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PREM19/1279
Industrial policy (Future of Rolls-Royce) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 288
Themes: Economic policy - theory and process, Industry, Public spending & borrowing, Science & technology, Transport

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Date Value Title
81 Mar 2 Mo Major Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Tebbit, Keith Joseph, Nott, Armstrong, Ibbs) ["Future of Rolls Royce"] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Mar 20 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Rolls-Royce") [collaboration with US] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 May 8 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Rolls-Royce: RJ500") ["requesting approval for further expenditure... a number of important implications of the RR proposal need to be recognised"] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 May 14 Th Major Industrial Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Keith Joseph ("Rolls Royce: RJ500") [launch; addtional expense/cash limit; collaboration with US] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 May 15 Fr Major Industrial Policy: No.10 letter to Keith Joseph PS ("Rolls Royce: RJ500") [launch; collaboration with US] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Jul 2 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Lamont PS letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Visit to Italy") ["Alitalia orders for RB211-535 engines on Boeing 757 aircraft"] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Aug 10 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Hurd letter to Jenkin ("Rolls-Royce") [relationship with US competitors] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 25 Th Major Industrial Policy: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 ("Rolls-Royce") [impact of recession; launch aid] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 17 Th Major Industrial Policy: Jenkin minute to MT ("Rolls Royce: Collaboration") [negotiations; issues to be resolved] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 28 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 ("Rolls-Royce Limited") [loss for 1982 worse than forecast] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 22 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Parkinson minute to MT ("Rolls Royce RB 211 -535 Engine Programme") [launch aid] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 22 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Michael Scholar minute to MT ("RB 211 -535 Engine Programme") [case against launch aid] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 25 Mo Major Industrial Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("RB211 - 535E4 Engine Programme") [launch aid: MT review of background to 1979 presentation] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 25 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Lord Cockfield minute to MT ("Rolls Royce") [launch aid] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 26 Tu Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Michael Scholar ("Rolls Royce RB.211 535 Engine Development") [advice on appropriate launch aid amount] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 26 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Central Policy Review Staff minute to MT ("Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 Engine") [case for launch aid] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 26 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Rolls Royce RB211-535 Engine Programme") [launch aid] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 7 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Tebbit minute to MT ("Rolls Royce RB 211-535 Engine Programme") [launch aid] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 13 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Tebbit letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Rolls-Royce: Performance Related Bonus Scheme") [details] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 26 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Chair of Rolls-Royce Ltd letter to MT (V2500 project: launch aid) [claims Govt funding offer too low for Rolls-Royce to comply with Govt timescale for privatisation] [declassified Jan 2014]