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Text 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) European elections: Conservative Research Department briefing (“The Conservative European Manifesto 1984”) [issues, positions] [released 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) South Africa: MT telegram to President Machel of Mozambique (Botha’s visit to UK) [“will be a working one … it in no way constitutes approval”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Robert Armstrong minute to John Coles ("London Summit: Programme") [timings, practical arrangements] [released Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Special Appointments") [guidance for Departments] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to Tebbit (European Regional Development Fund) [report on outcome of Foreign Affairs Council] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("The Budget Negotiations") ["not making much headway... [UK] ready to work for a solution at the Fontainebleau European Council on 25/26 June"; suggested points for Ministers to make in bilateral contacts with European partners over the coming weeks] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Willie Whitelaw minute to Leon Brittan ("TV Licences for Hotels") [formula for coverage of additional rooms] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: David Barclay note to MT (licence fee in hotels) [fees for additional rooms] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Jobs Seminar") [advice for Seminar on 25 May] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Manpower: No.10 letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer PS ("Seminar on Industry and Employment") [Tom King papers] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Tebbit ("Nationalised Industries: Board Appointments, Dismissal and Compensation") [conclusions from E(NI) committee; Treasury & sponsor Departments proposals] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("CBI Conference in Eastbourne: Sunday 4 November") [arrangements for Q&A session at Conference] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Export Policy") [DTI draft paper] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("The Pay Round So Far") [details of settlements to date; outstanding negotiations; merit pay; reformulating the pay factor] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("1984 Pay Negotiations for Non-Industrial Civil Servants") [merit pay; increments] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (pay negotiations) [amount, structure & timing of offer; Review Bodies meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Handling of Review Body Reports") [alternative ways of reducing the effective increases over 12 months; managerial changes to improve efficiency] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Review Body Reports and Related Matters") [pay offer for non-industrial civil service; handling of 1984 Review Body Report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Police teams to fight intimidation of working miners” [teams of detectives being formed]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Thatcher defends decision of NCB to import coke” [Defends NCB importing 175,000 tonnes of coal from US]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) City: MT to Governor Bank of England (his proposed group) [notes he has agreed with DTI and Treasury that group should not bind government] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Barclay note to MT ("Lord Tonypandy") [miners' strike: George Thomas offers to mediate] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("MISC 101(84)16th: Coal") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: No.10 minute for MT (“Funding Strategy”) [Walters’ minute decrying “Duke of York” tactics] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Ulster Special Constabulary Association telegram to MT (situation) [“For goodness sake Mrs Thatcher, recognise the deficiencies, insucurity [sic] in Northern Ireland and do something about it”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: Shultz letter to Howe (Prime Minister’s speech in Perth) [“U.S./U.K. relationship and the absolute centrality of the Alliance in Western security”] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: No.10 note to MT (Continental Illinois rescue) [“There was no detectable reaction in the foreign exchange markets where the Gulf was the dominant factor”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Robert Armstrong minute to John Coles (“London Economic Summit: Draft Economic Declaration”) [amendments in light of suggestions made in recent meeting, and to include reference to shipping] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Armstrong PS minute to John Coles (“London Economic Summit: Prime Minister’s Meeting on 23May”) [to discuss: final meeting of personal representatives; draft statements; keynote] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Brittan, Cubbon, Duff) [“the main emphasis of future action needed to be on operational co-operation”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Cabinet Office draft (“Economic Summit”) [latest versions of the London Charter and declaration on terrorism, need to be distributed] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Bob Hawke message to MT (London Economic Summit) [would like the Summit “to promote policies to ensure that the present international recovery is sustained and be of benefit to both developed and developing countries”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) International Economic Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 (“Argentina”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iraq: No.10 to MT (“Iran-Iraq War: Guidelines for Loan Service Personnel”) [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Agriculture: Scottish Office minute to No.10 (allocation of milk quotas and an outgoers scheme) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe minute to MT (“Future of Hong Kong: agenda item two”) [UK/China negotiations] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: UMELCO visit and House of Commons debate”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Hong Kong: testing the acceptability of an agreement”) [UK/China negotiations] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 May 18 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Local Government: Biffen PS letter to First Parliamentary Counsel (drafting of the legislative programme) [declassified 2014]
Text 84 May 18 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Interview for News of the World
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