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PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Tebbit PS letter to Heseltine PS ("European Fighter Aircraft") ["a short summary list of some of the issues that may arise"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Tebbit PS letter to Heseltine PS (new Basic Trainer for the RAF) [pitch for Swiss firm/BAe-produced PC9] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("A New Basic Trainer for the RAF") [possible arguments against Heseltine decision to award contract to Shorts; advice to endorse decision; date for privatising Shorts] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("A New Basic Trainer for the Royal Air Force") [Heseltine recommendation to award contract to Shorts vs Younger preference for BAe] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Whitelaw letter to Keith Joseph ("Teachers' Pay: Briefing and Publicity") [circulation of updates on UK-wide industrial disputes & pay negotiations to Ministers & backbenchers] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("BNOC's Price for March") ["We would side with Peter Walker and not risk impeding progress in the last lap"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker ("BNOC's Price for March") ["we should move to market related pricing... not convinced that the oil companies would mount a legal challenge"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Howe minute to Peter Walker ("BNOC Prices") ["I agree BNOC should move to market pricing"; announcement of BNOC abolition] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [Spain/Portugal entry to EC: negotiations; Dooge Committee report to European Council; vehicle emissions; upcoming meetings] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("The Royal Dockyards: Open Government Document") [options; consultation; draft; recommendations] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("The Royal Dockyards - Open Government Document") [case for commercial management proposal vs full privatisation; OGD as basis for consultation; special employment measures; private sector shiprepair work] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Booth minute to MT ("Sainsbury's Group's Proposals") [Department of Environment report is 'swimming in the right direction in the right pool, but unlikely to reach the other end without your propulsion'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Contributions from the United States to Irish Causes") [MT proposal for a US charitable fund] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Howe minute to Ridley ("Channel Fixed Link (CFL)") [Ridley meeting with French Ministers: line to take; EC finance; follow-up work to guidelines for promoters; defence/industrial action considerations] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: Christopher Monckton minute for Robin Nicholson (“Human life before birth”) [Warnock Report] [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: Booth minute for John Redwood (Surrogacy, Powell Bill, Warnock Report) [divisions within Policy Unit] [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Redwood minute to MT (“Coal Industry”) [Redwood meeting with Ian MacGregor: NACODS; open-cast coal; NCB Board; redundancies and pit closures; finance and investment programme] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cyprus: UKMIS New York telegram 223 to FCO (0001Z) (“Cyprus”) [“The Secretary General says he will need our help with the Turks in the next stage”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Jenkin minute to MT (“Urban Policy”) [“We intend to make a substantial publicity effort, with Ministers present in the various cities, to launch the five City Action Teams”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Lord Advocate letter to Barney Hayhoe (“Trade Union Act 1984”) [“we have never admitted publicly that there is a contract of employment between the Crown and individual civil servants”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Barney Hayhoe minute to MT (“Industrial action in the civil service: use of the Trade Union Act 1984”) [“legal advice is that we have an excellent chance of success”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Mayor Feinstein of San Francisco) [“Contributions from United States to Irish causes”] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Ingham minute for Whitelaw (“Economic & Social Policy Presentation: Chairman’s Brief”) [meeting on 25 March to discuss follow up to budget] [released 2015]
Text 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Charles Powell minute to Robert Armstrong ("Bonn Economic Summit") [MT's thoughts on thematic declaration draft: "we should not be too modest about our record of growth"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: No.10 record of conversation (MT - Jenkin, Baker, Councillor Alan Greengross) [Greengross's proposal for a successor authority to the GLC; MT "remained completely unconvinced"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: John Redwood minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [examples of waste and mismanagement] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Brittan PS minute to Lawson PS ("BBC Licence Fee") [statement on financing the BBC, Peacock review] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Brittan-Jenkin-Younger-Ridley-Macfarlane) ["Football Spectator Violence"; hooliganism] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: Howe PS minute to Hailsham PS ("Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act") [Howe hopes government can go as far to meet request as possible] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act") [temporary loan of document] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: MT message to Bob Hawke (Australian bicentenary) [difficulties providing original Constitution Act on permanent loan] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Jha) [Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Sikhs, economic issues] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: UKHC New Delhi telegram 398 to FCO (1145Z) ("Westlands") [danger of French taking deal out from under Westland's nose] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: Crispin Tickell record of conversation (Tickell-Jha) [Westland helicopters, international monetary conference, trade] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Department of Employment letter to No.10 ("Wages Councils - Consultative Paper") [final copy for publication] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKHC New Delhi telegram 394 to FCO (1115Z) ("Shooting of Soviet Diplomat") [killing in the diplomatic quarter] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("A New Basic Trainer for the RAF") [text of Heseltine statement to Parliament on successful bid] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Howe, Walker) ["BNOC's Price for March"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [vehicle emissions; entry to EC: negotiations with Spain/Portugal; EC Budget: own resources decision] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Tebbit letter to Heseltine ("Privatisation of the Warship Yards: The Submarine Facilities Project at Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd") [case for retaining public ownership] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Employment: Letwin minute to MT ("White Paper on 14-18 Year Olds") [Youth Training Scheme] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) ["European Council: Middle East"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("European Council") [unemployment/deregulation; Dooge Committee; IMPS; Middle East] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram 1077 to FCO (2306Z) ("Foreign Affairs Council: 21 March") ["Own Resources Decision": agreement on revised compromise text] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Patrick Jenkin letter to Peter Rees (Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment) Bill) [cost implications] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Fowler minute to MT ("Social Security Review") [family credit & child benefit] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Transport: Department of Transport letter to Cabinet Office (Channel Fixed Link) [working group on guidelines for promoters: efforts of the UK component commended] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(85) 11th (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs, civil service, RAF trainer) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Ian Stewart letter to Jopling (“Agricultural Price Fixing and Budget Discipline”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Joseph minute to Tebbit (“Increasing the output of engineers and technologists”) [“only those courses which have been awarded a high grading for industrial relevance should be selected for inclusion in the first phase of the programme”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Joseph letter to Younger (increasing the output of engineers and technologists) [“I would be prepared exceptionally to include the bid from Strathclyde as an addition to phase one of the programme”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Moscow despatch to FCO (“The death of Chernenko and Gorbachev’s succession”) [“Despite his pragmatic personal style, [Gorbachev] is a dedicated communist”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 minute for MT (“Currency Markets”) [dollar-sterling rate] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MT letter to President Reagan (Geneva Talks) [value of consultations; her Moscow talks with Gorbachev] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO minute to No.10 (“Falklands Fisheries”) [multilateral fisheries agreement] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey: Gas Prices") [MT does not think proposed study would achieve anything] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Booth minute to MT ("Football Hooligans") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: MT message to Rajiv Gandhi (Westland helicopters) [losing the contract at a late stage would damage confidence] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: MT copy of speech by Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald (speech to the Diplomatic and Commonwealth Writers Association) [MT annotates passages on Northern Ireland] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Drugs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Drug Report") [Ministerial Group Report's ommission of "need for new penalties against drug racketeers"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Drugs: No.10 minute to MT ("H Committee: Drugs Abuse") ['proceeds of crime' legislation] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Drugs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Prevention of Drug Misuse") [positive alternatives for young people; gathering intelligence abroad; proceeds of crime] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph PS letter to No.10 ("White Paper 'Better Schools' - Proposed Ministerial Statement") [draft] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to Tom King ("European Social Fund: Part-Time Work Subsidies") [legal challenge to EC decision to limit funds] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Foreign Affairs Council, 17-21 March") [EC enlargement/fisheries sector negotiations with Spain; EC Budget: own resources decision; 1985 Budget overrun; Intergovernmental Agreement] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Ridley minute to MT ("Airports Policy") [summary of papers on airport development in the South East & structure/ownership of airports, in advance of MT meeting with Ridley, Gow, Wakeham and Biffen] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Airports Policy and Privatisation") [analysis of Ridley proposals/advice] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Malaysia: UKHC Kuala Lumpur telegram 166 to FCO (0745Z) ("Proposed Visit of Dr Mahathir") [Prime Minister of Malaysia declines invitation for lunch with MT at Chequers] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Employment: Flesher minute to MT ("Lord Young") [presentation of White Paper on Youth Training Scheme] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Foreign Affairs Council, 17-21 March") [EC enlargement; own resources & EC Budget] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) [European Council meeting: deregulation & jobs; IMPs; Foreign Affairs Council, 28 March] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Fishing Industry: Peter Walker letter to Heseltine ("Offshore Protection Force") [decision to cease Departmental contribution to funding; construction of high security fences at key offshore installations] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to MT ("BGC Privatisation") [argues for privatisation of British Gas Corporation by 'early 1987'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Ridley minute to MT ("Civil Aviation: Malaysia and Singapore") [MT concerned about issues raised by Ridley; requests urgent meeting to try to resolve them in advance of her visit] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Visit to South East Asia: Speeches") [latest drafts] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Family Support") [review proposals; identifying savings towards Treasury's £2 billion target] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Supplementary Benefit: Earnings Disregard for the Long-Term [U]nemployed") [proposed increase] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Child Support) [alternatives to Treasury proposals] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Letwin minute to Flesher (“Prime Minister’s message on urban policy”) [“the draft offered by the DoE is inadequate”, implies that “the Government wants to arrest economic changes”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Sport: Young PS letter to Jenkin PS (“Proposed ‘Eurodome’ stadium in the London Docklands”) [scheme under consideration with the London Dockyards Development Corporation and merchant banking firm] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“Crime Strategy”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MOD minute to No.10 (“US Presidential Chemical Warfare Review Commission (PRC)”) [UK view] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MT letter to Julian Amery MP (UK policy in the South Atlantic) [relations with Argentina, the Falklands, the Antarctic Treaty] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Mar 23 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
Text 85 Mar 24 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 24 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT (Widdicombe Committee) [possible additional member] [released Dec 2014]
Text 85 Mar 24 Su Declassified documents Key Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Gorbachev to Reagan (declares “positive attitude to ... a personal meeting ”) [declassified 2000]
Text 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Department of Trade and Industry minute for Powell ("Transfer of Carbon-Carbon Technology to the USSR") [declassified 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Oliver Letwin minute to MT ("Abolition of the GLC: A Voice for London") [Greengross's proposal is an abomination] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Robin Butler minute to MT ("Local Government Seminar: 31 March") [Treasury want a minister invited; "I suggest that we press hard to have the Chancellor himself"; MT: 'Yes'] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Local Government Bill: London") ["meeting with Environment Ministers and Business Managers: 26 March 1985"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Department of Environment minute to No.10 ("Falkland Islands: Mount Pleasant Airport") [opening ceremony: MT's introduction to the commemorative brochure] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Chancellor Kohl letter to MT (Sale of German torpedoes to Argentina) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("1985 Survey Guidelines") [facing "another tough Survey"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: John Redwood minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey: Gas Prices") [Treasury wants to put prices up] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Nigel Lawson minute to MT ("Running Costs Targets") [aim of applying a progressive squeeze] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Lawson PS minute to Brittan PS ("BBC Licence Fee") [statement on financing the BBC, Peats report] [declassified Dec 2014]

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Files are multi-page PDFs from which most of the documents on the site are selected. All of Mrs Thatcher’s official files from No.10 are available in full on this site (paper copies are stored at the National Archives in the series PREM19), as well as most of those of Geoffrey Howe and Nigel Lawson as Chancellor (stored at TNA as series T639 and T640).

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