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1984 Sep 15 - 1985 May 24
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1582
Nationalised Industries (Gas and electricity policy: gas industry privatisation; industrial energy policy) (Part 10)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 251
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84 Sep 14 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to No.10 ("North Sea Gas Reserves") [recent discoveries of new gas fields; implications for imports from Sleipner gas field; gas privatisation] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Sep 24 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Redwood minute to Turnbull ("BNOC Prices") [electricity prices] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Sep 27 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Department of Energy letter to No.10 ("Sleipner") [negotiations on imports from Sleipner gas field] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Oct 4 Th Major Nationalised Industries: FCO letter to No.10 ("Sleipner") [encourages movement in negotiations on imports from Sleipner gas field] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 9 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Turnbull minute to MT ("Gas Privatisation") [argues for further movement on privatisation] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 14 We Major Nationalised Industries: Rees letter to Walker ("Three Year Financial Target for Electricity Supply Industry") ['I am sorry you have difficulty with my proposal. I certainly did not intend it to involve a breach of faith'] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 28 We Major Nationalised Industries: Department of Energy letter to No.10 ("Gas Privatisation") ['[Walker] is much concerned...that discussion of this matter...should not reach any wide circle in Government'] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 4 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Redwood minute to Turnbull ("Gas Privatisation") ['Peter Walker's fillibuster [of privatisation] is succeeding'] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 11 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Walker-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Moore-Redwood) ["Gas Privatisation"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 4 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Walker letter to Rees ("Financial Target for the Electricity Supply Industry") ['I find myself at a loss to understand your letter...about the Electricity Supply Industry's financial target'] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 31 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Walker minute to MT ("Sleipner") [negotiations with Norway over gas imports from Sleipner field; Walker recommends turning down deal] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 1 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Turnbull minute to MT ("Sleipner") [negotiations with Norway over gas imports from Sleipner field; Walker recommends turning down deal; next steps] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 1 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Sleipner Gas Contract") [supports Walker in rejecting gas deal with Norway; future gas imports and export regime] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 4 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Sleipner") [supports Walker in rejecting gas deal with Norway; future gas imports and export regime] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 4 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Howe minute to MT ("Sleipner") [supports Walker in rejecting gas deal with Norway; concern about relations with Norway and NATO allies] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 5 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 letter to Department of Energy ("Sleipner") [supports Walker in rejecting gas deal with Norway; rejects recommendation that BGC opens negotiations with potential gas suppliers immediately] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 7 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Walker minute to MT ("Sleipner") [handling of decision not to pursue gas import deal with Norway; next steps] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 8 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Tebbit minute to MT (Sleipner gas import deal) [supports rejection of deal; favours controlled gas export regime] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 14 Th Major Nationalised Industries: FCO letter to No.10 ("Anglo-Norwegian Relations: Sleipner Gas") [Norwegian response to British decision not to pursue gas deal; draft message to Norwegian Prime Minister] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 19 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: MT letter to Prime Minister Willoch of Norway (decision of UK Government not to agree Sleipner gas deal with Norway) ['I know our decision...was a disappointment to you'] [declassified Dec 2014]