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1983 Sep 23 - 1985 Oct 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1418
Agriculture (Agricultural expenditure) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 307
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83 Sep 23 Fr Major Agriculture: Ferdinand Mount minute to MT (“Agriculture”) [expenditure: points for discussion] [declassified 2014]
83 Dec 16 Fr Major Agriculture: Policy Unit minute to MT (“Agricultural Expenditure Seminar”) [political aspects, discussion points] [declassified 2014]
83 Dec 20 Tu Major Agriculture: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Agricultural Expenditure”) [overview: background, main issues, measures] [declassified 2014]
83 Dec 20 Tu Major Agriculture: Chief Scientific Adviser minute for MT (“Agricultural Expenditure”) [the importance of scientific changes in agricultural policy] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 3 Tu Major Agriculture: Robert Armstrong minute to MT (“Review of United Kingdom Domestic Support for Agriculture”) [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 6 Fr Major Agriculture: Policy Unit minute to MT (“Review of Domestic Support for Agriculture: Handling”) [comments on the officials’ report] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 25 We Major Agriculture: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“UK Domestic Support for Agriculture”) [expenditure] [declassified 2014]
84 Aug 23 Th Major Agriculture: Peter Rees minute to Keith Joseph (“UK Domestic Support for Agriculture: Research”) [declassified 2014]
84 Sep 28 Fr Major Agriculture: Michael Jopling minute to MT (“Agricultural and Food Policy”) [a passage to include into his speech to the Farmer’s Club] [declassified 2014]
84 Sep 28 Fr Major Agriculture: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (“Government Statement on Agricutural and Food Policy”) [declassified 2014]
84 Oct 1 Mo Major Agriculture: George Younger minute to MT (“Agricultural and Food Policy”) [Michael Jopling’s proposal] [declassified 2014]
84 Oct 1 Mo Major Agriculture: Peter Rees minute to MT (“Agricultural and Food Policy”) [Michael Jopling’s proposal] [declassified 2014]
85 Jan 8 Tu Major Agriculture: Ministry of Agriculture record of conversation (Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food - Italian Minister of Agriculture) [price fixing, agricultural structures, the Medium Term Agricultural Strategy, wine, milk supplementary levy] [declassified 2014]
85 Jan 29 Tu Major Agriculture: Peter Rees minute to Treasury (“Landscape Special Development Orders (LASDO) and ‘a better future for the Uplands’”) [declassified 2014]
85 Sep 9 Mo Major Agriculture: Michael Jopling minute to MT (“Northern Ireland Agriculture and Fisheries: Transfer of Responsibility for certain MAFF Expenditure”) [declassified 2014]
85 Sep 24 Tu Major Agriculture: Ministry of Agriculture minute to No.10 (“Winter Feed”) [MT: “A worrying report but the dept does not seem to be taking much action] [declassified 2014]
85 Sep 30 Mo Major Agriculture: Michael Jopling minute to MT (privatisation of the Forestry Commission) [assistance] [declassified 2014]
85 Sep 30 Mo Major Agriculture: Michael Jopling minute to MT (“The Consequences of Price Restraint for British Agriculture”) [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 1 Tu Major Agriculture: Michael Jopling minute to MT (“Party Conference: Agricultural Policy”) [a long term agricultural strategy and planning] [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 1 Tu Major Agriculture: No.10 minute to MT (“Winter Feed: Problems Faced by Farmers as a Result of Bad Weather”) [assistance] [declassified 2014]