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Info only 85 Mar 19 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Budget
Text 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 briefing for MT ("OD: 25 March") [Defence White Paper: "... [European Fighter Aircraft] the view is getting about in some quarters - including the press - that the Defence Secretary is so keen on collaboration that we may end up losing out badly on it"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Statement on the Defence Estimates, 1985") ["The statement has good points - willingness to discuss Trident, NATO and arms' control - but it misses a trick on Trident and competition, and goes over the top on European collaboration"] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT ("Local Government Bill: London") [meetings with Goodhart and Greengross on GLC abolition] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Kenneth Baker minute to Patrick Jenkin ("Abolition: Voluntary Bodies: A Trust for London") [aimed at providing reassurance about the future of voluntary bodies] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Robin Butler minute to Brittan PS (BBC financing) [appointment of Peacock review] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Booth minute to MT ("Football Hooligans") [response to Luton-Millwall football riot: proposals for action] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 minute to MT (football hooliganism) [meeting with Chairman of Liverpool FC] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Howe minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [revised British proposal for Anglo-Irish talks on 22 March] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Powell minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations") [revised British proposal for Anglo-Irish talks on 22 March] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("A New Basic Trainer for the Royal Air Force") [Shorts vs BAe: notification of reduction in cost of BAe bid; recommendation still to accept Shorts bid] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Peter Walker letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (BNOC Prices for March 1985) ["We have succeeded in making the announcement on BNOC [abolition] with the minimum of disruption in the market... would be disastrous suddenly to announce a lower price for March"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT ("The Planning System: Sainsbury's Group's Proposals") [detailed response to Sir John Sainsbury's group's report on planning reform] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Geoffrey Pattie letter to Peter Rees ("Postal Business Targets") [replacement targets to run from 1985/86; potential issues of concern to Treasury] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Housing Benefit and Supplementary Benefit") [review proposals] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("MISC 111") [social security review proposals: case for large-scale housing benefit & supplementary benefit savings] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Egypt: FCO briefing for MT ("Egypt") [meeting with Speaker of the Egyptian People's Assembly] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Press Major Commentary (The Times) Coal: “Rebels defy NUM vote on 50p levy” [Nottinghamshire miners vote against funding dismissed miners]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(85) 10th (public expenditure outturns, budget) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Archive (TNA) Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer Budget broadcast [this copy declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Heseltine memo circulated to Cabinet - C(85) 7 (A New Basic Trainer for the Royal Air Force) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Barney Hayhoe letter to Tom King (“Trade Union Act 1984”) [“there is a contract of employment between the Crown and civil servants”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Letters to No.10 (lunch with industrialists) [“the switch” and IT skills shortages] [released Dec 2014]
Text 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Key Lawson (Nigel) Economy: 1985 Budget (Lawson 2) (Hansard)
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 970 to FCO (2330Z) (“Arms Control: US-Soviet Negotiations in Geneva”) [briefing] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Mar 19 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
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