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Text 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: No.10 minute to MT (“Unemployment Benefit Scrutiny”) [MT vexed with Treasury] [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: FCO minute to Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster PS (British-Soviet relations & exchanges of Parliamentary visits after Afghanistan invasion) [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Secretary of State Haig's Evening Report ("El Salvador, Brezhnev-Polish Meeting, Meeting with Australian Foreign Minister") [declassified 2016]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Alan Walters minute to No.10 Policy Unit ("Railway Electrification") [Dept of Transport/BR Review; "I am very doubtful indeed if there is anything like a positive case for further electrification"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Merseyside: Lankester note to Ibbs ("Merseyside") [threatened closure of Tate & Lyle Sugar Refinery: '[MT] is becoming increasingly concerned about the industrial and employment situation on Merseyside'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Merseyside: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Heseltine) ["Tate & Lyle": threatened closure of Liverpool sugar refinery; Merseyside Development Corporation] [declassified Dec 2014]
Text 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Walters MSS) Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [“shambles of govt”; ”genuine confusion, especially Lamont, about where we were going”] [released 2012]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary policy: Middleton minute to Wass (“Budget Speech: Section G6 on MLR”) [redrafts to satisfy Bank of England] [released 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary policy: Couzens minute to Chancellor (“MLR in the Budget: The Exchange Rate”) [foreign exchange markets have probably discounted a 2 percent cut] [released 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Public Expenditure & the Budget") [energy related overruns] [declassified 2011]
Text 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Hoskyns MSS) Economy: Hoskyns diary (ministerial disaffection) [open criticism of MT]
Text 81 Mar 5 Th Press Major Commentary (The Times) Economy: "Communists heckle Mrs Thatcher in church" (St Lawrence Jewry speech) [MT: "you see why I fight these people"]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) US: MT letter to Sir Nicholas Henderson (thanks for help on Washington visit) ["I have great confidence in the President"] [declassified 2010]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Defence and Oversea Policy Committee - OD(81) 4th (Statement of the Defence Estimates) [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Walker memo circulated to OD Committee - OD(81) 16 (CAP Price Fixing 1981) [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Thorneycroft (thanks for expression of views on the economic situation) [lead up to the Budget] [released 2012]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) US: MT letter to Reagan (thanks for visit to Washington) ["We shall never have a happier visit"] [released 2012]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Privatisation: Whitelaw letter to Heseltine ("Legislation on Privatisation Etc") [Whitelaw expresses doubts about general enabling legislation on privatisation] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Poland: UKE Warsaw to FCO ("Polish Soviet Meeting") ["the language used to describe both the Polish crisis and the steps necessary for its resolution has become noticeably more extreme"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Poland: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Polish Debt") [details of participation in multilateral debt settlement with Poland] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Steel: Dale Campbell-Savours MP letter to MT (closure of Distington Foundry) [additional correspondence requested by MT at meeting] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Franklin minute to Alexander ("European Council 23/24 March 1981: Unemployment") [Maastricht European Council] [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(81) 9th (Civil Service Dispute, US, Soviet Union, Belize, EC Affairs, Marriage of the Prince of Wales) [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) US: MT letter to Leonora Annenberg (thanks for helping to organise MT's visit to the US) ["And thank you for taking so much interest in Carol"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) US: MT letter to Senator Howard Baker (thanks for Senate visit) [MT's visit to the US] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) US: MT letter to Father Timothy Healy, President of Georgetown University (thanks for award of honorary degree) [MT's visit to the US] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) US: MT letter to Nicholas Henderson (thanks for assistance in arranging visit to US) ["I have great confidence in the President. I believe he will do the things he wants to do - and he won't give up"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) US: MT letter to Geoffrey Jones of the Veterans of the OSS (thanks for award of Donovan Medal) [MT's visit to the US] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) US: MT letter to Dr C. Rapley of the Goddard Space Flight Center (thanks for presentation on Solar Maximum Mission) [MT's visit to the US] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) US: MT letter to David Rockefeller (thanks for lunch) [MT's visit to the US] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) US: MT letter to Dr. Thomas Young of Goddard Space Flight Center (thanks for visit) [MT's visit to the US] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) US: MT letter to Congressman Clement Zablocki (thanks for arranging MT's meeting with the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee) [MT's visit to the US] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Taxation: Joseph minute to MT ("Future of ICL") [computerisation of PAYE] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Taxation: Soames minute to MT ("ICL") [computerisation of PAYE] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Belize: Governor Belmopan to FCO ("Anglo-Guatemalan Talks") [US advises Guatemala "to accept a modified formula on the territorial issue"] [declassified 2013]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Canadian PM) Canada: Kirby minute for Trudeau (“Elements of a London Strategy”) [aim to pass bill through Westminster by July] [declassified 2013]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Canadian PM) Canada: Kirby minute for Trudeau (“Renvoi à la Cour d’appel du Québec sur le projet de résolution”) [declassified 2013]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Money Markets Weekly Report (report from Money Markets Division on a week of market activity) [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: Ingham letter to Peter Hall (MT’s visit to Washington) [“The truth is that this was not a newsy visit”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) US: No.10 note to MT (Lord Thomas) [request to meet with MT] [declassified 2014]
Text 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Thatcher letter to Reagan (thanks for Washington hospitality) [unclassified]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Carlisle report (“Home and Social Affairs Committee: Management of Public Sector Higher Education”) [MT: “am delighted - this was long overdue”] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government buildings: Brittan letter to Heseltine (“International Conference Centre”) [Brittan and Heseltine opposed over private sector financing] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Health: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (Nurses’ pay) [“Government’s position may become untenable”] [declassified 2012]
Text 81 Mar 5 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
Text 81 Mar 5 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Speech in Belfast
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (daily report on market conditions) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Government Broker's daily report (market conditions & official activity in the gilt-market) [declassified 2012]
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