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1982 Feb 1 - 1983 Oct 10
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/998
Economic policy (Domestic monetary policy) (Part 10)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 272
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82 Oct 13 We Major Monetary Policy: Walters minute to MT (“Conversion of the National Debt”) [tentative step towards] [declassified 2013]
82 Oct 18 Mo Major Monetary Policy: Walters minute to MT (“Funding and Conversion”) [Bank's successful conversion operations] [declassified 2013]
82 Oct 21 Th Major Monetary Policy: Walters minute to MT (“Funding and Interest Rates”) [conversion success; be careful about reducing rates] [declassified 2013]
82 Oct 29 Fr Major Monetary Policy: Walters minute to MT (“Monetary Aggregates: Provisional Figures”) [October figures high but consistent with policy] [declassified 2013]
82 Nov 11 Th Major Monetary Policy: Walters minute to MT (“Monetary Policy and Interest Rates”) [McMahon & Wass want large & quick cut] [declassified 2013]
82 Dec 7 Tu Major Monetary Policy: Walters minute to No.10 (“Exchange Rate and the Markets”) [market believes government has exchange rate target] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 11 Tu Major Monetary Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer telegram to MT (“The Exchange Rate and Interest Rates”) [sterling falling sharply, Barclays forcing rise in rates] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 14 Fr Major Monetary Policy: Walters minute to MT (“Walter Salomon’s Views on Sterling”) [urges repeal of Exchange Control Act 1947 for fear of return to controls] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 14 Fr Major Monetary Policy: Chancellor's briefing for Lord President & other colleagues (“Exchange Rate and Interest Rates: Guidance for Public Presentation”) [less said directly the better, concentrate on strong underlying financial position] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 31 Mo Major Monetary Policy: Walters minute to MT (“Monetary Policy and Interest Rates”) ["a risk of undue monetary stringency in the coming months"; look for ways to bring rates down] [declassified 2013]
83 Feb 10 Th Major Monetary Policy: Walters minute to MT (“Monetary Policy and Interest Rates”) [market expecting some reduction in interest rates in weeks ahead] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 28 Mo Major Monetary Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (current weakness of sterling) [let the exchange rate take the strain in run-up to election] [declassified 2013]
83 Apr 13 We Major Monetary Policy: Chancellor's PS letter to No.10 (developments today in the money markets) [declassified 2013]
83 Apr 20 We Major Monetary Policy: Walters minute to MT (“Funding”) [Bank plan to increase funding in coming months by introducing "index link to convertible stock"] [declassified 2013]
83 Apr 25 Mo Minor Monetary Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“Monitoring Report: Public Trade Sector”) [declassified 2013]
83 Apr 26 Tu Major Monetary Policy: Treasury paper for No.10 (“Sterling and the Election Approach”) ["political" risks between now & election, plus options if downward pressure develops] [declassified 2013]
83 Apr 26 Tu Major Monetary Policy: Walters minute to MT (“Interest Rates”) [market pressure for a reduction; yield reluctantly] [declassified 2013]
83 Apr 26 Tu Major Monetary Policy: Walters briefing for MT (“Visit of Karl Brunner: 27 April 1983”) [banks and debts, investment markets, US monetary policy] [declassified 2013]
83 May 6 Fr Major Monetary Policy: Walters minute to MT (“Money, Interest Rates and Funding”) [monetary policy "fairly firm" as indicated by monetary base & exchange rate] [declassified 2013]
83 May 19 Th Major Monetary Policy: Chancellor's PS letter to No.10 (note on market conditions) [“currently very quiet, with a reluctance to take out new positions ahead of the Election”] [declassified 2013]