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PDF 79 Dec 1 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Howell minute to Whitelaw (“Prospect of industrial action in the oil industry”) [negotiations between oil companies and drivers not going well] [declassified 2014]
PDF 79 Dec 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Whitelaw minute to MT (“Contingency planning for industrial action by oil tanker drivers”) [use of military personnel in event of strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 79 Dec 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Whitelaw minute to MT (“Contingency planning for industrial action by oil tanker drivers”) [dispute resolved; risk of strikes low] [declassified 2014]
PDF 80 Jan 4 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Whitelaw minute to MT (“Contingency planning for industrial action by oil tanker drivers”) [Service instructors on 24 hours notice to train; risk of strike still remote] [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Vereker minute to Scholar (“Industrial action by oil tanker drivers”) [contingency plans for oil strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Oct 30 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Lawson minute to MT (“Contingency planning for industrial action by oil tanker drivers”) [need to plan for the worst] [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Nov 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Armstrong minute to Whitmore (“Contingency planning for industrial action by oil tanker drivers”) [need to restrict the circulation of correspondence relating to possible strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Nov 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Vereker minute to Scholar (“Oil tanker drivers’ dispute”) [good grounds for expecting a peaceful settlement] [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Nov 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Wade-Gery minute to Scholar (“Oil tanker drivers”) [Military contingency plan needs to be made ready] [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Nov 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Wade-Gery minute to Halliday (“Oil tanker drivers”) [army to be alerted] [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Nov 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Armstrong briefing for MT (“Oil tanker drivers”) [briefing before cabinet meeting] [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Nov 10 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Wade-Gery minute to Halliday (“Oil tanker drivers: contingency measures”) [troops ready if strike action decided] [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Nov 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: John Vereker minute to Scholar (“Oil tanker drivers”) [CCU conclusions that it is unlikely industrial action will occur before 23rd November] [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Nov 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Lawson minute to MT (“Oil tanker drivers”) [Oil unions vote developments] [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Nov 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Lawson minute for MT (“Oil tanker drivers”) [further developments with the oil union votes] [declassified 2014]
PDF 81 Dec 2 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Chadwick minute to MT (“Oil tanker drivers”) [threat of strike lifted] [declassified 2014]
PDF 82 Dec 8 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Burr minute to Vereker (“Oil tanker drivers: contingeny planning”) [inability of market forces to supply oil in event of strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 82 Dec 13 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Walters minute to Rowlatt (“Oil tanker drivers: contingency planning”) [rejects opposition to market forces as the basis of supplying fuel in a strike; government would rely on price mechanism] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Armstrong minute to MT (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [conclusions of report] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Walker minute to MT (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - servicemen should be used as much as possible; do not agree with report's faith in price mechanism] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 28 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Brittan minute to MT (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - whether Emergency Powers Act 1920 should be amended] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 1 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Lawson minute to MT (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - should use more service drivers] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 4 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Tebbit minute to MT (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - more ambitious plan needed] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Heseltine minute to MT (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - risk of use of servicemen] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Younger minute to MT (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - agree objective is to withstand long strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Turnbull minute to Eatfield (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [PM agrees objective is to withstand a long strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Ridley minute to MT (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [CCU should be authorised to make a more ambitious plan] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Armstrong minute to MT (“Contingency planning for an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [report of working group for an oil tanker strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Derwent minute to Hatfield (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - supports report conclusions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Tebbit minute to Armstrong (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - content with action proposed] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Walker minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - report's reliance on service drivers supported] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Brittan minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - plan could need emergency powers] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Heseltine minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - would need troops returned from Germany] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Turnbull note to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [ministers have commented; “there may be times when the enemy within poses a more immediate threat than the enemy without”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Younger minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - work proposed should proceed] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Turnbull minute to Armstrong (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [PM agrees with report] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Smith minute to Hatfield (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [Employment secretary agrees with report's conclusions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Armstrong minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [Workng group’s second report] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Tebbit minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [weakness of attitude amongst oil company management] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Sep 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Walker minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 8 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Ridley minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - content with conclusions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Hurd minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - which level of road deliveries is best] [declassified 2014]
PDF 85 Oct 28 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Trade Unions: Norgrove minute to Armstrong (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [PM accepts report with regrets] [declassified 2014]
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