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Text 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government machinery: Efficiency Unit letter to DHSS ("Handbook of Good Practice: Service to the Public") [Handbook commended & brought to attention of MT] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Ridley minute to MT ("Abolition of Control Over Port Development) [reasons not to delay announcement despite MT fears of dock strike] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Ridley letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Port of London Authority: Pay for Registered Dock Workers") [status of negotiations] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Mauritius: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Official Visit of Prime Minister of Mauritius") [confirmation of date] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("The Privatisation of Jaguar (E(A)(84) 18)") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: No.10 letter to Department of Trade & Industry (MT meeting with Director-General of the CBI) [Sir Terence Beckett seeks MT's attendance at CBI Conference] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Portugal: UKE Lisbon telegram 115 to FCO (0915Z) ("Prime Minister's Visit") ["ICL's interest in a tender for computers"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Greece: UKE Athens telegram 179 to FCO (1630Z) ("Attack on Member of Joint United States Military Assistance Group (JUSMAG)") [assassination attempt on a Sergeant] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (Teachers' Pay) [latest positions on negotiations in Scotland and in England & Wales] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Overseas Aid: MT letter to Willy Brandt and Shridath Ramphal (International Development Association funding negotiations) [Independent Commission on International Development Issues: the Brandt Commission] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Overseas Aid: MT letter to President Nimeiri of DR Sudan (UK contributions to the International Development Association) [IDA 7: funding negotiations] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Bermuda: MT letter to Premier John Swan of Bermuda(refuses request to attend Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting) [“Earlier requests for attendance from territories which have not achieved full independence have been turned down”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Biffen letter to Jenkin ("Misc 95: Education in London") [new Inner London Education Authority] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Bilateral with Chancellor”) [European Commission Presidency; public expenditure priorities; Wytch Farm; recent exchange rate movements, unitary tax] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: BIS Buenos Aires telegram to FCO (President Alfonsin's speech at Lujan to commemorate 2 April) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: George Younger minute to Peter Rees ("Scottish Block") [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Policy Unit minute to Turnbull ("AT&T") ["Closer relationships... [with] AT&T... likely to give our companies a better chance of succeeding in an increasingly competitive world market place"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Howe minute to MT ("Study Group of Incentives for Membership of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)") [final report, proposing a "technical assistance fund"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Rees letter to Heseltine ("Statement on the Defence Estimates 1984") [draft White Paper: "a very positive document. We have an admirable story to tell on defence"; further comments on specific points] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environmental Affairs: No.10 briefing for MT ("Environmental Pollution") [main issues; general policy & presentation; timing of major presentational initiatives; specific issues; next steps; handling] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Treasury record of conversation (Lawson, Howe, Ian Stewart, Michael Butler, Brian Unwin, David Williamson, Geoffrey Fitchew, David Hannay) [EC future financing] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: President of the Confédération Fiscale Européene telegram to MT (future of the EC) [message to prime ministers of EC member states in support of the ideal of the EC] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("The European Community's Budget: the reformed financing system") [review of objectives & their presentation at the European Council; UK refund & negotiating aims] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Sharp exchanges in Commons over ballot on miners’ dispute; PCs on pit duty can earn £500; Royal visits likely to go ahead despite unrest in pits” [Walker condemns lack of national ballot; police at picket line can earn 500 pounds a week overtime; Royal visit to powerplants going ahead]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: Alison note for MT (invitation to Sunday lunch) [released 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: Sherbourne letter to Alfred Sherman (his role) [“how to describe for public consumption your association with the Prime Minister”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Sherbourne note on Alfred Sherman (visit to Argentina on behalf of Daily Telegraph ) [MT annotated: “He must make it clear that he does NOT represent me in any way”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("Coal: MISC 101(84)7th Meeting") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: John Hamilton letter to MT (Liverpool council budget) [“Liverpool’s plight does not derive and never has derived from circumstances in Liverpool alone”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Lawson PS minute to John Coles (“Economic Summit: Australian Participation”) [too expensive to send emissary to Australia; OECD Summit would be a good opportunity to discuss matters with Australian counterparts] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Michael Jopling letter to MT (“Bovine Tuberculosis and Badgers - review of policy”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iraq: Howe to MT (“Iran-Iraq”) [UK contingency planning arrangements] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Apr 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT (“Abolition of Greater London Council and Metropolitan County Councils”) [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Apr 3 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
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