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1980 Oct 16 - 1981 Feb 23
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/546
Nationalised industries (Privatisation) (Part 3)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 146
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Date Value Title
80 Oct 21 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Nationalised Industries Financing (E(80) 121") [declassified 2011]
80 Oct 21 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Hoskyns minute to MT ("Nationalised Industries' EFLs 1981/2 - E, Wednesday") [declassified 2011]
80 Oct 21 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Ibbs minute to Lankester ("EFLs for 1981/82") [declassified 2011]
80 Oct 23 Th Major Privatisation: Joseph minute to MT ("British Aerospace Flotation") [arrangements for flotation of BAe: dispute with HMT] [declassified 2011]
80 Oct 30 Th Major Privatisation: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Joseph ("British Aerospace: Vesting and Flotation") [difficulties with arranging for flotation of BAe] [declassified 2011]
80 Oct 31 Fr Major Privatisation: No.10 letter to Department of Industry ("British Aerospace Flotation") ["The Prime Minister very much hopes that it will be possible to vest on 1 January"] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 4 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Nationalised Industries: External Financing Limits 1981-82 (E(80) 121 and 125)") [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 4 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Ibbs minute to Lankester ("Nationalised Industry EFLs 1981/82") [cuts to EFLs] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 19 We Major Privatisation: Department of Transport letter to No.10 (proposed merger of British Rail Hovercraft Ltd and Hoverlloyd) ["If the talks succeed, that should be a helpful step towards privatisation"] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 18 Th Major Nationalised Industries: HMT record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer-Joseph-Howell-Prior-Biffen-Nationalised Industries Chairmen's Group) [Government/Nationalised Industry relations, economic situation, pay] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 16 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Nationalised Industry Financing") [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 22 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Ibbs minute to Lankester ("Nationalised Industry Financing") [MT: "We are long on analysis and short on solutions"] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 26 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 letter to HMT (nationalised industry financing) [MT's comments on Chancellor of the Exchequer's paper] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 2 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Howell minute to MT (nationalised industry financing) [comments on Chancellor of the Exchequer's paper] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 23 Mo Major Privatisation: No.10 letter to Department of Industry ("Cable and Wireless") [MT asks why it has been decided to sell less than 50 per cent of Government's shares] [declassified 2011]