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1983 Jul 11 - 1984 Jan 26
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1325
Nationalised industries (Shipbuilding policy; prospects for British Shipbuilders) (Part 5)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 282
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84 Jan 17 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Younger minute to MT ("Scott Lithgow") [case for financial support in recognition of firm's status as largest employer in the area; local regeneration] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 23 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Younger minute to MT ("Scott Lithgow") [Britoil contractual dispute with British Shipbuilders & completion of the oil rig] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 6 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Younger letter to Tebbit ("Shipbuilding - EC Notification of UK Shipbuilding Aid") [supports need for increased Intervention Fund assistance] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 1 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Younger letter to Rees ("Britoil Contract at Scott Lithgow") [case for supporting British Shipbuilding to keep shipyard open] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Sep 27 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Walker letter to Parkinson (British Shipbuilders: closure of Scott Lithgow shipyard) [concern that precipitate announcement could result in loss of Britoil rig & adversely affect Cammell Laird bid for Sun Oil floating production facility] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 20 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Tim Flesher minute to MT (Atlantic Conveyor replacement) [overdue and over-budget] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Dec 22 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Tebbit minute to MT ("Shipbuilding - EC Notification of UK Shipbuilding Aid") [MT unconvinced by Tebbit's argument for early notification] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Oct 28 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Tebbit letter to Tom King (British Shipbuilding: pay & redundancies) [negotiations with unions; strike action] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 25 We Minor Nationalised Industries: Sir William Lithgow letter to No.10 ("Why Scott Lithgow Deserves To Live") [sends them his letter to the Financial Times] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 23 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Sir William Lithgow letter to MT (Scott Lithgow) [plea for Government investment & development to encourage private enterprise in the area following the setbacks of nationalisation] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 20 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Rees letter to Younger ("Scott Lithgow") [local area industrial regeneration proposals] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Dec 7 We Major Nationalised Industries: Rees letter to Prior ("Harland and Wolff: Corporate Plan") [options] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 7 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Rees letter to Lamont (Scott Lithgow/Britoil Contract) ["we would be prepared to back... [the Chair] on a decision to terminate"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 11 We Major Nationalised Industries: Prior PS letter to No.10 ("Harland and Wolff: Publication of Accounts") [overview] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 13 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Prior minute to MT ("Shipbuilding: EC Notification of UK Aid") ["early notification... to support both British Shipbuilders and Harland and Wolff Ltd"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 10 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Prior letter to Rees ("Harland and Wolff Ltd: Blue Star Line Order") [outline of terms & case for their acceptance] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Sep 14 We Major Nationalised Industries: Parkinson letter to Younger (Clydeside shipbuilding) [closure of Scott Lithgow & other shipyards; potential contracts] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Sep 30 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Parkinson letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("British Shipbuilders: Borrowing Limits") [legislation to raise limit & question of the amount] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 23 We Major Nationalised Industries: Norman Lamont letter to MT (British Shipbuilders' figures in ship repair) [final monthly update] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 25 We Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Younger, Walker, Jenkin, Tebbit, Rees, Redwood) ["Scott Lithgow"] [declassified Jan 2014]