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Text 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Jopling minute for Tebbit ("Embargo on Argentine Imports") [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Australia: MT message to Bob Hawke (Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act) [cannot arrange a permanent loan of an original] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("BL: Austin Rover Review (E(A)(85) 28 and 29)") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("BL") [British Leyland corporate plan; Austin Rover Group and Honda; future of Land Rover-Leyland] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial Policy: Warry minute to MT ("BL: Austin Rover Group (ARG) Review") [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Hurd minute to MT ("Lear Fan") [development of new aircraft at Aldergrove: project "is almost certainly near its end"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: Cradock minute to Charles Powell ("Security of Small States: Memorandum by the Foreign and Commonwealth and Defence Secretaries") ["it is precisely this kind of situation - sudden changes in small states - that are the crises most likely to arise and hit us"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Rees letter to Heseltine ("Tornados for Oman") [response to Heseltine's case for concessions in the contract] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Tornado for Oman") [Howe/Heseltine in favour of concessions; Rees opposed; "I think you will have to rule"] [declassified Jul 2015]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Disasters: Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police letter to MT (Bradford City Football Club fire) [letter of thanks following MT visit to Bradford] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("HMI Report on Educational Expenditure") [summary of report's criticisms, identifying issues arising from shortge of resources and under-funding, and of its recommendations; line to take] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Kohl) [development of the EC; Strategic Defence Initiative; USSR internal problems; European Fighter Aircraft] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office record of conversation ("Development of the Community: Follow-Up to the Prime Minister's Meeting with Chancellor Kohl") [David Williamson, Ruhfus: draft agreement on political & technological cooperation; common market; majority voting & financial veto; UK membership of ERM] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [Agriculture Council, 13-16 May; development of the EC; MT meeting with Kohl; Budget Council, 22 May; upcoming meetings] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong minute to Powell ("Northern Ireland: Anglo-Irish Talks") [leaks to press: 'the Irish are convinced that they come from London'] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland; Meeting of OD(I), 4.30 p.m. 23 May") [progress of negotiations] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Powell minute to MT ("OD(I)") [Anglo-Irish negotiations; handling of OD(I) meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Biffen minute to MT ("Release of Documents to Select Committees") [review of rules & conditions] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: No.10 letter to Department of Health and Social Security ("Social Security Review") [concerns about public presentation] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social Services: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Fowler, Rees, Tony Newton, David Willetts) ["Social Security Reviews: Upratings"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Reshuffle: Robin Butler minute for MT (“Supper with the Lord President & the Chief Whip”) [“purpose is to have a ‘second reading’ discussion about a re-shuffle”] [released 2015]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) City: Lawson minute to MT (“Disclosure & Gilts”) [solution] [released 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Coal: Walker letter to Fowler (“Unemployment Benefit for Redundants”) [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Howe minute to Nick Ridley (“UK/US Civil Aviation: Bermuda 2”) [“objectives and negotiating strategy”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 May 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MOD record of conversation (Heseltine-Weinberger) [taxation, defence budget, SDI, arms control] [declassified 2014]
Text 85 May 22 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Speech to Conservative Women’s Conference
Info only 85 May 22 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for BBC (Government in touch with ordinary people)
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