1981 Feb 17 - 1981 Apr 6
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/549
Nationalised industries (Prospects for the steel industry; British Steel Corporation (BSC) corporate plan; overlap between BSC and private sector; rationalisation of the UK engineering steel making facilities) (Part 9)
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
|---|---|
| Release date: | 2011 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Confidential |
| Page count: | 245 |
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Selections from this file
Showing items 21 - 23 of 23
| Date |
Value |
Title |
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| 81 Mar 19 Th | Major | Steel: MT letter to BSC Chairman Ian MacGregor (proposed closure of Distington ingot mould foundry) ["I personally should welcome your own confirmation that you yourself have total confidence in the Corporation's assessment which led to the decision to close Distington"] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Mar 26 Th | Major | Steel: Joseph minute to MT ("Phoenix II - Hadfields") [MT: Closure of Hadfields "will lead to great political trouble because the Hadfields men did not strike when BSC did and it is the Hadfields men who will be made redundant"] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Mar 27 Fr | Major | Steel: Department of Industry letter to No.10 ("Financial Times Article About BSC and Consett Engineering Ltd (GEL)") [allegation that BSC is hampering CEL's efforts to create new jobs in Consett] [declassified 2011] |