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PDF 84 Mar 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Ridley PS letter to No.10 ("British Airways privatisation") [MT request, following meeting with Chair of BA, for further details on route transfers & Civil Aviation Authority review] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 minute to MT (Civil Aviation Authority review of the implications of British Airways privatisation) ["Lord King's view that CAA could produce a report which would damage BA and make privatisation more difficult"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 8 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 minute: Policy Unit to Turnbull ("British Airways - Employee Share Schemes") ["We like Mr Ridley's proposals"; Treasury disagrees] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Ridley minute to MT ("Civil Aviation Review") ["due to report... on the review which I asked them to undertake, of the implications of privatising British Airways... I summarise the general lines on which they seem likely to report"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 briefing for MT (unscheduled meeting with Nicholas Ridley) [Civil Aviation Review: route transfers] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Biffen briefing for MT ("Civil Aviation Review") ["route transfers... legislation... on the timescale which... [Ridley] outlines is virtually out of the question"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Civil Aviation Policy Review") ["the world at large will see our response to the CAA review as symbolic of our real intentions towards privatisation"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 briefing for MT (meeting with the Chancellor, Mr. Tebbit and Mr. Ridley) [Civil Aviation Authority review of the implications of British Airways privatisation; Sealink] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Ridley, Tebbit, Biffen, Wakeham) ["Civil Aviation Review"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Chairman of British Airways letter to MPs ("Future of the British airline industry") ["I am urging... [the govt] to keep... [BA] intact and to introduce more competition on our routes"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Civil Aviation Authority Review") [Govt response & timing of the announcement of its decisions] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 18 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Parliamentary Affairs: Civil Aviation Authority Review") [arguments against CAA proposed transfer of routes from British Airways to other airlines] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 letter to Ridley PS ("CAA Review - British Caledonian") [Civil Aviation Authority review of the implications of British Airways privatisation; request for advice on BCal Chairman's request for meeting with MT] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Howe minute to Ridley ("Civil Aviation Authority Review") ["I see no foreign policy complications in the course you propose"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: MT letter to Chairman of British Caledonian Airways Ltd. (Civil Aviation Authority report) ["I have asked... [Nicholas Ridley] to report the outcome of your discussions to me"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Julian Amery MP letter to Biffen (Civil Aviation Authority report) ["write to you as Leader of the House... on the procedural implications"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("BA, BCal and the CAA") [Civil Aviation Authority review of the implications of British Airways privatisation; "The key issue is whether or not to transfer routes... We have advised you strenuously against this hitherto, and we still do so now"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("British Caledonian") [Robert Young record of conversation with BCal Chairman, Sir Adam Thomson] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Attorney General's Chambers letter to Ridley PS ("Civil Aviation Authority review") [transfer of routes] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit record of conversation ("British Caledonian") [Robert Young, Adam Thomson] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Ridley, Sir Adam Thomson, Sir Peter Masefield) ["CAA Review: British Caledonian"; Civil Aviation Authority review of the implications of British Airways privatisation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 briefing for MT ("CAA Review") [Civil Aviation Authority review of the implications of British Airways privatisation: route transfers] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Civil Aviation Authority Review") [CAA review of the implications of British Airways privatisation: summary of report; route transfers; handling] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Chairman of Caledonian Aviation Group letter to MT ("Civil Aviation Authority Review") ["Following our discusson earlier today I am writing to address some of the concerns you expressed"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: British Caledonian Airways Ltd. letter to No.10 (Chairman's letter to Members of Parliament) [copy sent, after reference made during Chairman's recent meeting with MT] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 minute: Sherbourne to Alison (Chairmen of the independent airlines) [request to meet with MT] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 14 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Lord McAlpine letter to MT (British Airways) [intercession on behalf of Lord King] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 minute: Sherbourne to Alison ("British Airways, BCal and independents") [note of conversation with James Moorhouse MEP] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Lord King letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (future of British airline industry) [route transfers/BA privatisation: request to Lawson to "initiate... dialogue before all sides become even further entrenched"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Chairman of British Midland Airways Ltd letter to MT (Civil Aviation Authority review) ["I wish to express how threatened and vulnerable I consider our future prospects"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's meeting with Mr Michael Bishop, British Midland Airways") ["it is still difficult to see precisely what Mr Bishop wants"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Civil Aviation policy") ["We see nothing but trouble in Mr Ridley's key recommendations"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 briefing for MT (Civil Aviation Authority review) [Howe comments; charter market firms] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Howe minute to Ridley (Civil Aviation Authority review) ["my comments on those aspects of the [draft Cabinet] paper which have an international dimension"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Civil Aviation Authority review") ["implications of the privatisation of British Airways... for competition"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Department of Transport briefing for MT (Prime Minister's meeting with Chairman of British Midland Airways) [Civil Aviation Authority report on airline competition policy] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Biffen, Tebbit, Ridley, Wakeham, Ian Percival) ["CAA Review"; Civil Aviation Authority review of the implications of British Airways privatisation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Lord Cockfield letter to MT ("Aviation policy") ["You may wish to have a note of my views"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 minute to MT ("The Nott Undertakings") ["You asked to see the context of the John Nott undertakings quoted in Lord King's letters to MPs"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Ridley, Michael Bishop) ["CAA Review: British Midland Airways"; Civil Aviation Authority review of the implications of British Airways privatisation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Department of Transport briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's meeting with Lord King Thursday, 27 September") [Civil Aviation Authority review of airline competition policy] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Civil Aviation policy: Prime Minister's meeting with Lord King on 27 September") [CAA review of airline competition policy: "We strongly support Mr Ridley's proposals"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 record of conversation (airline competition review) [Robin Butler, Sir Adam Thomson: "Sir Adam said that he wanted you to know how unhappy he was with the proposals being put to him"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Sherbourne record of conversation ("Lord King's meeting with the Prime Minister - Thursday 27th September") [Cecil Parkinson, Lord King: note of private conversation; King sorry for any embarrassment he has caused] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Moore PS letter to Ridley PS (Financial Secretary's visit to the US: British Airways privatisation) ["likely to be considerable demand in the US for BA equity"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Chairman of British Airways letter to Ridley (airline competition policy) [summary of latest position on BA negotiations with other airlines & request for "your early decision"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Ridley, Lord King, Marshall) ["CAA Review"; Civil Aviation Authority review of the implications of British Airways privatisation] [declassified Jan 2014]
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