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Info only 85 Mar 21 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 14 to 13.5 per cent
Text 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Charles Powell minute to Robert Armstrong ("Bonn Economic Summit") [MT's thoughts on thematic declaration draft: "we should not be too modest about our record of growth"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: No.10 record of conversation (MT - Jenkin, Baker, Councillor Alan Greengross) [Greengross's proposal for a successor authority to the GLC; MT "remained completely unconvinced"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: John Redwood minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [examples of waste and mismanagement] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Brittan PS minute to Lawson PS ("BBC Licence Fee") [statement on financing the BBC, Peacock review] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Brittan-Jenkin-Younger-Ridley-Macfarlane) ["Football Spectator Violence"; hooliganism] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: Howe PS minute to Hailsham PS ("Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act") [Howe hopes government can go as far to meet request as possible] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act") [temporary loan of document] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: MT message to Bob Hawke (Australian bicentenary) [difficulties providing original Constitution Act on permanent loan] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Jha) [Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Sikhs, economic issues] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: UKHC New Delhi telegram 398 to FCO (1145Z) ("Westlands") [danger of French taking deal out from under Westland's nose] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: Crispin Tickell record of conversation (Tickell-Jha) [Westland helicopters, international monetary conference, trade] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Department of Employment letter to No.10 ("Wages Councils - Consultative Paper") [final copy for publication] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKHC New Delhi telegram 394 to FCO (1115Z) ("Shooting of Soviet Diplomat") [killing in the diplomatic quarter] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("A New Basic Trainer for the RAF") [text of Heseltine statement to Parliament on successful bid] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Howe, Walker) ["BNOC's Price for March"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [vehicle emissions; entry to EC: negotiations with Spain/Portugal; EC Budget: own resources decision] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Tebbit letter to Heseltine ("Privatisation of the Warship Yards: The Submarine Facilities Project at Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd") [case for retaining public ownership] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Employment: Letwin minute to MT ("White Paper on 14-18 Year Olds") [Youth Training Scheme] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) ["European Council: Middle East"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("European Council") [unemployment/deregulation; Dooge Committee; IMPS; Middle East] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram 1077 to FCO (2306Z) ("Foreign Affairs Council: 21 March") ["Own Resources Decision": agreement on revised compromise text] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Patrick Jenkin letter to Peter Rees (Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment) Bill) [cost implications] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Fowler minute to MT ("Social Security Review") [family credit & child benefit] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Transport: Department of Transport letter to Cabinet Office (Channel Fixed Link) [working group on guidelines for promoters: efforts of the UK component commended] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(85) 11th (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs, civil service, RAF trainer) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Ian Stewart letter to Jopling (“Agricultural Price Fixing and Budget Discipline”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Joseph minute to Tebbit (“Increasing the output of engineers and technologists”) [“only those courses which have been awarded a high grading for industrial relevance should be selected for inclusion in the first phase of the programme”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Science and technology: Joseph letter to Younger (increasing the output of engineers and technologists) [“I would be prepared exceptionally to include the bid from Strathclyde as an addition to phase one of the programme”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cold War: UKE Moscow despatch to FCO (“The death of Chernenko and Gorbachev’s succession”) [“Despite his pragmatic personal style, [Gorbachev] is a dedicated communist”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: No.10 minute for MT (“Currency Markets”) [dollar-sterling rate] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MT letter to President Reagan (Geneva Talks) [value of consultations; her Moscow talks with Gorbachev] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO minute to No.10 (“Falklands Fisheries”) [multilateral fisheries agreement] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Mar 21 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
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