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PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy briefing (“Weekly Coal and Power Station Statistics”) [miners' strike: situation report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Gas Privatisation") [progress on gas privatisation] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Privy Council Office record of conversation ("Social Security Review") [Whitelaw, Fowler, Biffen, Ingham, Patrick Jenkin, Lord Gowrie, Tony Newton: publicity measures to widen coverage of consultation] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Lawson letter for Under Secretary of State for Corporate and Consumer Affairs (speech material on competition policy) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (BBC) Northern Ireland: Brittan letter to Stuart Young (“Real Lives”) [“terrorism thrives on the oxygen of publicity”] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (BBC) Northern Ireland: BBC Board of Management minutes (extract on “Real Lives” documentary) [Brittan’s request not to show the documentary] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Brittan letter to Howe (“European Convention on Human Rights: renewal of optional Clauses 25 and 46 (Right of Individual Petition and Compulsory Jurisdiction of the Court)”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Ridley minute to Rees (“LDDC: Royal Docks”) [discrepancies in costings for scheme] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: MT letter to Robert McFarlane (thanks for briefing) [declassified ?2000]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“South Africa Internal”) [balance sheet after ten days of the emergency] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKHC Canberra to FCO (“Australian Policy towards South Africa”) [Australia will propose trade embargo at CHOGM] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 2261 to FCO (1530Z) (“US-South Africa”) [House-Senate conference on sanctions legislation - "Admnistration statements slowly becoming more critical of South Africa"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT (“MISC 109: Liverpool City Council Situation Report”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Cabinet Office minute to MT (“Revisions to GDP Growth Rates”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: MT letter to Robert McFarlane (meeting at the Embassy) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: MT letter to Paul Volcker (thanking for the hospitality) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: MT letter to George Bush (thanking for the meeting) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: MT letter to Caspar Weinberger (thanking for the meeting) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: MT letter to Oliver Wright (thanking for hospitality) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: No.10 record of conversation ("President Reagan") [Reagan's health - MT phone conversation with the Reagans & in person with Bush] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: US Arms Control Observer Group letter to MT (recent visit to London) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 minute to MT (Soviet unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing - American reactions) [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Lord Gowrie minute to MT (Non-Departmental Public Bodies: a Guide for Departments) [revised in line with MT announcement on ‘value for money’ initiative] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Tebbit minute for MT ("European Fighter Aircraft Negotiations") [his comments on Heseltine's minute] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Mitterrand's position") [European Fighter Aircraft] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: UKE Tokyo telegram to FCO ("Japanese action programme on Market opening: Embassy comment") ["...more useful and positive... than... expected..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (E(A) meeting on Research & Development) [cover note only] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (E(A)(85)18th at 4pm on 31st July papers on Government Research & Development (R&D)) ["The Report's conclusions are... radical and unlikely to commend themselves to the Secretary of State for Defence"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 minute for MT (“Bilateral with the Chancellor”) [honours for the City, the markets ("Is another 1/2 per cent off desirable or not?"), post mortem on TSRB] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Ministers-Football Association-Football League-Football Trusts-Others) [football hooliganism: sale of alcohol; stadium safety; membership cards; CCTV; financing of stadium improvements; publicity] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: BBC letter to Leon Brittan (BBC Programme "Real Lives") [withdrawal of programme] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Teachers' Pay") ["Both the English and the Scottish proposals are unattractive": details; advice] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong minute to Powell ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [revised draft communique for Armstrong's next meeting with Nally] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Gas Industry Privatisation: Legislation and Price Regulation (E(A) (85) 52)") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Gas Industry Privatisation (E(A) (85) 52)") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Sir Walter Marshall, CEGB Chairman (follow up to discussion with MT) [NCB subsidy] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: No.10 Policy Unit to MT ("OFTEL Report") ["BT... proposal to meet some 20% of their digital exchange requirements with the Thorn-Ericsson System Y instead of the British developed System X from Plessey or GEC"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Department of Employment letter to No.10 ("Social Security Review") [Hector Laing proposal on two-tier bargaining & early retirement] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (BBC) Northern Ireland: BBC Board of Governors minute (special meeting to discuss “Real Lives”) [majority of Board against tranmission] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (BBC) Northern Ireland: Stuart Young letter to Brittan (“Real Lives”) [Governors have decided it would be unwise to transmit programme in present form; seeks meeting] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (BBC) Northern Ireland: Brittan letter to Stuart Young (“Real Lives”) [welcomes BBC decision, happy to discuss issues relating to handling of terrorism on TV] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: No.10 record of conversation (meeting with James Hill MP on Southampton Docks) [deregulation in freeports, VAT, National Dock Labour Scheme] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: No.10 briefing (meeting with James Hill on Southampton Docks) [deregulation in freeports, VAT, National Dock Labour Scheme] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Turnbull note to MT (Royal Docks lease) [proposed PLA deficit grant] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Wybrew minute to MT (“London Docklands Development - Lease for Royal Docks”) [should “let the existing lease between the LDDC and the PLA stand”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Italy: Italian PM Craxi to MT (Val di Fiemme tragedy) [dam collapse - thanks for condolences] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Letwin minute to MT (“Local Authority Capital Spending”) [options] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Cabinet Office minute to MT (“Local Authority Capital Spending”) [background, main issues, handling] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MOD letter to No.10 (“SDI Research”) [Heseltine’s draft letter to Weinberger on terms of British participation in SDI research] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 letter to MOD (“SDI Research”) [MT attaches great importance to keeping up the momentum on UK involvement in SDI research] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) US: US Ambassador Charles Price card to MT (thanks for visit to Chequers) [with cards from wife & children] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: Michael Alison letter to MT (encouragement) [awesome achievements; Good Samaritan & Moses] [released 2015]
Text 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Heseltine, Tebbit, Howe) [European Fighter Aircraft] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with M. Fabius") [arrangements; press conference; social/economic matters; French elections; EC; Channel link; South Africa; Falklands; Defence; international debt; Soviet Union; trade; terrorism] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: FCO briefing for No.10 ("French Prime Minister's visit to London: Argentina") [Falklands; social/economic matters; EC; Channel link; South Africa; Defence; international debt; Soviet Union; terrorism] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: FCO briefing for No.10 ("The French Prime Minister's visit to London on 1 August") [arrangements; French elections; Falklands; social/economic matters; EC; Channel link; South Africa; Defence; international monetary reform/trade; Soviet Union] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Rees minute to MT ("Using Private Enterprise: Competitive Tendering by Government Departments") [progress report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph letter to Whitelaw ("House of Lords Select Committee Report on Education and Training for New Technologies") [draft Government response] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Teachers") [pay & conditions of employment in Scotland and in England & Wales, respectively - "necessary to make sure that the approach... is consistent"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT letter to Prime Minister Craxi (European Action Programme Against Cancer) ["scope for a concerted approach"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Lamont letter to Howe ("EC Regional Aid Ceilings") ["unjustifiable differential between the ceilings in GB and those obtaining in other Member States... we could maintain that Northern Ireland was a special case"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT letter to Prime Minister González Márquez (Treaty of Spanish Accession to the European Community) [thanks for commemorative gift] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("US/Soviet Summit") [request for draft of an MT letter to Reagan expressing UK thoughts on the forthcoming Summit] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Reshuffle: Wakeham minute for MT (“Chief Whip’s thoughts at 31 July”) [list of ministers with reshuffle suggestions; MT annotations also] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: Department of Health and Social Security minute for No.10 (“Research on Fetal Material”) [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Attorney General’s Legal Secretary letter to No.10 (aircraft and shipbuilding nationalisation: European Convention of Human Rights) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Cabinet Office briefing (“London Dockland Development Corporation (supplementary brief)”) [“Ministers have already decided that there should be no further operating subsidies to the PLA”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: LDCC letter to MT (LDDC annual report and accounts) [determined to maintain pace of regeneration] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“South Africa: Prospects for Dialogue”) [SA Government playing cards close to its chest] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“South Africa: Situation Round Up”) [general assumption that measures will dampen down violence, but then what?] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKREP Brussels to FCO (“EC-South Africa”) [Commission wants EC to prepare sanctions but only if Ten reach consensus] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Wakeham-Lawson-Jenkin-Edwards-Rees) [local authority capital expenditure] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Younger minute to MT (“MISC109: Edinburgh”) [report on his action against Edinburgh District Council] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor-Attorney General) [Johnson Matthey Bankers affair] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Powell note to MT (Heseltine’s letter to Weinberger on UK participation in the SDI) [MT rejects draft; Pentagon worries whether UK can deliver] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: Stephen Hastings letter to MT (encouragement) [troubles will pass, you will triumph again] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: David Eccles letter to MT (encouragement) [“The sun has gone behind a cloud. It will come out again”] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: Michael Howard letter to MT (encouragement) ["last night’s [BBC Newsnight] interview was splendid"] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Jul 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO briefing for MT (“Prime Minister”s Meeting with Chief Mangosutho Buthelezi, 2 August 1985”) [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Sir Raymond Lygo letter to Tebbit (the European Fighter Aircraft negotiations: his comments) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Tebbit minute for Heseltine ("European Fighter Aircraft") [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine minute for Tebbit ("European Fighter Aircraft") [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Prime Minister Fabius) [social/economic matters; French elections; EC; Channel link; South Africa; Falklands; Defence; international debt; Japan; Gorbachev's visit to France; China] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) USSR: FCO research note ("MS Gorbachev: A Biographical Note") ["Gorbachev belongs to a new generation ... [but] has made his entire career in the Party apparatus, whose cautious and secretive methods have not been relaxed"] ​​​​​​​[released 2017]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 letter to Department of Employment (scrutinies of the Youth Training Scheme and Community Programme) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: FCO telegram 784 to UKE Moscow (1716Z) ("Secretary of State's meeting with Shevardnadze") [bilateral relations in political and trade fields, UK-Soviet relations, US-Soviet relations, arms control] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Electricity Prices and Large Industrial Consumers") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to No.10 ("Third Tranche") [comment on Walker's approach to third tranche coal] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Turnbull minute to MT ("Third Tranche Coal") [comment on Walker's approach to third tranche coal: 'the way Mr Walker has gone about this subject is unsatisfactory'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Younger minute to MT ("Electricity Prices for Large Industrial Consumers") [supports Walker's proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Howe press conference transcript ("Press Conference Given by the Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe, in Helsinki, on Thursday, August 1, 1985") [Meeting of Foreign Ministers: 10th anniversary of Helsinki Final Act: human rights & East/West relations; Howe's account of his meetings with Shultz and Shevarnadze] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Nicholas Winterton MP letter for Lawson (economic and employment situation in the UK) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Keith Joseph, Whitelaw, Younger, Edwards, Hurd, King, Jenkin) [latest position on teachers’ pay dispute] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Brittan PS letter to No.10 (Safety of Sports Grounds) [circular] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: MT letter to Chairman of Football Association (safety of sports grounds) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell minute to MT (“Meeting with Chief Buthelezi”) [he looks for you to endorse his approach] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Aug 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Letwin minute to MT (“Reform of Local Authority Finance-Meeting with Victor Rothschild”) [declassified 2014]

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