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1980 Jul 15 - 1981 Mar 4
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/539
Nationalised industries (Coal mines) (Part 2)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 189
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81 Mar 2 Mon Coal: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Coal") [NCB to breach External Financing Limits; Howe to "contest" some details of NCB's financing request] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 2 Mon Coal: Joseph letter to Howell ("Coal Imports: BSC") [Joseph opposes approaching British Steel to request that they reduce coal imports] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 3 Tue Coal: Howell letter to Joseph ("Coal Imports: BSC") [Howell pushes for British Steel to reduce coal imports: "The fact is that the Government is now committed to some action to reduce imports of coal"] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 4 Wed Coal: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Coal (E(81) 25, 21 and 24)") [coal dispute and threatened strike action by NUM, deterioration in NCB's financial position] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 4 Wed Coal: Ibbs minute to Lankester ("Coal Tripartite Discussions") [outlines "damage limitation" exercise for dealing with coal dispute] [declassified 2011]