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PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) EC/Italy: Powell letter to FCO (start-time of Milan European Council) [change from 1pm to 10am inconvenient for MT, urge 11am] [declassified Nov 2016]
Text 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) USSR: Gorbachev speech (MT annotations on speech to April plenum of CPSU) ["The whole life and the entire course of history convincingly confirm the great rightness of Leninist doctrine"] ​​​​​​​[released 2017]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Charles Powell minute to Robert Armstrong ("Bonn Economic Summit: Meeting of Personal Representatives, 19/21 April") [MT's finds French government's stance on reference to Geneva talks and the Thematic Paper "irritating"; against a monetary conference, disturbed to see US position on this seems to be changing] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Helmut Schmidt speech ("Wishful thinking for the Bonn Summit") ["Consensus is possible"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Lord Rothschild letter to Robin Butler (study of community charge in Cambridgeshire) [seeks contact with Inland Revenue] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Public spending: Andrew Turnbull minute to Rees PS ("Public Expenditure Survey and Running Costs Targets") [Rees should proceed as proposed] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 letter to Ibbs ("Capital Expenditure Contracts") [MT requests report on cost overruns and delays] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Housing: Letwin minute to MT ("Large Scale Household Survey") [opposes survey] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Housing: Redwood and Monckton minute to MT ("Private Rented Sector") [deregulation: public spending implications; housing benefit] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: UKHC New Delhi telegram 121 to FCO (1333Z) ("Westlands") [Gandhi seeking a reason to turn company down] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Drugs: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Leon Brittan, David Mellor, John Patten, Hartley Booth) ["Drug Misuse": forfeiture of assets; institutional corruption; international cooperation; review of doctors' prescription methods; educating young people; treatment & rehabilitation] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations: OD(I)(85) 2") [arrangements and proposals for next round of negotiations] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Powell minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations") [first meeting of OD(I) committee] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("European Community: Visit of European Parliamentary Delegation to London") ["to advocate the draft treaty on European Union"; defensive line to take against "Britain in the slow lane" reports] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office (internal): Lord Young PS letter to David Williamson ("Deregulation") [action to follow-up MT statement at European Council, 29-30 March 1985] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Visit to South East Asia, Sri Lanka, India and Saudi Arabia") [follow-up actions] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Papua New Guinea: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Fowler ("Study of Tax and Social Security Systems") [approves efficiency drive, but opposes study group] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Social Security Reviews") [financial implications for public and private sectors] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Benefits") [pre-meeting to agree handling of Cabinet discussion on review proposals] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade: Rees letter to Channon ("ATP Turkey: Second Bosphorus Bridge") [conditions for ATP provision] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO (“ Agricultural Council: 22-23 April 1985”) [“agricultural prices: the second day”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Walker letter to Lawson (“Coal Industry Bill”) [budgetary planning for the coal industry: 'we will need to give a public indication of our financial expectations'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Walker minute to MT (“Coal Stock Re-Build at CEGB Power Stations”) [latest data] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Lord Hailsham letter to Brittan (“Public Order White Paper”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: John Mathope letter to MT (Forced Removals: appeal for help) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Cape Town to FCO (“South Africa Internal”) [black citizenship proposals and civil rights] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: George Younger’s PS minute to Lawson (“Proposed Rate Relief (Temporary Provisions) (Scotland) Bill 1985””) [declassified 2014]
Text 85 Apr 23 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
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