Archive

1980 Jan 25 - 1980 Oct 16
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/163
Defence (Defence budget) (Part 3)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2010 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 248
Any docs withheld?

PREM19/163 - download whole file (PDF, 64.15 MB)

Selections from this file

Showing items 1 - 17 of 17

  • Previous
  • Next
Per page:
Date Value Title
80 Jan 29 Tue Defence: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Statement on the Defence Estimates 1980 (C(80) 8)") [declassified 2010]
80 Mar 11 Tue Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("UK Military Training Assistance Scheme (UKMTAS)") [statistics on defence sales] [declassified 2010]
80 Jun 18 Wed Defence: Biffen letter to Pym ("Defence Cash Limits 1979-80 and 1980-81") [MOD overspend] [declassified 2010]
80 Jun 18 Wed Defence: Pym letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Defence Expenditure 1980/81") [UK Government will fail to meet NATO target for defence expenditure] [declassified 2010]
80 Jun 27 Fri Defence: Lankester minute to MT (MOD overspend) [cash limits] [declassified 2010]
80 Jul 9 Wed Defence: Pym minute to MT ("Public Expenditure 1981/82 - 1983/84") [rejects further cuts to defence expenditure] [declassified 2010]
80 Jul 14 Mon Defence: Biffen minute to MT ("Cash Limits") [responds to Pym's arguments] [declassified 2010]
80 Jul 17 Thu Defence: Pym minute to MT ("Defence Procurement") [Pym's meeting with Cranley Onslow MP] [declassified 2010]
80 Jul 30 Wed Defence: Biffen minute to MT ("Defence Cash Limits 1980-81") [HMT/MOD dispute regarding Defence overspend] [declassified 2010]
80 Aug 1 Fri Defence: HMT letter to No.10 ("Defence Cash Limits") [draft speaking note for MT's meeting with Pym] [declassified 2010]
80 Aug 1 Fri Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Biffen) [Defence budget and MOD overspend] [declassified 2010]
80 Aug 4 Mon Defence: Joseph minute to MT ("Defence Procurement") [declassified 2010]
80 Aug 4 Mon Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Pym-Biffen) [Defence budget and MOD overspend] [declassified 2010]
80 Aug 5 Tue Defence: Pym minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Defence Expenditure 1980/81") [Chancellor's proposed settlement involves "significant and damaging adjustments to the Defence Programme"] [declassified 2010]
80 Aug 6 Wed Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Pym) ["Defence Expenditure 1980/81"] [declassified 2010]
80 Aug 6 Wed Defence: Pym minute to MT ("Defence Cash Limits 1980/81") [consequences of agreement on cash limits] [declassified 2010]
80 Oct 3 Fri Defence: Pym minute to MT ("The Defence Programme") [measures taken to restrain expenditure] [declassified 2010]