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PDF 85 Sep 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Alison minute for Wicks (ministers to appear on TV-AM) [list of ministers regarded as having special skill in presentation] [released 2015]
Text 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Brittan minute to MT (securing value for taxpayers' money) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Cabinet Office letter to No.10 (new management board for Ordnance Survey) [proposal to reorganise structure] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Ibbs minute to No.10 ("Ordnance Survey: Top Management Structure") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Ingham minute to MT (Enoch Powell speech on "repatriation of Britain's African and Asian populations") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) New Zealand: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("Call on the Prime Minister by the New Zealand Leader of the Opposition on Monday, 23 September, at 1045 am") [visits of nuclear ships, EC trade] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) New Zealand: Tessa Gaisman minute to MT ("Meeting with Mr McLay, Leader of the Opposition Party in New Zealand") [background on McLay] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Ian Gow minute to MT ("Budget Council, 17-18 September 1985") [report; "Looking ahead to next year, the prospects are even gloomier"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT (Anglo-Irish talks: report on Armstrong's latest meeting with Nally) [joint courts; Intergovernmental Committee; Summit arrangements; possible US offer of financial support for Northern Ireland] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Norgrove minute to MT ("Notts Miners") [members of NCB Executive wish to formally recognise breakaway union; risk of NUM legal action] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to No.10 ("EFL Overshoots for Electricity and Gas") [External Financing Limit overshoots] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: MT letter to President Reagan (Prime Minister's meeting with US National Security Advisor) ["I am just completing a visit to Egypt and Jordan and wanted to let you know personally straight way how worried I am by the absence of progress in following up King Hussein's peace initiative"; proposals] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute for Hurd ("Macau") [Portugese passport holders' special status vis-a-vis EC] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: National Security Council minutes (1500Z) ("Soviet Foreign Minister Shevardnadze's Visit") (NSC 0121) [declassified Feb 2008]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: No.10 letter to Managing Director of Nissan UK (Sunderland plant opening ceremony) [MT to open, after threat of trade union agitation comes to nothing] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Robert Armstrong to Humphrey Maud ("Bonn Economic Summit: African Expert Group") [recommendation should be put to Heads of Government for early publication of report] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Unemployment Benefit Offices") [argument for rationlisation of UBO/DHSS offices; MT of view that issue has already been addressed by Rayner review] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Armstrong minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [Workng group’s second report] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Education: Addison minute to Venn (education seminar arrangements) [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: Wicks minute (“The Prime Minister’s Time”) [“I wonder whether we can give her added assurance that it is being put to the best possible use”] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Trivial Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: Gaisman note (“Christmas Card 1985”) [Hallmark mock-ups: MT note, “The wording is not quite right”] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Ken Clarke letter to Nick Ridley (BA pay proposals) [“an offer of 10% to BA engineers would seriously undermine attempts to moderate public pay sector increases”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Tebbit letter to John MacGregor (“Control of Civil Service Running Costs”) [“I am disappointed that no special provision is made to deal with fee earning establishments”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Government Emergency Communications Systems”) [MT request for advice on possibility of competitive tenders] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Mexico: MT message for President Miguel de la Madrid of Mexico (earthquake in Mexico) [offer of UK aid] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 minute to MT (“E(LF) on Monday”) [briefing arrangements] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Ridley minute to MT (“E(LF) on 23 September 1985”) [his views on Baker’s proposals] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 minute to MT (“Reform of Local Authority Finance”) [overview and recommendation] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Tom King minute to MT (“Reform of Local Government Finance”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Woodrow Wyatt notes for MT (thoughts) [public memory short - remind them of horrors of last Labour government] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Local government: Sherbourne minute for MT (“Party Conference Speech”) [draft material from Redwood & Sherman] [released 2015]
Text 85 Sep 21 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Sep 21 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Visit of Prince Sultan") [update on arrangements] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 21 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKHC Maputo to FCO (“South Africa-Mozambique: Continuing South African Help to Renamo”) [captured documents show continued breaches of Nkomati Accord] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Sep 22 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
Text 85 Sep 22 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (G7) Economy: Announcement of [G5] Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors (the Plaza Agreement)
Text 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("CHOGM - Commonwealth Secretariat Papers") [No.10 requirements & preferences; CHOGM Agenda] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Jedda telegram to FCO (0525Z) (Prince Sultan's visit to UK) [names of delegation; media representation] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Hurd PS letter to Heseltine PS ("Visit of Prince Sultan") ["Saudis' request that one of... [the] bodyguards... carry a firearm... does raise difficulties"] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Mozambique: UKHC Maputo telegram 440 to Immediate FCO (0600Z) ("President Machel's Visit to United States") ["President Reagan and Machel hit it off after businesslike meeting"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 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 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Structure of the Coal Industry - Meeting with Peter Walker") [brief for meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 letter to Howe PS (Prime Minister's meeting with US National Security Advisor) [request for briefing] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Parliament: No.10 letter to Balmoral Castle ("State Opening of Parliament") [Royal Family attendance] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Minutes of Ministerial Sub-Committee on Local Government Finance - E(LF) (85) 2nd ("Local Government Finance Studies") [Second Specification Report; Lawson's objections] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 (“1986 Budget”) [the timing] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: John D. Pearman letter to MT (teachers’ pay dispute: meeting with employer representatives) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Howe minute to Nick Ridley (“US/UK Aviation: Future Strategy”) [“our hand is extremely weak”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Mexico: President Miguel de la Madrid of Mexico letter to MT (earthquake in Mexico) [letter of thanks for offer of UK aid] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell minute to MT (“South Africa”) [EC package; MT objects on Defence Attachés; UK must not look as if it is being "whipped into line"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO minute to No.10 (“Call on the Prime Minister by Bishop Tutu”) [committed opponent of violence so safe to see] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“South Africa-Mozambique”) [South African breaches of the Nkomati accord] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Lawson) [banking supervision: appointments] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Baring Brothers letter to the Governor (DTI inquiry into Johnson Matthey Bankers) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 minute to MT (“JMB and Ansbacher”) [briefing] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Italy: No.10 minute to MT (“Anglo-Italian Summit”) [we have cancelled 29-30 Oct Florence summit; suggests inviting Italian Prime Minister to lunch in London on 20 Nov] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO minute for Powell (“Policy towards South Africa”) [responses to his 14 Sep letter] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Paul Channon’s PS minute for Powell (“Policy towards South Africa”) [follow up to Chequers seminar] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Brittan letter to CBI President (apartheid, sanctions and the role of British business) [pleased broadly in line with HMG] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO briefing for MT (“Call on Prime Minister by Bishop Tutu”) [Tutu’s attitude to violence] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Booth minute to No.10 ("Ordnance Survey") ["We have Ordnance Survey in our sights to suggest possible privatisation"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Prosecuting Solicitors' Society of England and Wales letter to MT (The Crown Prosecution Service) ["low morale" within the Society due to "unsatisfactory" remuneration proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) New Zealand: UKHC Wellington telegram 795 to FCO (1730Z) ("Greenpeace") [allegations that Fabius knew in mid-July] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 2689 to FCO (1830Z) ("MSE") [status of bidding; advice for MT to intercede with Donald Regan] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Department of Defence briefing for MT ("MSE") [lines to take for MT meeting with President Reagan on UK bid for US contract] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Greece: MT message to Andreas Papandreou (bomb attack at Glyfada resort) ["all civilised nations must work together against the evil of terrorist violence"] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong minute to Powell ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [possible date for Anglo-Irish summit and subsequent Parliamentary debate] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong minute to Powell ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [message to US government regarding US contribution to economic fund for Northern Ireland] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKMIS New York telegram 731 to FC (0003Z) ("Secretary of States Meeting With Shevardnadze: 23 September") [record of conversation: Howe, Shevardnadze: expulsions/KGB activity in UK; US/Soviet Summit: arms control; Middle East; militarisation of space] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: John MacGregor minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey") [asset sales, running costs] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Fowler minute to MacGregor ("PES 1985: Savings from the Review") [breakdown of proposed savings and gainers/losers analysis, in advance of meeting] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: No.10 minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer PS ("Social Security and Local Authority Finance") [MT request for study to be set in hand urgently, to consider respective reform proposals jointly] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: UKE Washington telegram 2685 to FCO (2300Z) ("President Mubarak's Visit to Washington) [Israel/Palestine peace process; US aid for Egypt] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Tebbit minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [weakness of attitude amongst oil company management] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Bilateral with the Chancellor”) [the public expenditure survey] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Harry Oppenheimer) [situation in South Africa; its future] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: David Willetts minute to Norgrove (“Funding Policy”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Lawson-Brittan-Governor-Attorney General) [JMB and Ansbacher: proposals for Companies Act inquiries] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Treasury minute to No.10 (supervision of banks: draft press notice) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Agriculture: Ministry of Agriculture minute to No.10 (“Winter Feed”) [MT: “A worrying report but the dept does not seem to be taking much action] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: No.10 record of conversation (‘Presentation’) [MT, Whitelaw, Tebbit, Alison, Sherbourne, Ingham] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell letter to FCO (“Policy towards South Africa”) [MT sets conditions for lifting UK reserve on the package of restrictive measures] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO minute for Powell (“Policy towards South Africa”) [UK reserve on the package of restrictive measures] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell minute to MT (“Policy towards South Africa”) [Foreign Secretary’s recommendation on withdrawal of our Defence Attaché "very strong held"; asks if MT will reconsider] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell letter to FCO (“Policy towards South Africa”) [MT continues to regard withdrawal of Defence Attachés as "a futile gesture"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) South Africa: Powell letter to FCO (“Policy towards South Africa” - Secret and Personal) [repeats that MT regards withdrawal of Defence Attachés as "a futile gesture", made "against her better judgment"] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Sep 25 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Sep 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("Ordnance Survey") [proposal for new Management Board] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: Bob Hawke message to MT (Australian bicentenary) [proposed loan of Constitution Act does not meet concern] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industry: Department of Trade and Industry letter to No.10 ("The Laird Group - Metro Cammell") [draft letter to John Gardiner: Kowloon-Canton railway and British Rail] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 25 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) New Zealand: David Lange message to MT (new High Commissioner) [Harland's credentials] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 85 Sep 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: Rauf Denktash letter to MT (Heads of Government meeting in Nassau) [request to address the meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Keith Joseph PS letter to John Moore PS ("Review of Privatisation Prospects for the Next Parliament") [Education proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Ian Gow PS letter to No.10 ("1985 Community Budget White Paper") [UK net budgetary contribution] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong minute to Powell ("Anglo-Irish Talks - Session on 22-23 September 1985") [report on latest session of talks with Nally; draft Agreement; arrangements for summit] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong minute to Powell ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [speaking note for MT meeting with Bud McFarlane] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cyprus: UKMIS New York telegram 761 to FCO (1840Z) ("Secretary of State's Meeting with Halefoglu, 25 September") [Halefoglu 'slightly more forthcoming in tone about Cyprus'] [declassified Jul 2017]

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