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PREM19/1783
Home Affairs (Civil disorder: the Handsworth and Tottenham riots) (Part 3)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 98
Any docs withheld? 3

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Date Value Title
85 Oct 4 Fr Major Home Affairs: Douglas Hurd letter for MT (recent riots and racial discrimination) [suggests wording for MT conference speech] [declassified 2015]
85 Oct 7 Mo Major Home Affairs: No.10 Press Office minute for MT (line on riot) [said you are in close touch, talked to Home Sec; shock at murder & use of guns; support for police] [declassified 2015]
85 Oct 7 Mo Major Home Affairs: No.10 record of telephone conversation (MT-Douglas Hurd) [Tottenham riots] [declassified 2015]
85 Oct 14 Mo Major Home Affairs: John MacGregor minute for Douglas Hurd (“Handsworth”) [declassified 2015]
85 Oct 21 Mo Major Home Affairs: Flesher minute for Wicks (proposed Hurd statement) [Tottenham riots] [declassified 2015]
85 Oct 21 Mo Major Home Affairs: Flesher minute for Wicks (proposed Hurd statement) [Tottenham riots] [declassified 2015]
85 Nov 8 Fr Major Home Affairs: No.10 Policy Unit minute for MT (“Law and Order - Weekend Update”) [MT disturbed at rumours of petrol bombs and Napalm being prepared for use against police] [declassified 2015]
85 Nov 8 Fr Major Home Affairs: No.10 Policy Unit minute for MT (“Law and Order - Weekend Update”) [MT disturbed at rumours of petrol bombs and Napalm being prepared for use against police] [declassified 2015]
85 Nov 18 Mo Major Home Affairs: Home Office letter to No.10 (Hurd meeting with Scarman; report on Handsworth riot) [declassified 2015]
85 Nov 20 We Major Home Affairs: No.10 minute for MT (“Law and Order: Brixton and Tottenham Riots”) [rumours about preparation of petrol bombs & Napalm for use against police] [declassified 2015]
85 Nov 29 Fr Major Home Affairs: No.10 minute for MT (Handsworth riot) [MT: "The Handsworth report is VERY worrying indeed"] [declassified 2015]
85 Dec 5 Th Minor Home Affairs: No.10 minute for MT (“David Dimbleby Interview with Lord Scarman and Geoffrey Dear on ‘This Week, Next Week’, BBC 1 on 24 November”) [declassified 2015]
86 Jan 13 Mo Major Home Affairs: Home Office minute for No.10 (“Police Report on the Tottenham Riot”) [declassified 2015]
86 Mar 20 Th Major Home Affairs: Sherboune minute for Addison (possible MT visit to Broadwater Farm Estate riots) [MT decided against] [declassified 2015]
86 Mar 20 Th Major Home Affairs: Sherbourne minute for Addison (possible MT visit to Broadwater Farm Estate riots) [MT decided against] [declassified 2015]