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Text 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 ("Scrutinies and Value for Money") [progress report] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (Chequers seminar on employment) [attendees] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Tom King, John Redwood, Quinlan) ["Employment": outline of paper to be prepared for Seminar Group on 25 May] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: Tom King PS letter to No.10 (Youth Training Scheme) [background information requested by MT] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: Tebbit minute to MT ("Guangdong Nuclear Power Project") [analysis of GEC bid] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Lamont PS letter to No.10 (Statement to Parliament on Scott Lithgow takeover) [Trafalgar House purchase; completion of Britoil contract] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: MT letter to President of the Council of CERN (Review of High Energy Particle Physics) ["await your more considered thoughts"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Security: MT letter to Neil Kinnock MP (Security Commission Report on the Aldridge case) [publication of report on officer charged with breach of Official Secrets Act 1920] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Security: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Security Commission: Miss Sarah Tisdall") [MT agrees with argument for not referring case to Security Commission] [declassified Dec 2018]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Afghanistan: MT letter to Lord Bethell (Afghanistan: Resettlement of Soviet Prisoners) [applications for political asylum: sponsorship] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Reagan Library) Cold War: National Security Council/NSPG Minutes (1900Z) ("Nuclear Arms Control Discussions") (NSC 0104) [declassified Feb 2006]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Space: MT telegram to Reagan (manned space station programme) [will join discussion with interested European ministers] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Middle East: Sultan Al Nahyan of the UAE letter to MT (Iraq-Iran war) [need to “guarantee the security and stability of this strategically vital and sensitive region”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Falklands: Attorney General's Office letter to MOD ("Falklands Airfield Land") [AG content to see contract signed] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Broadcasting, Narrowcasting, Computers and Telephones") ["a brief aide memoire setting out the interconnections and the problems"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Export credit for Pakistan") ["Given Pakistan's financial position, this proposal comes very close to aid, in military form. Pakistan is a poor risk... The prime object of exporting is to get paid, not to win prestige, or cement friendships"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT (sale of Government equity) ["The case for selling... seems overwhelming"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Foreign Affairs Council 27 March 1984") ["Little or no discussion of subjects other than budgetary imbalances"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Tebbit letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Capital Allowances: Transitional Arrangements for Certain Regional Projects") ["the Commission have informed us that they regard the arrangements as constituting regional aid... if we are to honour our commitment to Nissan... We have no alternative but to contest the Commission's interpretation"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Foreign Affairs Council/Agriculture Council") [outcomes; Howe statement to Parliament: supplementary advance to Commission; UK refund] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Miners’ pension fund &ldquohazarded by Scargill”; Pits dispute begin to affect industry; pickets' hide and seek with police” [Scargill imprudent in pension investments; dwindling supply of coke shuts steel works, flying pickets frustrated by police road checks]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “NUM leaders in moderate Midlands call out 13,000 men on strike” [Coalfield leaders call out strike despite vote against action]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Press Minor Commentary (The Times) Coal: "Miners' pension fund 'hazarded by Scargill'" [Scargill in court over NUM pension investments]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Press Minor Commentary (The Times) Coal: "The advocate without a wig was Mr Scargill" [Scargill defends pension policy. Miners wanted to buy the Daily Mirror and Theakstons Brewery]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Liaison Committee (documents for meeting) [agenda, priority action points, coming weeks] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Labour: Whittingdale paper (“Labour Party Strategy Paper”) [“one must recognise that the Labour Party has bounced back to a remarkable extent”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Local Government: Sherborne minute for MT (abolition of the GLC) [Rippon & Heath to share platform with Labour] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("Coal: MISC 101(84)5th Meeting") [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (Michael Quinlan paper on ethics of nuclear deterrence) [MT: “This essay is brilliant and must be published”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Robert Armstrong minute to John Coles (“London Economic Summit”) [Reagan will want to discuss terrorism and is likely to press for a declaration] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: Sherbourne minute for MT (“FCS Conference - Loughborough University”) [informed Chief Constable “you would not want to be intimidated from carrying out an engagement&rquo;] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: President Botha letter to MT (the signature of the Nkomati Accord) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: UKE Paris to FCO (“France-Lebanon”) [French army in Beirut] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: 11th round: second day: comment”) [“discouraging session”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jenkin, Michael Jopling) [“Rates Bill Report Stage: General Scheme”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Brittan PS letter to Jenkin PS (Liverpool City Council budget meeting) [safety concerns of ‘rebel’ councillors] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Mar 27 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
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