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1979 May 10 - 1979 Jul 25
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/33
Economic policy (Domestic monetary policy) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2009 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 208

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Date Value Title
79 Jul 13 Fr Minor Monetary policy: Note of a meeting between the PM and the Governor of the Bank of England (EMS; June banking figures; interest rates; US; gilts; sale of BP shares) [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 18 We Major Monetary policy: MT-Gordon Pepper meeting (record of conversation) [long-dated gilts, monetary base control] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 18 We Major Monetary policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chancellor, Governor & officials) (Monetary Policy Seminar) [Monetary objectives and prospects; Funding the PSBR and the gilts market; Monetary Base] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 19 Th Major Monetary policy: Financial Secretary minute to MT (“Tap Stocks”) [issue of long-dated gilts] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 23 Mo Major Monetary policy: MT-John Sparrow meeting (record of conversation) [US cabinet, sterling, interest rates, equities, aid] [declassified 2009]
79 Jul 25 We Major Monetary policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Prior (“Monetary Policy”) [direct control of credit no substitute for higher interest rates] [declassified 2009]