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Text 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: No.10 briefing for MT ("Briefing for PMQs - 16 February") ["Rate capping assumptions - provision of information to Opposition"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Ken Baker minute to Patrick Jenkin ("Abolition: Counter Obstruction") [amendment at Report Stage] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Department of Environment minute to No.10 ("Falkland Islands: Mount Pleasant Airport") [opening ceremony: MT's introduction to the commemorative brochure] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Lawson-Young-Trippier-Tebbit-Ibbs-Brittan-King-Jenkin-Fowler-Gowrie) ["Deregulation"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: FCO letter to Powell ("Hong Kong: Press Release on Kohima Barracks") [future of British garrison in Hong Kong] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil Service: Permanent Secretary of the Treasury note to Treasury officials ("The Duties and Responsibilities of Civil Servants in Relation to Ministers") [text of MT Written Answer to PQ, announcing issue of Guidance by Head of Home Civil Service] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("European Fighter Aircraft") ["major and complex issues that the Government will need to consider"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (the Budget: indirect taxes) [proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("White Paper on Schools Policy") [background; summary; publication; teachers' strike] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Privatisation Programme") ["time... [for] another push... some inertia creeping into departments"; priorities] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Andrew Turnbull minute to No.10 Policy (Water authorities' sale & leaseback proposals) ["by denying public enterprise access to private finance and by subjecting them to Treasury discipline, we give the managers more incentive to seek a full private sector solution"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Employment: Letwin minute to MT ("Youth Training Scheme") [raises concerns about delivery of the Youth Training Scheme] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Employment: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Young) ["MISC 107: 14 - 18s": Young's proposal for extension of Youth Training Scheme] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Ridley letter to Whitelaw (Merchant Shipping Bill) [case for inclusion in 1985/86 legislative programme; Civil Aviation Bill] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Lord Young minute to MT ("Future Legislation: Legislative Programme for 1985/86") [proposals for small firms/deregulation Bill & a Housing Bill] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: Charles Powell note to MT (Ambassador Weir despatch: 'Valedictory from Egypt') [despatch annotated by Powell, advising MT to read in advance of Mubarak visit] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Reticent Scargill arrives in Moscow” [Scargill talks with Soviet officials; refuses to say how much money donated]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Pit strike is abandoned by a record 3,807 men” [large return of miners to work]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Miners return in mood of despair” [mass return to work]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Man fined 25 for Scargill bearhug” [man fined for grabbing Scargill]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Ministerial Group on Coal - MISC101(85) 8th (Industrial Action in the Coal Industry) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: No.10 minute to FCO (“Prime Minister’s Talks in Washington”) [comparative employment benefits in the US and other countries] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Department of Energy briefing (“Daily Coal Report - Tuesday 26 February 1985”) [miners’ strike: situation report] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Walker letter to NUM Secretary Heathfield (response to Heathfield's question: whether NACODS agreement is available to NUM) ['this agreement was available to the NUM...[but was] rejected by the NUM'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (coal strike) [record return to work] released 2015]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“European Commission on Human Rights”) [ways of reducing the number of cases] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local government: Jenkin PS minute to Treasury (“Liverpool and PWLB lending”) [suggests issuing circular “in time for the rate limited authorities and Liverpool to take into account”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Joseph minute to Young (“Switch to Engineering and Technology”) [proposals to redirect arts spending] [released Dec 2014]
Text 85 Feb 26 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
Text 85 Feb 26 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher HC Stmnt: [Prime Minister (Washington Visit)]
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