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1982 Dec 1 - 1983 Jun 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1095
Nationalised industries (Prospects for the steel industry; plant closures; future of Ian MacGregor, chairman of British Steel Corporation (BSC)) (Part 12)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 368
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83 May 23 Mon Nationalised industries: MT letter to Steel Industry Management Association, Scottish Group Branch Secretary (future of Ravenscraig) ["steelmaking will continue at the five integrated plants... no proposal from BSC about any possible partnership with an American steel company"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 19 Thu Nationalised industries: Jenkin letter to Ian MacGregor ("BSC Corporate Plan 1983/86") ["I am glad to see that the Plan is designed to continue BSC's progress towards viability... I recognise that the steel market remains difficult... no proposal from BSC about any possible partnership with an American steel company"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 16 Mon Nationalised industries: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 ("BSC Corporate Plan 1983/86") [draft statement to Parliament] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 10 Tue Nationalised industries: Jenkin minute to MT ("British Steel Corporation") ["decisions are needed on approving... [BSC's Corporate] Plan... the External Financing Limit for 1983/84, and the hot strip mill investment at Port Talbot. We will be pressed to state our position on these issues during the election campaign: I also need a basis for the notification of aid to BSC up to 1985"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Apr 26 Tue Nationalised industries: Department of Industry briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's Questions, 26 April 1983") ["British Steel Corporation: Mr MacGregor's visits to Moscow and Peking"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 23 Wed Nationalised industries: Jenkin letter to Brittan ("British Steel's EFL for 1982/83") [latest position] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 18 Fri Nationalised industries: MT letter to Viscount Weir (future Chairmanship of the British Steel Corporation) [nomination] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 17 Thu Nationalised industries: Younger letter to Jenkin ("Ravenscraig and Gartcosh") [protest at planned closure of Gartcosh & anticipated knock-on effect on Ravenscraig] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 15 Tue Nationalised industries: Jenkin letter to Vice President Davignon of the EC Commission (Sheerness Steel) ["problems... over system of production quotas"; MT notes "I am taking a personal interest... and I regard the matter as extremely important and urgent"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 7 Mon Nationalised industries: Lord Cockfield PS letter to No.10 (countervailing duty case on stainless steel) [latest position in response to expression of interest from MT] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 31 Mon Nationalised industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jenkin, Sir Alistair Frame) [Chairmanship of the British Steel Corporation] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 17 Fri Nationalised industries: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 ("BSC future strategy") [statement to Parliament] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 15 Wed Nationalised industries: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 (British Steel Corporation: Plan for 1983/86) [timing of Parliamentary debate on steel] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 15 Wed Nationalised industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Industrial affairs") [British Steel Corporation - Jenkin statement to Parliament; NHS pay dispute; water industry pay negotiations] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 14 Tue Nationalised industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Jenkin, Younger, Edwards, Brittan, Tebbit, Cockfield, Hurd) ["BSC future strategy"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 14 Tue Nationalised industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Younger, Jenkin, Scottish TUC delegation, church and local government representatives) ["Ravenscraig"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 13 Mon Nationalised industries: Younger minute to MT ("BSC: future strategy") [paper on estimated financial consequences of closing Ravenscraig steelworks] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 13 Mon Nationalised industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Ian MacGregor) [Chairmanship of British Steel Corporation & National Coal Board; joint venture between BSC/Ravenscraig & US Steel; world recession] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 13 Mon Nationalised industries: Department of Industry briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's meeting with the Scottish TUC and others,14 December 1982") [review of British Steel Corporation's future strategy; Ravenscraig] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 13 Mon Nationalised industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("British Steel Corporation Future Strategy") [proposed new investment at Port Talbot; proposed Ravenscraig closure; tactics towards EC Commission; draft Parliamentary announcement] [declassified Aug 2013]