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1983 May 4 - 1984 Mar 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1329
Nationalised industries (Coal mines) (Part 8)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 301
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84 Mar 21 We Major Coal: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Industrial Affairs: Coal") [coal strike situation report] [declassified 2014]
83 Oct 26 We Major Coal: Armstrong minute to MT ("Endurance in the Event of a Miners' Strike") [current situation and outstanding issues] [declassified 2014]
83 Jul 21 Th Major Coal: Armstrong minute to MT ("Power Station Endurance in the Medium Term") [MISC 57 report on extending power station endurance in the medium and longer term] [declassified 2014]
84 Mar 12 Mo Major Coal: Armstrong minute to MT ("Proposed Ministerial Group on Coal") [Armstrong proposes setting up group to deal with strike] [declassified 2014]
84 Mar 15 Th Major Coal: Brittan statement to the House of Commons ("Collieries (Picketing)") ["Any attempt to obstruct or intimidate those who wish to go to work is a breach of the criminal law"] [declassified 2014]
83 Jun 29 We Major Coal: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Power Station and Industrial Endurance") [comments on MISC 57 report on increasing power station endurance in event of miners' strike] [declassified 2014]
83 Jul 28 Th Major Coal: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Power Station Endurance in the Medium Term") [comments on MISC 57 report: "we should concentrate on those options like further stockpiling of coal"] [declassified 2014]
84 Mar 19 Mo Major Coal: Coles minute to MT (call from Turnbull) [sitrep; NUM executive expected to call for a ballot] [declassified 2014]
84 Mar 23 Fr Major Coal: CRD brief for House of Common Debate ("[Debate on] The Redundant Mineworker and Concessionary Coal Order and on the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme") [declassified 2014]
83 Oct 21 Fr Major Coal: Department of Energy letter to No.10 ("Brief for the Prime Minister: NUM Special Delegate Conference: 21 October 1983") [NUM rejects NCB pay offer] [declassified 2014]
84 Jan 9 Mo Major Coal: Department of Energy press release ("Government Go Ahead for £400 Million Asfordby Mine: Mr Peter Walker") [declassified 2014]
84 Mar 13 Tu Major Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("Coal") [brief for MT-Walker-MacGregor meeting] [declassified 2014]
84 Jan 18 We Major Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("Coal") [Redundant Mineworkers Payments Scheme] [declassified 2014]
84 Mar 15 Th Major Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("Coal: MISC 101(84)1st Meeting") [declassified 2014]
84 Mar 27 Tu Major Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("Coal: MISC 101(84)5th Meeting") [declassified 2014]
84 Mar 30 Fr Major Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("Coal: MISC 101(84)6th meeting") [declassified 2014]
84 Mar 23 Fr Major Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("Coal: MISC101(84)4th Meeting") [declassified 2014]
83 Sep 14 We Major Coal: Gregson briefing for MT ("Miners' Pay") [brief for strategy meeting on miners' pay] [declassified 2014]
83 Sep 9 Fr Major Coal: Gregson minute to Scholar ("Coal") [argues for postponement of 15 September meeting on power station endurance] [declassified 2014]
83 Sep 21 We Major Coal: Gregson minute to Scholar ("Coal") [decisions on NCB's future financing needs, power station endurance, NCB strategy] [declassified 2014]