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1982 Aug 2 - 1984 Mar 27
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1274
Industrial policy (The future of British Leyland (BL)) (Part 7)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret and Personal
Page count: 280
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82 Aug 2 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Willie Rickett minute to MT (Sir Austin Bide's salary as part-time Chairman of BL PLC) [response to MT concerns & MT's further comments] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 11 Th Major Industrial Policy: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 (Sir Michael Edwardes' book on his time at BL PLC) [MT sees no value in proposed meeting to discuss handling: "You can't trust a person like that with anything"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jan 11 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Jenkin minute to MT ("BL's 1983 Corporate Plan") [interdepartmental review group report & recommendations; Leyland and Austin Rover Group problems; privatisation] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jan 13 Th Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Michael Scholar ("BL's 1983 Corporate Plan") [advice on how to respond to Jenkin minute; MT requests input from Lord Cockfield] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jan 14 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Central Policy Review Staff minute to MT ("BL's 1983 Corporate Plan") [assessment/advice] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jan 17 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Tebbit minute to MT ("BL's Corporate Plan") [endorses Plan & associated funding] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jan 19 We Major Industrial Policy: Lord Cockfield minute to MT ("British Leyland") [argument against further funding; privatisation] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jan 25 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Michael Scholar minute to MT (British Leyland's 'Maestro' launch: request for MT public endorsement) [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jan 26 We Major Industrial Policy: Jenkin minute to MT ("BL's 1983 Corporate Plan") [response to Lord Cockfield comments on funding] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jan 28 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Younger minute to MT ("BL's Corporate Plan") [endorses Plan & associated funding] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jan 31 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("BL: 1983 Corporate Plan") [privatisation prospects & further funding] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Feb 1 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Michael Scholar note to MT ("BL Corporate Plan") [advises need for meeting to agree Government policy on further funding] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Feb 3 Th Major Industrial Policy: Jenkin minute to MT ("BL's 1983 Corporate Plan") [follow-up argument in defence of further funding] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Feb 7 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("BL's 1983 Corporate Plan") [opposes Jenkin case for further funding] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Feb 16 We Major Industrial Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("BL meeting at 0930") [BL's 1983 Corporate Plan: summary note of briefing pack] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Feb 17 Th Major Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Jenkin, Tebbit, Cockfield, Lamont, Armstrong, Sparrow) ["BL's 1983 Corporate Plan"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 9 We Minor Industrial Policy: No.10 letter to Mr. R.A. Swaby, Brasway P.L.C. (Leyland) [anti-Conservative feeling amongst colleagues] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Apr 15 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("BL: Strike at Cowley") [latest developments] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Apr 22 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 ("BL: Strike at Cowley") [developments/latest position; risk of strike spreading] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 May 3 Tu Major Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to Ian Gow (BL group/Varley-Marshall financial assurances) ["Please consult me... otherwise, between is, we will waste the PM's time"] [declassified Jan 2014]