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1980 Mar 17 - 1981 Oct 27
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/494
Industrial policy (National Union of Mineworkers (NUM): structure and procedures, and leading personalities; likely tactics in pay negotiations)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 40
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80 Mar 17 Mon Trade Unions: Whitmore minute to Armstrong ("National Union of Mineworkers: National Miners' Left Club") [MT has seen report on "activities of the National Miners' Left Club and she has asked whether this is not the kind of case where some publicity...might be useful"] [declassified 2011]
80 Mar 27 Thu Trade Unions: Armstrong minute to Whitmore ("National Union of Mineworkers: National Miners Left Club") [Armstrong advises against publicising activities of NUM Left Club: "it would make sense to keep our powder dry"] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 20 Tue Trade Unions: Armstrong minute to MT ("The National Union of Mineworkers") [note on structure, procedures and personalities within the NUM, and likely tactics to be adopted during pay negotiations] [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 22 Thu Trade Unions: Hoskyns minute to MT ("NUM") [Armstrong's report on the NUM: "Scargill will look for opportunities to confront the Government"] [declassified 2011]