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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)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret and Personal
Page count: 280
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83 May 20 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 ("BL: Strike at Albion Plant in Glasgow") [recent developments; latest position] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Oct 21 Fr Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Competition and Privatisation") [privatisation programme losing momentum; Lawson paper; lines to take for E(A) meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Oct 24 Mo Major Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to Tebbit PS ("British Leyland") [MT request for Policy Unit note to be brought to Tebbit's attention] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 18 We Major Industrial Policy: Tebbit PS letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer PS ("BL: Leyland Trucks Redundancies") [BL announcement; background; advice on handling] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 20 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Younger letter to Tebbit ("Leyland Trucks") [future of Bathgate plant] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 10 Fr Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Privatisation of Jaguar") [options; recommendations; handling brief] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 14 Tu Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Jaguar") ["some blocking mechanism to prevent foreign take-over after flotation"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 14 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("The Privatisation of Jaguar") ['management buy-out' option] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 14 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("The Privatisation of Jaguar") [background; main issues; sale to foreign manufacturer; flotation options] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 17 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Tebbit letter to Younger ("Leyland Trucks") [future of Bathgate plant] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 22 We Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit: Robert Young minute to John Redwood ("BL") [corporate plan] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 24 Fr Minor Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to Tebbit PS (launch of Austin Rover's Montego: request for message of support from Prime Minister) [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 29 We Major Industrial Policy: Tebbit letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Jaguar Privatisation") [flotation date] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 2 Fr Major Industrial Policy: No.10 note to MT (BL PLC) [sale of Jaguar] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 5 Mo Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("BL") ["sale of Jaguar and additional equity"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 22 Th Major Industrial Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Tebbit ("Jaguar Privatisation") ["timing in the light of... possible effects on BT"] [declassified Jan 2014]