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PDF 89 Jul 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of full Cabinet - CC(89) 27th (Ministerial Changes, Parliamentary Affairs, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs) [declassified 2016]
PDF 89 Jul 28 Fr Press Minor Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office press release ("The Day of Peace Must Surely Come") [publication of book on developments in Northern Ireland] [declassified Dec 2017]
Text 89 Aug 2 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for ITN (British hostages in the Lebanon)
PDF 89 Aug 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Major) ["Meeting with the Foreign Secretary, 8 August 1989": hostage situation; Argentina; Hong Kong; Vietnamese Boat People; China; Commonwealth Secretary General; Commonwealth Foreign Ministers conference; Helen Sussman honorary OBE] [declassified Jul 2019]
PDF 89 Aug 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary") [hostage situation; Argentina; Hong Kong; Vietnamese Boat People; China; Commonwealth Secretary General; Commonwealth Foreign Ministers conference; USSR/chemical weapons] [declassified Jul 2019]
PDF 89 Sep 1 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Patrick Mayhew minute to Peter Brooke ("Ballynerry Inquest") [evidence from listeners of tape recording the incident, screening of witnesses, legislation as a fall-back] [declassified Dec 2017]
Text 89 Sep 8 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Remarks visiting Forres Academy (IRA in Dortmund; Scottish education)
PDF 89 Sep 9 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Patrick Mayhew minute to Peter Brooke ("Northern Ireland Inquests") [possible Order in Council on the compellability of witnesses suspected of causing a death] [declassified Dec 2017]
Text 89 Sep 12 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Remarks visiting Northern Ireland (praise for UDR)
PDF 89 Sep 14 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of full Cabinet - CC(89) 28th (Parliamentary Affairs, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs) [declassified 2016]
PDF 89 Sep 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Peter Brooke minute to Lord Mackay ("Ballynerry Inquest") [compellability of witnesses suspected of causing a death, prospect of period of difficult litigation] [declassified Dec 2017]
Text 89 Sep 15 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Press Conference for Japanese journalists in London (coming visit to Japan)
Info only 89 Sep 22 Fr Chronology Minor [Chronology] IRA bombed Royal Marine Music School at Deal: ten dead
Text 89 Sep 22 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Speech to International Democrat Union Conference in Tokyo
Text 89 Sep 22 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Remarks arriving at Moscow Airport (IRA bomb at Deal)
PDF 89 Sep 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: FCO telegram 50 to various posts (1630Z) ("Northern Ireland: Alleged Security Leaks") [allegations that information held by security forces leaked to terrorist groups] [declassified Dec 2017]
Text 89 Sep 23 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for BBC (visiting Moscow)
Text 89 Sep 23 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for ITN (visiting Moscow)
Text 89 Sep 23 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for Sky TV (visiting Moscow)
Text 89 Sep 23 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for TV-AM (visiting Moscow)
Text 89 Sep 23 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Radio Interview for BBC (visiting Moscow)
Text 89 Sep 23 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Radio Interview for IRN (visiting Moscow)
PDF 89 Sep 24 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: John Major minute to Peter Brooke ("Inquests") [prospect of further litigation, postponement of proposed Order in Council] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 89 Sep 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Tom King minute to MT ("Aldergrove Infantry Battalion") [need to offer assurance that replacement of battalion will make no difference to number of troops on the ground] [declassified Dec 2017]
Info only 89 Sep 25 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Trivial Margaret Thatcher Remarks visiting Dover hospital (injured bandsmen)
PDF 89 Sep 26 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) El Salvador: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Cristiani) [MT "expressed reservations about whether it was right to negotiate with terrorists at all"] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 89 Sep 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of full Cabinet - CC(89) 29th (Parliamentary Affairs, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs) [declassified 2016]
PDF 89 Sep 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Peter Brooke minute to Lord Mackay ("Inquests: Draft Coroner's Order") [should defer decision to legislate until result of Appeal to Lords is known] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 89 Sep 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Tom King minute to Patrick Mayhew ("Northern Ireland Inquests/Ballynerry Inquest") [need to protect identity of witnesses, restore status quo ante on non-compellabilty] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 89 Oct 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram 428 to FCO (1630Z) ("Approach to the ICG") [Taoiseach warns of trouble ahead, pressures in Ireland, should be firm but calm at Conference] [declassified Dec 2017]
Text 89 Oct 2 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Press Conference for South African journalists in London
PDF 89 Oct 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of full Cabinet - CC(89) 30th (Parliamentary Affairs, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs) [declassified 2016]
PDF 89 Oct 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Canada: UKHC Ottawa telegram 697 to FCO (2200Z) ("Introductory Call on Prime Minister") [IRA and terrorism, South Africa, Commonwealth, Hong Kong] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 89 Oct 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Peter Brooke minute to Tom King ("Inquests in Northern Ireland: Draft Coroners Order") [members of security forces suspected of causing a death should not have to give evidence at inquests; timeline for legislation] [declassified Dec 2017]
Text 89 Oct 13 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to Conservative Party Conference
PDF 89 Oct 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Sunday Times letter to MT (Murphy family libel action against James Adams) [libel laws "are one of the last major loopholes which the terrorists are exploiting"] [declassified Dec 2017]
Text 89 Oct 18 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Speech to Commonwealth Summit (global trends and prospects)
Info only 89 Oct 19 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Court of Appeal released Guildford Four
Text 89 Oct 24 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for BBC (Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Summit)
Text 89 Oct 24 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for ITN (Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Summit)
Text 89 Oct 24 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for Sky TV (Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Summit)
Text 89 Oct 24 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Radio Interview for BBC (Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Summit)
Text 89 Oct 24 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Radio Interview for BBC World Service (Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Summit)
PDF 89 Oct 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of full Cabinet - CC(89) 31st (Parliamentary Affairs, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs) [declassified 2016]
Text 89 Oct 26 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher HC Stmnt: [Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Summit]
PDF 89 Oct 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Tom King minute to Peter Brooke ("Inquests in Northern Ireland: Draft Coroner's Order") [timing of legislation to restore non-compellability of members of security forces suspected of causing a death] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 89 Oct 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Sunday Times letter to Tom King (Murphy family libel action against James Adams) [settlement money would fund IRA and terrorist acts, affect press reporting of IRA activity] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 89 Oct 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Charles Powell minute to MT ("The Murphy Family v The Sunday Times") [security service evidence, security of witnesses] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 89 Nov 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: King PS minute to Brooke PS ("James Adams: Financing of Terror") [possibility of service officer acting as a witness, additional help for Sunday Times] [declassified Dec 2017]
Text 89 Nov 2 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 89 Nov 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Ministry of Defence record of conversation (King-Brooke-Lyell) [libel action against Sunday Times over reports on terrorist financing, support for journalist, possible court action] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 89 Nov 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: King PS letter to Sunday Times (libel action against James Adams) [attendance of lawyers at meeting to clarify journalist's position] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 89 Nov 3 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office statement (Brooke interviews) [statements "reflect no change in Government policy on terrorism or in the Government's commitment to the Anglo-Irish Agreement"] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 89 Nov 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Patrick Mayhew minute to Tom King ("Inquests in Northern Ireland: Draft Coroner's Order") [delay legislation until result of appeal to Lords] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 89 Nov 9 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Brooke PS minute to Hurd PS ("Media Interviews: Talking to Sinn Fein etc") [ministers should stress has been no change to policy, aim is to bring terrorism to an end, hopes for talks between parties and government] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 89 Nov 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Cabinet Office record of conversation ("Note for Record") [Robin Butler, Len Appleyard, Bob Kimmitt: developments in Eastern Europe & East/West relations; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Lockerbie; Trident; pre-positioned ships] [released Jul 2017]
Text 89 Nov 18 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Remarks condemning IRA attacks in Mayobridge (Co Down) and Colchester ("cowardice of the terrorists")
Text 89 Nov 18 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Press Conference after Paris European Council
PDF 89 Nov 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: Powell briefing for MT ("Meeting with the Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary: visit to Washington") [points to raise with Bush; media strategy; FCO briefing appended] [declassified Jul 2017]
Text 89 Nov 22 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Interview for The Times
PDF 89 Nov 24 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Lord Mackay minute to Peter Brooke ("Inquest in Northern Ireland: Draft Coroners Order") [legislation to be delayed until after result of appeal] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 89 Nov 30 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Germany: MT message to Fran Herrhausen (murder of Alfred Herrhausen) [condolences] [declassified Dec 2016]
Text 89 Nov 30 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 89 Dec 4 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: MT message to Helmut Kohl (murder of Herrhausen) ["need for us to do all we can to combat terrorism"] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 89 Dec 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Peter Brooke minute to Lord Mackay (Inquests in Northern Ireland) [delay legislation on restoring non-compellability of "suspect" witnesses] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 89 Dec 11 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Percy Cradock minute to Charles Powell ("Sinn Fein's Reaction to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland - 100 Days Interview") [opinion on speech divided, no serious discussion about a ceasefire, rejection of preconditions for talks] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 89 Dec 11 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (FBI) US: FBI memorandum (phone threat to MT & President Bush) [“God’s Soldiers”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 89 Dec 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Peter Brooke minute to MT ("Political Development in Northern Ireland") [political scene is more fluid, increasing signs parties may be ready to negotiate soon, will nudge local parties forward] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 89 Dec 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Nigel Wicks minute to MT ("1990 Economic Summit: Objectives") [priority issues: East/West relations, China, trade, world economy, environment, drugs; MT wanting to be "more direct" with Germany and Japan about "structural rigidities"] [released July 2017]
Text 90 Jan 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Cold War: Margaret Thatcher interviewed about Ronald Reagan [released 2002]
PDF 90 Jan 10 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Patrick Mayhew minute to Tom King ("Rules of Engagement for Helicopters in Northern Ireland") [no legal objection to revised rules] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 90 Jan 10 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Northern Ireland, ambulancemen pay, row in House of Commons) [Peter Brooke speech on devolution, Anglo-Irish Agreement] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Jan 16 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Charles Powell minute to Brooke PS ("Northern Ireland: Political Development") [MT does not think it necessary to involve Irish government extensively at this stage] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 90 Jan 16 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Lord Mackay minute to MT (armoured car for Lord Lowry) [choice of vehicle, Lowry at serious risk] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 90 Jan 21 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Seminar on British Defence Policy") [Powell strategy paper: "Far from being the end of history... we shall find ourselves once again confronting nationalism... with local conflicts both in Eastern Europe and within the borders of the Soviet Union itself"] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Feb 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Colin Wallace, East-West) [Bush calls for further deep cuts in troops on either side in Europe] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Feb 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: Charles Powell record of conversation ("Middle East") [Powell, Israeli Ambassador to UK: "negative effect which some of William Waldegrave's statements were having in Israel"; MT unaware of statements] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Feb 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Soviet Union) [Politburo to be abolished] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Feb 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Foreign Policy: UKE Moscow telegram 230 to FCO (0924Z) ("Soviet Union/United States: Visit of Baker 7-10 February") [report] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Feb 15 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("Mandela") [UK Ambassador Renwick record of conversation with PW Botha: "in an agitated state... based on an inteview Mandela had given... [about potential] guerrilla attacks"] [declassified Jul 2017]
Text 90 Feb 18 Su Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Speech to the Board of Deputies of British Jews
PDF 90 Feb 19 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Mackay PS minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Car for Lord Lowry") [choice of armoured vehicle, precedent of supplying prestige cars] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 90 Feb 19 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Patrick Mayhew minute to Douglas Hurd ("Ireland/Republic of Ireland") [how to address the Republic in warrants, impact on extradition arrangements] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 90 Feb 20 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (John Browne - headlines and comment) [failure to declare business interests] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Feb 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Ambulance dispute, sanctions, Community Charge) [Britain's determination to abandon EC sanctions, hope of settlement in ambulance dispute, bomb in army vehicle] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Feb 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: No.10 conversation record (MT-Italian PM Andreotti tête-à-tête; joined later by FM De Michelis, Hurd) [German Unification, EMU; GATT; South Africa; UNESCO; lunch discussion] [declassified Jul 2017]
Text 90 Feb 23 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Joint Press Conference with Italian Prime Minister (Giulio Andreotti)
PDF 90 Feb 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Douglas Hurd minute to Patrick Mayhew ("Ireland/Republic of Ireland") [warrants should use "Ireland" not "Republic of"] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 90 Mar 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: UKE Washington telegram 535 to FCO (0115Z) ("Hostages") [UK receives assurance that "US... engaged in no negotiations... either direct or indirect"] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Mar 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Mackay PS minute to Cabinet Office ("Ireland/Republic of Ireland") [use of "Republic of Ireland" in extradition warrants and documentation] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 90 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Lord Mackay minute to Peter Brooke ("Northern Ireland Inquests") [proposed amendment to Coroners Act to transfer inquests between districts] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 90 Mar 13 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: UKE Santiago record of conversation ("Chilean inauguration: Sir G Howe's meeting with Vice President Quayle") [hostage situation] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Mar 15 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Peter Brooke minute to MT ("Northern Ireland: Political Development") [may be possible to move twoard inter-party talks, need Irish support to get talks going] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 90 Mar 15 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: Hurd PS letter to No.10 ("IOJ Award to John McCarthy") [Institute of Journalists; response to invite issued to MT] [declassified Dec 2016]
Text 90 Mar 15 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 90 Mar 20 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: King PS minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Murphy v Sunday Times") [evidence by an ex-Army officer in libel case] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 90 Mar 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: Peter Brooke minute to Richard Ryder ("Jack Committee on Banking Services Law and Practice: Proposed Government Response") [proposals will not interfere with disclosure of information under Prevention of Terrorism Act] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Mar 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Peter Brooke minute to MT ("Political Development in Northern Ireland") [main NI political parties interested in talks on arrangemetns for exercising political power in NI within the UK] [declassified Dec 2017]
PDF 90 Mar 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Main News, Mid-Staffs by-election, MT's Royal Society speech, etc) ["Maggie's Day of Disaster"] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Mar 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Peter Brooke minute to Lord Mackay ("Northern Ireland Inquests") [not justified in introducing legislation to deal with coroners' law in Northern Ireland] [declassified Dec 2017]

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Files are multi-page PDFs from which most of the documents on the site are selected. All of Mrs Thatcher’s official files from No.10 are available in full on this site (paper copies are stored at the National Archives in the series PREM19), as well as most of those of Geoffrey Howe and Nigel Lawson as Chancellor (stored at TNA as series T639 and T640).

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