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PDF 79 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Bank of England) Monetary Policy: Governor of the Bank of England letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Policy towards Exchange Control”) [urges “early and substantial move towards relaxation”] [declassified 2010]
PDF 79 Aug 6 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Economic policy: Shepherd note to Chancellor ("Industry Act Amendments: The Bray Schedule") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Aug 8 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Economic policy: Battishill minute to Atkinson ("Industry Act Amendments: The "Bray" Schedule") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Aug 9 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Economic policy: Shepherd note to PPS ("Industry Act Amendments: The "Bray" Schedule") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Aug 10 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Economic policy: Battishill minute to Shepherd ("Industry Act Amendments: The "Bray" Schedule") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Aug 24 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Economic policy: Lawson minute to Howe ("Forecasts: The "Bray" Schedule") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Aug 29 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Economic policy: Wass minute to Howe ("Forecasts: The Bray Schedule") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Economy: Treasury report for Chancellor ("Autumn Short-Term Forecasts") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 1 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Minute on Bank Appointments ("Appointments: In Confidence") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 1 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Economic policy: Folger minute to Howe ("Industry Bill: Amendment to Repeal Bray Requirement") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 2 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Economic policy: Unwin minute to Howe [briefing for meeting with the PM] [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 2 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Economic policy: Battishill minute to Howe ("Prime Minister, Monday 5th, 5.30 P.M.") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 5 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Economic policy: Rawlinson minute to Howe ("Meeting with the Prime Minister: Form of Public Expenditure White Paper") [addendum to brief for meeting] [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Bank of England) Monetary Policy: Treasury record of conversation (Treasury ministers & Governor of the Bank of England) ["Money Supply Figures"] [declassified 2010]
PDF 79 Nov 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“Monetary Developments”) [“as bleak as when we talked on Monday”] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Treasury record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-Governor of the Bank of England) ("Monetary Situation") [Howe's approval sought before circulation] [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Adam Ridley note to Chancellor ("Further Views" [on gilt strike]) [Goodhart & gilt-dealer's views] [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Adam Ridley minute to Chancellor ("Conversation with Pepper") [gilt strike - MLR hike might not work] [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Bank of England) Monetary Policy: Treasury record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer & Governor of the Bank of England) [monetary situation] [declassified 2010]
PDF 79 Nov 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor) [MLR increase debated, not agreed; urgent need to find new methods of controlling credit creation] [declassified 2009]
PDF 79 Nov 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor) [Chancellor’s copy, as circulated in HMT] [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Howe note to Private Secretary (further thoughts on last night’s meeting with Governor) [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 8 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Hall minute to Howe ("Monetary Policy") [MT "profoundly unhappy"; interest rates not working, new mechanisms needed] [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Economic policy: Lawson minute to Biffen ("Public Expenditure 1981-82 - 1983-84: C(79)54") [bad outcome to spending round] [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Economic policy: Bailey minute to Lawson ("Public Expenditure - Later Years") [rebuttal] [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Economic policy: Rawlinson minute to Howe ("Public Expenditure Proposals for 1981-82 to 1982-83") [further cuts needed to achieve tax & interest rate objectives] [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Bridgeman minute to Howe ("Monetary Policy") ["rapid first draft" paper for MT] [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 8 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Note to Chancellor ("Pepper again") [rumour that MT had been holding down MLR; critical of Bank of England] [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 9 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Battishill minute to Howe ("Monetary Measures") [briefing for discussion with Governor] [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 9 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Lawson minute to Howe ("Monetary Measures") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 9 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Howe minute to MT and Treasury note on lending ("Alternative Methods of Direct Control Over Bank Lending") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 9 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Ridley minute to Howe ("Griffiths, Burns, Rose and Flemming") [notes on conversations] [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 9 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Minute to MT on Ridley conversations [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 9 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Ridley minute to Howe and summary of key points from interviews [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Treasury record of conversation (Prime Minister-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Governor of the Bank of England) [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 12 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Lawson minute to Howe ("Reflections on Friday's Meeting") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 13 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Unwin minute to Howe ("Thursday Announcements") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 13 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Howell minute to Howe ("PSBR 1979-1980") [concern at proposed bringing forward of PRT revenue] [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 13 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Treasury record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-Deputy Governor of the Bank of England) [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Folger minute to Howe ("Briefing for 15 November Statement") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Howe minute to MT and draft statement ("Monetary Policy") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 15 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Unwin minute to Howe and statement ("Monetary Statement") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 15 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Folger briefing to Howe ("Monetary Statement: Briefing") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 15 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Ridley minute to Howe and redfrafted statement ("Statement") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 15 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Williams minute to Page ("Statement: Consumer Credit") [declassified 2013]
PDF 79 Nov 15 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Sheridan minute to No. 10 ("Supplementary Figures for No. 10") [declassified 2013]
PDF 80 Aug 11 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Economy: Adam Ridley minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Fentiman Dinner, 22 July") [points arising from discussion at dinner] [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Sep 9 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Economy: Lawson minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("John Redwood on the Current Economic Situation") ["Master Redwood is making a mouthful of a perfectly straightforward point"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Nov 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Economy: Wiggins minute to Unwin ("Economic Debate on 26/27 November") [Chancellor's thoughts for Autumn Statement Debate speech] [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 15 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: Tolkien minute to Biffen, Lawson and others ("1981 Budget") [Chancellor of the Exchequer wants a "preliminary indication of your thinking on what should be the thrust and character of the 1981 Budget"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 16 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Economy: Burns minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Medium Term Prospects and the Fiscal Adjustment") [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 16 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: Cockfield minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("1981 Budget") [sighting shot] [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 17 We Declassified documents Key Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: Biffen minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("1981 Budget") [sighting shot] [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 17 We Declassified documents Key Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: Cropper minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("1981 Budget") [sighting shot] [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 17 We Declassified documents Key Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: Lawson minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("1981 Budget") [sighting shot] [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 17 We Declassified documents Key Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: Rees minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("1981 Budget") [sighting shot] [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 17 We Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: Wass minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Budget Issues and the Medium Term Prospect") [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 18 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: Adam Ridley minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Budget Questionnaire") [sighting shot] [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 18 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: Wiggins minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("1981 Budget") [sighting shot responses from HMT ministers and advisors] [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Bush minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Stocktaking Note: Matter for Ministerial Attention") [issues likely to come up for ministerial attention in first quarter of 1981] [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: Cardona minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("1981 Budget") [sighting shot] [declassified 2012]
PDF 80 Dec 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: Cropper minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer (Friday morning 'think meeting' outcome) [monetary policy, industrial policy, taxation, economic situation] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Jan 19 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: HMT record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-Brittan-Lawson-Cockfield-Rees-officials) ["Capital Tax Changes for the 1981 Budget"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Jan 19 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: HMT record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-Brittan-Lawson-Cockfield-Rees-officials) ["Benefits in Kind"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Jan 27 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: HMT record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-Brittan-Lawson-Rees-officials-Alan Walters) ["Budget Strategy"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Jan 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Capital Tax Changes in the 1981 Budget") [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: HMT record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-Brittan-Lawson-Rees-Cockfield-officials) ["Direct Personal Taxation"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: HMT record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-Brittan-Lawson-Rees-Cockfield-officials) [indirect taxation] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: HMT record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-Rees-Cockfield-Middleton-Battishill-Cropper-Dalton-Isaac) [stock relief scheme] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Jenkin (tax and private medical insurance, capital allowances for hospital buildings) [no tax relief for private medical insurance] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: HMT record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-Brittan-Rees-officials) ["North Sea Fiscal Regime"] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: HMT record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-Lawson-Cockfield-Rees-officials) [stock relief scheme] [declassified 2012]
PDF 81 Feb 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Budget: Jenkin letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (private health insurance) [declassified 2012]
PDF 83 Jan 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) EC: Nicholas Ridley minute for Chancellor (“EC Budget - Next Steps”) [draft speech - “you cannot build Europe without the UK”] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jan 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Financial policy: Nicholas Ridley minute for Inland Revenue (“Business expenses etc”) [cars, villas, etc - “becoming notorious”] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jan 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Monetary policy: Nicholas Ridley minute for Chancellor (“International Banking scene: tax treatment of bad debts”) [“the banks were pretty reckless … they should get their fingers burned a little”] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jan 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) EC: Nicholas Ridley minute (“EC Budget - Next Steps”) [influencing European Parliament] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jan 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Financial policy: Nicholas Ridley minute for Chancellor (“Bruce Sutherland’s letter of 13th December”) [strategy on tax reliefs] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jan 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Privatization: Nicholas Ridley minute (“Residual government shareholdings”) [scope to reduce in BP & BAe this summer] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jan 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Pensions: Nicholas Ridley minute for Fiscal Policy Group (“Financial Secretary’s holiday thoughts on pensions”) [end bias in favour of institutions & open way to the “private money box”] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jan 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Media: Treasury record of meeting (Nicholas Ridley-Independent Television Companies Association) [extending tax relief for TV & film production] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jan 15 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Economy: HMT note ("Chevening Discussions 15/16 January 1983") [declassified 2012]
PDF 83 Jan 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Financial policy: Treasury record of meeting (Nicholas Ridley-Peter Rees-officials) [“Employers, employees & self-employed”] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jan 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Financial policy: Nicholas Ridley minute for Chancellor (“Capital Transfer Tax”) [easing burden in budget] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jan 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Housing: Nicholas Ridley minute for Chancellor (“Reviving the private rented housing sector”) [end rent control rather than introduce new reliefs] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jan 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Financial policy: Nicholas Ridley minute for Inland Revenue (“Work priorities”) [draft minute for Chancellor] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jan 24 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) EC: Nicholas Ridley minute (“The European budget issue - note by Robert Jackson”) [“depressing but probably realistic”] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jan 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Financial policy: Nicholas Ridley minute for Chancellor (children) [“uneasy about Ferdie Mount’s latest ideas about child tax allowances”] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jan 24 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (HM Treasury) Coal: Nicholas Ridley minute (“Department of Energy Estimates - proposed coal vote”) [favours one] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jan 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Education: Nicholas Ridley minute for Chancellor (“Wider parental choice & education vouchers”) [Keith Joseph paper “too timid”] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jan 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Privatisation: Treasury record of meeting (Nicholas Ridley-officials) [“Associated British Ports”] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jan 28 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) Financial policy: Nicholas Ridley minute for Chancellor (“Inland Revenue: Work priorities”) [planning for budget & beyond] [released 2013]
PDF 83 Jan 28 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (HM Treasury) EC: Treasury record of meeting (Nicholas Ridley-Hurd-officials) [EC Budget] [released 2013]
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