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PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Department of Education and Science statistical bulletin (“English School Leavers 1982-83”) [October 1984] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Liaison Committee (documents for meeting) [agenda and papers] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Coal: MT letter to R.B. Giusti (miners’ strike) [“The treatment of intimidatory pickets is for the judgement of the local police”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Colin Budd letter to Charles Powell (“Capture of PIRA Shipment by the Irish Navy”) [“This capture is a badly needed boost to the morale of the Irish security forces”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: MT telegram to FitzGerald (PIRA shipment captured) [congratulations to security forces] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Neil Ward minute to Turnbull (“Financial Support for Northern Ireland”) [“level of support has been the subject of some local political controversy in Northern Ireland”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Canada: Appleyard letter to Charles Powell (“New Canadian Prime Minister”) [“if we are to influence Mr Mulroney as he formulates his policies, a fairly early meeting would seem desirable”] [declassified December 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Independent Study Group report (“Britain’s Undefended Frontier: A Policy for Ulster”) [protagonists, alternative approaches, policy, conclusions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Local Government Finance: Committee Arrangements”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: UKE Washington telegram 29 to FCO (“United States monthly economic report for September”) [real GNP, consumer spending up; interest rates down; dollar surged] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: MT letter to Fathulla Jameel (Foreign Minister of the Maldives) (London Economic Summit outcomes) [“I do not believe we should expect immediate results to flow from Economic Summits”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: No.10 briefing (annual review of government-funded R&D) [departmental responses to ACARD report] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Pretoria to FCO (“Situation in the Durban Consulate”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Italy: Italian Minister of Defence letter to MT (not able to participate in the Summit) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Agriculture: George Younger minute to MT (“Agricultural and Food Policy”) [Michael Jopling’s proposal] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Agriculture: Peter Rees minute to MT (“Agricultural and Food Policy”) [Michael Jopling’s proposal] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Peter Rees letter to Brittan (“Time Limits in Criminal Proceedings”) [cost implications of judicial reform] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Middle East: MT telegram to King Hussein of Jordan (Jordan-Egypt diplomatic relations) [“I hope other countries will be encouraged by your lead, which has my full support”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Environment: Prime Minister Willoch of Norway letter to MT (Norway-FRG declaration on clean air) [need for international cooperation to combat pollution] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Rees PS minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Public Expenditure") [draft speaking note and briefing] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Oliver Letwin minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Public Expenditure: DES") [MT anotation: "We cannot add further to the burden"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Your PES Meeting with Mr Tebbit on 3 October 1984") ["Treasury are asking simply for DTI to get back to baseline"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environmental Affairs: Prime Minister Willoch letter to MT (Joint Declaration on the Preservation of Clean Air) [W. Germany/Norway; "I feel confident that your Government will participate in the efforts"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe record of conversation ("EC Budget Negotiations") [his report of Foreign Affairs Council meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Luxembourg telegram to FCO ("Foreign Affairs Council, 2 October") [record of conversation: Budget issues] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to MT (EC Budget) [Lawson at ECOFIN; Howe at Foreign Affairs Council: latest position on negotiations] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer message to Howe ("Budgetary Discipline") ["agreement... reached at ECOFIN last night... resist any discussion or unpicking of it all by Foreign Affairs Council"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("European Community Negotiations: Budget Discipline") ["summary account of the discussions yesterday at the ECOFIN Council"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Powell minute to Cradock ("NATO Strategy Seminar") [draft record of Chequers, 1 October conversation, for comments/amendments; Cradock annotations] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Chief of the Defence Staff letter to MT (Chequers Seminars, 1 October) [feedback] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Legal Procedure: Attorney General letter to Ridley ("US Grand Jury Investigation and Laker Case: Attorney General's Lunch with US Ambassador on 1 October") [Havers, Price, Deal, Ayling: record of discussion] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: MT message to Bob Hawke (new High Commissioner) [Leahy's credentials] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) New Zealand: David Lange message to MT (visit to the UK) [thanks] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Caroline Ryder note to MT ("CBI Question and Answer Session and Eastbourne on Sunday 4 November") [timings for event; MT response to Ian Gow's invitation to tea: "Alas no time"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jenkin, Keva Coombes, Ray O'Brien) [Merseyside County Council representatives meeting with MT/Jenkin to argue case for MCC's retention] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: Department of the Environment record of conversation (MT, Jenkin, Derek Hatton, John Hamilton, Tony Byrne) ["Visit to Liverpool on 2 October: Meeting with City Council"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: UKE Washington telegram 2934 to FCO (1607Z) ("The Presidential Campaign") [state of play] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Keith Joseph ("Teachers' London Weighting") [advice on line to take for officials at Burnham Committee pay negotiations meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Legal Procedure: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Conveyancing by Non-Solicitors and Employed Solicitors") [Solicitors' monopoly on provision of conveyancing services: urges robust approach and opposes Lord Chancellor's position] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environment: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Water Strategy (E(NI)(84) 13 and 15)") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environment: Policy Unit minute to No.10 ("Water Strategy - (E(NI) on 3 October") [comment on Department of Environment, Welsh Office and HMT proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Parliament: Cabinet Office letter to Department of the Environment ("House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 - Update of Schedule 1") [copy of Schedule listing changes; request for proposed additions/deletions] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Armstrong note circulated to Cabinet - C(84) 25 (Local Government Finance) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy briefing ("Daily Coal Report - Tuesday 2 October 1984") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Butler minute to MT ("NCB/NACODS Meeting") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("MISC 101(84)43rd Meeting: Coal") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Jenkin minute to MT (Review of the UK Atomic Energy Authority) [“developing a more commercial approach”] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: FCO minute to No.10 (“Durban”) [detention orders against men in British Consulate: UK position] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT (“Inquiry into the working of local government”) [“abuses that arise from the lack of safeguards”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Baker minute to MT (“GLC publicity campaign”) [unlawful expenditure] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: Sherbourne note to MT (agents’ dinner at conference) [“Their dinner with you is the highlight of the Conference for them”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Robert Armstrong minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey 1984 (C(84) 29)") [ministerial meetings, speculation about a "Star Chamber"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Robert Armstrong minute to MT ("Public Service Pay and Expenditure Survey in 1985-86 (C(84) 26)") [pay assumption, public spending baseline] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Lawson-Tebbit-Rees-Butler-Turnbull) [DTI spending programme] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Tebbit PS letter to No.10 ("Hawk Order") [press release: "an American gloss on what has properly in this country been represented as a considerable British achievement"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to Howe PS ("Ad Hoc Committee on Institutions") [MT "surprised to see that we were giving such high priority to proposing a common approach in external affairs"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Community Budget") ["where we stand after the meetings of the ECOFIN Council on 1 October and the Foreign Affairs Council on 2 October"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [draft 1984 supplementary Budget; draft 1985 Budget; Budget discipline; EC enlargement negotiations; US protectionism; Committee on Institutions; wine surplus; upcoming meetings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Powell minute to Cradock ("Seminar on Conflict of Principles") [draft record of Chequers, 1 October conversation, for comments/amendments] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: No.10 record of conversation (Chequers, 1 October Seminars on Conflict of Principles and NATO strategy) [MT-annotated records of both seminars] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: Jenkin letter to Edwards ("Re-Chem Hazardous Waste Incineration Plants") [meeting with Edwards & Younger to discuss ramifications of plant closure] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Legal Procedure: UKE Washington telegram 2964 to FCO (2320Z) ("Laker: Grand Jury") [US Dept of Justice: approaches to potential witnesses; discussions with Laker lawyers] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: No.10 letter to Flight Lieutenant Neil Franks (Prime Minister's Visit to Liverpool on 2 October) [thanks for flight arrangements] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: No.10 letter to Merseyside Task Force (Prime Minister's Visit to Liverpool on 2 October) [thanks to organisers] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: No.10 letter to Merseyside Probation Service (Prime Minister's Visit to Liverpool on 2 October) [visit to Liverpool 8 'Drop-in' Centre] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson) ["Megaw: The Payment of Permanent and Deputy Secretaries": referral of issue to Top Salaries Review Board] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Legal Procedure: No.10 letter to Lord President's Office (Solicitors' monopoly on provision of conveyancing services) [MT concerned that Whitelaw's proposals 'may not be sufficient to keep the initiative'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Overseas Aid: MT letter to Perez de Cuellar (funding for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Reagan to MT (account of Gromyko visit to US) [declassified 2007]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Rees memo circulated to Cabinet - C(84) 29 (Public Expenditure Survey 1984) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Ministerial Group on Coal - MISC 101(84) 43rd (Industrial Action in the Coal Industry) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Industrial Affairs: Coal") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy briefing ("Daily Coal Report - Wednesday 3 October 1984") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Flesher minute to MT ("Bishop of Durham") [miners' strike: Walker-Bishop of Durham meeting 'extremely unsatisfactory'] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Flesher minute to MT ("Working Miners at Manton Colliery") [miners' strike: report of attempted murder of working miners] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Redwood minute to MT ("NACODS and the Coal Dispute") [miners' strike: report of attempted murder of working miners] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Hong Kong: Michael Alison note to Charles Powell (mooted trip to China) [“likely to be too many people in the Conservative Party who felt instinctively that we had really given Hong Kong away to the Chinese”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to Powell (“Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland”) [“the farthest we are likely to get by the time of the Summit is to be able to report to the Prime Minsiter and the Taoiseach on the outlines of a possible package”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Canada: Charles Powell minute to Appleyard (“New Canadian Prime Minister”) [proposed meeting with Mulroney: MT’s autumn diary “already exceptionally full”] [declassified December 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Robert Armstrong minute to MT (“Airline Competition Policy”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Rees minute to MT (“Party Conference: Motion on local government financial arrangements”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“A Voice for London”) [campaign against GLC abolition proposals] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Local government finance”) [Jenkin review] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Brighton bomb: Gaisman note to Grand Hotel (“Conservative Party Conference”) [MT’s room, menu requests] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Gummer note to Sherbourne (Garner’s notes for MT’s speech to agents’ dinner) [elections, grass roots] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Hong Kong: MT letter to Prime Minister Hawke of Australia (Joint Declaration) [Australian support “will do much to foster confidence … at this critical time”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph letter to Biffen ("Education in London") [elections to new Inner London Education Authority] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 84 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph PS letter to No.10 ("Education in London") [elections to new Inner London Education Authority] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 84 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Anglo-Irish Summit") [venue & travel arrangements] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Yugoslavia: FCO minute for Powell ("Visit of the Yugoslav Foreign Minister") [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 84 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: BIS Buenos Aires telegram to FCO ("Press Summary") [foreign debt, visit by the Swiss Foreign Minister, Jimmy Carter's visit to Buenos Aires, Alfonsin one of the nominees for the Nobel peace prize] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Howe telegram to UKE Tokyo ("Falklands at the UN") [unofficial translation of amended draft resolution] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Norman Tebbit minute to MT (DTI spending) [efforts to reduce spending] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("New EC Commission") [West German Commissioners] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Budgetary Questions. European Parliament Press Conference") [UK 1983 refunds] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKDel Strasbourg telegram to FCO ("EC Budget 1983 Refunds") [latest position] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: FCO letter to Powell ("Comments by the French Prime Minister on Britain") [performance of UK economy] [declassified Dec 2014]

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