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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/990
Economic policy (Privatisation) (Part 8)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 153

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Date Value Title
83 Apr 10 Su Major Economic policy: Prior letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Privatisation of the Public Trading Sector”) [Northern Ireland] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 3 Mo Major Economic policy: Tom King letter to John Moore (Privatisation of Transport industries) [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 17 Mo Major Economic policy: No.10 Policy Unit internal minute to Private Office (“National Bus Company - privatisation”) [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 21 Fr Major Economic policy: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT (“Competition and privatisation”) [“essential for you to put your full authority behind the privatisation programme”] [declassified 2013]
83 Oct 25 Tu Major Economic policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Competition and privatisation”) [declassified 2013]
83 Nov 3 Th Minor Economic policy: Heseltine PS letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer PS (“Privatisation and competition”) [declassified 2013]
83 Nov 11 Fr Major Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Nick Ridley (“British Airways privatisation”) [declassified 2013]
83 Nov 15 Tu Major Economic policy: Baker letter to Andrew Rowe MP (Safeguarding Defence telecommunications) [BT shares sale overseas] [declassified 2013]
83 Nov 17 Th Major Economic policy: No.10 briefing for MT (Meeting with Secretary of State for Transport) [BAe/National Bus Company privatisation, London Transport] [declassified 2013]
83 Nov 18 Fr Major Economic policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Nick Ridley) [privatisation, Severn Bridge, NBC] [declassified 2013]
83 Nov 25 Fr Major Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 (“Cable and Wireless Share Sale”) [declassified 2013]
83 Nov 25 Fr Major Economic policy: Baker letter to Selwyn-Gummer (“The sale of BT shares”) [“the largest measure of de-nationalisation that has occurred anywhere in the world”] [declassified 2013]
83 Nov 28 Mo Major Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“Sale of British Airways”) [possible litigation] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 2 Fr Major Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 (“Sale of British Airways”) [possible litigation] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 6 Tu Major Economic policy: Nick Ridley letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Sealink privatisation”) [MT: “as soon as it can be done”] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 9 Fr Major Economic policy: Nick Ridley PS letter to Biffen PS (“Statement on British Airways privatisation: Monday 12 December 1983”) [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 20 Tu Major Economic policy: Walker minute to MT (“Privatisation and the Energy industries”) [proposed Bill] [declassified 2013]
83 Dec 23 Fr Major Economic policy: John Moore letter to MT (“Privatisation and the Energy industries”) [proposed Bill] [declassified 2013]