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1981 Mar 10 - 1984 Feb 16
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1205
Economic policy (Future of International Computers Limited (ICL)) (Part 2)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 291
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81 Feb 19 Thu Economic policy: MT letter to Gerald Kaufman MP (closure of International Computers Ltd (ICL) factory at Plymouth Grove) [Kenneth Baker/National Enterprise Board assessment of options] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Mar 9 Mon Economic policy: Department of Industry record of conversation ("ICL") [Kenneth Baker, Michael Havers, Lord Cockfield, Lord Benson, Robin Ibbs, David Woolfson, Peter Carey: future of International Computers Ltd: Government loan guarantee terms & conditions] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Mar 10 Tue Economic policy: Kenneth Baker PS letter to No.10 ("ICL") [International Computers Ltd: Government loan guarantee: terms & conditions] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Mar 10 Tue Economic policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("ICL") [International Computers Ltd: "main events leading up to the present crisis"] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Mar 11 Wed Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 ("ICL") [International Computers Ltd: Government loan terms & conditions] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Mar 12 Thu Economic policy: Kenneth Baker minute to MT ("Future of ICL") [International Computers Ltd: receivership; Government loan; discussions with banks] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Mar 14 Sat Economic policy: Department of Industry letter to No.10 ("ICL") [future of International Computers Ltd: threat of receivership; discussions; possible Government loan] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Mar 15 Sun Economic policy: Attorney General minute to Kenneth Baker ("ICL") [International Computers Ltd: advice on potential legal risk of Government loan to keep ICL afloat] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Mar 16 Mon Economic policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("I.C.L. Report") [International Computers Ltd: discussions with banks on future of ICL; Government loan guarantee] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Mar 16 Mon Economic policy: Department of Industry minute to No.10 ("ICL") [International Computers Ltd: discussions with banks on future of ICL; Government loan guarantee] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Mar 17 Tue Economic policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Keith Joseph, Soames, Brittan, Havers, Kenneth Baker, Peter Carey, Bill Ryrie, Lord Benson, David Scholey, Robin Ibss, Robert Armstrong) [future of International Computers Ltd (ICL): Government loan guarantee: draft Ministerial statement] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Mar 17 Tue Economic policy: Department of Industry letter to No.10 ("ICL") [International Computers Ltd: discussions with banks on future of ICL; Government loan guarantee] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Mar 18 Wed Economic policy: No.10 letter to Department of Industry ("ICL") [International Computers Ltd: Government loan guarantee: Ministerial statement] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Mar 18 Wed Economic policy: Department of Industry letter to No.10 ("ICL") [International Computers Ltd: Government loan guarantee: draft Ministerial statement] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Mar 26 Thu Economic policy: Attorney General letter to MT ("ICL - s.332 Companies Act 1948") [International Computers Ltd: "Inevitably the need to restore confidence in ICL increases the risks under section 332"] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Apr 2 Thu Economic policy: Barney Hayhoe letter to Keith Joseph ("Future of ICL") [International Computers Ltd: "The loan guarantee you announced... gives us a welcome breathing space. But we now need to reach a view quickly on further problems arising from Government dependence on ICL computers"] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Apr 27 Mon Economic policy: No.10 minute to MT ("ICL") [International Computers Ltd: response to MT request to know state of play regarding discussions on future of the company] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 May 7 Thu Economic policy: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("ICL") [International Computers Ltd: options for future of the company] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 May 7 Thu Economic policy: Chairman of ICL Computer Users Association telegram to MT ("Urgent: from ICL User Convention") [International Computers Ltd: "urge you to insist that any decision about ICL will ensure that the company's long-term future is secured"] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 May 7 Thu Economic policy: Central Policy Review Staff minute to No.10 ("ICL") [International Computers Ltd: options for future of the company] [declassified Jan 2014]