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Text 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science: No.10 record of conversation (“Research Council Appointments”) [“concern about the apparent shortage of people with the requisite skills, attitudes and time to serve on the Councils”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT ("Widdicombe Inquiry into Local Government Practices and Procedures") [agreement on terms of proposed inquiry] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Jenkin PS minute to David Barclay ("Abolition of the GLC: Future Use of County Hall") [any new owner would want to carry out extensive work] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: FCO letter to Powell (resignation of member of Hong Kong Executive and Legislative Councils) ["perhaps unprecedented" for a resignation before expiry of term of office] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: Percy Cradock minute to Charles Powell ("Lord Young's Mission to China") ["suggest that we.... reaffirm our interest in military as well as civil sales"; MT agrees] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Rees minute to MT ("Cover for Arms Sales") [latest Quarterly Report on Defence Sales: identifying "export credit cover beyond what... [is] prudent in the light of ECGD's deteriorating finances"] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Robin Butler minute to Charles Powell ("Sale of Ptarmigan to the United States") [Lord Weinstock noting that media creating false impression of "a struggle between a wholly British and a wholly French system"] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels 409 telegram to FCO (2005Z) ("Ad Hoc Committee for a People's Europe, 4/5 February") [report on proceedings] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science: Armstrong minute to MT (Life Sciences Conference to be hosted by France) [British nominees to attend] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Patrick Jenkin letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Competition in the Provision of Local Authority Services") [draft consultation paper] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: No.10 letter to Department of Energy ("Sleipner") [supports Walker in rejecting gas deal with Norway; rejects recommendation that BGC opens negotiations with potential gas suppliers immediately] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Report on the Review of Social Security") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("MISC 111") [Report on the Review of Social Security: structural reforms; new rates of benefit] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade: No.10 briefing for MT ("Bosphorus Bridge") ["Michael Fallon, MP, and Richard Hickmet, MP... to press the case for credit cover and ATP help for Cleveland Bridge to win the contract... They are up against heavily subsidised Japanese competition"; DTI & Treasury at odds: key points] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Michael Fallon MP, Richard Hickmet MP) ["Second Bosphorus Bridge": credit cover and ATP help for Cleveland Bridge to win the contract] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Board dashes NUM hopes of quick start to peace talks” [possibility of negotiations to resume]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: MT letter to ‘Tip’ O'Neill (invitation to address the Joint Meeting of US Congress) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: UKE Washington telegram 385 to FCO (0348Z) (“Prime Minister’s visit: Christian A Herter Award”) declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Policy Unit minute for MT (“Competition Policy - E(CP) Meeting, 7 February 1985”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy briefing (“Daily Coal Report - Tuesday 5 February 1985”) [miners’ strike: situation report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Henry Steel letter to Butler (“NUM: Sequestrators”) [update on proceedings in Dublin; concern about disclosure of HMG and Security Service meeting with representative of sequestrators] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Ingham minute (Liaison committee) [upcoming events] [released 2015]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Douglas Hague, Robin Nicholson) [“Research Council Appointments”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Council of Europe: Ministerial Conference on Human Rights”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Jenkin letter to Rees (Liverpool City Council capital expenditure) [proposed warning letter] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Robin Nicholson minute to MT (“The Switch to Engineering and Technology”) [“it is essential that the private sector make a full contribution in cash and in kind”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Cabinet Office minute to Joseph (“The Switch to Engineering and Technology”) [possibility of “redeploying resources freed from reductions in arts provision outside the universities”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Letwin minute to MT (“The Switch to Engineering and Technology”) [“if money is to be spent it should go first to the schools whilst better concrete evidence is accumulated for making any major switch in universities”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Geoffrey Pattie minute to MT (“ESA Ministerial Conference: Rome 30-31 January 1985”) [the European space policy] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Feb 5 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
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