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PREM19/1537
Industrial policy (Future of British Leyland: privatisation of UniPart) (Part 8)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 308
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84 Dec 5 We Major Industrial Policy: Warry minute to No.10 ("Unipart") [proposed acquisition of Motorist Discount Centres by Unipart] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Oct 22 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Warry minute to No.10 ("Jaguar Cars: Pay Claim") [strike action threatened] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 23 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Warry minute to No.10 ("Unipart") [Unipart acquisition of Motorist Discount Centres; "valuable diversification...in advance of privatisation"] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 20 Th Major Industrial Policy: Warry minute to MT ("Unipart") [response to British Leyland Board failure to pursue privatisation] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 20 Th Major Industrial Policy: Warry minute to MT ("BL 1985 Corporate Plan") ["far from being nearer a viable business or closer to privatisation, we in fact seem to be moving further away"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 29 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Warry briefing to MT ("BL") [British Leyland Corporate Plan: meeting with Tebbit and Chancellor of the Exchequer] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 29 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Tebbit minute to MT (British Leyland 1985 Corporate Plan) [prospects for Austin Rover Group: possible cooperation with Honda] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 1 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Tebbit minute to MT ("Leyland Trucks") [privatisation of Jaguar; British Leyland Corporate Plan; closure of Bathgate plant] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 25 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Tebbit minute to MT ("Land Rover-Leyland") [privatisation of Leyland Trucks and Land Rover; issue of foreign ownership] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 9 We Major Industrial Policy: Tebbit minute to MT ("BL 1984 Corporate") [British Leyland: prospects for reform and privatisation of Austin-Rover, Unipart, Land Rover, Leyland Trucks] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Sep 17 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Redwood minute to Young (British Leyland privatisations) [asks Young to chase Tebbit on progress] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 16 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Redwood minute to No.10 (British Leyland Corporate Plan: response to letter from Austin Bide) [Lamont's letter "covers the ground in a workmanlike but ponderous manner"] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Sep 14 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Redwood minute to MT ("BL") ["The DTI/[British Leyland] approach to the agreed policy of piecemeal privatisation has become lackadaisical"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 29 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Professor S.K. Bhattacharyya letter to MT (Austin Rover Group 1985 Corporate Plan) ["I do not feel that ARG can look forward to a financially viable future with the present senior management team"] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 10 Th Major Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Tebbit-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Lamont) ["British Leyland Corporate Plan"; Jaguar privatisation; closure of Bathgate plant and impact on Scotland] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Oct 5 Fr Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to No.10 ("BL - Who Should Drive?") [letter from Austin Bide of British Leyland; Corporate Plan; privatisations] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Apr 2 Mo Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Privatisation of Jaguar - E(A) on 4 April") [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Apr 2 Mo Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Leyland Trucks - E(A) on 4 April") [privatisation of Leyland Trucks] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 9 We Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("British Leyland - The Residual Corporate Plan") [urges MT to take "a tougher line" on BL reform and privatisation] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 21 Mo Major Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT (Leyland Trucks: closure of Bathgate plant) [House of Commons statement] [declassified Dec 2014]