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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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83 Oct 10 Mon Monetary Policy: Andrew Turnbull message to MT (public spending and borrowing: PSBR and CGBR figures) [declassified 2013]
83 Jul 21 Thu Monetary Policy: Treasury minute to No.10 (“National Savings”) [MT: “The First Lord is not INFORMED about increases in interest rates but ASKED”] [declassified 2013]
83 Sep 23 Fri Monetary Policy: Treasury minute to No.10 (“National Savings - Deposit Bond”) [proposal] [declassified 2013]
83 Jul 25 Mon Monetary Policy: Treasury minute to No.10 (“National Savings: Press Comment”) [declassified 2013]
83 Jul 12 Tue Monetary Policy: Walters minute to MT (“Monetary Policy”) [monetary conditions “moderately lax”; possible increase in interest rates in next few weeks] [declassified 2013]
83 Jun 10 Fri Monetary Policy: Walters minute to MT (“Interest Rates”) [half percent cut on Tuesday, but will not prevent eventual rise in mortgage rates] [declassified 2013]
83 Jun 6 Mon Monetary Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 (exchange rate and prospects for interest rates) [Chancellor recommends possible half percent cut immediately after election] [declassified 2013]
83 May 25 Wed Monetary Policy: Walters minute to No.10 (“Funding and Interest Rates”) [review of situation] [declassified 2013]
83 May 19 Thu 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]
83 May 6 Fri 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 Apr 26 Tue 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 Tue Monetary Policy: Walters minute to MT (“Interest Rates”) [market pressure for a reduction; yield reluctantly] [declassified 2013]
83 Apr 26 Tue Monetary Policy: Walters briefing for MT (“Visit of Karl Brunner: 27 April 1983”) [banks and debts, investment markets, US monetary policy] [declassified 2013]
83 Apr 20 Wed 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 13 Wed Monetary Policy: Chancellor's PS letter to No.10 (developments today in the money markets) [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 28 Mon 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 Feb 10 Thu Monetary Policy: Walters minute to MT (“Monetary Policy and Interest Rates”) [market expecting some reduction in interest rates in weeks ahead] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 31 Mon 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 Jan 14 Fri 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 Fri 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]