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PDF 84 Aug 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy letter to No.10 ("Endurance") [miners' strike: power station endurance] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy letter to No.10 ("Miners' Stike: Coal for Ravenscraig") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Letwin minute to Flesher ("Strikes: Latest Information") [miners' strike: situation at Tilbury; contributory benefits for striking miners] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Aug 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Reagan letter to Thatcher (thanks for photo with Churchill portrait) [unclassified]
Text 84 Aug 17 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: Baroness Young PS letter to No.10 ("Commonwealth Study on the Special Needs of Small States") [cover letter for Ramphal circular to Heads of Government attaching memo for Consultative Group] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: FCO telegram to UKE Dublin ("Kinsale Gas") [draft text of joint press announcement that project will not go ahead] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Sri Lanka: UKHC Colombo telegram 363 to FCO (0525Z) ("Sri Lanka: Internal Security") [John Nicholas, President Jayewardene: record of conversation: "President is greatly concerned at Indian government's attitude... wants friendly governments to be aware of real position"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: Prime Minister Hassan Ali message to MT (election to office of Prime Minister of Egypt) [thanks for MT congratulations; UK/Egypt relations] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 84 Aug 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Barclay minute to MT ("Hunterstone/Ravenscraig") [miners' strike: delivery of coal to Ravenscraig] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Trade and Industry letter to No.10 ("Miners' Strike: Coal for Ravenscraig") [miners' strike: delivery of coal to Ravenscraig] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Scottish Office letter to No.10 ("Miners' Strike: Coal for Ravenscraig") [miners' strike: delivery of coal to Ravenscraig] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: MT letter to Kinnock (Galvin incident) [with drafts] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Aug 18 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
Text 84 Aug 19 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
Text 84 Aug 20 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 20 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 note to MT (Basil de Ferranti MEP: 'Europe - "We and Them"' article) [controlling agricultural expenditure; forming alliances with other EC member state conservative parties] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 20 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Indonesian Ambassador letter to MT (Dinner with the Ambassador and the High Commissioners for Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Singapore, 30 August) [invite] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 20 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UN Secretary General Pérez de Cuellar letter to MT (UN Law of the Sea Convention) ["Signature of the Convention does not prejudge a future decision on its ratification"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 20 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: No.10 letter to Merseyside Task Force ("Prime Minister's Visit to Liverpool") [draft programme] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 20 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Sri Lanka: Prime Minister Premadasa letter to MT (UK/Sri-Lanka relations) [inauguration of Victoria Dam; development projects] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 20 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Malaysia: Prime Minister Mahathir of Malaysia letter to MT (Malaysia terminates referral of appeals to the Privy Council) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 20 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Barclay minute to MT (Robert Maxwell approaches MT, proposing TUC-NCB-Walker meeting) [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Aug 21 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 minute: Sherbourne to Alison ("British Airways, BCal and independents") [note of conversation with James Moorhouse MEP] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Lord King letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (future of British airline industry) [route transfers/BA privatisation: request to Lawson to "initiate... dialogue before all sides become even further entrenched"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Tornados for Turkey") ["I do not think [Tebbit's proposed] course could be justified in terms of our policy of limiting ECGD's exposure in the most risky markets or in the light of ECGD's own precarious financial position... Recent developments in Turkey confirm the need for a cautious approach"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Tom King PS letter to No.10 ("Docks") ["unloading of coal by ISTC members at Hunterston"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to Norman Fowler (TV licence) [independent review of concessionary scheme] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Europe and Defence") [comment on minutes by Foreign Secretary and Heseltine] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Canada: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("Relations with Canada") [ways to develop relations further] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 84 Aug 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade: Channon letter to Whitelaw (legal case against Government's use of Import, Export and Customs Powers (Defence) Act 1939) [case dropped] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Ministerial Group on Coal - MISC 101(84) 33rd (Industrial Action in the Coal Industry) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Barclay minute to MT ("Coal Strike: Media") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 21 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Germany: Prime Minister Strauss of Bavaria letter for MT (thanking for her letter of condolences) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Sherman letter to Sherbourne (“de-Shermanization” of the Centre for Policy Studies) [“I am naturally haunted by the question as to whether I could have played my cards better”] [released 2014]
Text 84 Aug 22 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Peter Rees minute to Peter Walker ("Energy Saving Campaign") [would agree to additional spending if the strike lasts through the Autumn] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Lord Gowrie minute to MT ("Personnel Work Action Programme: Report on Progress, mid-1984") ["last July, you asked me... [for] a progress report after a year... the report records very encouraging [progress]"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to Howe PS ("New European Commission") [preferred portfolios] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Visit to South East Asia and Sri Lanka: 14-27 September") [speeches & briefing; briefing meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: British Council letter to No.10 (Prime Minister's Visit to South East Asia and Sri Lanka: 14-27 September) [briefing] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 22 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Brittan PS minute to Nigel Barclay ("Proposed Review of TV Licence Fee Concessions") [criticism of 5p concessionary scheme] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Guangdong Nuclear Project - Sharing Financial Sacrifices with GEC") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Alick Buchanan-Smith ("World Oil Markets") [response to proposals to reduce pressure on BNOC] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Buildings: No.10 minute to MT ("International Conference Centre") [viewing of furniture for the new building; MT alerted to her busy schedule] [released Jul 2015]
PDF 84 Aug 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Rhodes Boyson letter to Lawson (“The DHSS Newcastle shiftworking dispute”) [strike in 15th week; plan to recruit new staff if latest offer rejected] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Aug 23 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 23 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Sherbourne minute for MT (“Conservative Party Conference”) [agenda, itinerary] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 23 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: George Foulkes letter to MT (questions about circumstances surrounding the Belgrano) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 23 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Lord Gowrie letter to Brittan ("Civil Service College: Next Steps on Repayment") [funding for developmental training] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 23 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Chairmanship of Ad Hoc Select Committee on EEC Institutional Affairs") [MT "reacted favourably when... [Kohl] suggested... Carstens... [MT] seems to have overlooked... [FitzGerald proposal] that... Dooge should chair the Committee and that she... [welcomed] this suggestion"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 23 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Housing: Gow letter to MT (Housing and Building Control Act) [Right to Buy and Tenants' Charter provisions] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 23 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: No.10 minute to MT ("Guangdong Nuclear Project") [UK Government financial support for GEC] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 23 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: Shaw minute to MT ("Guangdong Nuclear Project") [UK Government financial support for GEC] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 23 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy briefing ("Daily Coal Report - Thursday 23 August 1981") [miners' strike: situation report] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 23 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy briefing ("Daily Coal Report - Thursday 23 August 1981") [miners' strike: situation report] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 23 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy letter to No.10 ("Endurance") [miners' strike: power station endurance] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 23 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Sherbourne minute for MT (“Conservative Party Conference”) [timetable for debates & parties] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 23 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iraq: Chancellor of the Exchequer to Secretary of State for Energy (“Oil Emergencies”) [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 23 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Agriculture: Peter Rees minute to Keith Joseph (“UK Domestic Support for Agriculture: Research”) [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Aug 24 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 24 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Anti-tank pipeline explosives") ["The Pentagon's plans arouse more fear in Alliance partners than in the Soviet armed forces."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 24 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Arrangements for the Taoiseach Visit on 3 September") [MT agrees to proposal that 30 minutes be set aside for private talk on Anglo/Irish matters] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 24 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Berne telegram to FCO ("Relations with Argentina") [Brunner's account of his conversation with MT] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 24 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("MISC 101(84) 34th Meeting") [recent events relating to miners'/docks strikes & threat of rail unions industrial action] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 24 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Mauritius: No.10 letter to High Commissioner (Prime Minister's Jugnauth's Visit to UK) [thanks for photos] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 24 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: UKE Washington telegram 2509 to FCO (0030Z) ("Republican Party Platform: East-West Relations, Defence and Arms Control") [summary & analysis] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 24 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Stoker briefing for MT ("MISC 101(84)34th Meeting") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 24 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Cradock minute for Powell (“Hong Kong: state of the negotiations”) [“reasonably confident”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 24 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Cradock minute for Powell (“Times article on Hong Kong Department in the Foreign Office”) [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Aug 25 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 25 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: UKE Washington telegram 2522 to FCO (1840Z) ("Republican National Convention") [report] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 25 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Fathulla Jameel (Foreign Minister of the Maldives) letter to MT (IDA VII financing) [vital need for increase in funding] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 25 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: assessment of progress in the working group”) [UK/China Agreement] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Aug 26 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 26 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Alfred Sherman draft valedictory article for The Times (Centre for Policy Studies) [“I had conceived our role as out-riders”] [released 2014]
Text 84 Aug 27 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 27 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) New Zealand: Prime Minister Lange of New Zealand letter to MT (visit to UK) [Chequers invite, EC butter and lamb negotiations] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 27 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Professor Michael Howard letter to MT (Chequers Seminar, 1 October: Possible Conflict of Principles) [unable to attend; reference to enclosed texts of lectures] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 27 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: UKE Washington telegram 25 to FCO ("Republican Party Platform: Industrial, Agricultural and International Trade Policy") [summary & analysis] [declassified Jan 2014]
Text 84 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Berne telegram to FCO ("Relations with Argentina") [Caputo's comments on the talks in Berne and future prospects] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Arts and amenities: MT letter to President of the Royal Academy of Arts (Royal Academy Appeal) ["I warmly support the objectives of the Appeal.... we shall be ready to make a further commitment of £250,000 in 1985-86"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("British EC Commissioners") ["You have frequently proposed Lord Cockfield... may be helpful to try to interpret... [the] misgivings [of those who you have consulted]"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Hurd letter to MT (Chequers Seminar, 1 October: Possible Conflict of Principles) [Hurd outlines thoughts; MT commends "excellent" contribution & agrees Hurd should be invited to seminar] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) New Zealand: David Lange message to MT (visit to the UK) [thanks for support in EC trade negotiations] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Sri Lanka: Charles Powell minute to MT ("UK-Sri Lanka Defence Agreement") [qualification of UK commitment & decision as to when to notify Jayewardene] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: UKE Washington telegram 23 to FCO ("Republican Party Platform: Foreign Policy") [summary & analysis] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: UKE Washington telegram 24 to FCO ("Republican Party Platform: Domestic Economic and Social issues") [summary & analysis] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) China: MT letter to Chairman of GB-China Centre (Tenth Anniversary reception) [MT declines to attend, citing Mitterrand State Visit; Howe to attend] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Prior minute to MT ("Harland and Wolff Ltd (H&W)") [seeks authorisation for H&W to take orders from BP and British Steel] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: National Security Council Minutes (1500Z) ("IMF Membership for Poland") (NSC 0109) [declassified Jan 2018]
PDF 84 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Ministerial Group on Coal - MISC 101(84) 34th (Industrial Action in the Coal Industry, Industrial Action in the Docks) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram to FCO (“Irish Government Statements”) [Barry “said the Irish Government hoped the Anglo-Irish Summit would be a major step forward”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Adam Butler letter to Havers (“Delays in Coming to Trial”) [“Jim appreciates your concern that we should not compound our present security problems”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Lord Gowrie PS letter to Fowler PS (“The DHSS Newcastle shift-working dispute”) [plan to recruit new staff if latest offer rejected] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Barney Hayhoe letter to Rhodes Boyson (“DHSS Newcastle shiftworking dispute”) [“recruiting casual staff may well… give the militants a chance to extend disruptive action”] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Aug 29 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Aug 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Coal: MT telegram to Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore (cancels visit) [“against the background of developments in the industrial situation here … it would not be right for me to be absent for a prolonged period”] [released 2014]

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