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1979 May 4 - 1981 Oct 23
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/437
Economic policy (Exchange rate; exchange control policy; inflow controls) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 267
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79 May 4 Fri Monetary Policy: Douglas Hague letter to MT ("Exchange Control") [argues for relaxation of exchange controls] [declassified 2011]
79 May 23 Wed Monetary Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Exchange Controls") [relaxation of exchange controls] [declassified 2011]
79 May 25 Fri Monetary Policy: Nott letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Exchange Controls") [Chancellor's plans for relaxation of exchange controls are "unduly timid"] [declassified 2011]
79 May 29 Tue Monetary Policy: No.10 letter to HMT ("Exchange Controls") [MT's response to proposal to relax exchange controls] [declassified 2011]
79 May 30 Wed Monetary Policy: Gilmour minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Exchange Controls") [response to proposal to relax exchange controls] [declassified 2011]
79 Jul 9 Mon Monetary Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Exchange Controls") [details of relaxation of exchange controls] [declassified 2011]
79 Aug 2 Thu Monetary Policy: Nott minute to MT ("Sterling and Trade") [high sterling rate causing difficulties; relaxation of exchange controls] [declassified 2011]
79 Aug 8 Wed Monetary Policy: HMT letter to No.10 ("Early Repayment of External Debt and the Exchange Rate") [declassified 2011]
79 Sep 17 Mon Monetary Policy: Lankester minute to MT ("Sterling") [heavy selling of sterling] [declassified 2011]
79 Sep 25 Tue Monetary Policy: Lawson minute to MT ("Timing of Exchange Control Package and BP Share Sale") [declassified 2011]
79 Oct 11 Thu Monetary Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Exchange Control") [timing and implications of exchange control package] [declassified 2011]
79 Oct 16 Tue EC: Alexander minute to MT ("EMS: Reference in Luxembourg Speech") [declassified 2011]
79 Oct 24 Wed Monetary Policy: HMT letter to No.10 ("Exchange Market Reaction to Exchange Control Abolition") [initial response to abolition of exchange controls] [declassified 2011]
80 Feb 14 Thu Monetary Policy: Lankester minute to MT ("Evening Market Report") [declassified 2011]
80 Feb 29 Fri Monetary Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Inflow Controls") [response to upward pressure on sterling] [declassified 2011]
80 Mar 19 Wed Monetary Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Future of the Exchange Control Act 1947") [declassified 2011]
80 Jul 1 Tue Monetary Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Walter Salomon-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Joseph) [Exchange Control Act 1947, Banking Act 1979] [declassified 2011]
80 Sep 17 Wed Monetary Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Inflow Controls") [further response to upward pressure on sterling] [declassified 2011]
80 Sep 18 Thu Monetary Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Lawson-Governor of the Bank of England-Couzens-Burns-Lavelle-Ibbs-Armstrong) [inflow controls] [declassified 2011]
80 Oct 2 Thu Monetary Policy: Ibbs minute to MT ("Sterling Exchange Rate") [reducing the exchange rate] [declassified 2011]