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PDF 82 Jan 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Michael Havers letter to Lawson (BNOC's access to Britoil's oil) [concerned by late notice, given the probable legal complexities] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Jul 20 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Michael Scholar minute to MT (objectives for BNOC after the privatisation of Britoil) [degree of Treasury influence on BNOC with regard to setting of term prices for UKCS crude] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Aug 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Lawson ("BNOC Trading After the Separation of Britoil") [limits on financial exposure] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Sep 24 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Lawson letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("North Sea Oil Tax Climate") ["I am less confident than you that... major changes are neither necessary nor desirable... there is a strong case for early changes to reduce the level of taxation"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Sep 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Treasury record of conversation (Howe, Lawson, Ridley, Peter Middleton) [Britoil flotation; North Sea fiscal regime] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Oct 1 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Michael Scholar minute to MT ("Sale of Britoil Shares") [method of sale; MT requests to be consulted before final decision] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Oct 14 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Lawson letter to Biffen ("Britoil Flotation") [guidance on legal risk of Ministerial statements relevant to shares sale] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Oct 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Alan Walters minute to Michael Scholar ("Britoil") ["method of floating... there is a proposal, apparently to be agreed between Energy and the Chancellor, for a rather peculiar loyalty scrip which might pre-empt... [MT's] decision"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Oct 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Willie Rickett minute to MT ("Statements: 27 October 1982") [Foreign Affairs Council; Fisheries Council; Britoil] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: No.10 record of conversation ("Britoil: Loyalty Scrip") [Alan Walters, Lawson] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Treasury record of conversation ("Pricing of the Britoil Issue") [Ridley, Lawson, David Scholey, Lord Garmoyle] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 5 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Lawson letter to MT ("Britoil Flotation") [method of sale] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 16 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Lawson letter to Biffen ("Britoil Offer for Sale") [legal risks of Ministerial statements relevant to shares sale] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: No.10 minute to MT ("PNQ and Statements") [French sale of Exocets to Argentina/UK sale of Rolls-Royce engines to FRG; steel industry closures; sale of Britoil shares] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Lawson ("BNOC Trading After the Separation of Britoil") [limiting risks; starting capital] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: MT letter to Senior Partner of Rowe and Pitman (Britoil Flotation and further privatisation) ["We shall certainly not be dissuaded by the Britoil experience"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 82 Nov 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Central Policy Review Staff letter to Lawson ("BNOC Trading after the separation of Britoil") [objectives and criteria] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Jun 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Howe minute to Peter Walker ("BNOC Third Quarter Prices") ["a welcome sign of further stabilisation in the oil market"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Jul 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Funding: Sale of BP Shares") ["to make an early start on the programme of disposals, and to assist in containing the PSBR"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Sep 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Howe minute to Peter Walker ("BNOC: Fourth Quarter Prices") [endorses no change to prices and contacting suppliers "to reduce the risk of upsetting the market"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker ("BNOC: 1984 First Quarter Prices") [approves proposal to retain existing prices, despite risks] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Peter Walker letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("BNOC: Second Quarter Prices") [no change, for most part, to prices, following revival in demand] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 6 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("BNOC") [disagrees with Walker argument for rentention and review in 2 to 3 years; argues for abolition] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 13 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Peter Walker letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("BNOC Review") [Walker endorses conclusion of multi-Departmental officials' report arguing for rentention, with review in 2 to 3 years] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (BNOC Review) [Walker argues for rentention, with review in 2 to 3 years; Policy Unit argues for abolition; Lawson undecided; MT sees retention as lesser of two evils] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker ("BNOC Review") [agrees to retaining BNOC at present size & with current objectives for the present, and to review in two or three years' time] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Abolition of BNOC") ["The immediate priority is to scale down BNOC's loss-making participation contracts as fast and as far as possible before legislation is required"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 6 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Howe, Walker, Buchanan-Smith) ["BNOC": options for, and announcement regarding future; privatisation of the Government Pipeline System] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 8 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Peter Walker minute to MT ("BNOC") [announcement of run-down; scheduling of legislation to enable abolition; Government pipeline system/national security; royalty in kind] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 11 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Howe minute to Peter Walker ("BNOC") [no objections to Walker announcing abolition of BNOC, subject to informing other interested governments in advance; anticipates negative reactions from oil producers] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 12 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("BNOC") [supports Walker's draft announcement to Parliament on run-down of BNOC; pipeline/royalty in kind] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 12 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Heseltine letter to Peter Walker ("BNOC") [Government Pipeline System: problems posed by privatisation; alternative options] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 13 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to Peter Walker ("BNOC") [Lawson comments on draft announcement to Parliament on run-down of BNOC] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Peter Walker letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("BNOC's Prices for March and the Second Quarter") [draft telex for BNOC to suppliers, following announcement in Parliament that BNOC is to be abolished] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker ("BNOC's Prices for March and the Second Quarter") [supports move to market-related pricing; requests redraft of BNOC telex to suppliers, to "convey greater urgency and enthusiasm about the run-down"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Peter Walker letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (BNOC Prices for March 1985) ["We have succeeded in making the announcement on BNOC [abolition] with the minimum of disruption in the market... would be disastrous suddenly to announce a lower price for March"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("BNOC's Price for March") ["We would side with Peter Walker and not risk impeding progress in the last lap"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker ("BNOC's Price for March") ["we should move to market related pricing... not convinced that the oil companies would mount a legal challenge"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Howe minute to Peter Walker ("BNOC Prices") ["I agree BNOC should move to market pricing"; announcement of BNOC abolition] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Howe, Walker) ["BNOC's Price for March"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker ("BNOC and the Future of the Government Pipeline System") [timeline for completion of report on GPSS] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 15 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker ("BNOC and the Future of the Government Pipeline System (GPSS)") [endorses examination of scope for efficiency savings within present management structure in context of "longer term options... including privatisation"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("The Run-Down of BNOC") ["a note on the progress which has been made"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Nov 12 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Energy: Buchanan-Smith PS letter to Biffen PS ("Establishment of Oil and Pipelines Agency") [Parliamentary announcement of successor body to BNOC] [declassified Dec 2014]
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