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Text 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Mark Carlisle MP PS letter to No.10 (crime prevention seminar) [acceptance of invite to MT-chaired event] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Eldon Griffiths MP letter to Hurd (“Prime Minister’s Crime Conference”) [advice in writing owing to prior commitment] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Powell minute for MT (Nimrod AEW: MacGregor's letter to Heseltine) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: ​​​​​​​Brian Griffiths minute to MT ("Legislation of 1986/87 and beyond") [manifesto ideas, with MT responses] [released Oct 2017]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Legislation for 1986-87 and beyond") [thoughts on the legislative programme and Manifesto] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS note to No.10 (European Monetary System) [exchange controls] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: MT letter to Robert Mugabe (reform and negotiations) [visit to South Africa of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group; ANC attacks close to Zimbabwe border - "frankly dismayed... hope that you will continue to use your influence to prevent such attacks"; Mozambique] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Howe minute to MT ("South Africa") [Howe proposal for Lord Richardson to act as intermediary between MT & President Botha] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: No.10 minute (internal): Cradock to Powell ("Possible South African raid into Lesotho") [report & analysis] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 minute to Cabinet Secretary ("Departmental Responsibility for the Heritage") [MT believes it best "to leave matters alone"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Michael Heseltine minute to MT ("Infantry Reinforcements for Northern Ireland") [proposed deployment of additional battalion, background of PIRA violence] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Michael Alison minute to Nigel Wicks (situation in Northern Ireland) [King apprehensive about situation deteriorating, feeling vulnerable and isolated] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Channel Fixed Link") ["ultimate decision is left to the risk investors and the banks backing them... we have to decide now which of the three schemes should go forward to this ultimate market test"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Westland: Charles Powell minute for MT (“Westland”) [European offer made - “has quite a lot both for the bankers and the shareholders”] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) Westland: “European bid fuels Westland battle” (European consortium plan to be published today)
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Press Major Commentary (Sun) Westland: “Has Tarzan fallen out of his tree?” (profile)
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Press Major Commentary (Daily Mail) Westland: “Premier orders Heseltine to shut up” (“Cabinet backs Westland rescue by US firm”)
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) City: “Sense for the City” [First Leader - Financial Services Bill published]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) City: “Lloyd’s interests ‘a viper’s nest’” [Brian Sedgemore in Commons debate]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Press Major Commentary (The Times) City: “Brittan acts to block further City scandals” [Financial Services Bill published]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) City: Patrick Mayhew minute to MT (Lloyds & Johnson Matthey) [state of investigations] [released 2014]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) City: No.10 letter to Home Office (“Roskill Report”) [MT wants close interdepartmental cooperation with Middleton group on fraud] [released 2014]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Canada: Powell minute for MT (“Expo ‘86 : Vancouver”) [“not really worth it for one day”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Rome telegram 1072 to FCO (1400Z) (“Inter-Governmental Conference in Brussels”) [Andreotti’s statement: Italy at a crossroads] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: MacGregor minute for Younger (“Local Authority Current and Capital Expenditure: Scotland and Wales”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Brittan letter to Nick Ridley (“A bilateral competition regime for UK/US aviation”) [“it will be important to be sensitive to developments in the work of the President’s Task Force on Anti-Trust”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Home Affairs: Hurd PS letter to No.10 (statistics on young male offenders) [“extremely disturbing”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Dec 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Letwin minute to MT (“Rate Reform: Keith Joseph’s letter”) [assessment and suggestions] [declassified 2014]
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