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Text 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: BIS Buenos Aires telegram to FCO ("Argentina: Assessment") ["almost unrelieved gloom continues"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: MT letter to Lord Kennet (normalisation of the UK-Argentine bilateral relations) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Julian Amery MP letter to Biffen (Civil Aviation Authority report) ["write to you as Leader of the House... on the procedural implications"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Rees minute to MT ("Senior Open Structure Reviews") ["you expressed a particular interest in the method... [and] frequency of reviews of Open Structure posts... what we propose to do to meet this commitment"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Efficiency Unit minute to MT ("Inspection and Management Consultancy in Departments") [Peter Rees unhappy with Robin Ibbs proposal for shift of emphasis towards budget-based management, fearing too much power being delegated to line managers] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Lord Gowrie minute to MT ("Unified Grading") [progress report & next steps] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: No.10 minute to Howe PS ("Security of Small States") [timing of MoD/FCO revised joint paper] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Contracting-out of Local Government Services") ["still a danger that... [Jenkin's] plans will be neutered [by officials] before they reach Ministers... It would therefore be helpful for... [MT] to express her strong support for the principle of competition, and her wish to see rapid, effective action"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT letter to Kinnock (British EC Commissioners) [Labour Party candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("1983 Refunds") [Lawson "considers that... [in light of decision] to block our 1983 refunds... it would be a mistake to announce our intention [to provide an advance of own resources]"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("1983 Refunds") [legal advice, in advance of MT interview on 'Newsnight', regarding European Parliament blockage of refunds] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Housing: Moore minute to MT ("Public Land Registers") [breakdown of Government Departments' surplus land holdings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Hurd PS minute to David Barclay ("Review of Value for Money in the BBC Home Services") [scope of review] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign policy: Charles Powell letter to Foreign Secretary PS ("Europe and Defence") [response to Foreign Secretary's minute] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Mauritius: Prime Minister Jugnauth letter to MT (Official Visit to UK) [thanks for meetings with MT, Tebbit & Raison] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and telecommunications: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("British Telecom Meeting") [shares issue strategy] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Robin Nicholson minute to MT ("Annual Review of Government-Funded Research and Development") ["MoD... insatiable appetite for R&D resources... real damage being done to our University and Research Council research"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Health: Joseph minute to MT ("The Medical Research Council (MRC): Constraints on Funds for Research Grants") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Department of Employment Press Release (“Statement by Tom King”) [statement on Trade Union Act - “a major advance for the cause of union democracy ”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Smith minute to Hatfield (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [Employment secretary agrees with report's conclusions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Labour MP seeks pit strike ballot” [MP calls for national ballot]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Coal board’s offer rejected, strike may be stepped up” [miner leaders reject NCB offer]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Sun) Coal: “We'll tighten the Knot, says Scargill” [miners reject peace offer]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Coal: John Biffen draft for MT (speech precis for censure debate) [“the real Britain … is trying to speak and be heard through the clamour of partisan politics and cynical opportunism”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Coal: Arthur Cockfield speech drafts for MT (censure debate) [Labour “condemns violence in theory but supports the mass picketing which leads inevitably to violence”] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("MISC 101(84) 31st Meeting: Coal") [miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environmental Affairs: Cabinet Office minute to MT (“Sellafield”) [briefing on radiation types and estimated annual discharge] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Secretary of State’s discussion with EXCO”) [“useful discussion in a good atmosphere”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: press coverage”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: FCO letter to No.10 (“Future of Hong Kong: nineteenth round of talks”) [revised draft joint declaration] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Efficiency in Local Government Ltd. letter to No.10 (“Don’t let the GLC fool you: if you believe in local government take the right action”) [Commons debate on Monday 30 July] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Jul 27 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for BBC2 Newsnight
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