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Text 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Lawson paper circulated to E(LF) - E(LF) (85) 3 ("Local Government Finance Studies") ["the proposal for a poll tax would be completely unworkable and politically catastrophic"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Whitelaw PS letter to Joseph PS ("Local Government Bill: Lords amendments") [Whitelaw acquiesces to Baker's suggestion "with considerable reluctance"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Governor of the Falklands telegram to FCO ("Mr Renton's Meeting with Councillors: 16 May") [fisheries; Mount Pleasant Airport; developmental strategy; land sub-division; oil] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Lawson) [public spending priorities] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("Efficiency Scrutinies") [report on implementation of scrutinies] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: No.10 record of conversation (MT-All Party Committee on Sport-Macfarlane-Booth) [Bradford City fire and football hooliganism] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: Robin Nicholson minute to Charles Powell ("Visit of Indian Prime Minister") [Indian scientific research labs] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: Howe minute to MT ("Nuclear Cooperation with China") [security risk from transfer of sensitive technology: request from China to buy a centrifuge enrichment plant] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: FCO briefing for MT ("Courtesy Call on Prime Minister by Chinese Ambassador") [personality note; programme for Zhao Ziyang's visit] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Tornado for Oman") [Heseltine argues case for generous financial terms; Lawson expected to oppose; MT holds off on intervening] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Employment: Letwin minute to MT ("Unemployment") ['gloomy predictions' about rates of unemployment; suggestions for tackling problem of long-term unemployment] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson) ["Mercury": Departmental procurement policies/fostering competition] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Security: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Sir Robert Armstrong: 0930 hours, 17 May") [security-related content excised; Top Salary Review Body reports; projects for the millenium] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: List of PPSs (“Parliamentary Private Secretaries”) [annotated by MT during preparation for September 1985 reshuffle] [released 2015]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(85) 17th (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs, coal industry, Bradford stadium fire) [most confidential record discussion of RPI] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) City: No.10 record of conversation (“Disclosure & Gilts”) [Bank of England concerns that tax changes could undermine funding programme via disclosure requirements] [released 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“European Community: Agriculture”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Budget: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“The Inland Revenue and the Keith Report”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Butler letter to MacGregor (intimidation of working miners) ['[MT] thinks it essential that the Board should stand by these employees'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Sport: Addison minute to Redwood (“Lord Bruce and the ‘Eurodome’ stadium”) [Bruce seeks discussion on proposals] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Nick Ridley minute to MT (“Draft White Paper on airports policy”) [“encouraging enterprise and efficiency… [while recognising] continuing role of Government as regulator and referee”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Walker) [“Sir Robin Nicholson and UKAEA”] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Treasury minute (“Monthly Monetary Report: March-June”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) US: Ingham minute for MT ( Newsweek leadership poll) [MT voted best foreign leader 4th year in a row by vast margin] [released 2015]
Text 85 May 16 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
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