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1981 Jan 22 - 1981 Oct 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/493
Industrial policy (Future of British Leyland (BL)) (Part 5)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 308

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Date Value Title
81 Oct 23 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Jenkin minute to MT ("BL/Honda Collaboration") [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 26 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Armstrong minute to Whitmore ("British Leyland") [Armstrong gives account of meeting with Michael Edwardes] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 27 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Ibbs minute to Scholar ("BL") [possible need to initiate the closure of British Leyland following strike action] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 27 Tu Major Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Jenkin-Tebbit-Armstrong-Ibbs) [situation at British Leyland; possible strike action by BL workers] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 30 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Department of Industry letter to No.10 ("BL Pay Dispute") [update on possible strike action by British Leyland workers] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 31 Sa Major Industrial Policy: Department of Industry letter to No.10 ("BL Pay Dispute") [update on possible strike action by British Leyland workers; Jenkin and Lamont meet with union leaders] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 31 Sa Major Industrial Policy: Scholar minute to MT ("British Leyland") [report on Jenkin's meeting with union workers: "The worrying feature of the talks was that the union leaders seemed to be convinced that Michael Edwardes wishes to close BL down"] [declassified 2011]