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1980 Oct 17 - 1981 Mar 6
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/414
Defence (Defence budget) (Part 4)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 240
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80 Oct 23 Th Major Defence: Pym minute to MT ("The Defence Programme") [defence expenditure] [declassified 2011]
80 Oct 28 Tu Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("Defence Expenditure") [declassified 2011]
80 Oct 30 Th Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("Defence Expenditure 1980/81: Contracts Moratorium") [declassified 2011]
80 Oct 31 Fr Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("The Defence Programme 1980-81") [MT: "They live in a different world from ordinary industry"] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 5 We Major Defence: Armstrong minute to MT ("Proposed Reductions in Defence Expenditure") [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 6 Th Major Defence: Pym minute to MT ("Defence Expenditure 1981/82") [Pym unable to reach agreement with Chiefs of Defence Staff; proposes meeting with them and MT] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 10 Mo Major Defence: Armstrong minute to MT ("Defence Expenditure") [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 12 We Major Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Pym-Chiefs of Defence Staff) ["Defence Expenditure"] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 17 Mo Major Defence: Armstrong minute to Whitmore ("Defence Expenditure") [Armstrong meets with Brzezinksi's deputy who emphasises US expectation that UK will meet NATO commitments on defence expenditure] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 17 Mo Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("The Defence Programme 1980/81") [MOD's attitude to non-competitive contracts] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 27 Th Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("Arming of Servicewomen") [Pym's planned announcement] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 4 Th Major Defence: Armstrong minute to MT (joining up defence, aid and diplomatic budgets) [defence expenditure] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 12 Fr Major Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Commanding Officer at SAS Hereford, Lieutenant Colonel Rose) ["Prime Minister's Visit to the SAS"] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 19 Fr Major Defence: Carrington minute to MT ("MISC 42") [joining up defence, aid and diplomatic budgets] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 23 Tu Major Defence: Pym minute to MT ("Defence Estimates 1981/82") [cuts to defence expenditure: political impact] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 23 Tu Major Defence: Pym minute to MT ("Defence Estimates 1981/82") [cuts to defence expenditure] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 23 Tu Major Defence: Pym minute to MT ("Overseas and Defence Expenditure") [joining up defence, aid and diplomatic budgets] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 24 We Major Defence: Whitmore minute to MT ("Defence Expenditure 1981/82") [comment on Pym's minute] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 30 Tu Major Defence: Hastie-Smith briefing for MT ("Defence Estimates 1981/82: Meeting on Wednesday 31 December at 3pm") [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 30 Tu Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("Defence Estimates 1981/82") [detail on Pym's decision-making process] [declassified 2011]