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1983 Sep 15 - 1984 Jul 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1369
Science and technology (Maintaining the strength of the science base; the science budget; review of high energy particle physics (HEPP); annual review of government funded research and development 1984) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 396
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83 Sep 15 Thu Science and technology: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Maintaining the Strength of the Science Base") [funding for the Research Councils; proposal to divert funding from Defence R&D] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Oct 4 Tue Science and technology: Heseltine minute to MT ("Maintaining the Strength of the Science Base") [case against Keith Joseph proposal for increase in the Science Vote to be funded by savings in Defence R&D] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Oct 14 Fri Science and technology: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Maintaining the Strength of the Science Base") [tentative proposal for increase in the Science Vote to be funded by savings in Defence R&D] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Oct 18 Tue Science and technology: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Maintaining the Strength of the Science Base") [proposal for "increase in the Science Vote which might be funded by savings in Defence R & D"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Oct 18 Tue Science and technology: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Maintaining the Strength of the Science Base") [proposal for increase in the Science Vote to be funded by savings in Defence R & D] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Oct 19 Wed Science and technology: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Keith Joseph, Heseltine, Rees, Kenneth Baker, Robin Nicholson) ["Maintaining the Strength of the Science Base"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 11 Wed Science and technology: No.10 briefing for MT (meeting with Sir Keith Joseph) [proposal to set up inquiry to consider UK's continued participation in CERN; initiative on teaching standards; teachers' pay & pensions] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 12 Thu Science and technology: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Keith Joseph) [proposal to set up inquiry to consider UK's continued participation in CERN; initiative on teaching standards] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 20 Fri Science and technology: UKMIS Geneva telegram 20 to FCO (1655Z) ("Proposed Review of High Energy Particle Physics") ["CERN would see this as a preliminary step to almost certain UK withdrawal"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 20 Fri Science and technology: UKE Paris telegram 63 to FCO (1740Z) ("Proposed Review of High Energy Particle Physics") ["would go down badly in France"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 20 Fri Science and technology: UKE Bonn telegram 69 to FCO (1715Z) ("Proposed Review of High-Energy Particle Physics") ["discussion of withdrawal from CERN... would seriously damage our scientific and European credentials with the Germans"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 20 Fri Science and technology: UKE Berne telegram 17 to FCO (1800Z) ("Proposed Review of High Energy Particle Physics") ["implication of possible UK [withdrawal from CERN]... unlikely to lead to public reaction by the Swiss Government but there would be considerable concern and regret"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 2 Thu Science and technology: Howe minute to Keith Joseph ("Proposed Review of High Energy Particle Physics") ["my own anxieties that the review would inevitably be seen as evidence that the UK intended to withdraw from CERN"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 21 Tue Science and technology: Robin Nicholson minute to No.10 ("Research Council Charters") ["the extent to which the Secretary of State is empowered to direct Research Councils' activities"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 5 Mon Science and technology: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Proposed Review of High Energy Particle Physics") ["to seek your formal concurrence"; UK withdrawal from CERN] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 7 Wed Science and technology: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (proposed Review of High Energy Particle Physics) [MT concurs with Robin Nicholson's case for the Review & notes Geoffrey Howe's concerns] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 8 Thu Science and technology: Rees minute to MT ("Proposed Review of High Energy Particle Physics") ["the review would have little point if radical options for our involvement in CERN were off the agenda"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 13 Tue Science and technology: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Sir Keith Joseph") [Science Budget priorities; economic awareness in schools; Review of High Energy Particle Physics] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 13 Tue Science and technology: Howe minute to MT ("Review of High Energy Particle Physics (HEPP)") [concern that Review will be seen as heralding UK withdrawal from CERN & as being indicative of lack of UK commitment to European collaboration] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 14 Wed Science and technology: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Keith Joseph) ["Science Budget"; economic awareness in schools] [declassified Jan 2014]