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PDF 82 Mar 16 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 minute: Walters minute to Scholar ("British Airways: Price Waterhouse Report") ["This is a most depressing document"; advice on consequences of the Government taking on BA debt] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Mar 16 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (Prime Minister's meeting with Chairman of British Airways) [Hoskyns request to sit on meeting; MT declines - private meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Mar 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Central Policy Review Staff letter to Biffen ("Draft objectives for British Airways and British Airports ") [outlines need for more precise objectives, to address BA financial crisis, than those presented in Biffen minute to MT of 10 March] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Apr 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Biffen briefing for MT ("British Airways: Price Waterhouse report") ["I thought it would be helpful to let you have a few preliminary points in advance of our discussion with Sir John King on 8 April"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Apr 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 record of conversation (1330Z) (MT, Sir John King & Mr. Alex Dibbs, Lord Cockfield, Alan Wheatley of Price Waterhouse) ["British Airways": Price Waterhouse report; remit of Chairman & BA Board; remedial measures to address BA financial crisis] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 May 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Brittan letter to Lord Cockfield ("British Airways") ["The Price Waterhouse analysis of... [BA] deficiencies makes disturbing reading"; consequent remedial priorities] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 May 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Gow minute to MT ("British Airways") [Treasury dispute with Sir John King over proposed senior management salary] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 May 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Lord Cockfield letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("British Airways: sale of International Aeradio Ltd") ["IAL... needs new money.... I do not think we should provide it... The question of disposal is essentially... for the BA Board... I would expect to be consulted... clearly important that there is no avoidable criticism"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Jul 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("British Airways") [current position; Corporate Plan; financial target for next three years] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Sep 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Lord Cockfield letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("British Airways' financial position") ["writing to alert you to the position expected to be shown in BA's forthcoming annual report and accounts"; MT: "why any increase in pay? We cannot just agree to every request which private companies could not afford"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Sep 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: MT letter to Chairman of British Caledonian (British Airways privatisation and the future of the civil aviation industry) [response to concerns about impact of BA privatisation on British Caledonian] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Sep 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Brittan letter to Lord Cockfield ("British Airways financial position") ["massively insolvent. They are expecting the taxpayer to pick up the bill"; proposals for Government response to latest BA draft accounts; MT in favour of pay cuts & redundancies] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Oct 6 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Lord Cockfield minute to Brittan ("British Airways") [redundancy payments & pension liabilities; MT: "I feel we have been bounced"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Oct 10 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 letter to Lord Cockfield PS ("British Airways") [MT "remains of the view that the redundancy terms are too generous... enquires whether it would be possible to change the Trust Deed governing the... [BA] pensions scheme"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Oct 13 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Brittan letter to Lord Cockfield ("British Airways") ["default clauses in the loan agreement could require the Treasury to make immediate repayment of a large proportion of BA's foreign debt"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Oct 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: MT letter to Lord McFadzean of Kelvinside (British Airways) [response to Lord McFadzean's defence of BA record] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Lord Cockfield minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Privatisation") ["British Airways; airports; and export credit insurance"; MT notes concerns about effect of BA capital restructuring on British Caledonian] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Lord Cockfield minute to MT ("British Airways") [privatisation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 5 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Central Policy Review Staff minute to MT ("British Airways") [privatisation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("British Airways") [privatisation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 9 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Cockfield, Biffen, Brittan) ["British Airways: privatisation"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 10 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Department of Trade record of conversation ("British Airways") [Lord Cockfield, Sir John King: report on outcome of King meeting with MT to discuss privatisation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 briefing for MT (meeting with Sir John King) [British Airways privatisation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Sir John King) [British Airways privatisation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Jul 12 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Lord McFadzean letter to MT (submission to House of Commons committee on industry & trade) [defence of British Airways and its senior management] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Meeting with Secretary of State for Transport") [BA/British Caledonian; BA privatisation; National Bus Company privatisation; London Transport/GLC abolition; non-Rail transport subsidies; Ministerial responsiblities] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Turnbull ("British Caledonian- A Bite Out of British Airways?") [advice on how to respond to BCal offer to purchase some BA aircraft & take on some BA routes] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 16 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Ridley letter to Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority ("Civil aviation licensing policy review") ["I would wish to have the results of your Review available well before the flotation of BA plc proceeds"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 19 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: MT letter to Chairman of British Caledonian Airways Ltd (disparity in size between British Airways and other British airlines) [proposals for reducing disparity] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Ridley letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("British Airways privatisation: market for shares in the United States") ["examining the possibility... of an issue... on the New York stock exchange simultaneously with the UK flotation"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Feb 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Lord King's meeting with the Prime Minister") [key issues/advice] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Feb 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 record of conversation (MT, John King) ["British Airways privatisation"] [declassified Jan 2014]
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