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1985 Jun 3 - 1985 Sep 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1451
Drugs (Drug misuse: trafficking; proposed legislation; Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) report) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 219
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85 Jun 3 Mo Major Drugs: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Drugs Meeting, Tuesday 4 June") ["Home Office brief contains 7 sets of proposals. You can prompt much more action. What each Department or Authority proposes is summarised below"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 3 Mo Major Drugs: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting on Drugs Misuse, Tuesday 4 June") [cover minute summarising briefing pack & outlining key objectives of the meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 4 Tu Major Drugs: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Whitelaw, Leon Brittan, Keith Joseph, Peter Rees, Barney Hayhoe, Kenneth Clarke, David Mellor, John Patten, John McKay, Wyn Roberts) ["Drugs Misuse"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 5 We Major Drugs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Mark Addison ("Drugs - For Your Information") [World Health Organisation conference in London] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 10 Mo Major Drugs: Mark Addison minute to MT ("Confiscation of the Profits of Drug Trafficking") [Leon Brittan's draft legislation; linking of fines to assets; linkage to football legislation on alcohol] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 10 Mo Major Drugs: Leon Brittan letter to Whitelaw ("Confiscation of the Profits of Drug Trafficking") [proposal to include legislative measures in the draft Bill on football hooliganism] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 17 Mo Major Drugs: John Patten PS letter to No.10 ("Services for Drug Misusers") ["John Patten proposes to publish shortly information provided by health authorities on the prevalence of drug misuse in their areas and their plans for tackling the problem"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 24 Mo Major Drugs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Forfeiture of Assets in Drugs Cases") [proposed amendments to Leon Brittan's draft legislation] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 24 Mo Major Drugs: Mark Addison minute to MT ("Forfeiture of Assets in Drugs Cases") [approval requested for proposed reply to Home Office endorsing Policy Unit advice on how to amend Brittan's draft legislation] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 24 Mo Major Drugs: Mark Addison minute to MT ("Visit to Customs and Excise: Drugs") [MT visit to Heathrow] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 25 Tu Major Drugs: No.10 minute to Leon Brittan PS ("Confiscation of the Profits of Drug Trafficking") [MT's comments on Brittan proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 25 Tu Major Drugs: No.10 letter to Leon Brittan PS (YMCA initiative on drugs) [MT agrees to provide message of support] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 25 Tu Major Drugs: Hurd letter to Lord Gowrie ("Updating of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975") ["I can confirm that the proposed amendments relating to Northern Ireland are necessary"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 5 Fr Major Drugs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Drugs - DES Initiatives") [commends; but advises MT "urge that steps be taken to ensure advisers are in post by April 1986"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 5 Fr Major Drugs: No.10 letter to Leon Brittan PS (Prime Minister's visit to see New Scotland Yard's work on tackling drugs crime) [arrangements/programme] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 9 Tu Major Drugs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Drug Squad Visit") [summary of key policy requirements emerging from visit] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 10 We Major Drugs: Leon Brittan minute to MT (initiatives for stepping up the fight against drug trafficking and abuse) [Brittan welcomes ACPO report's proposals, including National Drugs Intelligence Unit, National Co-ordinator, and Steering Group of senior officials from Home Office and Customs] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 10 We Major Drugs: Mark Addison minute to MT (tackling drugs abuse: Government funding for voluntary bodies) [information requested by MT; disagreement between DES & Home Office over funding] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 11 Th Major Drugs: Rees letter to Leon Brittan ("Confiscation of the Profit of Drug Trafficking") [concerns regarding potential increase in public expenditure] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 11 Th Major Drugs: Mark Addison minute to MT ("Drugs") [funding for extra police officers] [declassified Dec 2014]