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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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81 Mar 4 We Major Defence: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Statement on Defence Estimates 1981 (OD(81) 13)") [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 19 Mo Major Defence: Armstrong minute to MT ("Defence Estimates 1981/82: Flotation of British Aerospace") [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 10 Mo Major Defence: Armstrong minute to MT ("Defence Expenditure") [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 5 We Major Defence: Armstrong minute to MT ("Proposed Reductions in Defence Expenditure") [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 4 Th Major Defence: Armstrong minute to MT (joining up defence, aid and diplomatic budgets) [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]
81 Jan 5 Mo Major Defence: Biffen minute to MT ("Overseas and Defence Expenditure (MISC 42)") [joining up defence, aid and diplomatic budgets] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 6 Fr Major Defence: Biffen minute to MT ("Statement on the Defence Estimates") [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 19 Fr Major Defence: Carrington minute to MT ("MISC 42") [joining up defence, aid and diplomatic budgets] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 7 We Major Defence: Gilmour minute to MT ("Overseas and Defence Expenditure (MISC 42)") [joining up defence, aid and diplomatic budgets] [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 2 Tu Major Defence: Lankester letter to David Young (expanding sale of MOD land and buildings) [MT's views] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 27 Th Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("Arming of Servicewomen") [Pym's planned announcement] [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]
80 Oct 30 Th Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("Defence Expenditure 1980/81: Contracts Moratorium") [declassified 2011]
80 Oct 28 Tu Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("Defence Expenditure") [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 6 Fr Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Visit to 22 SAS: Training Facilities") [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 17 Mo Major Defence: MOD letter to No.10 ("The Defence Programme 1980/81") [MOD's attitude to non-competitive contracts] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 7 We Major Defence: No.10 letter to MOD ("Prime Minister's Visit to the SAS") [charging for training given to foreign students] [declassified 2011]