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Text 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe: Richard Ryder minute (European Movement chairman) [Ted Heath proposed as replacement] [released 2017]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: No.10 letter to Howell PS ("Organisation of the electricity industry") ["... the Prime Minister has asked me to say that the CEGB still seems accountable to no-one, and that because of this, it has been able to abuse its monopoly position..."] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary policy: MT-John Sparrow meeting (record of conversation) [US cabinet, sterling, interest rates, equities, aid] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) US: President Carter letter to MT (energy) [appreciates support] [released 2010]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Note on public expenditure plans ("Ministers' proposals and MISC 11 recommendations") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Nott minute to MT (announce public expenditure decisions immediately) ["Now that the cuts exercise is all over the newspapers"] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Strategy (E(79) 24, 25 and 28)") [economic strategy meeting] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Lankester minute to MT ("Sale of New Town Assets") [draft of minute to Heseltine] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Sanders minute to MT ("Statements in the House: British Aerospace and Shipbuilding") [statement to the House of Commons by Keith Joseph] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Hector Laing letter to Derek Rayner (executive perks) [summary of document] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Carter letter to MT (energy announcement) [Carter: "Your support is valued..."] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Berrill minute to Lankester ("North Sea Oil and Gas: Security of Supply") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Carrington minute to MT ("BNOC: Future Strategy and Disposal of Assets") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Future of BNOC (E(79) 20, 21, 22 and E(DL)(79)6)") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("The Next Pay Round (E(79) 27)") [declassified 2010]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Extract of Department of Energy report ("Annex B: The Response of Individual Government Departments and Other Public Sector Bodies") [energy conservation] [declassified 2010]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Sanders minute to MT ("Shipbuilding") [Adam Butler's House of Commons statement] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Defence and Oversea Policy Committee - OD(79) 5th (Rhodesia, Arms for the Royal Ulster Constabulary, Future Lightweight Torpedo) [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Hunt briefing for MT ("Review of Dispersal Programme (E(79) 26)") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Walker minute to MT ("Review of Dispersal Programme") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Joseph minute to MT ("The Ban on Civil Service Recruitment") [Joseph supports lifting of ban] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Nott minute to MT ("The Ban on Civil Service Recruitment") [Nott supports lifting of ban] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Pym minute to MT ("Ban on Civil Service Recruitment") [Pym supports lifting of ban] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: UKE Lusaka to FCO ("Zambia on the Eve of the State Visit and CHGM") [Kaunda's position on Rhodesia] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: FCO telegram 910 to UKE Washington (1743Z) (Carrington message to Vance) ["grave concern" over Vance's decision against supplying arms to Royal Ulster Constabulary] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Joseph minute to MT ("Strikers and Supplementary Benefits") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) No.10: Summary of the General Post sent to No.10 (Week Beginning 23 July 1979) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Kenya: MT letter to President Moi of Kenya (no possibility of additional relief on defence expenditure) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Publicity: Joseph minute to MT ("Public Attitudes on Pay Determination") [declassified 2010]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-John Sparrow) [President Carter's Cabinet changes, sterling, interest rates, equities, aid] [declassified 2011]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Howell minute to MT (“Vale of Belvoir Inquiry”) [proposed revisions to draft statement] [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Howell note to MT (Department of Energy statement to Vale of Belvoir Inquiry) [impact of “unconventional” energy sources] [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (public expenditure cabinet) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Bulletin (small Aldermaston explosion) [news likely to leak at lunchtime] [released 2010]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Bulletin (letter to PM from Czech Charter 77) [“will be vividly in our minds” in discussions on Helsinki Final Act] [released 2010]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Italy: FBIS London telegram to FBIS Washington (“Rome reports dissension within DC over formation of government”) [Craxi’s position]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MoD minute to No.10 (“Lightweight torpedo”) [Pym agrees STING RAY should proceed] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 briefing for MT (“OD: Lightweight Torpedo”) [room for Sting Ray in the Budget] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Geoffrey Howe minute to MT (“Future Lightweight Torpedo”) [“the financial considerations point overwhelmingly to the cancellation of Stingray and the purchase of Neartip”] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(79) 11th (Public Expenditure) [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (daily report on market conditions) [declassified 2010]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Government Broker's daily report (market conditions & official activity in the gilt-market) [declassified 2010]
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