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Text 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Spain: Prime Minister Suárez letter to MT (resignation) [courtesy letter] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial policy: Biffen letter to Pym ("Times Newspapers") [Murdoch acquisition: latest position] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Secretary of State Haig's Evening Report ("Lybian Pilot Defects to Greece, Meeting with Omani Foreign Minister Zawawi, Appointment by Waldheim of a Special Representative on Afghanistan, Madrid CSCE: Beginning of the Final Stage") [declassified 2016]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Peru: Michael Alexander minute to Carrington PS ("The Prime Minister of Peru") [arrangements for talks with Ulloa] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Volcker) [US economy; monetary control issues; Volcker findings as to opinion in London ("pretty nervous") and Europe (recesssion thought to be deepening)] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Cold War: Ann Bergson-Romyn letter to MT (Raoul Wallenberg) [circumstances of Wallenberg's disappearance] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (weekly report on market conditions) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Budget: Treasury minute for Chancellor ("The Budget") [competing Treasury and No.10 versions] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Budget: Treasury record of conversation (Chancellor's meeting with Governor) ["Monetary Affairs" - Bank urges immediate MLR cut] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Budget: No.10 minute (PM, Chancellor, Governor's meeting) [decision not to cut MLR immediately] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Budget: Lawson minute for Chancellor ("Minimum Lending Rate") [strongly opposes cut before budget] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary policy: No.10 minute (MT meeting with Paul Volcker, chairman Federal Reserve) [prospects of the Reagan Administration; monetary control, etc] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: National Security Council minutes (“Central America [& Taiwan]”) (NSC 0002) [declassified 2007]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (FBI) US: FBI Alexandria teletype to FBI Director (“Possible threat to assassinate Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Great Britain”) [conversation overheard by a “source of proven reliability”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO minute to Ure ("The Beagle Channel Dispute") [Pope's proposals for settlement of Argentina-Chile dispute] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) US: MT letter to Reagan (thanks for message of congratulations regarding MT's speech the Pilgrim's Dinner) [special relationship] [released 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Africa: MT letter to Howard (satellites and services to Francophone Africa) [thanks for letter] [released 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Scotland: Stephens minute to MT (MT invited to General Assembly of the Church of Scotland) [MT will attend but does "not think it right" that she address the Assembly] [released 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) DT: Stephens minute to DT (MT invited to General Assembly of the Church of Scotland; will DT attend?) [DT: "Sorry, NO"] [released 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Gaffin minute to Ingham (Graham Turner's meeting with MT) [presentation and MT's demeanor] [released 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office letter to No.10 (MT's meeting with Lords Brookeborough and Moyola) [brief for MT] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Tornado - Export Sales (OD(81) 8)") [arms sales] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Oil Minister Dr. Otaiba of the United Arab Emirates) [Iran-Iraq War, oil and energy, UK arms sales to the UAE] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Canada: FCO letter to No.10 ("Canadian Constitution") [report that UK High Commissioner to Canada attacked Trudeau in meeting with Canadian provincial Premier] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Rayner minute to MT ("Succession Planning in the Civil Service (Lord President's Minute of 9 February)") [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Howell minute to MT ("Coal Industry Review") ["very difficult" meeting between NCB and NUM regarding pit closures] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industry: Trevor Jones, leader of Liverpool City Council, letter to MT (closure of Tate & Lyle sugar refinery in Liverpool: MT will not meet with delegation) ["I can only assume that you have not been given the full facts of the matter because I never thought of you as someone who would be so callous as to refuse to listen to a reasonable argument"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industry: MT letter to Robert Parry MP (closure of Tate & Lyle sugar refinery in Liverpool: MT will not meet with delegation) [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industry: MT letter to A.J. Stocks, Chief Executive of Liverpool City Council (closure of Tate & Lyle sugar refinery in Liverpool: MT will not meet with delegation) [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Poland: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Longer-Term Economic Assistance to Poland (OD(81) 7)") [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Canadian PM) Canada: David R. Cameron minute to Michael Kirby (“The Constitutional Resolution”) [“Observations from a Slight Distance and Thoughts on Government Tactics”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: Prime Minister Fraser of Australia letter to MT (thanking for the invitation to visit the UK) [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: Jenkin letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (private health insurance) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Brittan minute to MT ("End-Year Flexibility on Cash Limits") [end-year flexibility scheme must be cancelled due to public expenditure implications] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Brittan minute to MT ("Public Expenditure White Paper: Contingency Reserve") [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Pay and Cash Limits") [Health and Civil Service pay and cash limits] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Governor of the Bank of England) [proposal to reduce MLR] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Lawson-Wass-Burns-Middleton-Walters-Wolfson) ["Short-Term Interest Rates"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Belize: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Belize (OD(81) 5 and 6)") [declassified 2013]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Pay: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Future Arrangements For Pay in the Public Services (E(81) 12, 16 and 18)") [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Pay: Vereker minute to MT ("E: 12 February: Arbitration For Teachers Pay") [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Canadian PM) Canada: Kirby minute for Trudeau (“Issues relating to the constitutional resolution”) [London strategy] [declassified 2013]
Text 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Hoskyns MSS) Economy: Hoskyns diary (budget meeting forgotten by MT) [secret army of advisers working to make it happen]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Note for Wednesday meeting (weekly report on market conditions, official activity and rates in the gilt-market) [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Italy: UKE Rome letter to FCO (“Referenda”) [Constitutional Court judgement] [released Dec 2015]
Text 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Thatcher letter to Reagan (importance of the US-UK relationship) [unclassified]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Pay: Cabinet Office briefing for E committee (“Teachers’ pay: access to arbitration 1981 (E(81) 17)”) [withdrawal of unilateral access] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Pym PS letter to No.10 (“Motions on MPs’ pay and pensions”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Parliamentary Affairs: Social Security Bill”) [declassified 2012]

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