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PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 minute to MT (Luton membership card scheme) [incompatibility with Football Association rules] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 29 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: MT letter to Hurd (Robin Ibbs letter on the Animal (Scientific Procedures) Bill) [“I am so pleased that he wrote”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Canada: UKHC Ottawa telegram 307 to FCO (1835Z) ("Prime Minister's Visit to Expo") [meeting clash with Royal Ballet opening night] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) New Zealand: UKREP Brussels telegram 1864 to FCO (1730Z) ("EC/New Zealand") [Lange comments on dairy market access issues] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Tom King minute to George Younger ("Contingency Planning") [role of troops in prisons in event of a prison strike] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Yelena Bonner Sakharov) [efforts to secure Dr. Sakharov's return to Moscow] [released Dec 2018]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: No.10 briefing MT (“Workfare”) [“requirement to work or train in return for remaining on benefit”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 1449 to FCO (0415Z) ("SALT Limits") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MacGregor minute for Younger (Nimrod AEW: progress report) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Germany: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Federal German Economy") [outlook] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: UKE Amman telegram to FCO ("Prime Minister's visit to Israel") ["King Hussein is very grateful for... [MT's] efforts on Israel and looks forward to their meeting in London on 17 June"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Palestinian comment on the Prime Minister's remarks in Israel") ["...some misunderstanding of... self-determination for Palestinians... [and] PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Israel: Mayor of Jerusalem telegram to MT (Prime Minister's visit to Israel, May 1986) [exchange of courtesies] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Charles Hoste letter to Professor Griffiths (Hill-Norton committee) [clarification of how the committee on naval ship design was formed] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Netherlands: Prime Minister Lubbers letter to MT (European Monetary System) ["there is a political aspect apart from the aspect of economic confidence"] [declassified July 2017]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Washington telegram 1463 to FCO (2030Z) ("US/South Africa") [report on current political context surrounding Reagan's anticipated response to South African raids] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Secretary of State for Social Services minute to Treasury Secretary (“1986 Public Expenditure Survey: Health”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: MOD minute to MacGregor (“PES 86”) [public expenditure survey] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Secretary of State for Environment’s PS minute to MacGregor (Department of Environment bids for public expenditure survey 1986) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Secretary of State for Scotland minute to MacGregor (“PES 1986”) [his bids for additional expenditure] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Department of Transport minute to MacGregor (“PES 1986”) [reviewing requests for additional bids] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Lord Chancellor minute to MacGregor (“Public Expenditure Survey 1986”) [requirements for public expenditure in the court service] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to MT (“Meeting with EC Journalists”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Nicholas Edwards letter for Whitelaw (report on the effects of local authority expenditure policies on education in Wales) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 minute for MT (“Education: Victor Rothschild”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Lord Young letter to MacGregor (“TVEI Extension”) [Technical and Vocational Education Initiative] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Washington telegram 1461 to FCO (2130Z) (“Invitation to Soviet defence minister to visit the US”) [“to discuss quote the wide gulf on issues related to each other’s military forces, doctrine and intentions unquote”] [released Dec 2015]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Office Weekend Highlights (MT meeting with Mrs Bonner, visit to Israel, South Africa, hippies) [released 2017]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (ship building redundancies, Tory revolt) [released 2017]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (trespass, warship design, litter, Labour party failures) [released 2017]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 letter to Private Secretaries (“Value for Money targets”) [report commissioned by MT] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: MT letter to Chairman of Luton Town Football Club (membership card scheme) [MT welcomes initiative] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 31 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Howe message to UKDEL NATO ("Ministerial Meeting of The North Atlantic Council, Halifax 29/30 May: Afternoon Session") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 May 31 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Energy: Mikhail Gorbachev message to MT (post-Chernobyl) ["the first thing that is needed is an early warning system in case of accidents"] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 1 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) South Africa: MT message to P.W. Botha (reactions to recent events) ​​​​​​​["We ought now to put this behind us"] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 1 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Israel: Vice-Chairman of Yad Vashem letter to MT (Prime Minister's visit to Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, May 1986) [brings attention to incorrect number of deaths quoted by MT] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 1 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) [press leak of MT letter to President Botha; MT "extremely angry... confirmed her fear that her communications and conversations with foreign Heads of Government were in general given too wide a circulation"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 1 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to President Botha (Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group) ["Clearly we were both upset by the other's reaction to recent events. We ought now to put this behind us. What matters is... the hope of progress offered by the... Group's initiative"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 1 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Treasury and Civil Service Committee report (“Proposals for an Appraisal Scheme in the Senior Open Structure”) [“Results of the consultative process”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Yelena Bonner Sakharova message to MT (MT, Yelena Bonner Sakharov) [message of thanks] [released Dec 2018]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Charles Powell note to MT (Shevardnadze visit to London) [proposed dates] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lord Young, Lawson, Tebbit, MacGregor, Clarke) [“Workfare”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Moscow to FCO ("SALT II: Soviet Government Statement") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Howe minute for MT ("Comprehensive Test Ban (CTB): UK Public Posture") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: FCO minute for Powell ("State of Play at Geneva") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister/Lord President: Wicks briefing for MT (bilateral with Whitelaw) [DHSS personnel; visit to Russia; general political position] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: President Kaunda letter to MT (South African attack on UN High Commission for Refugees Camp) ["write to thank you... for your... sympathy and solidarity... following South Africa's wanton and unprovoked bombing"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Clarke letter to Howe (“European Community: United Kingdom initiative on creating conditions for employment growth”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“European Community Budget: Council v European Parliament in the European Court of Justice”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Lynda Chalker letter to Peter Morrison (“ERDF Community Programmes”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Richard Luce minute for MacGregor (“1986 Public Expenditure Survey: Arts and Libraries”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Paul Channon minute for MacGregor (“PES”) [Department of Trade and Industry bids for expenditure] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Cabinet Office minute for MacGregor (“1986 Public Expenditure Survey: Management and Personell Office (Cabinet Office)”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: David Plastow letter for MT (future intentions of the MOD for fighting vehicles procurement) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Baker minute for MT (“Education - Changing Public Perceptions”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“TVEI Extension”) [Technical and Vocational Education Initiative] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Tebbit letter to MacGregor (“TVEI Extension”) [Technical and Vocational Education Initiative] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Bernard Ingham minute to MT (“The Week Ahead”) [hippy trespass, social security, South Africa, Channel Tunnel] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (litter, unions, industry) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Kenneth Baker minute to MT (Value for Money targets) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 minute to MT (“Money and Interest Rates”) [Chancellor no longer wanting a cut this week] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 684 to FCO (0545Z) ("Elena Bonner") [arrival back in Russia, following medical treatment abroad] [released Dec 2018]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: MT letter to Sir Edward du Cann (All-Party Maritime Affairs Group) [request for meeting to discuss merchant shipping] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Younger minute for Howe ("Mine Clearance in the Falkland Islands") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO (“EC/New Zealand: visit of Prime Minister Lange”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: No. 10 minute for MT (“Public Expenditure”) [Lawson “EXTREMELY anxious” about public spending & taxation section in MT’s speech] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) City: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Big Bang”) [deregulation] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Brian Griffiths briefing for MT (“Education - Changing Public Perceptions”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Richard Luce PS letter to No.10 (“Junior Ministers: Follow-up to seminar on 8 November 1985”) [MT to speak to Cabinet to give civil service reforms “a push”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (economy, public expenditure, industry) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: MT letter to Chairman of ACARD (Council’s report on medical equipment industry) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Northern Ireland") [proposed dissolution of Assembly, could give impression that policies have run into a cul-de-sac] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Robert Armstrong minute to MT ("Northern Ireland: Meeting of Ministers on 5 June") [proposed dissolution of Assembly, wider policy issues] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Howe-Hurd-King) [failure of Assembly to carry out statutory functions, proposed dissolution, decision would need to be presented with finesse] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 691 to FCO (0630Z) ("Visit o[f] of a British IPU Delegation to the Soviet Union, 23 May - 2 June") [summary of visit] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Moscow to FCO ("US/Soviet Relations and Arms Control") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: Chairman of Cable & Wireless Ltd letter to Howe (transPacific fibre optic cable) [press release announcing proposed US-Japan joint venture] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("South Africa internal") [situation report: "clamp down on the continuing violence... I believe we may have reached something of a watershed"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Cabinet: Community Affairs”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Bilateral with the Chancellor”) [money markets, public spending, education] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Douglas Hurd minute for MacGregor (“Public Expenditure Survey”) [the Home Office bids for additional resources] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Warry minute for Powell (“Privatisation of the Royal Ordnance”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Baker minute to MT (“School Teachers’ Pay Negotiations in England and Wales”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (hippies, law and order, NHS, public spending) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Jun 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Richard Luce letter to MT (“Scrutiny of Occupational Health and Hygiene Provision throughout the Civil Service”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) France: MT letter to President Chirac (Foundation for Age Research) [Paris to London fundraising relay] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Israel: UKE Tunis telegram to FCO ("PLO's reaction to Prime Minister's visit to Israel") ["...fiercely critical..."; MT: "What a shower they are!"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("The shipbuilding industry") ["[My] report will contain some recommendations in its own right. It will also, however, provide the background to a number of specific operational questions due to come to Ministers in the next few weeks"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Lord Hill-Norton letter to Younger ("Hull Forms for Warships") [concerns about the terms of reference of the Inquiry] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Confidentiality of Normal Vetting (NV)") ["If, as a result of a breach, it became necessary to discuss NV with the Defence Committee... there should be no reference to the role of the police, who have co-operated... on the understanding that the practice would remain confidential"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Howe minute to Younger ("Mine Clearance in the Falkland Islands") [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Co-Chairmen of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group (negotiations about the democratic future of South Africa) ["We strongly believe that... [our] negotiating concept is sound... difficult to understand how the term suspension of violence provides difficulties for the South African Government... a prior reduction in the level of violence before the Government itself takes specific action... would not be feasible"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Peter Brooke letter to Ian Lang (“European Social Fund - Position for 1986”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Jopling minute for MacGregor (“PES: Agriculture, Fisheries and Food”) [bids for expenditure] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Paul Channon minute for MacGregor (“Public Expenditure Survey 1986: Office of Fair Trading”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) City: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Governor of the Bank of England, Channon) [deregulation of financial markets] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Lawson-MacGregor) [education capital receipts] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 briefing for MT (“Education”) [Baker’s proposals for extra expenditure] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: MacGregor letter to Lord Young (“TVEI”) [Technical and Vocational Education Initiative] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Jun 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(86) 22nd (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs) [declassified Dec 2014]

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