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PDF 87 Jul 12 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Robert Armstrong minute to Nigel Wicks ("Toronto Economic Summit 1988") [preparatory meetings of Personal Representatives planned; who should succeed Armstrong as MT's representative] [released July 2016]
PDF 87 Oct 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Rodric Braithwaite letter to Robert Armstrong ("Toronto Economic Summit: First Meeting of Personal Representatives") [briefing for the sherpas' meeting, which "will be overshadowed by the state of the financial markets and the consequences for the world economy and exchange rate mechanism"] [released July 2016]
PDF 87 Nov 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Robert Armstrong minute to Nigel Wicks (Toronto Summit Personal Representatives meeting) ["it is far too early to judge what will be the main issues for the Toronto Summit or to take positions on them"] [released July 2016]
PDF 87 Nov 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Charles Powell minute to Robert Armstrong (Toronto Summit - preparatory meetings of sherpas) [MT wants Armstrong to argue for fewer such meetings and to seek support for an "attempt to restore the Summits to something closer to their original conception"] [released July 2016]
PDF 87 Nov 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: UKHC Wellington telegram to FCO ("Toronto Economic Summit 1988") [sherpa meeting in British Columbia; MT "This is ridiculous. There is no point in having such an early meeting"] [released July 2016]
PDF 87 Nov 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: UKHC Ottawa telegram to FCO ("Toronto Economic Summit") [plus FCO reply; MT "considers there is not sufficient time during summits for a separate retreat, but looks forward to the customary private and informal exchanges with colleagues"] [released July 2016]
PDF 87 Dec 30 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Howe PS minute to No. 10 ("Japanese Proposal for Trade Ministers' Meeting at the Economic Summit") ["the Prime Minister attaches importance to keeping Summits small and informal"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jan 26 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Howe PS minute to Nigel Wicks ("Economic Summit: Science") [MT "is not particularly enthusiastic about scientific collaboration"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jan 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Nigel Wicks minute to Cabinet Office ("Economic Summit: Science") [need to tread carefully on proposed international collaboration on scientific projects, MT "has somewhat reserved views"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Feb 4 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Howe PS minute to Nigel Wicks (Mexican economy) [information from Mexican Embassy; proposed discussion on debt between G7 and Cartagena countries] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Feb 5 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Economic Relations Department to Nigel Wicks ("Toronto Summit: Background Papers") [recent declarations, current papers on debt, the Uruguay Round and agriculture] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Feb 5 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Howe PS minute to Nigel Wicks ("Toronto Economic Summit: Second Meeting of Personal Representatives, 27-29 February") [list of briefs on likely main economic themes] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Feb 5 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Nigel Wicks minute to Cabinet Office ("Economic Summit: Science") ["there is no enthusiasm on the Canadian side to raise scientific issues at the Summit"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Feb 9 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Nigel Wicks to Howe PS ("Toronto Economic Summit: Second Meeting of Personal Representatives, 27-29 February") [suggests brief on devices which might mitigate fluctuations in stock market] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Feb 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: UKHC Ottawa telegram to FCO ("Toronto Economic Summit") [East-West relations expected to be the major political issue, Middle East might also feature] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Feb 24 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Howe PS minute to Nigel Wicks ("Sir R Armstrong: University of Toronto Lecture Programme") [copy of draft text] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Mar 13 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: UKE Tokyo telegram to FCO ("Japanese Proposal for a Meeting of Trade Ministers") ["to meet and candidly exchange their own point of view about world trade-related issues"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Apr 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Rodric Braithwaite letter to Christopher Roberts (meeting of trade ministers) [opposition to Japanese proposals for a meeting, risks being seen as preparation for the Summit] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Apr 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Treasury minute to Lawson PS ("Meeting of G7 Deputies") [proceedings; "we should not fall into an institutional procedure of regular reports - contrary to spirit of Summit"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 May 1 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Toronto Summit") ["Germans do not expect important steps forward on political matters at Toronto. Federal Chancellor wants to play South Africa down"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 May 4 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Charles Powell record of conversation (MT-Howe) [topics for informal discussion in Toronto; Howe "stressed the importance of carrying forward work on terrorism and hijacking. It was clear that the Bonn Declaration was not working"; MT thought Eastern Europe] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 May 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: UKE Rome telegram to FCO ("Anglo-Italian Summit Meeting") [MT agrees De Mita request for bilateral in margins before the Summit starts] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 May 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: UKHC Ottawa telegram to FCO ("Toronto Economic Summit: Canadian Views on the Prosperity" [sic]) ["The top priority for the Canadians... will be to keep up some momentum for agricultural reform and to avoid a US/EC standoff"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 May 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: UN Secretary-General letter to MT (Toronto Summit) ["the economic situation in many of the poorer countries of the world is still very disturbing"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 May 22 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Nigel Wicks minute to MT ("Toronto Economic Summit") [ahead of meeting with Mulroney, provides overview of points which arose from third Sherpa meeting] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 May 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: UKE Washington telegram 1352 to FCO (2142Z) ("Toronto Economic Summit: Topics for the Informal Discussion") ["no particular US sensitivities"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 May 26 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: UKE Washington telegram 1345 to FCO (2236Z) ("Toronto Economic Summit: US Initiative on Drugs") [briefing to focus on anti-narcotics assistance, banking controls, expert working group on drugs] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 May 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: FCO telegram to UKE Manila ("Toronto Economic Summit: Toronto") [draft text for meeting of counter-terrorism expert group] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 May 31 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: International Chamber of Commerce letter to MT (Toronto Summit) [ICC pre-Summit submission to Heads of Government] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 May 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Toronto Economic Summit: French Debt Initiative") ["Details not yet decided, but likely to be compatible with Chancellor's sub-Saharan Africa initiative"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 May 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Toronto Economic Summit: French Views") ["Debt and agriculture at top of French priorities"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 May 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("German Views on Toronto Economic Summit") ["hope for recognition at Toronto of what the EC achieved on agriculture at the Brussels Council"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: UKE Tokyo telegram to FCO ("Economic Summit: Japanese Views") [Takeshita "likely to emphasise effectiveness of existing Japanese policies in reducing trade surplus"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 1 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: UKHC Ottawa to Charles Powell (Toronto Economic Summit) [materials on the Canadian economy] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 1 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Brian Mulroney speech (Canadian business leaders event) [expects from the Summit "a continuing commitment to policies favouring sustained non-inflationary growth, while international trade and current account imbalances unwind"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 2 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: FCO minute to No. 10 ("Drugs and money laundering") [commentary on UK powers to prevent laundering of drug money] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 2 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: FCO Economic Relations Department minute to Nigel Wicks ("Drugs: US paper") [comments on the text] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 2 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: FCO Economic Relations Department minute to Nigel Wicks ("Toronto Summit: Aid Targets") ["the present Canadian wording is uncontentious"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: UKREP EC note for the record ("Toronto: European Council") [EC concerns about US position on agriculture, monetary policy] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 3 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe letter to MT (pre-Summit declaration) [leaders should commit to "credible policies to redress the current large and unsustainable imbalances in the world economy"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 6 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Brian Mulroney message to MT (Toronto Summit) [pre-Summit meeting: "Your extensive international experience, particularly in relation to Summitry, was of great value to me at this stage in our preparations"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Nigel Wicks minute to Rodric Braithwaite ("Toronto Economic Summit: The Prime Minister's Speaking Note for the Opening Session") [purpose of the meeting "is for the Heads to describe their main priorities for the Summit"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Ciriaco De Mita message to MT (bilateral) ["It is the intention of the Italian Government to raise the environment problem and to urge a debate on this matter" at the Summit] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: President Mitterrand message to MT (debt initiative) ["It has never been so urgent and necessary to act to assist third world countries"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 8 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Howe PS minute to Nigel Wicks ("The Newly Industrialising Economies (NIEs)") [note on Asian "dragons" (Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong) for summit preparation] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 9 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Howe PS minute to Nigel Wicks (speaking note) [comments relating to agriculture] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 9 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell (Italian proposals on the environment) ["We do not want to encourage the Italians to raise specific environmental issues at the Summit"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 9 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Brian Mulroney message to MT (Toronto Summit) [OECD trade union advisory committee statement submitted to summit] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Nigel Wicks letter to Rodric Braithwaite ("Toronto Economic Summit: Draft Communique") [encloses "draft of the sort of thing we would like to emerge"] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 Jun 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Lawson PS minute to Nigel Wicks ("Toronto Summit: PM's Speaking Note for the Opening Session") [consolidated Treasury comments] [released July 2016]

Documents lie at the core of this website, each one dated and sorted chronologically (by default) in search results. Most are images in PDF format of original paper documents scanned or filmed for the site. There are also transcripts of speeches and interviews, press articles, photos, videos, and more. The document database contains tens of thousands of items and permits complex searching.

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).

Guides are articles about key events and topics. Many were written to accompany annual releases of Mrs Thatcher’s private and party papers at the Churchill Archive Centre in Cambridge.

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