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79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	MT Engagement Diary
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Cabinet: Fowler memo circulated to Cabinet - C(79) 52 (Review of Vehicle Excise Duty) [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Cabinet: Howell memo circulated to Cabinet - C(79) 53 (Review of Vehicle Excise Duty) [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Cabinet: Soames memo circulated to Cabinet - C(79) 55 (Future of Vehicle Excise Duty) [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economy: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Gas and Electricity Prices and Public Expenditure 1981-2 to 1983-4 (E(79) 61)") [return to economic pricing] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economy: Armstrong note to Whitmore (Cabinet to discuss issues on public expenditure 1983-84) [MT wants smaller pre-meeting] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Energy: Department of Energy letter to No.10 (negotiations between BP and BNOC) [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economy: Armstrong brief for MT ("Future of the Standing Commission on Pay Comparability (E(79) 49)") [Clegg commission] [declassified 2010]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Nationalised Industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Wales TUC) [extract] [Shotton steelworks] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Nationalised Industries: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Gas and Electricity Prices and Public Expenditure 1981-82 to 1983-84 (E(79) 61)") [declassified 2010]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Industrial policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Welsh TUC") [general economic discussion, Wales] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Industrial policy: Lankester minute to Department of Industry (MT comments on British Leyland statement) [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Industrial policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Keith Joseph) [British Leyland statement] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Industrial policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Joseph) ["Rolls Royce"] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Industrial policy: No.11 record of conversation (Treasury-CBI) [general economic discussion] [declassified 2010]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	China: FCO letter to No.10 ("Premier Hua's Visit") [Chinese ability to pay for goods ordered from Britain] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	China: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Premier Hua) [tete-a-tete conversation] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	China: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Premier Hua) [1st plenary session] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Civil Service: Pym minute to MT ("Further Action to Reduce the Size of the Civil Service - (C(79)51)") ["There are aspects of the Lord President's proposals...which worry me considerably"] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Northern Ireland: Pym minute to MT ("Northern Ireland Force Level") [Pym has a "serious concern about the over-commitment of the Armed Forces"] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Civil Service: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Civil Service Pay Research: Pensions Valuation (E(79) 60)") [declassified 2010]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	No.10: Summary of the General Post sent to No.10 (Week Beginning 29 October 1979) [released 2010]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Swaziland: MT message to Acting Prime Minister Nsibandze of Swaziland (commiserations on death of Prime Minister Dlamini of Swaziland) [released 2010]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	MT: Ingham minute to Stephens (MT and "Children of Courage") ["I just feel that, if she declines, it could be the last straw with those who are so ready to criticise her for heartlessness, etc., milk snatcher, etc."] [released 2011]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Zimbabwe: Proceedings of the Lancaster House Constitutional Conference - CC(79) 44 (Nineteenth Plenary Session) [declassified 2010]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Inner Cities: No.10 letter to Department of Environment ("Inner Cities") [MT's views on proposed review of inner city policies] [declassified 2011]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Civil Service: No.10 letter to Lord President's Office (dispersal of the Health and Safety Executive) [Civil Service Dispersal] [declassified 2012]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Ingham MSS)	Press Office: Lobby Briefing (meeting with Chinese Premier, EC budget) [“HMG not in the business of bartering” on budget] [released 2010]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Press Office: Ingham minute to MT ( Sun wants 10th anniversary message - suggests she decline) [MT - “The Sun is a friend - will do”] [released 2010]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Ingham MSS)	Press Office: Bulletin (letter from President Kaunda) [press given text] [released 2010]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Ingham MSS)	Press Office: Bulletin (MT meeting with Welsh TUC) [“reasonable, clearly argued and temperate”] [released 2010]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Bank of England)	Monetary Policy: Treasury note (Locke for Bridgeman) [Financial Secretary worry about market reaction to M3 figures] [declassified 2010]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (TNA)	Employment: No.10 letter to Lord President's Office (dispersal of civil service posts to Bootle) [declassified 2012]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Defence: Cabinet Office minute to MT (“Future of the strategic deterrent”) [replacement of Polaris] [declassified 2013]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	EC: Treasury letter to Peter Walker (EC Budget forecasts) [cautions against assuming 1&#37 VAT limit holds] [declassified 2010]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Zimbabwe: FCO letter to No.10 ("Rhodesia") [latest developments] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Zimbabwe: Prime Minister Fraser of Australia letter to MT (the Constitutional Conference) [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Bank of England)	Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (daily report on market conditions) [declassified 2010]
79 Oct 29 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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