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Text 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Robert Armstrong) [future of Rayner Unit; future of CPRS] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: MT letter to Prime Minister Gandhi (medical treatment for Benazir Bhutto) [MT aligns with Gandhi in support of Bhutto] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Ingham ("Nationalised Industry Board Pay") [lines to take in response to media reports on pay increases] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: Younger PS letter to No.10 ("Group of Eight") [capital expenditure: letter from President of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Possible message to the new Soviet President") [MT agrees to 'toned-down' message of congratulations from the Queen] [declassified Dec 2018]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: No.10 minute to MT ("PNQ and Statements") [French sale of Exocets to Argentina/UK sale of Rolls-Royce engines to FRG; steel industry closures; sale of Britoil shares] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Lawson ("BNOC Trading After the Separation of Britoil") [limiting risks; starting capital] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Fishing Industry: MT message to Prime Minister Mauroy (2238Z) (Common Fisheries Policy negotiations) [resisting Danish demands for concessions] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Lord Thomas letter to MT (election of Andropov) [reactions of three experts on Soviet Union] [released Dec 2017]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Lord Cockfield letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Contracting out public sector functions”) [potential candidates - “my primary objective is… British Airways”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Pym minute to MT ("Falkland Islands: civilian rehabilitation") ["initial allocation of up to £10 million... an economic development programme... against the background of decisions on our military commitment and its costs"] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: No.10 minute to MT ("PNQ and statements") [French sale of exocets to Argentina; steel industry; Britoil] [declassified Dec 2012]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gibraltar: UKE Madrid telegram to FCO ("Gibraltar Dockyard: my first IPT") [redundancies; future of the Dockyard] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: King Hussein letter to MT (Arab League delegation to UK) [PLO representation] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 briefing for MT (meeting with Sir John King) [British Airways privatisation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Pay and Grading Structures") [merit pay; unified grading] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Managing Director of British Aerospace letter to MT (sale of Sea Dart weapon system to China) ["Thank you for your involvement in our success... This will help to secure jobs"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Lawson PS letter to No.10 ("Britoil Privatisation") [statement to Parliament announcing outcome of share offer] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Middle East: King Hussein of Jordan letter to MT (visit of King Hassan of Morocco to UK, leading Arab delegation) [Hussein asks that representatives of the PLO be allowed to join the delegation] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Pakistan: MT letter to Prime Minister Gandhi of India (Benazir Bhutto) [MT pleased that Benzair Bhutto's mother has been allowed to leave Pakistan for medical treatment] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Japan: Prime Minister Suzuki of Japan letter to MT (message of thanks for co-operation on Suzuki's resignation) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: MT letter to Tam Dalyell (deployment of RFA Fort Austin during the Falklands campaign) ["it really would be better not to try to prejudge the [Franks] Committee's report"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) International Economic Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Managing Director of the IMF, de Larosière-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Walters) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Media: Ingham minute to MT ("Diary for 1983") [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Appointments: Lankester minute to MT ("Nigel Lawson's Special Advisor") [declassified 2013]
Text 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Walters MSS) Economy: Alan Walters diary (inflation) [PM very concerned at decline of pound; monetary stance has changed in US; keen on persuading Reagan to cut deficit by increasing taxes][released 2012]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Economy: Treasury minute (“Treasury Weekly Economic Brief”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong”) [potential amendment to Chinese Constitution] [declassified 2013]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Whitelaw minute to MT (“Rate Support Grant settlement 1983-84: England”) [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised industries: Jenkin letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“BSC: write-off of capital”) [ongoing losses] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Security: No.10 letter to Home Office (“Lord Bridge’s report on Trestrail”) [review of vetting procedures] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Zimbabwe: FCO letter to No.10 (“Zimbabwe”) [FCO fail to allay MT’s concerns] [declassified 2012]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office (“Events prior to the invasion of the Falkland islands”) [Carrington worried that MT thought to have been kept in the dark as to early warnings of Argentinian plans to invade] [declassified 2013]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Immigration: Michael Havers minute to MT (“Immigration rules: husbands and fiances”) [ECHR concerns regarding changes in deportation rules] [declassified 2016]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Foreign Exchange & Gold Market report (daily report on market conditions including US report) [declassified 2012]
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