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PREM19/894
Prime Minister (Closure of British Aluminium Company's smelter at Invergordon; meeting with Lord Plowden; proposals for a restart; proposed new power contract) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 193
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81 Dec 4 Fri Prime Minister: Younger minute to MT (“The British Aluminium Co Ltd: Invergordon smelter”) [closure] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 7 Mon Prime Minister: No.10 letter to Department of Industry (“The British Aluminium Co, Ltd”) [closure of Invergordon smelter] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 10 Thu Prime Minister: Jenkin minute to MT (“British Aluminium Co Ltd: Invergordon smelter”) [MT opposed to closure] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 17 Thu Prime Minister: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“BACO”) [British Aluminium Company: closure of Invergordon smelter] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 18 Fri Prime Minister: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Younger, Edwards, Jenkin, Brittan, Lawson, John MacGregor, Robin Ibbs) [“British Aluminium Company” - closure of Invergordon smelter] [declassified 2012]
81 Dec 24 Thu Prime Minister: Younger PS letter to No.10 (“British Aluminium”) [Younger statement on closure of Invergordon smelter] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 12 Tue Prime Minister: MT letter to General Secretary ASTMS (closure of Invergordon smelter) [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 18 Mon Prime Minister: No.10 minute to MT (“Invergordon”) [Younger statement to House on closure of smelter] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 19 Tue Prime Minister: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Younger) [closure of Invergordon smelter] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 25 Mon Prime Minister: Scottish Office briefing for MT (meeting with Younger and Hamish Gray) [closure of Invergordon smelter] [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 26 Tue Prime Minister: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Younger, Hamish Gray) [closure of Invergordon smelter] [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 1 Mon Prime Minister: MT letter to Hamish Gray (“Invergordon”) [meeting with delegation re: closure of smelter] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 3 Wed Prime Minister: No.10 letter to Scottish Office (“Invergordon smelter: E(82) 19”) [re-opening: subsidised coal prices] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 4 Thu Prime Minister: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jenkin, Younger, Edwards, Lawson, Brittan, Mellor) [Invergordon smelter closure] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 5 Fri Prime Minister: Lawson minute to MT (“Invergordon: opencast coal”) [option for keeping smelter open] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 5 Fri Prime Minister: Highland Council letter to MT (“Invergordon aluminium smelter”) [statement on closure] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 12 Fri Prime Minister: Younger PS letter to No.10 (“Invergordon”) [keeping smelter open: hydro power option] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 15 Mon Prime Minister: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Alex Fletcher, Hamish Gray & local councils delegation) [closure of Invergordon smelter] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 18 Thu Prime Minister: Ross and Cromarty Council letter to MT (closure of Invergordon smelter) [delegation to No.10] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 19 Fri Prime Minister: No.10 note to MT (“Invergordon”) [case for re-opening smelter: media coverage of delegation to No.10] [declassified 2012]