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PDF 85 Sep 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: MT letter to President Reagan (advice on his meeting with Gorbachev) [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Booth minute to No.10 ("Birmingham Riot/Policy Unit Report and Analysis") [Handsworth riots] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Home Office letter to No.10 ("Handsworth Riot") [information on Birmingham riots and implementation of the Scarman Report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Drugs: Charles Powell minute to No.10 Policy Unit (tackling the drug problem: David Mellor's visit to Pakistan) [MT's views on Hurd/Mellor proposal that Hartley Booth accompany Mellor, and Policy Unit suggestion that Booth should take soundings about Extradition Treaty] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("European Community: Inter-Governmental Conference") [report on first meeting] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: MT letters to Rev. Ian Paisley MP and Jim Molyneaux MP (Anglo-Irish talks: response to joint letter) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Wicks minute to MT ("Strategy for the Coal Industry") [suggested procedure for carrying forward Chancellor of the Exchequer's strategy proposals 'even if Mr. Walker did not back them'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Lord Young letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Enterprise Allowance Scheme”) [unemployment qualifying period] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: MT minute to Heseltine ("R & D priorities across Government") ["...MISC 110 should be invited to undertake the further work suggested by the [Ministerial] Group... subject - of course - to general acknowledgement that you are not committed at this stage to... reduction in Government-funded defence R&D..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: MT minute to Whitelaw ("R & D priorities across Government") [membership and remit of the Ministerial Group on research & development, with emphasis on key roles of Brittan and Heseltine; and on key issues of integrating defence & civil industry R&D, and remedying failure of private sector to innovate adequately] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Baker paper circulated to E(LF) - E(LF) (85) 4 ("Second Specification Report") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Secretaries paper circulated to Official Steering Committee on Local Government Finance Studies - E(LF)(O) (85) 4 ("Second Specification Report") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Education: Addison minute for MT (conversation with Laurens van der Post: situation in South Africa) [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Bilateral with the Chancellor”) [coal, G5 and dollar, running costs] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Budget: Howe minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“VAT Margin Scheme on Secondhand Goods: Reasoned Opinion”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph letter to Conservative MPs (teachers’ pay dispute: Burnham Committee meeting) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph PS letter to No.10 (teachers’ pay dispute) [response to rejection of offer] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: John MacGregor PS letter to No.10 (“Civil Service Manpower Numbers: Staff in Post at 1 July 1985”) [“reduction since the Government took office in 1979 is some 18.6 per cent”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“President’s Council Report on Influx Control and Urbanisation”) [widely welcomed by business & PFP] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKHC Ottawa to FCO (“Canada and South Africa”) [Clark’s statement in the Parliament: full sanctions unless "tangible movement away from apartheid"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Brussels to FCO (“South Africa: Withdrawal of Military Attaches”) [Belgium withdrawing accreditation of SA Military Attaché] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 minute to MT (“Local Authority Capital Expenditure 1986-1987”) [the Policy Unit’s proposals] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 minute to MT (“H Committee: Local Government Advertising”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Kenneth Baker minute to MT (“Liverpool”) [borrowing request] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Treasury minute to No.10 (“Foreign Currency Borrowing”) [HMG dollar floating rate note issue: revised briefing] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (“Policy toward South Africa”) [Chequers seminar] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Sep 14 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Sep 14 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram 1180 to FCO (1905Z) ("Retaliatory Expulsion from Moscow") [analysis of Soviet action - exceeds worst expectations, "savage scale" suggesting they have established the means by which Gordievsky reached the West, but urges ministers to "dispense with the indulgence of counter-retaliation"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 14 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram 1176 to FCO (1520Z) ("Retaliatory Soviet Expulsions from USSR") [Ambassador summoned to hear Soviet condemnation and list of 25 British representatives to be expelled] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 14 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram 1179 to FCO (1800Z) ("Expulsions from Moscow") [TASS statement underplaying expulsions] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 14 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram 1175 to FCO (1450Z) ("Expulsions: Mr Younger's Visit") [revises view that Younger visit go ahead, given severity of Soviet retaliatory action, which will make bilateral relations difficult for some time] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 14 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram 1174 to FCO (1510Z) ("Expulsion from Moscow") [likely Soviet allegations concerning exfiltration of Gordievsky, best handled in London] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 14 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram 1173 to FCO (1500Z) ("Expulsion from Moscow") [list of British diplomats and press expelled] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 14 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram 1172 to FCO (1430Z) ("Expulsion from Moscow") [Ambassador summoned to be told British actions "malicious and hostile"; Soviets announced further expulsions] [declassified Dec 2014]
Text 85 Sep 15 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Sep 15 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: Director-General Secret Intelligence Service letter to MT (summary of intelligence derived from Gordievsky) [Gordievsky touched by MT letter showing concern for his family's safety] [declassified Dec 2014
PDF 85 Sep 15 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: Robert Armstrong minute to MT ("HETMAN") [Soviet response harsh but carefully planned to match UK's original action, suggests further expulsions/restricted travel area with a view to signifying "an end to the matter"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 15 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Howe-Brittan) [options for reaction to retaliatory expulsions by Soviets] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 15 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Opinion Polls: CCO polling (“Public Opinion Background Note 105”) [three new polls put Labour support at around 35 percent] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 15 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to Julian Amery (South Africa, Middle East) [thanks for letter, book, Chequers conversation] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Sep 16 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Sep 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Lord Chancellor's Office letter to No.10 ("Handsworth Riot") [Birmingham riots] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: Cabinet Office letter to Private Secretaries ("Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Nassau: 16-22 October 1985") [briefing arrangements] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram 1185 to FCO (0900Z) ("Counter Retaliations against Soviet Expulsions") [Ambassador regrets ministers unwilling to follow his advice] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: FCO telegram 889 to UKE Moscow (0430Z) ("Retaliatory Expulsions from Moscow") [no final decision; ministers clear there must be further expulsions from London, but should avoid going into a third round of expulsions] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Hurd-Howe and others) ["Retaliation for Expulsions from Moscow" - should go ahead with further expulsions, but choose carefully to avoid further Soviet retaliation] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: FCO briefing ("Gordievsky: Second Wave Expulsions") [Howe TV interviews to discuss expulsions of Soviet officials] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Greece: Andreas Papandreou message to MT (bomb attack at Glyfada resort) [Greek shock at attack, hunt for perpetrators, desire to reinforce bilateral relations in all possible areas] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 85 Sep 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to Ian Gow ("Community Budget for 1986: Budget Council 17-18 September 1985") [EC enlargement and the cost of the past; staffing] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to Hurd ("European Community Migration Policy") [supports Hurd proposal to take EC Commission to European Court] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 16 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 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hungary: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Visit of Kadar") [General Secretary János Kádár visit to UK: Hungarians request more time be set aside for scheduled meeting with MT] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Inland Revenue paper circulated to Official Steering Committee on Local Government Finance Studies - E(LF)(O) (85) 5 ("A Modified Property Tax") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 16 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Education: Addison minute to Cox (education seminar invitation) [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: John MacGregor letter to David Young (“Fraud Staff”) [agrees in principle to case for staff increase but recommends a less ambitious programme] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Ingham minute for MT (‘Presentation of Policy’) [“the longer a Government lasts, the more Ministers become administrators and the less politicians”] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria briefing to FCO (“Visit to Britain by Bishop Tutu”) [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Sep 17 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Sep 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: President Reagan letter to MT (1529Z) (US/Soviet Summit in Geneva, November 1985) [human rights; SDI/arms control negotiations; McFarlane pre-meeting with MT] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: Greville Janner MP/President of the Commonwealth Jewish Council letter to MT (Commonwealth Jewish Council's Greetings to Heads of Government & the persecution of Jews in the Soviet Union) [released Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Sep 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: USE London minute for Wicks ("Soviet Acquisition of Militarily Significant Western Technology") [Weinberger's white paper] [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: No.10 Policy Unit minute: Monckton to Owen ("Short Fat Ships") [dispute over design] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Sep 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Whitelaw PS minute to No.10 ("The Queen's Speeches on the Prorogation and Opening of Parliament 1985") [revised schedule of legislative programme; drafts of speeches] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Sep 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“South African Incursion into Angola”) [operation against SWAPO] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Howe to UKE Bonn (phone conversation with Genscher: South Africa, MBFR, WEU) [FRG agrees to oppose EC legislation on SA] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 17 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Italy: MT letter to Prime Minister Craxi of Italy (Anglo-Italian Summit) ["major commitments here" prevent her attending Oct summit; hopes to find new date soon] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 17 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Italy: Powell letter to FCO ("Bilateral Summit with the Italian Government") [likely date of Anglo-Irish Agreement requires postponement till 1986] [declassified Dec 2014]
Text 85 Sep 18 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Sep 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Moscow telegram 1211 to FCO (1325Z) ("Gordiyevskiy") [Ambassador's reservations about making public more detail about exfiltration; Soviet desire to draw line under expulsions and counter-expulsions] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: FCO telegram 316 to UKE Moscow (1900Z) ('Gordievsky') [allegations about Gordievsky's exfiltration, response to Soviet action] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Managing Director of British Aerospace letter to MT (sale of Tornado to Saudi Arabia) ["could not have been achieved without your support"] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("Visit to the United Kingdon by Prince Sultan") [provisional arrangements] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Tom King minute to Michael Heseltine ("Contingency Plans for a Political Strike in Northern Ireland") [replacement of striking prison officers] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE Washington telegram 2625 to FCO (2100Z) ("US/Soviet Arms Control Negotiations: Prospects for Geneva Round Three") ["No substantive new elements"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE Washington telegram 2608 to FCO (0248Z) ("Presidential Press Conference, 17 September, Preparations for Geneva") [US/Soviet arms control negotiations: record of Reagan's statement] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (”Jobs“) [unemployment statistics; fostering enterprise; creating jobs through schemes] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Minutes of Official Steering Committee on Local Government Finance Studies - E(LF)(O) (85) 2nd ("Second Specification Report") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Meeting between Mr Kinnock and President Alfonsin") [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) City: Redwood article (“Big Bang”) [powerful forces reshaping financial industry] [released 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 18 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Education: Addison minute for Letwin (education seminar: professor Minogue) [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Nick Ridley letter to Howe (“UK/US aviation: future strategy”) [how to make progress over anti-trust, post-Laker settlement] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Nick Ridley letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“BA pay”) [Chief Executive says he is “under exceptionally heavy pressure to open pay negotiations”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Wicks minute for MT (“South Africa”) [conversation with Sir Jeffrey Sterling] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 minute to MT (“City Regulations”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Treasury and Bank of England joint note (“Sterling and European Rate Mechanism”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 19 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO ("Anglo/Italian Summit") [relayed news of postponement; urges new date before Luxembourg European Council] [declassified Dec 2014]
Text 85 Sep 19 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Sep 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: Charles Powell telegram to Howe PS (expulsions) [MT strongly disagrees with Howe proposal; "does not want to continue guerilla warfare either overtly or through deliberate leaks"; press statement issued by Ingham] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Riyadh telegram 104 to FCO (1200Z) ("Tornado Deal") [Saudi reactions to deal; outline programme for Prince Sultan's visit] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MoD telegram to UKE Amman (1030Z) ("Guests for Dinner with Prince Sultan") [suggestions for the British side] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine message to MT (1815Z) ("MSE") [latest position on bids for US contract; proposes MT intercede personally with Reagan] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Charles Powell message to Robert McFarlane (US/Soviet Summit) [invitation to US National Security Advisor to meet with MT, to discuss forthcoming Reagan/Gorbachev talks] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Howe telegram to UKE Paris ("Meeting between Mr Kinnock and President Alfonsin") [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Fowler minute to MT ("Joint Department of Employment and DHSS Study of Local Networks") [study team's terms of reference; proposed timetable] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: Department of Health and Social Security minute for No.10 (“AIDS”) [Donald Acheson’s report] [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (BBC) Northern Ireland: BBC Board of Governors minutes (“Real Lives”) [notes programme scheduled for transmission on 16 October] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: David Young letter to John MacGregor (“Fraud Staff: Expansion”) [presses case for his own recommended scale of staff increase] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Local Government Finance Studies”) [E(LF) meeting: proposals for a new system] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 minute to MT (“Banking Supervision: Appointments”) [changes in personnel and organisation] [declassified 2014]

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