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Text 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: Cockfield PS letter to No.10 ("Letter from the Japanese Prime Minister") [Poland; trade relations; Foreign Minister Ito's visit to UK] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial policy: Biffen letter to Fowler ("Port of London Authority (PLA)") [agreement to interim financial assistance to keep Port open while long-term viability is assessed] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: Lord Carrington PS letter to No.10 ("Secretary-General of the Arab League") [draft MT reply to message from Klibi: "need for a comprehensive settlement in the Middle East"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: Rayner minute to Lord Soames ("Review of Statistical Services") [handling of Report] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Rayner Report on the Central Statistical Office") ["You will see that Sir John Boreham would like to continue certain work which the study team recommended should be discontinued"; CSO use of Prestel/costs] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Press Office: Maude minute to MT (need to offer hope of recovery) [cannot persuade Treasury to admit “even a glimmer to any briefing”] [released 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary policy: Burns minute to Middleton (“Monetary Aggregates & All That”) [analysing monetary overshoot; urges research before budget] [released 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hungary: FCO to UKE Budapest (“The Hungarian Compromise”) [“fascinating ... extremely useful”; Polish comparison] [declassified 2010]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Hoskyns minute to MT ("Government Strategy") [Policy Unit paper] [declassified 2010]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Gow notes on meeting (MT-Thorneycroft-Burns-Wolfson-Gow) [appointment of Alan Walters as economic advisor] [released 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Maude minute to MT (unfavourable economic forecasts) ["Somehow we must begin to offer some hope of recovery somewhere"] [released 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Opinion Polls: Britto note ("Public Opinion Background Note 47") [weekly survey note] [released 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: FCO to UKE Dubai ("Hawk Aircraft") [MT concerned that UK may "lose the Hawk contract which is vital to the future prospects not only of the aircraft but possible of BAE itself"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MT letter to Sheikh Zaid of Qatar (Hurd's visit to the UAE) [arms sales] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Gilmour-Biffen-Strathcona-Armstrong-Cooper) ["Defence Sales to UAE"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Canada: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Carrington-Pym) ["Patriation of the Canadian Constitution"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Hailsham minute to Soames ("Civil Service Manpower: Estimates for 1981/82") ["I am sorry to be unhelpful to you over this but I have to say that cuts on this scale are simply not acceptable"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Soames minute to MT ("Civil Service Manpower: Estimates 1981-82") [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Joseph-Howell-Ryrie-Maitland-Croft-Armstrong-Ibbs) [nationalised industry financing, energy prices, British Steel corporate plan] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster's Office letter to No.10 (select committee powers) [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Labour Party: Sanders minute to MT (Northern Group of Labour MPs request meeting with MT to discuss organisation of Environment/Transport Regional Offices) [MT: "Perhaps we had better get it over - one day when there is lots more news"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: Cardona minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("1981 Budget") [sighting shot] [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: Cropper minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer (Friday morning 'think meeting' outcome) [monetary policy, industrial policy, taxation, economic situation] [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Austin Pearce and Freddie Page of BAe-Lord Strathcona-Cooper) ["Defence Sales"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 letter to MOD ("Defence Sales") [MT's views on stimulating defence sales; Rayner scrutiny] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industry: HMT letter to No.10 (proposal to introduce tax incentives to enable non-quoted companies to borrow through the market) [small firms policy] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Joseph) [employment and PSBR implications of British Leyland liquidation option] [declassified 2011]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Joseph minute to MT (“Nissan”) [Nissan UK manufacturing operation] [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Fowler minute to MT (cross-Channel link) [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 22 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 22 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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