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PDF 84 Sep 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Tebbit letter to Biffen ("Rules and Conventions Governing the Release of Documents to Select Committees") [review] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy briefing ("Daily Coal Report - Wednesday 5 September 1984") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Turnbull minute to MT ("The state of the NUM/NCB talks") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Canada: Budd letter to Charles Powell (“Canadian General Election, 4 September”) [overwhelming Progressive Conservative victory] [declassified December 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 5 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Intelligence: Head of the Secret Intelligence Service (‘C’) letter to Armstrong (visit to Century House) [proposed arrangements, people for MT to meet] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 5 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Intelligence: “C” letter to Armstrong (visit to Century House) [proposed arrangements, people for MT to meet] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: ratification”) [UK legislative complications] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe telegram to UKE Beijing (“Future of Hong Kong: ratification”) [UK legislative complications] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 5 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Local Government: Tebbit letter to Lord Bellwin (“Abolition of GLC and MCC’s: further detailed decisions and preparation of legislation”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Turnbull (“Audit Commission Report”) [“bewildering complexity… lack of… accountability”] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: Alison Ward note to Gaisman (party conference) [lunch with Chief Whip] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Irish sailors' and soldiers' Land Trust") [financial arrangements for winding up: reimbursement to British Government for its stake, and proposals for disposal of future surpluses as remaining housing stock is sold off] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO telegram 142 to UKMIS New York and other posts (0930Z) (UN General Assembly: text of Argentine draft resolution) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Heseltine minute for MT ("Falkland Islands: Further Capital Works") [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Bank of England) Monetary Policy: Bank of England record of conversation (McMahon, Middleton) [SIA; Chancellor's IMF speech; EMS and coherence of domestic and external policy; hourly ERI; Allied Arab Bank] [declassified 2013]
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) New Zealand: FCO telegram 220 to UKHC Wellington (1530Z) ("Ships visits to New Zealand") [support for US efforts to persuade NZ government to reverse anti-nuclear policy] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Regional Policy: Tebbit letter to Younger ("Review of Regional Policy: EC Consultation") [disagreement over extent of information to be given to EC] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Regional Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Regional Policy Review") ["drift in officials' thinking... will in my view become a further handicap to the Treasury during and beyond the PES bilaterals"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: Department of the Environment briefing for MT ("2 October Visit") [MT visit to Liverpool: cover letter only, for revised briefing] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Sri Lanka: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Sri Lanka: Military and Police Training") [draft reply for No.10 to Director of UK security firm, Falconstar Ltd; Indian concerns about firm's involvement in Sri Lanka] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Employment: No.10 letter to HM Treasury ("Seminar on Industry and Employment") [agenda for seminar] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Howe minute to Biffen (Disclosure of Information to Select Committees) [review of rules & conditions] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy briefing ("Daily Coal Report - Thursday 6th September 1984") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("MISC 101(84)37th Meeting") [miners' and dock strikes] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Jenkin letter to Walker ("Opencast Coal Site at Springhill, Staffordshire") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Text of Walker speech to Scottish CBI ("The Positive Plan for Coal or Conflict, Violence and Disaster") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: round 22: second day: ratification”) [UK legislative complicatons] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe telegram to Youde (“Future of Hong Kong: message from Secretary of State”) [“concerned that we should not imperil the Agreement… by failing to make adequate provisions”] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: UKE The Hague telegram to FCO ("Benelux: A Relance?") [call for Benelux to be made eighth member of world economic summit] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Powell minute for MT ("Belgrano") [Pym refusing requests to say anything on the record; contesting the Belgrano decision "absolute nonsense"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: John Redwood minute to Andrew Turnbull (DTI spending figures) [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's meeting with Mr Michael Bishop, British Midland Airways") ["it is still difficult to see precisely what Mr Bishop wants"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Civil Aviation policy") ["We see nothing but trouble in Mr Ridley's key recommendations"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Inertial Confinement Fusion Research") ["implications... for the proliferation of nuclear weapons technology and possible action to control information emerging from such research": latest position/US approach to Japan] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environmental Affairs: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Acid Deposition") [House of Commons Environment Committee report: analysis & summary of key issues arising from report] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) ["British EC Commissioners"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("New European Commission") [Commissioner "portfolios of interest to Britain"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Budget Council: 6/7 September 1984") [report on proceedings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Community Expenditure on R & D and Euro-PES Arrangements") ["we must continue to attach the highest importance to controlling Community expenditure. But we also have to honour the commitments we have made on R&D over the past two years"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: MT letter to Prime Minister Premadasa (inauguration of the Victoria Dam) ["very sorry that I shall now not be able to attend... have suggested that Timothy Raison... represent me"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Port of London Authority") [port rates; restructuring; redundancy terms] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Mauritius: Prime Minister Jugnauth letter to MT (UK financial awards for Mauritian students) [thanks for additional allocation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Security: Brittan PS letter to No.10 (Oleg Georgiyevich Bitov) [cover story for press; enquries ongoing as to missing Soviet defector's whereabouts] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Health: Earl Gowrie letter to MT (follow-up to meeting on financial position of the Medical Research Council) [thanks for meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Coal: Redwood minute for MT (“The Coal Industry”) [“predatory unions have succeeded in turning a national asset into a national liability”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Nick Ridley memo circulated to Cabinet - C(84) 22 (Civil Aviation Authority's Review of Competition in Air Transport) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Ministerial Group on Coal - MISC 101(84) 37th (Industrial Action in the Coal Industry, Industrial Action in the Docks) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Article from The Economist ("In whose palm?") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy briefing ("Daily Coal Report - Friday 7 September 1984") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy letter to No.10 ("Endurance") [miners' strike: power station endurance] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Pascall minute to Turnbull ("Springhill Open Cast Coal Site") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Redwood minute to MT ("The Coal Industry") [miners' strike: "tackling the NCB"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Turnbull minute to MT ("Meeting with David Hart") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy letter to No.10 ("Springhill Opencast Site") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKE Washington telegram 2664 to FCO (2359Z) (“Northern Ireland: Possible Senate Hearing”) [aim to avoid hearing] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Opinion Polls: CCO polling (“Public Opinion Background Note 54”) [“a sharp turnaround in support for the Conservatives”] [released 2015]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hungary: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster's PS record of conversation (Lord Cockfield-Jozsef Marjai, Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister) [UK-Hungary relations, economy] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hungary: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster's PS record of conversation (Lord Cockfield-Peter Veress, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Trade) [Hungarian economy: relations with the UK and the West] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: No.10 letter to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: message to the Chinese Foreign Minister”) [MT comments on Howe minute] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe minute to MT (“Future of Hong Kong: draft White Paper”) [UK/China Agreement] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Sep 8 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Sep 8 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office telegram to UKE Budapest (European Commission) [MT acknowledgement of Lord Cockfield's acceptance of the role of Commissioner] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 8 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Tommy Thompson survey (coal dispute poll) [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 8 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: assessment of progress in the working groups and ad hoc groups”) [“We have nothing to offer and much to ask”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 8 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Secretary of State’s message”) [Wu Xueqian too “busy today…tomorrow and all next week” to receive message personally] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 8 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: FCO telegram to UKE Beijing (“Future of Hong Kong: message from Secretary of State”) [“have become increasingly concerned about difficulties which have arisen”] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Sep 9 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Sep 9 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Spain: Sherbourne letter to Scott Hamilton, CCO (“Senor Fraga”) [possible meeting] [released 2014]
Text 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Irish Embassy letter to No.10 (Taoiseach Fitzgerald's meeting with the Prime Minister on 3rd September 1984) [cover note referring to letter of thanks for MT's hospitality] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 briefing for MT (Civil Aviation Authority review) [Howe comments; charter market firms] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Howe minute to Ridley (Civil Aviation Authority review) ["my comments on those aspects of the [draft Cabinet] paper which have an international dimension"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Civil Aviation Authority review") ["implications of the privatisation of British Airways... for competition"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office letter to Department of Education ("Council of Europe meeting of Ministers for Research") [proposal by Dr. Robin Nicholson to present idea for a 'European Royal Society' at the meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Ian Stewart letter to MT ("Budget Council, 6/7 September") [report on proceedings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 minute to Howe PS ("Foreign Policy seminars: Chequers, Monday 1 October") [programme; participants; reference to discussion papers] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to non-official participants (Seminar on NATO strategy, Chequers, 1 October) [cover letter only, referring to enclosed discussion paper] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Andrew Turnbull note to MT ("PLA Ballot") [results] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Whitelaw letter to Lord Hailsham ("Legislative Programme") [1985/86; 1986/87: emphasises need for early submission of developed proposals] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Employment: Department of Employment letter to No.10 ("Seminar of Industry and Employment") [King's paper on 'Increasing Employment Through Deregulation'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Employment: Department of the Enviroment letter to No.10 ("Employment Seminar on 13 September") [Jenkin's papers on unused land and empty housing] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Enlargement of the Community") ["enlargement will represent an economic cost... But the damage to Western political and security interests if the negotiations were to fail would be serious"; outline of specific objectives in defence of UK interests] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Overseas Aid: Perez de Cuellar message to MT (funding for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Chair of the Women's Committee for Polina Paritsky (detention of Alexander Paritsky) [news of Paritsky's release] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Ministerial Group on Coal - MISC 101(84) 38th (Industrial Action in the Coal Industry, Industrial Action in the Docks) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy briefing ("Daily Coal Report - Monday 10 September 1984") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("MISC 101(84)38th Meeting") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hungary: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster's PS record of conversation (Lord Cockfield-Matyas Timar, President of the Hungarian National Bank) [Hungarian economy, relations with the USSR, world economic crisis] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Italy: FCO minute to No.10 (“Anglo-Italian Summit 18-19 October”) [Ministerial participation] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Whitelaw letter to Howe (“Future of Hong Kong”) [Hong Kong Bill] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe minute to MT (“Hong Kong Pensions”) [Hong Kong Bill] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Sep 11 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Sep 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: David Willets minute to No.10(“The computer strike at DHSS Newcastle”) [“when the strikers discover that they are not able to stop DHSS doing the uprating, they will realise they are in for a long struggle”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("Public Expenditure in 1984-85") [overspend on local authority capital expenditure] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Department of Transport briefing for MT (Prime Minister's meeting with Chairman of British Midland Airways) [Civil Aviation Authority report on airline competition policy] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Biffen, Tebbit, Ridley, Wakeham, Ian Percival) ["CAA Review"; Civil Aviation Authority review of the implications of British Airways privatisation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Lord Cockfield letter to MT ("Aviation policy") ["You may wish to have a note of my views"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT letter to President of the Confederation of British Industry (European Commission) ["I was grateful to have the CBI's views, and agree in general with the points you have made"] [declassified Jan 2014]

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