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1982 Jul 6 - 1983 Apr 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/977
Defence (Defence budget) (Part 9)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 221
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82 Jul 6 Tu Major Defence: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to MT (“Public expenditure and the Defence programme”) [Howe concern about perceived underfunding] [declassified 2013]
82 Jul 13 Tu Major Defence: Nott PS letter to No.10 (public presentation of defence policy) [Lord Hill- Norton criticism and accusation that Nott misled Commons] [declassified 2013]
82 Aug 3 Tu Major Defence: Nott letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Defence expenditure to 1985/86”) [Nott at odds with Treasury] [declassified 2013]
82 Aug 31 Tu Major Defence: Nott minute to MT (“SBAC Farnborough International 82 - EH101 and P110”) [joint venture with Italy, and investment in research] [declassified 2013]
82 Sep 6 Mo Major Defence: Nott PS letter to No.10 (“Interviews given by Sir Henry Leach”) [code of conduct breach] [declassified 2013]
82 Sep 9 Th Major Defence: Brittan PS letter to Nott PS (“Defence expenditure to 1985/86”) [criticism of underspend] [declassified 2013]
82 Oct 8 Fr Major Defence: Nott PS letter to No.10 (“Defence expenditure”) [joint review by Treasury and MoD] [declassified 2013]
82 Oct 8 Fr Major Defence: Nott PS letter to No.10 (“Defence expenditure to 1985/86”) [response to Brittan criticism of underspend] [declassified 2013]
82 Oct 14 Th Major Defence: Treasury briefing to No.10 (“Defence programme”) [adjustment for pay awards] [declassified 2013]
82 Oct 14 Th Major Defence: Brittan PS letter to No.10 (“Defence spending: NATO comparisons”) [declassified 2013]
82 Oct 18 Mo Major Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Nott, Brittan) [“Defence Expenditure”] [declassified 2013]
82 Nov 2 Tu Major Defence: Nott PS letter to No.10 (Armed Forces oil stock levels) [MT urging MoD to take advantage of low oil prices] [declassified 2013]
82 Nov 12 Fr Major Defence: Nott letter to MT (Ministry of Defence performance) [response to criticism from Editor of ‘Jane’s Fighting Ships’] [declassified 2013]
82 Dec 6 Mo Major Defence: Nott minute to MT (“Falklands White Paper: ship replacement orders”) [domestic competition for order] [declassified 2013]
82 Dec 8 We Major Defence: Heseltine minute to MT (“Falklands White Paper: ship replacement orders”) [irate at denial of employment opportunities for Merseyside] [declassified 2013]
82 Dec 14 Tu Major Defence: No.10 letter to Nott PS (“Falklands White Paper: ship replacement orders”) [domestic competition for order] [declassified 2013]
82 Dec 21 Tu Major Defence: Howe PS minute to No.10 (“UK Defence spending”) [“Mr Nott has done very well for the Defence budget”] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 31 Mo Major Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Pym, Heseltine, Parkinson, Whitelaw, Ingham) [“British Atlantic Committee”; nuclear issues and public opinion] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 15 Tu Major Defence: Heseltine letter to Brittan (“The EH 101 Medium Helicopter”) [launch Aid for Westland] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 21 Mo Major Defence: Pym minute to Jenkin (“EH 101 Helicopter”) [launch Aid for Westland] [declassified 2013]