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PDF 78 Jul 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 215th Meeting
Text 78 Aug 4 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Interview for Birmingham Evening Mail
Text 78 Sep 6 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Interview for Shropshire Star
Text 78 Nov 16 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 78 Nov 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Monetary Policy: MT letter to Boardman of British Chambers of Commerce (EMS) ["We too welcome any prospect of greater stability in the international currency system, although we would hesitate to be quite as final as your members"] [released 2010]
Text 78 Nov 30 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Trivial Margaret Thatcher HC PQ [Business of the House]
Text 78 Dec 7 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Trivial Margaret Thatcher HC PQ [Business of the House]
Text 78 Dec 14 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher HC S [Government Policy (motion of confidence)]
PDF 78 Dec 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (Howe suggests I chair a Merseyside ‘Task Force’) [MT: “I am very much AGAINST the idea”]
PDF 78 Dec 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (George Thomas MSS) Parliament: MT to George Thomas (Parliament “seldom touches the nation’s deepest needs”)
Text 79 Feb 20 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 79 Mar 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Sir Geoffrey Howe to MT (again urges "Enterprise Zones")
PDF 79 Mar 15 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Italy: UKE Rome letter to FCO (“Italian political situation”) [potential composition of parliamentary majorities] [declassified Dec 2009]
Text 79 Apr 18 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Speech to Beeston Conservatives
PDF 79 May 2 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: FCO letter to No.10 ("Visit by the Taoiseach: 10 May 1979") [Lynch would like to meet new PM] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 May 4 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Incoming brief: Cabinet Secretary’s incoming brief for new PM (“The Budget”) [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 May 4 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Bank of England) Monetary Policy: Bank of England letters (from Governor of the Bank of England to Chancellor of the Exchequer) [domestic monetary policy, exchange rate, etc.] [declassified 2010]
PDF 79 May 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Hunt minute to MT ("Teachers' Pay") [response to MT's comments] [declassified 2010]
PDF 79 May 7 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT: MT letter to Prime Minister Joergensen of Denmark (thanks for message of congratulations) [released 2010]
PDF 79 May 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("New British Government: Irish Press Reactions") [press reactions "cautious and restrained"] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 May 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Carter Library) Cold War: NSC memo for Brzezinski ("Evening Report") [interagency meeting at the State Department on foreign policy of MT's government] [declassified 2008]
PDF 79 May 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Hunt minute to MT ("Questions of Procedure for Ministers") [Cabinet Committees] [declassified 2011]
PDF 79 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (House Business, Resignation Honours, MP’s Pay, Policy Unit Appointment) [released 2010]
PDF 79 May 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(79) 2nd (Legislative Programme, SALT, Rhodesia, Community Budget, CAP, etc) [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 May 24 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Younger note to Chancellor of the Exchequer (economic outlook for Scotland) [concern over unemployment] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 May 29 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Joseph and Howell memo circulated to E Committee - E(79) 7 (Power Plant Manufacturing Industry) [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jun 1 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Bulletin (try-outs for PM’s car) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Jun 6 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Cartledge letter to Department of Energy ("The Prime Minister's visit to Paris on 5 June: Energy") [energy talks with President Giscard] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jun 12 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Treasury press release ("1979 Budget: Explanatory Tables") [declassified 2010]
PDF 79 Jun 12 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Bulletin (Lusaka security, MPs’ and Ministers’ pay) [security always under review; no pay report this week] [released 2010]
PDF 79 Jun 13 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Parliament: Hunt briefing for MT ("Legislative Programme 1979-80 (C(79) 17 and 18)") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jun 14 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Bulletin (Thames TV programme on Euro Fraud in agriculture) [“MAFF line is that they cannot put a figure on the actual extent of the problem”] [released 2010]
PDF 79 Jun 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Adam Ridley paper ("An Economic Advisers' Council (EAC)") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jun 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Le Cheminant minute to Lankester ("International Oil Issues") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jun 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: MT letter to President Carter (SALT II, CTB, Middle East, G7, Vietnam) [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jun 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (TUC meeting, MPs’ salaries, Economic Discussion Forum) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Jun 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Heseltine minute to MT (economic strategy meeting follow-up) [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jun 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Hunt briefing for MT ( "Cabinet: Community Affairs") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jun 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Tokyo Summit (Session 2) [declassified 2009]
Text 79 Jul 6 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Remarks visiting Cambridge Science Park
PDF 79 Jul 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: MT letter to Paisley (no need for meeting at this time) ["I am sorry if you found my note unhelpful...But you should be in no doubt that the continuing violence in Northern Ireland is a matter of close personal concern to me"] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary policy: Treasury paper for Monetary Seminar (“Monetary Objectives & Prospects”) [essential role of interest rates] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Commonwealth: UKE Lusaka to FCO ("CHGM") [assessment of hospitality arrangements for Lusaka Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 17 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Bank of England) Monetary policy: Government Broker's daily report (market conditions & official activity in the gilt-market) [declassified 2010]
PDF 79 Jul 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Prime Minister: Scottish Office letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Visit to the Scottish Office") [draft account of MT's visit to the Department] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Atkins minute to MT ("Shipbuilding Policy: Harland and Wolff Ltd (H&W)") [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Jul 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (public expenditure cabinet) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Jul 24 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (Vehicle Excise Licence) [released 2010]
PDF 79 Jul 28 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Commonwealth: MT letter to President Kaunda of Zambia (future of the Secretary-Generalship of the Commonwealth) [Lusaka CHOGM] [released 2010]
PDF 79 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industrial policy: Prior letter to Len Murray, TUC General Secretary (industrial relations legislation) [declassified 2009]

Documents lie at the core of this website, each one dated and sorted chronologically (by default) in search results. Most are images in PDF format of original paper documents scanned or filmed for the site. There also transcripts of speeches and interviews, press articles, photos, videos, and more. The document database contains tens of thousands of items and permits complex searching.

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).

Guides are articles about key events and topics. Many were written to accompany annual releases of Mrs Thatcher’s private and party papers at the Churchill Archive Centre in Cambridge.

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