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Info only 80 Dec 8 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-Irish summit in Dublin
Text 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Ian Gow minute to Michael Jopling (letter from Geoffrey Rippon) [monetary targets, public sector pay] [released 2017]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: FCO briefing for MT ("Visit of Japanese Foreign Minister, 9-10 December") [oil prices; Middle East; EU restrictions on trade with Soviet Union; Japanese foreign aid & defence expenditure; trade imbalance; industrial collaboration; prospective visit from Japanese royal family for Royal Academy Great Japanese Exhibition] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: FCO briefing for MT ("Visit of Japanese Foreign Minister") [Nissan] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Howell minute to MT ("Seventh Round of Offshore Licensing") [outline of awards process; decisions reached; next steps] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: UKE Buenos Aires telegram to FCO ("Falkland Islands: Call on Mr Ridley by Argentine Ambassador: Tuesday 9 December at 10:00 AM") [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO record of conversation (Ridley, Lord Shackleton) [Shackleton critical of Commons reaction to leaseback; idea merits exploration] [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Cold War: MT letter to Carter letter to MT (Poland) [you think Soviets plan to intervene but "this goes further than our own judgement"] [released 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Wade-Gery note circulated to OD Committee - OD(80) 74 (Poland) [declassified 2010]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) EC: Gow minute to Thorneycroft ("Conservative European Reform Group") ["This issue will not go away"] [released 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Press Office: Drummond minute to Gaffin ("Hereford and Leominster") [arrangements for MT's visits] [released 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Ireland: Security Department minute ("Protective Security Arrangements for the Visit of the Prime Minister to Dublin on 8 December 1980") [declassified 2010]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Falklands Governor Rex Hunt despatch to Carrington ("Visit of the Honourable Nicholas Ridley, M.P. Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to the Falkland Islands: 22-29 November, 1980") [account of Ridley's second visit] [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Taoiseach Haughey) [tete-a-tete session: hunger strike at HMP Maze, political situation in Northern Ireland and the Republic, economic situation, Poland, UN, political cooperation] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Taoiseach Haughey-British and Irish Ministers) [plenary session: economic situation, hunger strike at HMP Maze, Anglo-Irish cooperation, Poland] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Prime Minister's Visit to Dublin") [communique] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: UK Ambassador to Dublin letter Alexander (MT's meeting with Taoiseach Haughey) [japes in the Throne Room: "[Haughey] has a good sense of fun, and we might as well take comfort from the fact that he clearly thought the day had gone well"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Employment: No.10 letter to HMT ("Long-Term Unemployment and the Young") [MT's comments on Chancellor's minute] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Joseph minute to MT ("Pay and Performance") [Joseph favours Soames' revised proposals on performance-related pay for Civil Servants] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Poland: UKE Warsaw to FCO ("Polish Reaction to Warsaw Pact Summit") [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Namibia: Carrington letter to Julian Amery MP (situation in Namibia and views in South Africa) [UN plan for Namibia] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: MT letter to Patricia Batty Shaw, Chairman of the National Federation of Women's Institutes (rural rail services) [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Civil Service Pensioners' Alliance General Secretary letter to MT (MT's comments on Scott Inquiry into index-linked pensions) [concerns] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 letter to HMT (implications for money supply of Bank of England dollar swaps) [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (Bank of England forward foreign currency swaps) [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: HMT letter to No.10 ("November Money Supply Figures") [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Soames minute to MT (“Civil service protest meetings”) [“The extent of support for the meetings was higher than we could have expected for this type of demonstration”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Defence: MT letter to Lord Weinstock (Sting Ray programme) [arrangements for proposed visit to open the new factory] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade: Keith Joseph minute to MT (“Textiles”) [problem of US imports] [declassified 2012]
Text 80 Dec 8 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Press Conference after Anglo-Irish summit
CD only 80 Dec 8 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for BBC (Anglo-Irish Summit)
Text 80 Dec 8 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for ITN (Anglo-Irish Summit)
Text 80 Dec 8 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Radio Interview for IRN (Anglo-Irish Summit)
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (daily report on market conditions) [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 8 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Government Broker's daily report (market conditions & official activity in the gilt-market) [declassified 2011]
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