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PDF 84 Jul 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Tebbit, John Moore, Kenneth Baker, John Redwood, George Jefferson, Jacomb and others) [BT flotation] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Tebbit letter to Whitelaw ("British Telecom: Publicity") [flotation] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("BT Bonds") [request for MT's countersignature on HMG guarantee for money borrowed from Saudi Monetary Authority] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("The Mercury Licence") [issue; public consultation; scope of activities; distinctions from BT licence] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 15 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Department of Trade and Industry letter to Department of the Environment ("Privatisation of British Telecom - Disclosure of Promoters Interests") [identifying dealings between Crown and BT in advance of share issue] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: John Moore PS letter to No.10 ("British Telecom: Share Incentives") [response to MT request for fuller explanation of tax treatment of the vouchers] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Tebbit PS letter to No.10 ("BT Flotation: Celebratory Dinner") [date, venue] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Geoffrey Pattie letter to Peter Rees ("Post Office Closure Programme and DHSS Industrial Dispute") [closures delayed until dispute resolved] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Tebbit letter to Whitelaw ("British Telecom Flotation") [guidance on appropriate responses to questions from the public during share offer period] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 10 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Tebbit letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("BT") [flotation: limit on individual shareholdings] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 12 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (BT/IBM: Value Added Networks) [MT agrees with DTI decision not to allow venture to proceed] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Geoffrey Pattie) ["British Telecom": share options for management] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("British Telecom Flotation - Executive and Employee Share Option Schemes") [implications for future privatisations if scheme is given go-ahead] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("The Autumn Statement and BT") [Statement to be delayed due to legal requirement for full disclosure of material information relevant to the flotation; effect of the delay on the public launch of the flotation] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Nov 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Tebbit PS letter to Jenkin PS ("BT Share Issue") [guidance for Ministers & Treasury staff on purchasing shares] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Nov 14 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Geoffrey Pattie minute to MT ("British Telecom") [flotation: details of final arrangements & announcement] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Dec 3 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Geoffrey Pattie PS letter to MT ("British Telecom") [flotation: statement to Parliament] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 29 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Tebbit ("Post Office: 1984 Corporate Plan and Objectives") ["My main reservation... is that neither gives enough prominence to some of the important policies which we are expecting the PO to pursue"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 13 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Tebbit ("Post Office: Objectives and Corporate Plan") [endorses revised proposals; timetable & announcement for 1985 Plan] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Mar 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Geoffrey Pattie letter to Peter Rees ("Postal Business Targets") [replacement targets to run from 1985/86; potential issues of concern to Treasury] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Chairman of the Post Office letter to MT (industrial dispute) [explanatory note for MPs, of ongoing issues] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Tebbit minute to MT ("Mercury: Procurement Policy and Telecommunications") [case for Departmental procurement decisions in favour of Mercury, in interests of "establishment of vigorous competition"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 12 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Tebbit letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Post Office Industrial Relations") [details of settlement] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Apr 15 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Geoffrey Pattie ("Managing Director of Girobank") ["I cannot... accept that... we have to appoint a new Managing Director whilst all the options on privatisation remain open"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Tebbit PS letter to No.10 (BT acquisition of Mitel Corporation) [competition issues; employment implications for South East Wales] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 May 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson) ["Mercury": Departmental procurement policies/fostering competition] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jun 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Tebbit PS letter to No.10 ("Mercury") [Departmental procurement opportunities] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jun 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Tebbit ("National Girobank") [privatisation; selection & salary of Managing Director] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("The Post Office") ["moving towards the establishment of three separate businesses": analysis] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Rees letter to Tebbit ("Post Office: Tariffs and Targets") [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: Tebbit PS letter to No.10 (""System Y": DG/OFTEL's Report") [copy of report; summary; next steps] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jul 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Posts and Telecommunications: No.10 Policy Unit to MT ("OFTEL Report") ["BT... proposal to meet some 20% of their digital exchange requirements with the Thorn-Ericsson System Y instead of the British developed System X from Plessey or GEC"] [released Dec 2014]
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Files are multi-page PDFs from which most of the documents on the site are selected. All of Mrs Thatcher’s official files from No.10 are available in full on this site (paper copies are stored at the National Archives in the series PREM19), as well as most of those of Geoffrey Howe and Nigel Lawson as Chancellor (stored at TNA as series T639 and T640).

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