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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)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 308
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81 Apr 16 Th Major Industrial Policy: Joseph to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("BL's Financial Position") [MT: "I suggest we be fairly tough" on British Leyland] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 23 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Lankester minute to MT ("B.L. Statement") [follow-up to MT's comments on draft Parliamentary statement on British Leyland Corporate Plan] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 31 Fr Major Industrial Policy: No.10 letter to Department of Industry ("BL: Future Structure") [MT 'believes it would be unwise for Sir Keith to express any view whatsoever on...proposals for a new structure for British Leyland' until decision on future of BL is taken] [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 Jan 24 Sa Major Industrial Policy: Peter Carey minute to Lankester ("BL") [Michael Edwardes' views on Parliamentary statement on British Leyland Corporate Plan] [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]
81 Jan 28 We Major Industrial Policy: Tebbit letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("BL: Financial Limit") [proposal to increase financial limit for British Leyland; MT: "Agree - reluctantly"] [declassified 2011]