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PDF 86 Sep 17 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: John Moore letter to No.10 (“UK/Canada air services”) [termination of Agreement] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Younger minute for MT ("Airborne Early Warning Aircraft") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: President Ceausescu letter to MT (arms control issues) [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Paying for Local Government") [statement to explain decision to proceed with the policy] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to Willie Whitelaw ("E(LF): Community Charge - Framework of Duties and Offences") [arrangement for appeals in Scotland] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO minute to No.10 ("The Antarctic: Letter from Lord Shackleton") [MT's draft reply] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Jopling letter to MacGregor (“Devaluation of the Green Pound”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Giles Shaw MP letter to Edwards (EC integrated operations: steel industry) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Treasury record of conversation (MacGregor - Malcolm Rifkind) [public expenditure survey 1986: Scotland] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Norgrove minute for Armstrong (“Star Chamber”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No. 10 record of conversation (MT-Baker) [how to get better schools: City Technological Colleges] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Baker) [how to get better schools: local authority expenditure] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Baker) [liason with universities and polytechnics] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT-John Anson-Brian Griffiths) [restructuring school education] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(86) 31st (Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs, Home Affairs, Economic Affairs) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Bill Davis memo first draft (MT speech first draft) [“Some people call it Thatcherism, I call it common sense”] [released Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (SDP economic policies, MT visit to Germany, economy, industry) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Rifkind letter to Peter Brooke (“Staff Inspection”) [value for money review] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: George Younger minute to Geoffrey Howe ("World Administrative Radio Conference on High Frequency Broadcasting - Geneva, February 1987") [defence commitments] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Turkey: UKE Ankara telegram 457 to FCO (1517Z) ("Farewell Call on President Evren") [declassified July 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Lord Hailsham minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("E(LF): Community Charge - Framework of Duties and Penalties") [roles of the courts in England/Wales and Scotland] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MT letter for Lord Shackleton (the Antarctic: British role, research & environment) [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to Prime Minister Charles (action to abolish apartheid) ["I do not believe that sanctions are the answer"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MacGregor letter to Jopling (“Devaluation of the Green Pound”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Ridley letter to Lord Young (“Removing Barriers to Business in Europe”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Bilateral with the Chancellor”) [the markets] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Treasury record of conversation (MacGregor - Howe) [public expenditure survey 1986: Foreign and Commonwealth Office] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Treasury record of conversation (MacGregor - Walker) [public expenditure survey 1986: Department of Energy] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) International economic policy: UKDEL IMF telegram to FCO (“IMF: Managing Director”) [“Larosière to resign”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Washington telegram 2411 to FCO (2250Z) (“US/Soviet relations”) [Soviet position on Daniloff] [released Dec 2015]
PDF 86 Sep 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (income tax a party battleground, property, economy, industry, education) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Sep 19 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Hurd PS letter to No.10 (legislation on the misuse of crossbows) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Richard Luce minute to MT (“Multi-Department review of accommodation: progress report”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 20 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) New Zealand: UKE Paris telegram 774 to FCO (1350Z) ("Greenpeace") [attack on the Rainbow Warrior] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("President Mitterrand and Chatham House") [visit to UK] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 22 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) France: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("South Pacific Conference, Papeete, 3-5 November") ["a senior official rather than a Minister should attend this year"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: No.10 letter to Governor of the Bank of England's office ("Meeting with Karl-Otto Poehl) [request for briefing] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: Ministry of Defence record of conversation (Younger, German Defence Minister) [US isolationism; General Political Guidelines on nuclear weapons; France; Libya; new tank technology; chemical weapons; conventional defence; SDI; TNW; European security; equipment collaboration; SP70; INF; environmental impact of training areas] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: MT letter to Councillor Paul Beresford, London Borough of Wandsworth (local authority capital expenditure control system) ["...most impressed with what you and your colleagues in the Conservative administration have achieved..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Norway: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("The Prime Minister's visit to Norway") ["A successful visit despite the well publicised demonstrations"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Jopling minute to MT (“Alternative Uses of Agricultural Land and Sources of Rural Employment”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Peter Brooke PS letter to No.10 (“White Paper on the 1986 Community Budget”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Hurd letter to Lord Young (“Removing Barriers to Business in Europe”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Treasury record of conversation (MacGregor - John Moore) [public expenditure survey 1986: education] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Treasury record of conversation (MacGregor - Ridley) [public expenditure survey 1986: Department of the Environment] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Jopling minute for MacGregor (“PES 1986: Agriculture, Fisheries and Food”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Kenneth Baker minute for MT (“City Technological Colleges”) [his proposals for establishing schools in inner city areas] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Tom King letter to Walker (“Energy Efficiency in the Public Sector”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: No.10 letter to Treasury (“Performance Bonuses”) [“it might help if there was a possibility of extra bunce [money/freebie] (or stick) which might arrive unexpectedly”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Bernard Ingham minute to MT (“The Week Ahead”) [miners’ strike, Liberal assembly, east-west relations, economy] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Sep 23 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) New Zealand: No.10 record of conversation (MT-NZ Leader of the Opposition McLay) [position on visits by nuclear ships - would return NZ to ANZUS once in power] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: No.10 briefing for MT ("Robert Conquest") [note of Conquest's recent publications] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Sep 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Channon minute for Younger ("Airborne Early Warning Aircraft") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Sep 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 2435 to FCO (2334Z) ("Shultz/Shevardnadze Talks") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Sep 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKMIS New York telegram 894 to FCO (2355Z) ("Shevardnadze's Speech 23 September") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Sep 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Lord Shackleton letter for MT (the Antarctic: British role, research & environment) [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 23 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to MT (“Visit to the Conference Centre”) [European Council: London mmeeting] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Department of Education and Science news release (“‘No University Will Close’ - Kenneth Baker”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKMIS New York telegram 890 to FCO (1620Z) (“President Reagan’s briefing of NATO ministers”) [discussions with Soviets on Daniloff and arms control] [released Dec 2015]
PDF 86 Sep 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office (“Range pay”) [MT supportive] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (party conferences, arms talks, drugs) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Sep 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Defence Committee: Fourth Report on Westland plc”) [Government draft response] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Younger minute to MT (“Westland plc”) [prospects] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 24 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Cabinet Office minute ("MISC 128 (Broadcasting Policy)") [licence fee, radio Green Paper] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: Prime Minister Chirac letter to MT (recent terrorist incidents in France) [thanks for expressions of sympathy and solidarity] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Terrorism in France") ["public anxiety continues. Coherence of French Middle East policy questioned"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("French exchange controls: announcement delayed") ["likelihood of freedom for individual savers... substantially diminished..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) International economic policy: No. 10 minute to MT (“Next Managing Director of the IMF”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) International economic policy: Jacques Chirac letter to MT (Managing Director at IMF) [successor to Larosière] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) International economic policy: MT letter to Jacques de Larosière (resignation from IMF) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) International economic policy: No. 10 minute to MT (“Next Managing Director of the IMF”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) City: Attorney General letter to Douglas Hurd (“Roskill”) [action against fraud] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Cabinet Office minute for MT (“City Technological Colleges”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Home Secretary minute for MT (“City Technological Colleges”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“City Technological Colleges”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Rifkind letter to MT (“Teachers’ pay and conditions: Committee of Inquiry Report”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKMIS New York telegram 908 to FCO (1640Z) (“Secretary of State’s bilateral with Shevardnadze, 23 September”) [“A businessmanlike discussion which covered a lot of ground in one hour”] [released Dec 2015]
PDF 86 Sep 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Wyatt notes (conference speech) [“The ultimate aim of socialism is to take choice away from ordinary people”] [declassified Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Sep 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Liberals/Alliance issues on defence, Labour and NATO, football) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Sep 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office (“Defence Committee: Westland plc”) [draft government reply - MT determined not to resign] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Kenneth Clarke letter to John MacGregor (“Measures to Alleviate the Effects of Major Redundancies”) [proposed advisory group] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Lord Young letter to John MacGregor (‘back to work’ initiatives) [request to announce proposed new measures at Party conference] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MacGregor minute for MT ("Airborne Early Warning Aircraft") [content with the approach proposed by Younger] [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Sep 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Younger minute for MT ("European Fighter Aircraft") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Sep 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Bearpark briefing for MT ("Your visit to Milton Keynes") [EnergyWorld Business Exhibition, MK Development Corporation, Open University] [released Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Sep 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Community Charge Duties on Registration Officer") [obligation to ensure enforcement] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Treasury record of conversation (MacGregor - Baker) [public expenditure survey 1986: education] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) International economic policy: FCO telegram to UKE Paris (MT message to Prime Minister Chirac) [succession to de Larosière as managing director of the IMF] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Kenneth Baker) [City Technological Colleges] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Chancellor of the minute for MT (“Main report”) [advises neutral response while considering implications] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Kenneth Baker, Whitelaw, Mark Robinson, Tebbit, Lord Young, Ridley, Rifkind, MacGregor) [city technological colleges] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Liberals/SDP defence policy non-existent, coalition talks, latest polls, Edwina Currie) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Sep 25 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Westland: Channon PS minute to No.10 (“Defence Committee: Westland plc”) [draft Government response] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 minute to MT (covering “Foreign Exchange Markets: Evening Report”) ["there is a lot of market talk about the need for an increase in interest rates"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 26 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Lord Young PS letter to Mr. P.A. Paine (Restart Programme for the long-term unemployed) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 26 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“Unemployment in the North East”) [proposal that lower wages would attract investment] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 26 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Defence R & D") ["It would surely be wrong to abandon the constraint set by E(A), as Mr. Younger wants. But it seems to me quite likely that in due course some increase in the figures will have to be granted..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 26 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Defence Research and Development expenditure (E(RD) (86) 8)") ["My very firm impression is that MOD have done nothing at all to implement the decision taken by E(A) last February that expenditure on defence R & D should be reduced..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Sep 26 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office to MT ("Rebating the Community Charge E(LF) 5th Meeting") [should existing rate rebates be carried into new system] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Sep 26 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: No.10 minute for MT (“Public Expenditure”) [Chief Secretary’s conclusions near end of bilaterals] [declassified 2014]

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