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Text 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Edwards minute to MT ("INMOS") [borrowing limit; timing of sale] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Jordan: UKE Amman telegram 586 to FCO (0700Z) ("Jordan/Middle East") [King Hussein interview on US television] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Security Services: FCO letter to No.10 ("Disappearance of Mr Niall Campbell") [line to take for PMQs] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Employment Seminar: Burden of Regulations on Small Firms") [scrutiny proposals] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: Fowler PS letter to No.10 ('The Right Policy for a Better Health Service": Statement by Norman Fowler) [text] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Genetic Manipulation Advisory Group (GMAC)") [case for winding up of Group & transfer of Ministerial responsibility for genetic manipulation research to Health & Safety Commission] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("The Rising Costs of Defence Procurement") [proposal to set up interdeparmental working group to address Defence procurement value for money & scope for greater collaboration and standardisation withing NATO] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("OD: East-West Relations") [accelerating change in the Soviet system; Ministerial dialogue & other proposed forms of contact] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: UKE Beirut telegram to FCO ("MNF") [French views on withdrawal of Multinational Force] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: FCO briefing for MT ("Visit of President Gemayel to London, 13-15 December 1983") [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Overseas Aid: Howe minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("IDA 7") [latest position in negotiations & next steps] [declassified Aug 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Bilateral with the Chancellor”) [electricity and coal prices; exchange rate and interest rates; Bank of England Court - "any nearer to finding someone to keep the Bank in line on monetary policy?"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Angola: UKE Luanda telegram to FCO ("British mercenaries") [Ambassador Goulding record of conversation with Venancio da Moura] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Angola: FCO briefing for MT ("Possible call by Sr Nascimento, Angolan Minister of Planning, on the Prime Minister, 14 December 1983") [contingency briefing in the event that MT is called upon to "tip the balance on the release of the British prisoners"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Lesotho") [covering advice & draft MT reply to Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan: Lesotho/South Africa relations] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("OD(D)") [statistics "As background to our forthcoming discussion on arms control and disarmament"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Making Schools Better") ["It is important to bolster Keith Joseph's enthusiasm for his new policies, in order to reduced the risk of DES backsliding. You may therefore wish to press home a number of points"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Walker minute to MT ("Fast Reactor Collaboration") [agreement with France, Germany & Italy ready to be signed; PQ; "clear withdrawal provisions in case the need arises"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 letter to Stephen Crampton (Common Agricultural Policy reform) [request for meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: No.10 record of conversation (MT-German Ambassador Ruhfus) [European Community issues, East-West relations, the Falklands] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Simplifying Tax Legislation”) [meeting to discuss issues raised by Peter Rowland] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UK Ambassador Dublin to Howe ("The Irish Question: First Impressions from the Republic of Ireland") [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Walker memo circulated to Cabinet - C(83) 36 (Electricity Prices) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Peking TelNo 1325 Future of Hong Kong: Calls on Leaders”) [“more should be made of the need to maintain domestic and international confidence if stability and prosperity are to be preserved”] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Ricketts minute to Coles (“Future of Hong Kong: Sir P Cradock’s Calls on Chinese Leaders”) [comments and instructions on line to take] [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“The Future of the Crown Agents (OD(83) 10)”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Lord Trefgarne PS letter to No.10 (South Atlantic Fund annual report) [declassified 2013]
PDF 83 Dec 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Argentina: reply to the Prime Minister’s message”) [newly elected government] [declassified 2013]
Text 83 Dec 13 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
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