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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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Date Value Title
80 Dec 30 Tue Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("Defence Estimates 1981/82") [detail on Pym's decision-making process] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 31 Wed Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Pym-Carrington-Chancellor of the Exchequer) ["Defence Estimates 1981/82"] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 5 Mon Defence: Biffen minute to MT ("Overseas and Defence Expenditure (MISC 42)") [joining up defence, aid and diplomatic budgets] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 6 Tue Defence: Prior minute to MT ("Cuts in Defence Expenditure") [consequences for employment] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 7 Wed Defence: Gilmour minute to MT ("Overseas and Defence Expenditure (MISC 42)") [joining up defence, aid and diplomatic budgets] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 7 Wed Defence: No.10 letter to MOD ("Prime Minister's Visit to the SAS") [charging for training given to foreign students] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 16 Fri Defence: Nott minute to MT ("Defence Estimates 1981/82") [further adjustments to defence programme] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 19 Mon Defence: Armstrong minute to MT ("Defence Estimates 1981/82: Flotation of British Aerospace") [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 19 Mon Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Nott-Carrington-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Joseph-Havers) ["Defence Expenditure and BAe Flotation"] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 19 Mon Defence: Nott minute to MT (experimental limited scheme of Service entrance) [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 6 Fri Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Visit to 22 SAS: Training Facilities") [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 10 Tue Defence: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Nott-Carrington) [future defence policy] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 20 Fri Defence: Nott minute to MT ("Defence Representation Overseas: Economies") [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 4 Wed Defence: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Statement on Defence Estimates 1981 (OD(81) 13)") [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 6 Fri Defence: Biffen minute to MT ("Statement on the Defence Estimates") [declassified 2011]