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PDF 86 Mar 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("European Community: Northern Ireland") ["...not prepared to seek a special EC measure in support of the Anglo-Irish Agreement"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Baker minute to MT ("Water metering") [MT concedes "reluctantly" to Baker proposals aimed at rendering domestic metering more cost-effective] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons") [details of Group's 'negotiating concept' proposal; "would be helpful if the Prime Minister were to send another message to President Botha"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 11 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Canada: Tim Flesher minute to Charles Powell (Visit to Vancouver) [Princess Margaret's travel arrangements] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Tom King minute to George Younger ("Force Levels in Northern Ireland") [deployment of additional battalion, Army protection of RUC stations] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Tom King minute to John MacGregor ("Northern Ireland: An International Fund") [relationship of funds to existing resources resources] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Budget Proposals: Employment Measures") [package agreed with Lord Young] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("1986 Budget: MTFS") [proposals] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO (“The FRG and CAP”) [Kohl rejects British approach to Common Agricultural Policy reform] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO (1420Z) (“1986/87: Christophersen Press Conference”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Lawson minute for Baker (“Public Expenditure White Paper”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Sally Oppenheim MP letter to MT (“Gloucester Education”) [grammar school closures] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Rifkind minute to MT (“Scottish Teachers’ Inquiry”) [candidates] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (law and order) [concerns over sexual violence] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Mar 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: John MacGregor letter to Alastair Goodlad (UKAEA: Industrial Pay) [“we must expect a lengthy negotiation”] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: FCO briefing to No.10 (Anglo-Italian Summit in Florence) [arrangements for end of summit; note on extradition treaty] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Prime Minister Craxi of Italy) [Anglo-Italian Summit in Florence, tête-à-tête] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: Ministry of Defence record of conversation (Anglo-Italian Summit in Florence) [Younger, Spandolini, officials] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: Home Office record of conversation (Anglo-Italian Summit in Florence) [Hurd, Scalfaro, officials] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Hurd, Younger, Geoffrey Pattie, Craxi, Andreotti, Scalfaro, Spadolini, Granelli) [Anglo-Italian Summit in Florence, plenary] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Italy: MT draft opening statement for press conference (Anglo-Italian Summit in Florence) ["...we found ourselves substantially in agreement..."; deletes joke about Sikorsky helicopter] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Moscow to FCO ("TASS Reaction to Prime Minister's Reply to Gorbachev's 15 January Arms Control Proposals") [negative throughout (...) questioning British commitment to arms control] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: UKE Tokyo letter for Sir Jeffrey Sterling (“Administrative Reform in Japan”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Australia: FCO minute to No.10 (“Visit of the Australian Prime Minister”) [arrangements] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Cabinet: Community Affairs”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) City: Attorney General’s Chambers letter to No.10 (First Annual Report of the Fraud Investigation Group) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Rifkind letter to Lord Young (“Technical and Vocational Education Initiative”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Rifkind letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Further Education Teaching Staff Pay Negotiations 1985”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Rifkind letter to MacGregor (“Teachers”) [pay dispute: Scotland Inquiry] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 (“Privatisation proceeds 1986-87”) [line to take on postponement of BA sale] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Nick Ridley letter to John MacGregor (“BAA pay”) [a satisfactory offer “against a background of privatisation [and] improved performance”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Northern Ireland) [Loyalist hostility, flags question] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Cabinet Office minute to MT (“Report of the Interdepartmental Committee on Property Repayment Service (PRS)”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Buildings: No.10 minute to MT (utilisation of Lancaster House) [response to MT querying Lord Mayor's intended use of the building for a reception] [released Jul 2015]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Bilateral") [meeting with Lawson to discuss Budget, JMB, British Leyland, and electricity prices] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Treasury minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Simon and Coates March Forecast") [bulletin including speculation on Budget & its implications; lines to take] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS minute to No.10 ("Budget Speech (Fourth Draft)") [circulation for comments] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MOD minute to FCO ("Foreign Secretary's Speech to the Foreign Press Association") [amendments] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MOD minute for Powell ("Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS)") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("The French elections") ["The right are expected to emerge the clear winners... Chirac is the front-runner for Prime Minister..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("France: economic report for February 1986") ["Some encouraging economic results... in the run-up to the legislative elections..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("French elections: Mitterrand") ["...undiminished appetite for power... expressed satisfaction about the state of Anglo-French relations..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group") [overview of Group's visit to S. Africa] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 ("Budget Speech") [latest draft] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS minute to Cassell ("Budget Speech (Fourth Draft): Sections C and E") [latest drafts] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Ridley minute for Lawson (“Privatisation of the National Bus Company”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 briefing for MT (Closing Universities) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 minute to MT (“Grant-aided Primary Schools”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph minute to No.10 (“Scottish Teachers’ Inquiry”) [pay dispute] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(86) 10th (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Sellafield) [Waldegrave says nuclear industry must do better] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Mar 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Immigration: Hurd letter to Lord Hailsham (“Family Law Bill and second wives”) [MT supports “an early change in the law”] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Armstrong minute for Powell (“Economic Summit 1986”) [preparatory meeting report] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: President Reagan's letter for MT (US/Soviet negotiations: new proposals on the verification of nuclear tests) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Powell minute for MT ("Foreign Secretary's Speech to the Foreign Press Association") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: President Reagan letter to MT (MT meeting with Weinberger) [Stealth technology; determined to show perseverance in disputes with Congress over Nicaragua] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Secretary Weinberger") [briefing on Stealth technology] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister/Defence: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Bilateral with Defence Secretary") ["general political" and defence issues] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO ("Meeting between Commission and Argentine Foreign Minister") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Lord Barber") [Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons visit to S. Africa & next steps] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: National Security Planning Group minutes (1605Z) ("Libya") (NSPG 0129) [planning response to Libyan threats against US forces in the Gulf of Sidra; possible request to MT for use of UK-based F-111s; NSDD to be drawn up] [declassified Dec 2005]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("NHS Publicity") [proposals for improving image & addressing core problems] [released Jul 2015]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Civil Service Manpower") [effects of the Budget] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Legal Procedure: No.10 minute for MT (“Anonymity in Rape Cases”) [Hurd proposals] [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Peter Brooke minute to MT (“1986 Community Budget: response to Court’s Interim Measures Decision, 17 March”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram 914 to FCO (1547Z) (“U.K Contribution to 1986 Budget”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Cabinet Office internal minute (“Scottish Teachers’ pay dispute”) [comparison with England & Wales offer] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (law and order) [rape and crime statistics] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Office Weekend Highlights (MT’s Central Council speech, Frernch National Assembly election) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: UKHC New Delhi telegram to FCO (“Westlands”) [trade deal confirmed] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Lord Young letter to David Waddington (“Deregulation: Fire Safety and MISC 121”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Rifkind letter to Whitelaw (“Public Order Bill: controls on alcohol in executive boxes and restaurants at football grounds”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Immigration: Hurd letter to Biffen (“Immigration: MPs’ representations”) [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Immigration: Lord Hailsham letter to Biffen (“Family Law Bill”) [polygamy to be addressed separately] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Bernard Ingham minute to MT (“The Week Ahead”) [Budget coverage will dominate] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Cabinet Office minute for Powell ("Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS)") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("The French elections") ["A right wing victory, but much narrower than expected, that leaves Mitterrand considerable latitude..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("The French Legislative elections: the results") ["A slender majority for the RPR/UDF, much smaller than they hoped and the socialists feared."] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("The French elections: the prospects") ["A sharp swing to the right: But with... only a very slim majority... Mitterrand has considerable latitude in choice of Prime Minister"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Anglo-Irish relations: Northern Ireland") [line which Tom King should take in further meetings with Molyneaux] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MT letter to President Reagan (Stealth technology) [meeting with Weinberger; Nicaragua; South Africa; forthcoming meeting with Reagan at Tokyo G7] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) South Korea: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Visit of the President of the Republic of Korea, 7-10 April") [bilateral meeting of economic policy officials] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Korea: FCO briefing for MT ("Visit of President Chun Doo Hwan: 7-10 April") [announcement; programme; dinner; talks] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Lord Barber) ["Prime Minister's meeting with Lord Barber": account of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group's visit to S. Africa/'possible negotiating concept'] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Canada: No. 10 record of conversation (MT-Mulroney) [Nicaragua, G5, MT's visit to Canada] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: UKE Cairo telegram 198 to FCO (1130Z) ("Call on President Mubarak") [record of conversation: Urwick, Mubarak: message from MT; recent security forces mutiny/economic recovery; Cairo wastewater scheme; relations with Libya] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Channon ("Taxation of Fringe Benefits - Company Cars and Free Fuel for Private Motoring: 1987/88") ["the changes I propose to the scales for taxing these benefits"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to David Norgrove ("Profit-Sharing Schemes") [defends Lawson's proposed tax-relief scheme in face of MT scepticism that it will benefit majority of employees] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS minute to No.10 ("Budget Speech - Final Draft") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Jopling letter to Howe (“Common Agricultural Policy”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Hurd minute to MT (“Strasbourg - Proofing”) [reducing impact of European Court on Human Rights findings] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Channon letter to Lord Young (proposed extension of TVEI) [Technical and Vocational Education Initiative] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 briefing for MT (“Scottish Teachers’ Inquiry”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lord King) [“British Airways”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Channon PS letter to No.10 (“British Airways: US anti-trust suits”) [planned use of powers under the Protection of Interests Act] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“Civil Service Pay 1986”) [negotiating strategy] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Judiciary: No.10 internal minute: Flesher to Wicks (“Richard Holt, M.P.”) [No.10 seeks to avoid being drawn into Holt’s libel action against ‘The Teacher’ publication] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Judiciary: No.10 letter to Treasury Solicitor (Richard Holt libel action) [No.10 seeks to avoid being drawn into Holt’s libel action against ‘The Teacher’ publication] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Judiciary: No.10 letter to Office of the Treasury Solicitor (Richard Holt MP libel action) [“this is a matter on which the response should come formally from Treasury Solicitors”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Budget) [smokers, drinkers and drivers expected to be hit] [released 2017]

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