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Info only 83 May 9 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] General Election announced for 9 Jun
Text 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Jenkin minute to MT ("Future Role of the BTG") [British Technology Group: proposals] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) New Zealand: Howe PS minute to John Coles ("Visit of New Zealand Prime Minister") [EC/NZ trade relations, defamation case] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iraq: FCO letter to No.10 ("Visit of Taha Ramadhan") [visit of Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister postponed due to UK General Election; message to Ramadhan] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Further Education Teachers' Pay, England and Wales, 1983") [details of, and view on, settlement] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cyprus: Pym PS letter to Coles (draft message to Kyprianou) [general election due to begin so must cancel meeting] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT message to Chancellor Kohl ("European Council, Stuttgart: British elections") [announcement of UK general election] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: President Reagan letter to MT (Williamsburg Economic Summit) ["Since this is the first time that we have sought to avoid a pre-negotiated communique, I wanted to lay out for you, in some detail, how I envision... our discussions... May I stress that this paper is merely a point of departure, not a formal agenda... a successful Summit requires... flexibility"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: MT letter to President Reagan (Williamsburg Economic Summit) [possible non-attendance due to announcement of General Election in June] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Prime Minister Gandhi letter to MT (Williamsburg Economic Summit) ["I thought I should share with you the concerns of the Non-aligned Movement about the prevailing world economic situation and our ideas of resolving the crisis"] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Abolition of the Greater London Council and the Metropolitan County Councils") [proposals] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Yugoslavia: FCO minute for Coles ("Cancellation of Visit of Yugoslav Prime Minister") [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Review Body Reports 1983") [main issues; handling; conclusions] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Future of the Inner London Education Authority") [options] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Howell letter to Tebbit (“Employee involvement”) [supports Tebbit’s proposals] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Trade Union Legislation (C(83)16)") [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Nicholas Owen minute to Scholar ("Strikes in Essential Services") [comment on issues as set out by Tebbit] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(83) 16th (Dissolution of Parliament and General Election) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Armstrong note circulated to Cabinet - C(83) 14 (Review Body Reports) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: King memo circulated to Cabinet - C(83) 15 (Local Government Finance and Taxation) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Tebbit note circulated to Cabinet - C(83) 16 (Trade Union Legislation) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Sherman minute (activities of the Inland Revenue Staff Federation) ["It is worth noting that the Union is entirely Communist controlled"] [released 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) General Election: MT notes on press Q&A (general election called) [released 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) General Election: MT letter to Reagan (General Election announcement) [implications for G7 Williamsburg and MT's US visit] [released 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) British Rail: Scholar note to MT ("Naming the Airey Neave locomotive") [Scholar advises against lunching with British Rail: "it would be difficult to spend an hour or so with BR without criticising their lamentable performance"] [released 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Finland: MT message to Prime Minister Sorsa of Finland (congratulations on re-appointment as Prime Minister) [released 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) General Election: MT message to Chancellor Kohl (MT calls Election) [released 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) G7: Prime Minister Gandhi of India letter to MT (views on Non-Aligned nations on development and North-South issues, prior to G7 Williamsburg summit) [released 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) General Election: MT message to Prime Minister Hawke of Australia (MT calls Election) [released 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) General Election: MT message to President Kyprianou of Cyprus (MT calls Election) [released 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Mexico: MT letter to President Miguel de la Madrid of Mexico (World Inter-Parliamentary meeting) [released 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) G7: Reagan letter to MT (thematic paper on economic issues in advance of G7 Williamsburg summit) [released 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Turkey: Reagan letter to MT (democracy in Turkey) [released 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: MT letter to Dafydd Wigley MP (relatives of Argentine servicemen may visit Falklands if visit supervised by Red Cross) [released 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Cabinet Office letter to Department of Energy (“Withstanding a Strike in the Oil Distribution Industry”) [MISC 63: Official Group on Oil Tanker Drivers] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Whitelaw minute to MT (“Scientific Procedures on Living Animals”) [White Paper] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Mexico: MT letter to President Miguel de la Madrid of Mexico (World Interparliamentary Meeting) [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong”) [suggested response to Zhao Ziyang letter] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong”) [Zhao Ziyang reply to letter from MT] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 May 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Brittan minute to MT (“Financial management in Government departments”) [declassified 2013]
Text 83 May 9 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for BBC (General Election announcement)
Text 83 May 9 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for ITN (General Election announcement)
Text 83 May 9 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Radio Interview for BBC (General Election announcement)
Text 83 May 9 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Radio Interview for IRN (General Election announcement)
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