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PDF 79 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Pym-Atkins-Gilmour-Bramall-Stowe) [response to Warrenpoint ambush and murder of Mountbatten] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Pym-Gilmour) [Warrenpoint ambush and murder of Mountbatten: security situation in Northern Ireland] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (murder of Mountbatten) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Aug 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Death of Mountbatten: Peterson minute to MT ("Lord Mountbatten's Funeral") [arrangements] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Aug 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Death of Mountbatten: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Lord Mountbatten") [expressions of sorrow, shock and shame in the Republic of Ireland] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Aug 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Death of Mountbatten: Schmidt message to MT (expression of sympathy) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Aug 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Death of Mountbatten: Prime Minister Cossiga of Italy letter to MT (shock at murder of Mountbatten and condolences) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Aug 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Death of Mountbatten: Taoiseach Lynch of Ireland letter to MT (shock at murder of Mountbatten and condolences) ["This subversive organisation has brought death or sorrow to many thousands of innocent people and shame to all true Irish men and women"] [released 2010]
PDF 79 Aug 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Death of Mountbatten: Prime Minister Botha of South Africa letter to MT (shock at murder of Mountbatten and condolences) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Aug 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Anglo-Irish Security Cooperation") [response to Warrenpoint ambush and murder of Mountbatten] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Aug 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Atkins and Pym draft paper for discussion at Cabinet ("Northern Ireland: Security") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Aug 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Cartledge minute to MT ("Northern Ireland") [Warrenpoint ambush and murder of Mountbatten: points arising from briefing by Army and RUC] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Aug 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Wade-Gery briefing for MT ("Northern Ireland: Security (C(79) 34)") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Aug 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (MT visit to Northern Ireland; British approach to Irish Government) [released 2010]
Text 79 Aug 29 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Remarks visiting Belfast (democracy and terrorism)
PDF 79 Aug 30 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Death of Mountbatten: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Lord Mountbatten") [Chancellor Schmidt "deeply shocked" by murder] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Aug 30 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Death of Mountbatten: Peterson minute to Lieutenant-Colonel Johnstone (seating arrangements for Mountbatten's funeral) [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Aug 30 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: MT letter to Taoiseach Lynch (suggests meeting during Lynch's vist to London) [death of Mountbatten] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Aug 30 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Taoiseach Lynch letter to MT (acceptance of invitation to Mountbatten's funeral, need for talks) [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Aug 30 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Death of Mountbatten: Prime Minister Marcos of the Phllippines letter to MT (shock and sorrow at murder of Mountbatten) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Aug 30 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Death of Mountbatten: Prime Minister Werner of Luxembourg letter to MT (sorrow at murder of Mountbatten and condolences) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Aug 30 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Wade-Gery note to MT ("Northern Ireland") [disagreement between Pym and Atkins on leadership of Security Directorate: "they are understandably anxious that this morning's Cabinet should concentrate on the conclusions of their paper rather than on its details"] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Aug 30 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (Northern Ireland, possible meeting with Irish PM, South African Rugby Tour) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Aug 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Death of Mountbatten: FCO letter to No.10 ("Death of Mountbatten: President Carter's Message") ["we have been struck by the lack of reference in [Carter's] message to the circumstances of Lord Mountbatten's death"] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Aug 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKE Washington telegram 2515 to FCO (2350Z) ("U.S. Attitudes to Northern Ireland") [Warrenpoint ambush and murder of Lord Mountbatten: influencing US opinion] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Aug 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Atkins minute to MT ("Political Progress in Northern Ireland") [MT comment on Atkins' plan: "No - this has not even been discussed with Cabinet"] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Aug 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Atkins minute to MT ("Northern Ireland: Security Directorate") [extensive comments by MT: "I find this memo somewhat confusing"] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Aug 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Atkins note to MT (Atkins to spend next two weeks in Northern Ireland) [follow-up to Warrenpoint ambush and Mountbatten murder: "I shall be trying to resist any other cause to come to London in order to have a solid spell moving about the Province"] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Sep 1 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Death of Mountbatten: President-Elect Shagari of Nigeria letter to MT (sorrow at murder of Mountbatten and condolences) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Sep 2 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Transcript of remarks by Atkins on BBC Radio 4's 'World This Weekend' ("Lord Mountbatten Killed by IRA") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Sep 3 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Death of Mountbatten: Peterson minute to James ("Lord Mountbatten's Funeral") [arrangements] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Sep 3 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) No.10: Summary of the General Post sent to No.10 (Week Beginning 3 September 1979) [murder of Mountbatten] [released 2010]
PDF 79 Sep 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Death of Mountbatten: No.10 note to Peterson ("Flowers") [wreath for Mountbatten] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Sep 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Death of Mountbatten: MT letter to Prime Minister Hussein of Malaysia (thank you for message of condolence) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Sep 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Home Office letter to No.10 ("Extradition") [extradition from UK to Republic of Ireland] [declassified 2009]
Info only 79 Sep 5 We Chronology Major [Chronology] MT met Irish PM at No.10
PDF 79 Sep 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Taoiseach Lynch) [tete-a-tete meeting; death of Mountbatten, Northern Ireland, extradition, Garda anti-terrorist Squad, RUC, helicopter overflights, co-operation between British and Irish armies] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Sep 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Taoiseach Lynch) [plenary meeting; Northern Ireland, security services, terrorism] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Sep 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (meeting with Taoiseach & text of Joint Statement) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Meeting Between the Prime Minister and Mr Lynch: Press Reactions") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: MT letter to James Kilfedder MP (MT rejects call to recall Parliament in wake of Warrenpoint ambush and Mountbatten murder) ["I must emphasise that this decision in no way detracts from the seriousness with which the Government views recent events"] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: No.10 letter to Law Officer's Department ("Extradition") [UK-Republic of Ireland extradition] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Sep 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Northern Ireland: Ian Gow note (influencing US opinion) [need for cabinet level speech on “the true nature of those who seek to replace the ballot box with the bullet and the bomb”] [released 2017]
PDF 79 Sep 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Death of Mountbatten: Prime Minister Chomanan of Thailand letter to MT (shock at murder of Mountbatten and condolences) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Sep 17 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Death of Mountbatten: MT letter to President-Elect Shagari of Nigeria (thanks for message of sympathy) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Sep 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: MT letter to Nicholas Winterton MP (Warrenpoint ambush and Mountbatten murder) ["I do not accept that we are dealing with the terrorists with, to use your words, "kid gloves on""] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Sep 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Jordan: No.10 record of conversation (MT, King Hussein, Abdelhamid Sharaf, John Moberly) [Arab/Israel dispute/Palestine; sale of British tanks] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 79 Sep 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Security Cooperation") [arrangements for next UK-Eire meeting of Ministers] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Atkins minute to MT ("Possible PIRA Reaction to the Pope's Visit") [possible effects of Pope's visit to Ireland] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: FCO letter to No.10 ("Lord Carrington's Interview with CBS News") [transcript of portion of interview] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: FCO to UK Missions and Embassies ("Security Coordinator in Northern Ireland") [Maurice Oldfield appointed NI Security Coordinator] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Hunt briefing for MT ("Prospects for Political Progress in Northern Ireland (OD(79) 26)") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKE Washington telegram 3000 to FCO (2102Z) ("Northern Ireland: British Information Effort in the United States") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-PM Cossiga of Italy) [tete-a-tete meeting; Anglo-Italian relations, Theatre Nuclear Forces, EEC Budget, EMS, CAP] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Oct 5 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Record of conversation (Atkins-Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs-Irish Minister for Justice) [Pope's visit to Ireland, security services, political situation, economic matters] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Oct 5 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Cossiga) [plenary meeting; Anglo-Italian relations, EEC Budget, EMS, Theatre Nuclear Forces, commercial credit] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Oct 5 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: Record of conversation (MT-President Pertini of Italy) [EEC Budget, Theatre Nuclear Forces, Pertini's visit to FRG, economic issues, terrorism] [declassified 2009]
Text 79 Oct 12 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to Conservative Party Conference
PDF 79 Oct 16 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Hunt briefing for MT ("Prospects for Political Progress in Northern Ireland (OD(79) 32)") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Oct 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: MT letter to Tony Marlow MP (Sinn Fein press conference following Pope's visit to Ireland) [Press conference "showed the total sterility of their philosophy of violence"] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Atkins minute to MT ("Northern Ireland: Political Development") [draft parliamentary statement] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Oct 26 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Stowe letter to MT (letter of thanks and note by Maurice Oldfield, Northern Ireland Security Coordinator) [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 1 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Terrorism: Welsh Office minute to Cabinet Office (counter-terrorist contingency plans) [Secretary of State’s involvement] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 79 Nov 4 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Carter Library) Iran: Carter draft message to MT (US Embassy hostage crisis in Tehran) [declassified 2008]
PDF 79 Nov 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: UKE Tehran to FCO ("Situation in Iran") [occupation of the US Embassy, rumour of attack on British Embassy] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: UKE Tehran to FCO ("Occupation of the Embassy") [attack on British Embassy] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: UKE Tehran to FCO ("US/Iran Relations") [hostage crisis] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Attorney General letter to Pym ("Farrell v. M.O.D.") [result of appeal; MoD liability for "negligent... preparation of an anti-terrorist operation"] [declassified Jan 2014]
Text 79 Nov 8 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 79 Nov 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Murder of Lord Mountbatten") [report on progress of trial] [declassified 2009]
Text 79 Nov 10 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Speech at Festival of Remembrance Dinner
PDF 79 Nov 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: Lankester minute to MT ("Iran and the Dollar") [Carter orders freezing of Iranian assets] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Iranian Dollar Balances") [Chancellor of the Exchequer conversations with US Treasury staff] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Paisley) [Northern Ireland security and political situation] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (meetings with Northern Irish MPs, Rhodesia, NUM/NCB pay talks, monetary control statement tomorrow) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Nov 15 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Bulletin (Paisley meeting with MT) [UDR medals returned in protest] [released 2010]
PDF 79 Nov 16 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Carter Library) Belize/Cold War: CIA National Foreign Assessment Center memo ("Cuban and Soviet Activities in the Caribbean and Central America") [Belize ministers in contact with Cubans] [declassified 2005]
PDF 79 Nov 19 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: Record of telephone conversation (Carrington-Vance) [US Embassy hostage crisis in Iran] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: UKE Tehran to FCO ("Situation in Iran") [general report] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: UKE Tehran to FCO (message from Laingen, US Chargé d'affaires in Tehran, to Vance) [US Embassy hostage crisis in Iran] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: UKE Tehran to FCO ("Iran: Hostages") [the Shah and the hostage crisis] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: UKE Washington telegram 3874 to FCO (1850Z) ("US Military Options Against Iran") [possible mission to rescue hostages] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: UKMIS New York telegram 1607 to FCO (0041Z) ("Hostages in Tehran") [actions of UN Secretary-General Waldheim] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 24 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: UKE Tehran to FCO ("Tehran-Community Demarche") [record of call by Community ambassadors on President Bani Sadr of Iran] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 25 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: UKE Tehran to FCO ("Situation in Iran") [hostage crisis] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 25 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: UKE Washington telegram 3889 to FCO (2300Z) ("The U.S.A. and their Allies") [discussion with Vance] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: UKE Tehran to FCO (report of conversations between Danish, Dutch and Swedish ambassadors and Tabatabai, brother-in-law to Khomeini) [US Embassy hostage crisis in Iran] [declassified 2009]
Text 79 Nov 27 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 79 Nov 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Death of Mountbatten: Peterson minute to MT (memorial service for Lord Mountbatten, Lady Brabourne and Nicholas Knatchbull) [MT: "Yes - we must go"] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: No.11 record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-US Treasury Secretary Miller) [oil, Middle East, BNOC, US Embassy hostage crisis in Iran] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Dec 3 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: UKE Tehran to FCO ("Situation in Iran") [voting on draft constitution] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Dec 3 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Terrorism: MoD minute to No.10 (“Exercise ‘Smoked Salmon’”) [“exercises designed to test counter-terrorist contingency arrangements for use in any incident involving off-shore oil or gas installations”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 79 Dec 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Terrorism: No.10 minute to MoD (“Counter-Terrorist Contingency Arrangements”) [“Terrorism is now a professional activity”] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 79 Dec 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: UKE Tehran to FCO ("US Embassy, Tehran") ["this is a most intractable problem"] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Dec 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: FCO to Washington ("Iran") [Carrington message to Vance] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Dec 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: UKE Tehran to FCO ("Situation in Iran") [referendum on draft constitution] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Dec 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: Carter message to MT (seizure of US Embassy, Tehran) [notice of arrival of Robert Carswell and George Vest in UK] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Dec 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer) [US Embassy hostage crisis in Iran, monetary policy, Bank of England appointments, EMS, EEC Budget] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Dec 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iran: No.11 record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-US Deputy Secretary of the US Treasury, Robert Carswell) [US Embassy hostage crisis in Iran] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Dec 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Carter Library) US: Vance minute to Carter (Henderson meets with Vance) [Iran hostage crisis, Diego Garcia, arms for the RUC] [declassified 2008]

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