Archive

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

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

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 308
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81 Oct 26 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Armstrong minute to Whitmore ("British Leyland") [Armstrong gives account of meeting with Michael Edwardes] [declassified 2011]
81 May 1 Fr Major Industrial Policy: British Leyland letter to No.10 (Michael Edwardes 'disappointed' that MT unable to dine with Board of British Leyland) [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 23 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("BL") [comments on Parliamentary statement on British Leyland Corporate Plan] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 9 Th Major Industrial Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("BL") [future of British Leyland] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 31 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("BL: Future Structure") [future of British Leyland] [declassified 2011]
81 Apr 14 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Department of Industry letter to No.10 ("BL Funding: Clearance with the Commission") [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 31 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Department of Industry letter to No.10 ("BL Funding: Clearance with the Commission") [MT: "We must make it clear to the Commission that they MUST NOT make difficulties"] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 16 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Department of Industry letter to No.10 ("BL Pay Dispute") [update on pay dispute] [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 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 Apr 9 Th Major Industrial Policy: Department of Industry letter to No.10 (MT invited by Michael Edwardes to dine with British Leyland Board) [Joseph recommends MT accepts invitation; MT: "No - regret"] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 23 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Department of Industry letter to No.10 (revised draft Parliamentary statement on British Leyland Corporate Plan) [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 17 We Major Industrial Policy: Hoskyns minute to MT ("BL") [British Leyland goes "off course"; MT: "We must take the opportunity to dispose of more of B.L."] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 27 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Hoskyns minute to MT ("British Leyland") [possible CPS study on consequences of liquidating British Leyland] [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 21 We Major Industrial Policy: Jenkin minute to MT ("BL Dispute") [Michael Edwardes' updates Jenkin on pay dispute] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 23 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Jenkin minute to MT ("BL/Honda Collaboration") [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 22 Th Major Industrial Policy: Jenkin minute to MT ("BL: Guarantees") [need for Government guarantees in case of damaging strike at British Leyland] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 22 Th Major Industrial Policy: Joseph minute to MT ("BL") [approval of British Leyland Corporate Plan; MT 'very worried about some parts of the [draft Parliamentary] statement'] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 24 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Joseph minute to MT ("BL: Future Structure") [future of British Leyland] [declassified 2011]