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PREM19/877
Posts and telecommunications (Future of the Post Office: telecommunications liberalisation and privatisation; Telecommunications Bill; System X) (Part 5)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Secret
Page count: 145

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Date Value Title
82 Jul 22 Th Major Posts and telecommunications: Fowler letter to Jenkin (BT tariffs) [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 23 Fr Major Posts and telecommunications: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“BT’s corporate plan and corporate objectives”) [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 23 Fr Major Posts and telecommunications: Jenkin minute to MT (“System X”) [BT: new technology and increased efficiency/ competitiveness] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 23 Fr Major Posts and telecommunications: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“British Telecommunications (BT)”) [increasing efficiency] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 27 Tu Major Posts and telecommunications: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jenkin, Baker, John Wakeham, John Sparrow) [“System X”] [declassified 2012]
82 Aug 2 Mo Major Posts and telecommunications: Jenkin minute to MT (“Telegraph Acts”) [updating to “apply to a privatized BT”] [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 7 Tu Major Posts and telecommunications: Baker Private Office letter to No.10 (“Telephone charges and BT profits”) [defensive lines for media] [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 27 Mo Major Posts and telecommunications: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Scholar (“The Post Office”) [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 29 We Major Posts and telecommunications: Baker minute to MT (“System X”) [BT: new technology and increased efficiency/ competitiveness] [declassified 2012]
82 Oct 1 Fr Major Posts and telecommunications: Jenkin letter to Cabinet Office CPRS (“Possible private sector funding for and privatisation of the Post Office”) [declassified 2012]
82 Oct 13 We Major Posts and telecommunications: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 (future of British Telecom) [MT proposal to regionalise] [declassified 2012]
82 Oct 21 Th Major Posts and telecommunications: Walters minute to Scholar (“British Telecom regulation”) [declassified 2012]