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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1439
Defence (Closures of and changes to Ministry of Defence (MOD) establishments: Prime Minister's visit to Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), December 1985)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 20
Themes: Executive, Defence (general), Defence (Falklands)

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Date Value Title
82 May 19 We Major Defence: Nott PS letter to No.10 (closure of National Defence College) [MT orders postponement of announcement until Falklands war is over] [declassified Dec 2014]
82 May 22 Sa Major Defence: No.10 record of conversation (morning) (MT, Nott) [closure of National Defence College: MT strongly opposed to announcing closure before end of Falklands war] [declassified Dec 2014]
82 Jul 28 We Major Defence: Nott PS letter to No.10 (Defence establishment closures) [proposed schedule] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Dec 10 Tu Major Defence: No.10 letter to Ministry of Defence ("Royal College of Defence Studies") [MT unimpressed on her visit (thought it bland, lethargic, complacent, smug); calls for review of College's future] [declassified Dec 2014]