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1980 Jul 2 - 1981 Jan 22
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/492
Industrial policy (Future of British Leyland (BL)) (Part 4)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 257
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80 Nov 29 Sa Major Industrial Policy: No.10 letter to Department of Industry (MT's response to Joseph's minute on British Leyland Corporate Plan) [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 10 We Major Industrial Policy: Cover of Paper for E Committee with MT annotation ("British Leyland's Corporate Plan") [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 16 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Armstrong briefing for MT ("British Leyland's Corporate Plan (E(80) 141, 145, 150 and 151)") [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 22 Mo Major Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Joseph) [employment and PSBR implications of British Leyland liquidation option] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 23 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Joseph minute to MT ("BL") [John Hoskyns should be asked to assist in considering options for British Leyland] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 4 Su Major Industrial Policy: Nott minute to MT (future plans for British Leyland) ["Whatever decision we take, we are in trouble"] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 8 Th Major Industrial Policy: Hoskyns minute to MT ("BL") [options for British Leyland; possible withdrawal of Government support] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 12 Mo Major Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Joseph-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Tebbit-Armstrong-Ibbs-Hoskyns-Wolfson) [question of Government funding for British Leyland Corporate Plan] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 16 Fr Major Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Joseph-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Armstrong-Ibbs-Hoskyns-Wolfson-Mountfield-Duguid-Whitmore-Lankester-Walters) [question of Government funding for British Leyland Corporate Plan] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 16 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Biffen minute to MT ("The Future of BL") [British Leyland Corporate Plan] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 19 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Ibbs minute to MT ("BL: Speaking Notes") [notes for MT meeting with Michael Edwardes] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 20 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Hoskyns minute to MT ("BL") ["It became clearer than ever today that our best opportunity for starting the closure of BL is now"] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 20 Tu Major Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Joseph-Armstrong-Ibbs-Mountfield-Wolfson-Hoskyns-Walters-Duguid) [question of Government funding for British Leyland Corporate Plan] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 21 We Major Industrial Policy: Armstrong minute to MT ("British Leyland") [question of Government funding for British Leyland Corporate Plan] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 21 We Major Industrial Policy: Joseph minute to MT ("BL") ["I myself...have moved from the position of being marginally in favour of [British Leyland's Corporate] Plan...to the view that we should grasp the nettle now and accept the dissolution of BL"] [declassified 2011]