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PDF 85 Sep 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Attorney General’s Legal Secretary letter to No.10 (nationalisation cases in European Court of Human Rights) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Richard Faulkner MP letter to Ingham (Report of the Football League: Working Party on Membership Cards) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Press Office minute to No.10 Policy Unit (“Shoot!”) [proposed MT article on football hooliganism for children’ comic] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Rome to FCO (“Visit by Troika to South Africa”) [Andreotti found visit "positive and very useful"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Howe) [Ten might want to "study measures" against South African Government; MT rejects phrase] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Kenneth Baker minute to MT (“Local Authority Capital Expenditure 1986-7”) [analysis of the No.10 Policy Unit proposal] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor-Attorney General) [JMB and Ansbacher] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Sep 5 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Sep 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 letter to Private Secretaries ("Value for Money Targets") [Efficiency Unit report on targets] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 internal minute (issues for Efficiency Unit advice)[Private Office to "to be on the lookout" for relevant issues] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: UKHC Canberra telegram 612 to FCO (0800Z) ("Resignation of Mr Peacock as leader of the Australian Liberal Party") [Howard elected leader] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Turkey: Turkish Prime Minister Ozal letter for MT (Assistance for Turkey's admission in EDU) [declassified July 2016]
PDF 85 Sep 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: Lord Hanson letter to MT (Hanson Trust activities in Canada) [request for MT to arrange personal introduction to PM Mulroney] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Ministry of Defence letter to John MacGregor (Defence sales: credit arrangements: Turkey) ["I share... [Howe & Channon's] disappointment at the cautious figure of £50M that has been proposed"] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Michael Heseltine minute to Tom King ("Contingency Plans for a Political Strike in Northern Ireland") [possibility of reinforcement from outside Northern Ireland, situation in prisons] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Policy Unit minute to MT (“Strategy for the Coal Industry”) [comment on Chancellor of the Exchequer's strategy proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]
Text 85 Sep 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) South Africa: McFarlane memorandum (public diplomacy programme to sell US policy towards South Africa) [declassified 1999]
PDF 85 Sep 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (BBC) Northern Ireland: BBC Board of Governors minutes (“Real Lives”) [approved airing of the programme in October following statement agreed with Board of Management that reference procedures failed in this case] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKHC Ottawa to FCO (“Canada and South Africa”) [Mulroney cautious on economic sanctions in tv interview] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to Rajiv Gandhi (situation in South Africa) [does not share his view about economic sanctions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Letwin minute to MT (“Local Authority Capital Spending 1986-7”) [borrowing allocations] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) New Zealand: Tessa Gaisman minute to MT ("Mr McLay, Leader of the New Zealand Opposition Party") [arrangements] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) New Zealand: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("Request by New Zealand for provision of a Diving Officer to assist in investigating the sinking of the Greenpeace vessel 'Rainbow Warrior'") [assistance, responsibility for sinking] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("HETMAN: Timing of Action") [case for delaying action until senior minister present in London] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("HETMAN") [Soviet intelligence activities in UK, expulsions of officials, restrictions on staff] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: Charles Powell minute to Howe PS ("HETMAN") [MT wants press statement not "to mince words" - the Russians were caught red handed in intelligence activities; reluctantly agrees to wait until 12 Spt, but with contingency plans to act sooner] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: Secret Intelligence Service letter to Charles Powell ("HETMAN") [HETMAN told of MT's decision not to pursue further attempt to release his family] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: Secret Intelligence Service letter to Charles Powell ("HETMAN") [digest of HETMAN's most significant reporting to be passed to the French Government] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Hurd PS minute to Mark Addison ("Proposed BBC Programme 'Real Lives'") [media should not give "gratuitous publicity to terrorists"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to David Norgrove ("NEDC Membership") [National Economic Development Council: Lawson invitation to Kenneth Baker to make up the five-Minister Governnment representation; "a waste of time"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("US/Soviet Summit") [MT criticises FCO draft of letter to President Reagan as "worse than useless"; Powell offers options for redraft] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Howe minute to MT ("Geneva Arms Control Talks: Western Strategy") [cover minute for FCO paper] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MT letter to Gorbachev (arms control issues: Geneva negotiations with the US) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Department of Trade and Industry minute for Powell ("Carbon-Carbon Technology: USSR") [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("France: economic report for August 1985") ["...large external trade deficit for July... annual rate of inflation down... industrial production fell... unemployment increased slightly..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: No.10 minute: Policy Unit to Norgrove ("ARG borrowings") [British Leyland privatisation] [declassified Dec 2014]
Text 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) South Africa: President Reagan letter to President P.W. Botha (explains US measures) [declassified 1999]
Text 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) South Africa: State Department memorandum to McFarlane (following up US measures) [declassified 1999]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: No.10 briefing for MT (“MISC 66: Ministerial Group on Civil Service Pay Negotiations”) [MT agrees to advice that she should chair meeting] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Cabinet Office minute to MT (Home Affairs & Queen’s Speeches And Future Legislation committees) [proposed changes after reshuffle] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO to UKE Pretoria (Secretary of State’s radio interviews on South Africa) [transcript of Q&A] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Treasury minute to No.10 (“National Savings Interest Rates”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Governor) [an inquiry into Johnson Matthey Bankers (JMB)] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 6 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: Howe minute to MT (“Geneva Arms Control Talks: Western Strategy”) [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Sep 7 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Sep 7 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: Charles Powell letter to Colin McColl ('HETMAN') [MT touched by message from Gordievsky, replies to him; concern for his security and well-being] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 7 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: MT message to Oleg Gordievsky (decision on Gordievsky's family) ["we had to face up to the reality of the kind of people with whom we are dealing"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 7 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) South Africa: National Security Decision Directive (“United States policy towards South Africa”) (NSDD-187) [declassified 1991]
Text 85 Sep 8 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
Text 85 Sep 9 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Sep 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science & Technology: Sir Henry Chilver letter to MT ("Exploitable Areas of Science") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: Charles Powell minute to MT ("CHOGM: Bilateral Meetings") [Howe's recommendations] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: Robert Armstrong minute to Charles Powell ("HETMAN") [agreed texts on expulsions; press briefing] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 9 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 Sep 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: No.10 letter to Treasury ("The Yen") [addressing the imbalance in Japan's world economic role] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Heseltine letter to Sir Edward du Cann (Parliamentary Maritime Group: invitation to Sir John Fielding) [invitation from the Group to the Chief of Naval Staff to address it, declined by Heseltine over concerns of setting a precedent] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Sep 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Cabinet Office minute to Langdon ("Reform of Social Security") [consultation; White Paper] [released Dec 2014]
Text 85 Sep 9 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Reagan Library) South Africa: White House Press Office Fact Sheet (“President’s decision on South African measures”)
PDF 85 Sep 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Teachers’ pay”) [package to be offered to Teachers’ Panel] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Howe minute to John MacGregor (“BBC External Services: Three Year Funding”) [the proposal “is central to the Perry review and BBC agreement to your proposals for current expenditure removes the last major obstacle to its implementation”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 2542 to FCO (2045Z) (“US-South Africa”) [Reagan signs executive order introducing sanctions against South Africa] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Bonn to FCO (“US Sanctions against South Africa”) [FRG taken by surprise, unlikely to introduce economic sanctions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“South Africa: Internal Situation and Prospects”) [pressures mount on SAG, but little sign of flexibility from Botha] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 2543 to FCO (2345Z) (“US-South Africa”) [Crocker says no change in US opposition to mandatory UN sanctions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 2535 to FCO (0830Z) (“US-South Africa”) [Reagan to sign executive order distancing USG from apartheid while avoiding economically destructive measures] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Secretary of State for Wales minute to MT (“Local Authority Capital Expenditure 1986-87”) [Kenneth Baker’s proposals] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Agriculture: Michael Jopling minute to MT (“Northern Ireland Agriculture and Fisheries: Transfer of Responsibility for certain MAFF Expenditure”) [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Sep 10 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Sep 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: MT personal minute to Baker (securing value for taxpayers' money) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: MT personal minute to Brittan (securing value for taxpayers' money) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: MT personal minute to Hurd (securing value for taxpayers' money) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: MT personal minute to King (securing value for taxpayers' money) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: MT personal minute to Luce (securing value for taxpayers' money) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: MT personal minute to Young (securing value for taxpayers' money) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 minute to Ibbs ("Implementation of Scrutinies") [MT approves publication of report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Booth minute to No.10 ("Birmingham Riot") [report on Handsworth riots] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) New Zealand: MT message to David Lange ("Rainbow Warrior") [support of British experts in investigation] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 85 Sep 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: Charles Powell minute to Cabinet Office ("CHOGM: List of Briefs") [briefing arrangements; speaking notes] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 minute to MT (“Teachers’ pay”) [Burnham Management Panel meeting: Government’s offer] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Cabinet Office minute to MT (membership of Cabinet Committees) [effect of recent Ministerial changes] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“Financial Secretary’s membership of Queen’s Speeches and Future Legislation Committee”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: John MacGregor minute to MT (“Control of Civil Service Running Costs”) [extension of targets introduced in 1984] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell minute for MT (“Seminar on South Africa: 13 September”) [Chairman’s notes on main issues] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Chief Secretary to the Treasury minute to MT (“Local Authority Capital Expenditure 1986-87”) [Kenneth Baker’s proposals] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Nicholas Ridley minute to MT (“Local Authority Capital Expenditure 1986-87”) [agrees with Kenneth Baker’s proposals] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Sep 11 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Sep 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Responsibilities of Treasury Ministers") [following reshuffle] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Booth minute to No.10 ("Birmingham Riot - Cabinet Discussion, Thursday 12 September") [Handsworth riots] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: Charles Powell note to MT ("HETMAN") [timing of actions tomorrow] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: Robert Armstrong briefing for MT ('HETMAN') [speaking note for cabinet - timetable for expulsion of Soviet agents; announcement of Gordievsky's defection] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Tornado for Saudi Arabia") [Prince Sultan's visit to UK: lunch; MT queries status of negotiations] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: John A. Edwards telegram to MT ("US Defence Secretary, Forthcoming Vote - Ptarmigan Plessey Contract") [update on bidding for US contract] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [first meeting of the InterGovernmental Conference, 9 Sep; Budget Council, 17-18 Sep; upcoming meetings] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT ("British Irish Association") [Association agree to postpone annual meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Talks: Northern Ireland") [report on latest round of talks with Nally] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Powell minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Talks: Northern Ireland") [joint courts and Ulster Defence Regiment: Irish Government 'trembling on the brink of an agreement'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Walker (“National Coal Board: Sir Robert Haslam's Salary”) ['in the last resort and to secure the appointment, I would accept the need for you to go up to £150,000'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("US/Soviet Summit") [redraft of letter to President Reagan] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Department of Trade and Industry minute for Powell ("Carbon-Carbon Technology: USSR") [declassified 2015]

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