund - Position for 1986”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Jopling minute for MacGregor (“PES: Agriculture, Fisheries and Food”) [bids for expenditure] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Paul Channon minute for MacGregor (“Public Expenditure Survey 1986: Office of Fair Trading”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) City: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Governor of the Bank of England, Channon) [deregulation of financial markets] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Lawson-MacGregor) [education capital receipts] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 briefing for MT (“Education”) [Baker’s proposals for extra expenditure] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: MacGregor letter to Lord Young (“TVEI”) [Technical and Vocational Education Initiative] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(86) 22nd (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (MT speech signals tax cuts, hippies, law and order, economy) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) France: Alan Clark PS letter to No.10 (meeting with German Federal Economics Minister and French Trade Minister) [advance notification to No.10] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 minute to MT ("Local government finance") ["Ministers at E(LA) have begun squaring up for the 1987-88 RSG Settlement. You might find it helpful to have a progress report"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Chernobyl: Cabinet Office minute for Home Secretary ("The Lessons of Chernobyl") [Civil Contingencies Unit to consider lessons and "prepare appropriate new plans for the future"] ​​​​​​​[released Dec 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Netherlands: FCO telegram to UKE The Hague ("My Call on Lubbers and Van den Broek: 1600-1730 on 6 June") [Howe record of conversation] [declassified July 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("South Africa: President Botha") [meeting with European Heads of Government proposed by Pik Botha; Howe reports on soundings with Genscher & Raimond: "neither liked the idea"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO record of conversation (Howe, Lubbers, van den Broek) ["South Africa": further sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Canada: FCO minute to Caroline Ryder ("Prime Minister's Visit to Vancouver: 11-13 July 1986") [outline programme] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Willie Whitelaw minute to MT ("Northern Ireland Assembly") [Assembly is "behaving in a totally irresponsible manner" but dissolution is not intended to be permanent] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Northern Ireland Assembly: OD Meeting at 10.30 on Monday 9 June") [decision on proposed dissolution, timing and presentation, Council of Northern Ireland] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Germany: UKE Bonn telegram 511 to FCO (0830Z) ("Land Elections in Lower Saxony, 15 June") [narrow win for CDU/FDP a relief for coalition in Bonn] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: National Security Planning Group minutes (1500Z) ("US-Soviet Relations") (NSPG 0134) [Arms control - Reagan suggests Soviets might view SDI test] [declassified Dec 2005]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Dr. Osama al-Baz, Youssef Abd Elaziz Shrarah) [meeting with Egyptian national security advisor & Egyptian ambassador: MT visit to Israel; Middle East peace process/role of PLO; EC Presidency; Taba; official Egyptian visits to UK] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT (“European Council, 26-27 June”) [the possible agenda] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Community 1986 Budget”) [implications for the forthcoming UK Presidency] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Norman Fowler minute for MacGregor (“Public Expenditure Survey 1986: Social Security and DHSS Administration”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Northern Ireland Office minute for MacGregor (“1986 Public Expenditure Survey”) [proposals for additional resources] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Norman Fowler minute for MacGregor (“Public Expenditure Survey 1986: OPCS”) [additional resources for the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Baker-Whitelaw; MT-MacGregor) [education spending; introduction of GCSEs] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: MacGregor minute for Nicholas Edwards (“HMI Report”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Washington telegram 1516 to FCO (1630Z) (“Geneva negotiations: new Soviet proposals”) [“for a ban on ASATS and a ban on the offensive use of defensive systems … such linkage would be bad news”] [released Dec 2015]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Office Weekend Highlights (“The Week Ahead”) [hippies, US extradition, World Cup] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (hippies, general election, health, education) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Unwin minute to Roberts (“Remuneration of Legal Profession”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 7 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Community Radio") [results of experiment] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 8 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Howe message to UKE The Hague ("My Call on Lubbers and Van Den Broek: 6 June - Arms Control") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 8 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell minute for MT ("South Africa: Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group") ["have agreed and signed their report"; their work at end, no recommendation for action; next steps] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 8 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: Lord Chancellor's PS letter to Charles Powell ("Australia Constitution Act") [advises against permanent loan of original to Australia] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Moscow to FCO ("Geneva Negotiations: Soviet Proposals") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Energy: MT message to Mikhail Gorbachev (post-Chernobyl) ["the main task is to ensure that there should be no more nuclear accidents"] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("MISC 118") [comments on draft paper for cabinet committee: "Little if anything is said about the likely impact of measures on South Africa... the case for measures seems to depend primarily on the need to maintain our position in the Commonwealth, the Community and the Third World"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lord Barber) [Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group Report; further measures; MT: "Front Line States... would in turn seek aid to compensate them, which we would be in no position to provide"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("South Africa: ComGEP") [Eminent Persons Report: "general feeling in the Group was that they were being strung along... unlikely to be able to play any further role... very high risk of increased violence... need to prepare our position as thoroughly - and as quickly - as possible... [Howe] observes... before long we... [will] have exhausted the scope for minor, relatively painless measures"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 9 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Canada: Nigel Wicks minute to FCO Finance Division ("Prime Minister's Visit to Vancouver") [cost of PM's reception] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Nicholas Edwards minute for MacGregor (“1986 Interdepartmental PES”) [the Welsh Office additional bids] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Paul Channon letter for MacGregor (Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) additional public expenditure bids) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Paul Channon minute for Financial Secretary to the Treasury (“Privatisation of British Airways, British Airports Authority and Rolls-Royce”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Lord Young minute to MT (“The Proposed National Council for Vocational Qualifications”) [MT: “horrified… a quango to end all quangos”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Channon letter to MacGregor (“TVEI Extension”) [Technical and Vocational Education Initiative] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: John MacGregor PS letter to No.10 (“Yardsticks for the success of budgeting in departments”) [MT request for measurable evaluation] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Hurd) [“The Peacock report on the BBC”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Bernard Ingham minute to MT (“The Week Ahead”) [hippies, caning, Austrian election, SOGAT conference, SDP] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (SDP/Alliance, South Africa, hippies, economy, pay) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Ridley minute to MT (“Football Spectator Violence”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Fowler letter to Lord Young (‘Restart’ pilot scheme: cases of failure to comply) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Channon letter to Kenneth Clarke (“European Community: UK Initiative on Creating Conditions for Employment Growth”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Powell minute to FCO (MT discussion on Nimrod project) [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Secretary-General of the Commonwealth letter to MT ("Mission to South Africa Report of the Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons") ["the report leaves little doubt that... there will not have been adequate progress... the question arises as to what further measures Commonwealth governments will adopt"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Pik Botha letter to co-Chairmen of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group (negotiations) [preconditions for, process and nature of the negotiations: "unacceptable that violence or the threat of violence should be used as a bargaining counter"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell minute for MT (Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group Report) [encloses conclusions; MT: "It is worse than I thought"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell minute for MT (Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group Report: message from Chancellor Kohl) ["anxious to avoid any substantive reaction... until he had a chance to co-ordinate views with you"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Canada: Caroline Ryder minute to MT ("Your Visit to Canada: Hair") [draft programme] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Canada: FCO minute to Charles Powell ("Prime Minister's Visit to Vancouver: Concorde Flight on Friday 11 July") [arrangements] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cyprus: President Kyprianou letter to UN Secretary-General (draft framework agreement on Cyprus) [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: UKE Budapest telegram 123 to FCO (1447Z) ("Gorbachev's Visit to Hungary: 8-9 June") [summary & analysis] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: UKE Paris telegram 38 to FCO (1447Z) ("Mitterrand's Visit to Moscow") [] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe telegram to UKE The Hague (“Informal EC Foreign Ministers Weekend: Heemkerk, 8 June”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Flotation of Royal Ordnance plc (ad hoc meeting at 4.15 pm on Wednesday, 11 June)”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Minister of State for Defence Procurement minute for MT (“Flotation of Royal Ordnance plc”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Department of Health and Social Security letter to Department of Employment (picketing at Huyton local office) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Office of Manpower Economics letter to MT (“Review Body on Armed Forces Pay”) [recommendation from the Chairmen] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: King memo circulated to Cabinet - C(86) 16 (Dissolution of the Northern Ireland Assembly) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram to FCO (“Call on Zagladin: East/West relations”) [proposals for second summit, SALT II] [released Dec 2015]
PDF 86 Jun 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (hippies, Austria, domestic politics) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Ridley minute to MT ("The Widdicombe Report on the conduct of local authority business") ["...my proposals on handling on publication day and thereafter"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) ["South Africa": "brief discussion... of the Report of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group and how the Government should respond publicly to it"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with the co-Chairmen of the Eminent Persons Group") ["The Group's report in effect recommends that sanctions should be applied... it seems evident that Mandela holds the key to the situation"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Message to the Prime Minister") [cover letter only, referring to message from President Botha] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("ComGEP: Background Papers for Members of the Cabinet") [conclusions of the Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons report on its work, and copies of correspondence between the Group and the South African government] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: King PS minute to Charles Powell ("Northern Ireland Assembly") [draft statement announcing dissolution] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Robert Armstrong minute to MT ("Cabinet: Northern Ireland Assembly C(86) 16") [proposed dissolution, timing and presentation] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: John Rodgers letter to Michael Havers (Joint Irish Courts) [membership of three-man courts] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“European Community Budget”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Cabinet: Community Affairs”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Bilateral with the Chancellor”) [public spending] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Baker letter for MacGregor (Department of Education and Science additional bids for Public Expenditure Survey) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: MOD minute to No.10 (“Royal Ordnance: Flotation”) [possible alternative courses] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: MOD minute to No.10 (“Flotation of Royal Ordnance plc”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: No.10 minute for MT (“Royal Ordnance”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Baker minute for MT (introduction of the GCSE examination) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Baker letter to MacGregor (“TVEI extension”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Rifkind letter to Lord Young (“TVEI Extension”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: John Moore minute to MT (“Engines for British Airways Boeing 747-400s”) [Rolls-Royce vs US bid] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Hurd minute to MT (“Peacock report”) [Committe maps out “ultimate goal of a completely unregulated market” outwith its terms of reference] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Labour lead, Bob Geldof, economy, industry) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Remuneration of Lawyers”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 1580 to FCO (2340Z) ("Geneva Negotiations: New Soviet Proposals") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("South Africa") [MT "inclined to think that she should send a further message to President Botha... to sound [him] out on the possibility of some progress between now and the meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government next September"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Fraser, Obasanjo) ["Prime Minister's meeting with the co-Chairmen of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group on South Africa": analysis of the Group's failure and assessment of South Africa's future; MT of the opinion that Mandela's release would be key to a breakthrough] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Co-Chairmen of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group letter to Shultz (further sanctions against South Africa) ["[our] report will be released today... we are not dealing with a government which wishes to negotiate"; the Group's view on necessary further measures] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Nicholas Edwards minute to Willie Whitelaw (Community Radio) [proposals pose political problems] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cyprus: UKHC Nicosia telegram 233 to FCO (0900Z) ("Greek Cypriot Response to the UN Secretary General") ['very negative letter'] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 12 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: National Security Planning Group minutes (1800Z) ("US-Soviet Relations") (NSPG 0135) [Arms control - Reagan, with Weinberger and Shultz, argues for "zero ballistic missiles" tied to SDI deployment] [declassified Dec 2005]
PDF 86 Jun 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: UKE Cairo telegram 391 to FCO (1142Z) ("Dr. Al Baz's Visit to London") [report on al Baz's perceptions of his visit] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 86 Jun 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Howe, Jopling) [European Community budget] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Edwards letter to Peter Morrison (“EC Integrated Operations”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Rifkind minute to MT (“Teachers’ pay negotiations in England and Wales”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(86) 23rd (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs, Economic Affairs, Northern Ireland Assembly) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKDEL Vienna telegram to FCO (“ Warsaw pact summit”) [“It is unrealistic to try to make agreement in MBFR a pre-condition for movement to the larger forum”] [released Dec 2015]
PDF 86 Jun 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Brighton trial, law and order, education) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Lord Young minute to MT (“Incentives in UK, France and Germany”) [comparison of ‘welfare to work’ systems] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Bonn to FCO ("Geneva Negotiations: New Soviet Proposals") [the Germans are impressed] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("France: economic report for May 1986") ["mostly bad news"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Stephen Sherbourne minute ("Welsh Conference: next Saturday, 21st June 1986") [briefing on Welsh matters] ​​​​​​​[released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Scottish Office paper circulated to E(LF) - E(LF) (86) 1 ("The Operation of the Community Charge") [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell minute for MT ("South Africa") [shown text of President Botha's television statement regarding the declaration of a state of emergency by Worrall; unhelpful; replied that MT attached "particular importance to the position of Mr Mandela"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Howe minute to MT ("UK Policy towards South Africa") ["resist calls for comprehensive sanctions... new political mechanism to promote dialogue... badly needed to take the place of the Commonwealth Group.... consider... further personal message from you to President Botha... our aim... to settle on a suitable range of measures... We cannot afford to take long over this"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Germany: UKE Bonn telegram 499 to FCO (0915Z) ("Land Elections in Lower Saxony, 15 June") [important test for the coalition] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 737 to FCO (1630Z) ("Shevardnadze's visit to London") [Cartledge, Shevardnadze: record of conversation: proposed dates] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Nicholas Ridley minute for MacGregor (“PESC 1986 - DOE (Central)”) [Department for the Environment need for resources] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: No.10 minute for MT (“Local Bus Services - Electoral Asset or Liability?”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Department of Employment letter for Department of Health and Social Security (dispute at Huyton local office) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Cabinet Office minute to MT (“The Proposed National Council for Vocational Qualifications”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“Schoolteachers’ pay negotiations in England and Wales”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Chairman of Rolls Royce letter to Channon (Engines for British Airways 747-400s) [US vs UK bids] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Trivial Archive (Thatcher MSS) City: Addison minute for MT (Broadgate development) ["helicopter theme"] [released Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (South Africa, Labour party) [“Seen to be on the brink of a bloodbath”] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Robin Ibbs briefing for MT (“Value for Money seminar: Tuesday 17 June 1986”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“Public Prosecutors’ earnings: comparison between English and Scottish Rates”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Remuneration of Lawyers”) [memorandum by Lord Chancellor and the Attorney General] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 14 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation ("South Africa") [Charles Powell, Sonny Ramphal: notice of intention to meet with Presidents Kaunda & Gandhi regarding threatened withdrawal from Commonwealth; request for meeting with MT] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 14 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Washington telegram 1596 to FCO (0326Z) ("EC/US: Enlargement") [US proposal for a levy-free quota in agriculture] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 86 Jun 14 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Dr. Armand Hammer letter to Soviet Ambassador to the UK (US/Soviet relations) [follow-up to meeting] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 14 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Prime Minister Papandreou of Greece letter to MT (issues to be discussed at the European Council: Greece-Turkey relations & the Community’s future development) [“a very tiresome letter”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 15 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lubbers) ["South Africa": Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 16 June: "dramatic developments... [had] strengthened the case for agreeing some action at the European Council... something to be said for deciding one measure at least... tomorrow"; MT resistant] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Lord Young letter to Norman Fowler (‘Restart’ pilot scheme: benefits sanctions for refusal to comply) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: No.10 minute to MT (Israeli record of Peres/Mrs Thatcher discussions) [MT visit to Israel, May 1986] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Parliament: Lord Lucas letter to Whitelaw ("Report to the Eden committee on Metrological Control of Equipment for Use for Trade - Government reponse") ["... Eden Report (concerning weighing and measuring equipment for use for trade)... The Deregulation White Paper "Building Businesses - Not Barriers" commits us to publishing a response by August and I now attach the draft Response")] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Luxembourg record of conversation ("Foreign Affairs Council, Luxembourg, 16 June 1986. South Africa") [Howe, EC Foreign Ministers: sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKHC Harare telegram to FCO ("Armed struggle in South Africa: Mugabe's speech") ["gave priority to armed struggle... [supported] sanctions... by the international community... even if it meant suffering"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("South Africa: Motion") [suggests draft amendment for Parliamentary debate on effective measures to oppose apartheid; Howe speech for Debate attached] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 letter to Howe PS (message to the Prime Minister from Prime Minister Gandhi) [seeks draft reply] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 letter to Howe PS (interception of arms and ammunition to the ANC) [details and handling of reply to South African government] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Chair of CU Assurance letter to MT (South Africa: the British Business View) ["Thank you for your hospitality today... [I am] enclosing a draft of the statement which the British Industry Committee on South Africa will be putting to its members on Wednesday 18th" ] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: King PS minute to Charles Powell ("Contingency Planning in Northern Ireland") [central management plan, discussion with essential services, consultation with MoD on resupply of men] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Luxembourg telegram to FCO (“ECOFIN 16 June: Community Budget”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Treasury briefing for Chancellor (“RO Flotation and the Alternatives”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Flotation of Royal Ordnance plc (ad hoc Meeting at 10.45 on Tuesday, 17 June)”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: MOD minute to No.10 (“Royal Ordnance”) [flotation arguments for public presentation] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Solicitor General minute for MT (“Flotation of Royal Ordnance plc”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Tebbit minute for MT (“Flotation of Royal Ordnance plc”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: No.10 briefing for MT (“Royal Ordance plc”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) City: No.10 minute to MT (“Serious Fraud Office”) [follow up to Roskill Report] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Lord Young letter to Baker (“Draft White Paper on Vocational Education and Training: ‘Pulling Together Education and Training’”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Teachers’ pay negotiations [MISC 122: 12 noon Tuesday 17 June]”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Ridley minute to MT (“Value for Money”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: John Moore letter to Robin Ibbs (Department for Transport plans for improving value for money) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT (“Value for Money seminar: the Home Office”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Whitelaw, Lord Hailsham, Hurd, John MacGregor, Michael Havers, Patrick Mayhew) [remuneration of the Legal Profession] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Lord Zuckerman letter to Armstrong (the private Pugwash meeting: nuclear forces and Gorbachev's proposals) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Fowler paper circulated to E(LF) - E(LF) (86) 2 ("Social Security and the Community Charge") [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 86 Jun 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("MISC 118") [assessment of the risk of South African goverment banning strategic mineral exports in retaliation for sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 17 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 note to Charles Powell (lobby led by Mr. Nubaduala to see the Prime Minister) ["Duty Clerk told them that she was unavailable"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell briefing for MT ("Ministerial meeting: South Africa") ["We now need to decide how to apply... [our] policy in practice at the European Council on 26/27 June and in the run up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting"; points to consider] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 746 to FCO (1410Z) ("Central Committee Plenum: Gorbachev's Speech: Foreign Policy) [summary & analysis] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Bilateral with the Chancellor”) [public spending] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Minister of State for Social Security and the Disabled to Department of Employment (“Huyton Local Office”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Financial Secretary to the Treasury minute for Paul Channon (“Privatisation of BA, BAA and Rolls Royce”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Lawson-Younger) [flotation of Royal Ordnance plc] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (South Africa, industry, economy) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Robin Ibbs minute to MT (“Implementation of Scrutinies: 1983 Scrutiny Programme”) [MT: “we must do better on implementation”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Hurd) [Value for Money seminar: Home Office] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Richard Tracey PS letter to No.10 (World Cup in Mexico: behaviour of the England fans) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Howe minute to Kenneth Clarke (“European Community: United Kingdom Initiative on Creating Conditions for Employment Growth”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 1622 to FCO (2216Z) ("Geneva Negotiations: INF") [latest Soviet proposals] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 1621 to FCO (2215Z) ("Geneva Negotiations: New Soviet Proposals") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Mitterrand/Kohl meeting: 17 June") ["The habit of exchanging views regularly at this level is probably more important than the precise content of the discussion"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Edwards letter to Ridley ("Green Paper 'Paying for Local Government'") ["...letter... from the Director of the CBI Wales in support of our proposals"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Cabinet Office briefing for Whitelaw ("E (LF) (86) 1st Meeting") [Community Charge: "The Social Services Secretary has now circulated - very late - a Memorandum... that does little more than wring hands and draw attention to the considerable turbulence which the various reforms will cause..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister's Tours Abroad: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("EC Presidency handover") [breakfast meeting with Lubbers] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Lawson, Tebbit, Wakeham, Alan Clark, Robert Armstrong, Percy Cradock) ["South Africa": sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: George Younger minute to Tom King ("Contingency Planning in Northern Ireland") [servicemen should not be placed in direct contact with prisoners, strike action by guards] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: UKE Cairo telegram 396 to FCO (1120Z) ("Visit of Egyptian Minister of Defence to the UK") [supplementary briefing] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 86 Jun 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Julian Amery MP letter to MT (current developments in France) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Cabinet: Community Affairs”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Cabinet Office minute for MT (“Public Expenditure”) [comments for discussion with Lawson] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (South Africa) [Conservative abstentions in debate, opposition leaders lining up to call for sanctions] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Lawson) [Bank working on study of recent behaviour of monetary aggregates; MT urges debt conversion] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 1632 to FCO (2230Z) ("President Reagan's Glassboro Speech: East/West and Arms Control") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 1633 to FCO (2359Z) ("The President's Glassboro Speech") [implications and analysis] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MOD minute for Powell ("Nimrod") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Jun 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 minute to MT ("Local authority capital expenditure controls") ["...discussions about the future of the capital control regime, following the Green Paper on Local Authority Finance, have now got caught up with the spending plans for 1987-88..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Minutes of Ministerial Sub-Committee on Local Government Finance - E(LF) (86) 1st ("Introduction of the Community Charge") [also social security aspects] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 86 Jun 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: FCO briefing for MT (“Briefing for European Council, The Hague 26-27 June 1986”) [Internal market; Citizen's Europe; Post-Chernobyl; Drugs; Research and Development; Mediterranean Policy; EC/Turkey; Acid Rain/Large Combustion Plants Directive; PM's closing words on the Dutch Presidency; East/West] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 1630 to FCO (2225Z) ("US/South Africa") [proceedings in Congress; "the chances of an Administration concession have probably in fact increased"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("South Africa: the current mood") ["Government's emergency measures have so far proved broadly successful... in the long run... will solve nothing... seem determined to do their own thing and damn the consequences"; Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Robert Jackson MP letter to No.10 (sanctions against South Africa) [text of his speech in Parliamentary debate] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Patrick Wall MP, John Biggs-Davison MP, Ian Lloyd MP, Julian Amery MP, George Gardiner MP, John Carlisle MP) [members of Conservative Back Bench Committee on South Africa: sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Cabinet Office minute to Douglas Hurd ("Community Radio") [opposition to setting up new quangos] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“European Council”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Alan Clark letter to Lynda Chalker (“EC Draft Directive on Commercial Agents”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(86) 24th (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Norgrove minute for Wicks ("Trips") [MT should visit "the failures and the run-down areas", not solely "successful factories, new hospitals or strongly Conservative areas"] [released Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (South Africa sanctions, World Cup, law and order) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Michael Alison minute for Nigel Wicks (BBC Board of Governors) [possible vacancy, procedure for appointment] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) South Africa: MT message to Ronald Reagan (Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group) ​​​​​​​[hopes the government can be drawn into negotiations] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with deputation from Sunderland") [impact of British Shipbuilders redundancies; strategy for winning more orders; economic support for regeneration in Sunderland] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Channon minute to MT ("Swan Hunter") ["It seems totally unacceptable that we should go back on our promise to Swan Hunter because of a VAT technicality... I very much hope therefore that George Younger will feel able now to award the second Type 23 frigate to Swan Hunter in line with the Cabinet decision"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("The UK shipbuilding industry") ["I was asked at E(A) to produce an interdepartmental report... describe[s] the existing state of the industry; assesses propects...; examines the case for Government intervention... The picture is a very sombre one"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Chernobyl: Powell minute for Cabinet Office ("Chernobyl: Soviet Management of the Crisis") [MT has read JIC report on topic "with considerable interest"; asks what contingency plans we are making?] ​​​​​​​[released Dec 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) [force levels and fisheries on the Falkland Islands] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 1650 to FCO (2330Z) ("US/South Africa") [US administration under mounting pressure from Congress to impose sanctions: "[should] be able to hold the line - as long as US allies were equally resolute"; Charles Powell annotation: "monstrous that the Foreign Office have not been following this line"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO record of conversation ("European Political Cooperation: Political Committee: The Hague, 20 June: South Africa") [discussion of further sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to President Reagan (South Africa: sanctions and dialogue) ["In preparing for the European meeting on 26/27 June, it would be very helpful to me to have a frank account of your thinking"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) ["South Africa": "at next week's European Council... [MT] said that her strong preference would be to avoid decisions on measures... [Howe] said that he thought that it would be difficult to avoid decisions"; meeting with Tambo] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation ("South Africa") [Charles Powell, Horst Teltschik: proposed UK/US/W. Germany/France meeting; Howe consultations with US, Japan & other OECD countries, and visit to South Africa; opposition to import bans with particularly damaging effects on black communities] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Alan Clark PS letter to No.10 ("South Africa: trade statistics") [data provided at request of MT following Ministerial meeting on 18 June; CDP annotation: "The effect on us of full economic sanctions would be greater than the effect on all the rest of the Commonwealth put together"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Addison note for Powell (upcoming discussion at H) [foreign policy angle, community radio] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: FCO minute to No.10 ("EC/US: Enlargement") [the US proposal for a levy-free quota for corn and sorghum] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Royal Netherlands Embassy letter to Howe (advance copy of President of European Council letter to MT) [meeting of the European Council: subjects for discussion] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE The Hague telegram to FCO (“Discussion of Further Policies on South Africa”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT letter for Julian Amery MP (European Council meeting) [letter of thanks for information about possible developments in France] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Kenneth Clarke letter to Peter Brooke (“European Social Fund - Position for 1986”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Redwood minute to MT (“Public Spending - The Economy”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Lord Trefgarne letter to David Plastow (flotation of Royal Ordnance plc) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: MacGregor letter to Lord Young (“Draft White Paper on Vocational Education and Training”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Rifkind letter to Lord Young (“White Paper “Pulling Together Education and Training””) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: John Moore PS letter to No.10 (“UK/US air services: Bermuda 2 negotiations”) [aim “to retain an adequate market share in the all-important UK/US market”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (South Africa sanctions, arms control, post-Chernobyl, strategy team) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Office Weekend Highlights (Welsh Conservative confefrence, South Africa, World Cup) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Cabinet Office letter to No.10 (“Remuneration of the Legal Profession”) [record of conversation on presentation of Government’s decisions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 21 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell minute for MT ("South Africa: telephone call to Chancellor Kohl") [lines to take on sanctions; proposal for Howe to visit South Africa in his capacity as EC President; Kohl proposal for UK/France/W.Germany/US meeting; US position] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 21 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: CorEU The Hague telegram to All CorEU ("Extraordinary Ministerial meeting on South Africa, the Hague, 26 June 1986") [text of paper for discussion] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 22 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Laurens van der Post) ["danger of a moderate backlash"; release of Mandela; ANC; "Constitutional Convention to discuss South Africa's future"; sanctions; new Army Chief of Staff] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 22 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell minute for MT ("South Africa: meeting of Ministers") [draft OD paper: "a defeatist and disappointing document... [aims for] EC consensus... no suggestion that we should try to rally support... against taking measures"; draft Annex: "shows... severe objections to a ban on coal [and steel] imports"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 22 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Brian Griffiths briefing for MT (“Meeting with the Secretary of State for Education and Science Monday 23 June”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Channon, Lord Young, George Young, deputation from Sunderland) [impact of British Shipbuilders redundancies; strategy for winning more orders; economic support for regeneration in Sunderland] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Department of Health and Social Security minute to No.10 (unpaid National Insurance contributions in respect of work carried out on the Falkland Islands) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKHC Nairobi telegram to FCO ("Eminent Persons Group") [John Johnson record of conversation with General Obasanjo: "indebted to... [MT] who had done all she possibly could... commended [purported Howe mission to South Africa] but felt that it would be very difficult... felt that the EPG's work should not come to an end"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: President Reagan letter to MT (South Africa: sanctions and negotiations) ["I remain opposed to punitive sanctions... I accept your suggestion... of the importance of holding the line together... would be most interested in your views on what we might consider collectively with other countries who Pretoria respects"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation ("South Africa: meeting with Mr. Herzov") [Charles Powell, Basil Hersov: "a substantial industrialist of moderate views... danger of a moderate backlash... would be greatly increased were economic sanctions to be introduced"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Kohl) [agreement on need to resist further sanctions; MT proposal for Howe to visit South Africa, in his capacity as EC President; next Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Lawson, Whitelaw, Channon, Tebbit, Armstrong, Cradock) [press leak; US/W. German opposition to further sanctions; Howe and MT disagreement on further sanctions: "draft paper... should be rewritten... to make clear... our preferred outcome at the European Council"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell minute for MT ("OD: South Africa") [FCO paper: "not marvellous but it's better"; proposed recommendations to put to Cabinet] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell briefing for MT ("South Africa: telephone call to Mr Lubbers") [lines to take] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO record of conversation (Howe, van den Broek) ["South Africa": Howe diplomatic mission as EC President; meeting of Foreign Ministers; further sanctions] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Nicholas Ridley minute to Willie Whitelaw (Community Radio) [political implications of proposed experiment] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Charles Powell minute to Hurd PS ("Community Radio") [Howe's comments] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Canada: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("Prime Minister's Visit to Canada: 11/13 July") [arrangements] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Law Officers' Department minute to Hurd PS ("Attorney General's Reply to Mr Rodgers") [need for a firm reply to Rodgers] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: Ministry of Defence record of conversation ("Meeting with Field Marshall Abu Ghazala") [George Younger, Abu Ghazala] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Egyptian Defence Minister") [released Jul 2018]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Message from the Greek Prime Minister”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS minute to No.10 (“European Council: Gifts”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Channon minute for MacGregor (“PES: Companies Registration Office”) [a Corporate Plan for the next five years] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: MOD minute for No.10 (“Vickers and RO plc”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Baker) [education policy] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Lord Young minute to MT (“The Proposed National Council for Vocational Qualifications”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Channon letter to Lord Young (“Draft White Paper on Vocational Education and Training”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (South Africa, lamb, pay, economy, defence) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Bernard Ingham minute to MT (“The Week Ahead”) [“South Africa will continue to dominate”, European Council] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Channon letter to Lord Hailsham (“Remuneration of the Legal Profession”) [declassified 2014]
Text 86 Jun 23 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Reagan Library) South Africa: Reagan letter to Thatcher (concerting policy) [declassified 2000]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 1673 to FCO (2205Z) ("President Reagan's Interview with the Los Angeles Times") [new Soviet proposals in Geneva: arms control] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("The French political scene") ["Opinion polls indicate that Chirac has lost ground and that opposition to the Government's policies has grown, but that Mitterrand is now more popular than since the early months of his Presidency"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Chief Executive of Sunderland Council letter to MT (economic support for regeneration in Sunderland following shipbuilding redundancies) ["We were much encouraged by your interest in and support for our proposals... Is there some way your interest could be used to secure... private sector interest in the town...?"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: Wicks minute for MT ("Weekly meeting with the business managers") [MT's preferred 1415 slot clashes with parliamentary duties so MT agrees move to Monday 1015] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Prime Minister's Tours Abroad: UKE The Hague telegram to FCO ("Prime Minister's airport of arrival, European Council, 26-27 June") ["The Dutch have good reasons for their insistence on Schiphol... We have made a great nuisance of ourselves"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Walker minute to MT (sanctions against South Africa) ["we must not be seen to be afraid of trying to make further progress without sanctions"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("South Africa") ["outline [of] the respective positions of the Quai, Elysee and Matignon"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Department of Trade & Industry record of conversation ("South Africa") [Channon, Franz Joseph Strauss: "in favour of an immediate end to social apartheid, but wanted a more gradual transition on political apartheid"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to Prime Minister Gandhi (political future in South Africa and the suspension of violence) ["deeply disappointed that the [Commonwealth] Eminent Persons Group... were not able to continue... We must all now consider their report... very carefully... for our meeting in August"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation ("South Africa") [Charles Powell, National Security Council staff members, Walter Raymond & Phil Ringdahl: "as suggested by Admiral Poindexter. I did not learn anything very new"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell briefing for MT ("Cabinet: South Africa") ["Speaking Note": options for position to take "at the meeting[s] of the European Council... [and] Commonwealth Heads of Government": positive measures; diplomatic measures; negative measures; "One possibility would be for... [Howe], as President of the... [EC] from 1 July, to go to South Africa"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lubbers) [probable outcomes from next European Council meeting; disagreement over need for/value of further sanctions; MT proposal for Howe to visit South Africa as President of EC] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO record of conversation ("Meeting between the Minister of State and the President of the ANC") [Chalker, Tambo: "Chalker expressed her deep concern for the victims of today's bombings... dialogue... could only happen if there were a cessation of violence... explained why we did not believe that general economic sanctions would work"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("OD and Cabinet: South Africa") ["conclusions which Ministers reach in OD today and Cabinet tomorrow... should not become publicly known before the European Council"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Paul Channon minute to Douglas Hurd (Community Radio) [presentational difficulties of announcement on linceses] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Canada: Charles Powell minute to Howe PS ("Prime Minister's Visit to Vancouver Fit of British Airways Concorde") [costs, seats sold] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cyprus: UKHC Nicosia telegram 253 to FCO (0925Z) ("Cyprus: Ozal's Visit") [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Abu Ghazala) [defence sales; situation in Egypt; Sudan; Libya; Iran/Iraq] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environmental Affairs: Nick Ridley minute to MT (“Trafalgar Square”) [MT welcomes refurbishment plans] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Paris telegram to FCO (“Preparation for European Council: 26-27 June”) [aftermath of Chernobyl, international agriculture, South Africa] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO (“European Council: Delors Press Conference, 24 June”) [South Africa, Chernobyl, the budget, internal market, air fares, Greece-Turkey, EC-US and agriculture] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“European Council: Briefing Meeting”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: Norman Fowler minute for Whitelaw (“AIDS Campaign”) [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Cabinet: Community Affairs”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Channon letter to Howe (“UK Presidency of the Community: Internal Market Action Programme”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Bilateral with the Chancellor”) [profit-sharing scheme, reorganisation of Treasury, South Africa] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: No.10 minute for MT (“Royal Ordnance PLC”) [MT disagrees Vickers proceeding too fast] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Solicitor General minute for Baker (“Education Bill: Political Indoctrination”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Lord Young minute to MT (“Chairmanship of the National Council for Vocational Qualifications”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lord Young) [proposed National Council for vocational qualifications] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Lord Young letter to Baker (“White Paper on Vocational Education and Training Policies: Working Together: Education and Training”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Washington telegram 1672 to FCO (2200Z) (“US/Soviet relations”) [“apparently no progress on summit dates”] [released Dec 2015]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (South Africa, journalist expelled, Brighton bombers jailed) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 minute covering Treasury paper (“Treasury Economic Forecast: June Exercise”) ["rather depressing … pay still the heart of our problems"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: Addison note for Wicks (AIDS Campaign) [new campaign looks unobjectionable but suspects previous one was a flop] [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Jun 25 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Prime Minister's Tours Abroad: UKE The Hague telegram to FCO ("European Council meeting, the Hague: 26-27 June arrival arrangements and car allocation") [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Prime Minister Hawke letter to MT (Chief Minister of Lebowa visit to London: 15-18 July 1986) ["regrettably, it must be recognised that the [Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group] initiative failed... we are now left with no alternative but to exert the most effective pressure we can... my Government will be considering additional measures"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Premier of Queensland letter to MT (sanctions against South Africa) ["congratulations on your strong statement... you are completely correct"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 25 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Canada: Cabinet Office minute to GCHQ ("Prime Minister's Visit to Vancouver") [comms arrangements] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Hailsham PS minute to Law Officers' Department ("Attorney-General's Reply to Mr Rodgers") [Rodgers' references to Northern Ireland judiciary could add fuel to Unionist protests against Anglo-Irish Agreement] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS briefing for MT (“Prime Minister’s Breakfast with Lubbers, 27 June: Political Cooperation Aspects”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 (President of the Spanish Government letter to the President of European Council of Ministers) [EC internal market, relations with Latin America] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 25 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Economic policy: No.10 minute for MT (“Public Expenditure”) [possibility of discussion at Chequers] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Teachers’ pay”) [contacts between ACAS and the Scottish Inquiry] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(86) 25th (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whitelaw, Hurd, Tebbit, Channon, John Wakeham) [“Peacock Report”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (South Africa, domestic politics, Northern Ireland) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Lord Hailsham PS letter to No.10 (criminal legal aid remuneration) [proposed increases in fees] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Christopher Monckton letter to MT ("Inquiry into Naval ship design") [claims that Professor Caldwell unsuitable to head the Inquiry, due to conflicts of interest (denied by MoD); "... the media may now begin publicly to reflect the feeling that the... [MoD] has something to hide"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Lord Shackleton and Lord Buxton letter to MT (Falklands fisheries: Argentine/Soviet agreement) [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram to FCO ("State of Emergency: sitrep") ["No relaxation of state of emergency in sight"; details] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: South African Embassy letter to No.10 (Chief Minister of Lebowa visit to London: 15-18 July 1986) ["In the circumstances we wondered whether the Prime Minister might wish to meet Dr Phatudi"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Hartley Booth minute to MT ("Community Radio H Committee Thursday, 26 June") [Hurd's proposal to continue local radio initiatives] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 26 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Germany: Havers PS minute to Howe PS ("Pesident Weizsacker's Address to both Houses of Parliament 2 July 1986") [Lord Chancellor's proposed speech welcoming Weizsacker] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: UKE Cairo telegram 409 to FCO (1235Z) ("Taba") [Urwick, Meguid: record of conversation: arbitration] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 86 Jun 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe telegram to The Hague (European Council’s forthcoming statement on South Africa) [Botha signals concerns in advance to MT] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: President of European Council letter to MT (“The Unfinished European Integration”) [independent report to the Netherlands government] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Department of Trade and Industry minute to No.10 (“Flotation of Royal Ordnance PLC”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Baker letter to Lord Young (“White Paper on Vocational Education and Training Policies: Working Together: Education and Training”) [MT: “All very vague”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: MacGregor letter to Lord Young (“White Paper on Vocational Education and Training Policies”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: John Moore minute to MT (Engines for British Airways Boeing 747-400s) [“I welcome BA’s wish to stick with Rolls-Royce as a supplier”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (South Africa apartheid, health policy, law and order) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Legal Secretary to Attorney General letter to No.10 (Crown Prosecution Service fees: draft letter to the Bar) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Unwin minute to MacNaughton (“Remuneration of Lawyers”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKDEL NATO to FCO ("NAC Briefing by US Nuclear Arms Control Negotiatiors, 27 June) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: President Mitterrand letter to MT (SALT II negotiations) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: Hailsham letter to Whitelaw (“AIDS Campaign”) ["there must be some limit to vulgarity and illiteracy. 'Sex' means that you are either male or female"] [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Jun 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nicaragua: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("US/Nicaragua") [International Court of Justice verdict] [declassified Nov 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Washington letter to No.10 ("South African Minerals") ["significance for the Western industrialised world, and particularly the US"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (Conclusions of the European Council meeting on South Africa) ["A great deal now turns on the success of Geoffrey Howe's mission... I hope that you will extend a welcome to him and assume that you will see him yourself"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Prime Minister Mulroney letter to MT (The Commonwealth and further measures against apartheid in South Africa) [Mulroney message to Botha; Canada measures against & message to South African govt; "What is more important is that we have a significant and co-ordinated Commonwealth response to South Africa in August"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 27 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Canada: Nigel Wicks minute to FCO Finance Division ("Prime Minister's Visit to Vancouver") [cost of PM's reception] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Cabinet Office minute to Charles Powell ("Northern Ireland Contingency Planning") [plans are not as well prepared as they should be] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office minute to Havers PS ("Attorney-General's Reply to Mr Rodgers") ["Irish campaign to persuade us to accept three-man courts"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("Prime Minister's Talks with President von Weizsacker: 2 July") [to discuss: east/west relations, Berlin, terrorism, South Africa, European Community issues] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 27 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Germany: UKE Bonn telegram 559 to FCO (1488Z) ("FRG Draft Federal Budget for 1987") ["medium term financial objective of budgetary consolidation"] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: UKE Washington telegram 1719 to FCO (2300Z) ("Taba") [Judge Sofaer visit to Cairo] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 86 Jun 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Ingham briefing for MT (“Your Press Conference”) [European Council - predominantly South Africa] [declassified 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.

Legend

  • Full Text Full text on site
  • PDF PDF
  • Photo Photo
  • Video Video
  • Audio Audio
  • Info Only Info only (no text available)
  • CD Only Text on CD only