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Text 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Prior letter to Lord Soames (“Rayner Scrutiny of Benefits to Unemployed People”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: Minister of Sport PS letter to FCO (arrangements for briefing MT on the Gleneagles Agreement) [Minister of Sport request to be consulted on FCO briefing for MT] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Angola: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Angola") [record of latest meeting of Namibia Contact Group] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Secretary of State Haig's Evening Report ("Africa: The Coup Attempt in The Gambia, Senate Testimony on Mass Emigration from Cuba and Haiti, First Vice President of the Sudan Appeals for Security Assistance") [declassified 2016]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Whitelaw PS letter to Michael Pattison (BBC finances) [medium term financing, licence fee increases] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office letter to No.10 (Dolours Price, 1973 Old Bailey Bomber) [Atkins agrees that Price may travel to Republic of Ireland for holiday] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Middle East/Indian Ocean: National Security Council minutes (1600Z) ("Gulf of Sidra Exercise; US Naval Presence in the Indian Ocean; Security Assistance for Egypt") (NSC 0018) [declassified Dec 2015]
Text 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Walters MSS) Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [PM very confused about interest rate and money supply bands][released 2012]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Derek Howe note to MT ("Mr Walker's Weekend Speech, Saturday 25th July") [released 2012]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Russell Sanderson letter to Gow (grassroots opinion in the Party) [Northern Ireland, the SDP, unemployment, pensions, industry] [released 2012]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Trivial Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: MT letter to Mr and Mrs Annenberg (thanks for gift) ["You really shouldn't have given me something as special as the 'Tree Peony' but I am thrilled with it"] [released 2012]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: MT letter to Edward Boyle (university finance) [released 2012]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: MT letter to Governor of the Bank of England (thanks for luncheon) [released 2012]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Commonwealth: MT letter to Commonwealth Secretary General Ramphal (comments on agenda for 1981 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Melbourne) [released 2012]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Hunger Strike") [Taoiseach Fitzgerald statement] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Brittan minute to MT ("Local Authority Current Expenditure 1982-83") [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: CSD letter to No.10 ("Industrial Action Progress Report") [latest developments: Unions' response to Government offer] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Nott minute to MT ("1982 Civil Service Pay Negotiations") ["I am quite unable to accept Christopher Soames' proposals"] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Hayhoe minute to MT ("Charging for Civil Service College Courses") [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: DHSS letter to No.10 (fees charged by British medicine to Arab patients) [comments by Dr Vaughan prior to MT's trip to Kuwait] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: CPRS study of the "NCB/NUM Problem" [tactics for dealing with the NUM] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Armstrong minute to MT ("Withstanding a Coal Strike") [comments on papers prepared for meeting] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Howell minute to MT ("Power Station Fuel Stocks and Endurance") [planning for miners' strike] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Howell minute to MT ("Withstanding a Coal Strike") [response to Whitelaw's MISC 57 report] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Ibbs minute to MT ("NCB/NUM Problem") [CPRS "unable to find any radical new solution" to problem of NUM power over NCB] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Industrial Energy Prices") [action on energy costs] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Fowler minute to MT ("Transport - Nationalised Industry Boards") [board appointments and pay: National Bus Company, British Rail] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Fowler minute to MT ("CPRS Nationalised Industries Study") [Fowler supports Ibbs' conclusions] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: No.10 letter to FCO ("European Parliament: Attendance by President of European Council") [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Armstrong minute to MT ("Export of Plutonium to France and the United States") [MT: "but I fear we will be criticised for not applying IEAE safeguards"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Carrington minute to MT ("Export of Plutonium to France and the United States") [supports export] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Nott minute to MT ("Special Nuclear Matters (SNM)") ["remarkable change of attitude" by US on supply of special nuclear materials to UK] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Nott minute to MT ("Export of Plutonium to France and the United States") [supports export] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's Ad Hoc Meeting on 3rd August on United Kingdom Trade Policy") [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade: Gilmour minute to MT ("United Kingdom Trading Policy") [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: MT letter to Commonwealth Secretary-General Ramphal (agenda for Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Melbourne) [response to Ramphal's proposals] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Belize: FCO to UKE Guatemala City ("Belize/Guatemala: Possible Resumption of Negotiations") ["We suspect the Guatemalans may...be responding to US pressure and that their main concern may be to put themselves in the most favourable light for the UN General Assembly"] [declassified 2013]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Ibbs minute to Lankester ("Gas Gathering Pipeline") [report on impasse in pipeline project] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("BL: Future Structure") [future of British Leyland] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: No.10 letter to Department of Industry ("BL: Future Structure") [MT 'believes it would be unwise for Sir Keith to express any view whatsoever on...proposals for a new structure for British Leyland' until decision on future of BL is taken] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: Richard Allen memo for President Reagan (“Britain Drifts”) [declassified 2000]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Sir Keith Joseph’s PS minute to No.10 (“Professor Rose”) [the Times article: “The Death of Monetarism?” ] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Treasury minute to Middleton (“July Money Supply Figures”) [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Howard Davies minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Minimum Lending Rate”) [the Times article] [declassified 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Housing: House of Commons Environment committee press release (“Commons committee criticises Government failure to assess housing requirements and output properly”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Baker minute to MT (“Response to ACARD Report on Information Technology”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ministers: Atkins letter to Carrington (“Ministerial visits to the United States during September”) [conveying UK government position on hunger strikes] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Royal family: HMQ's Private Secretary letter to No.10 (Prime Minister’s audiences with the Queen) [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) United Nations: Sir Ian Gilmour letter to Howell (“UN conference on new and renewable sources of energy”) [framework for discussions] [declassified 2012]

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