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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1541
Industrial policy (Industrial action in the oil industry: possible tanker drivers' strike; contingency planning)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 187
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83 Oct 28 Fr Major Trade Unions: Brittan minute to MT (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - whether Emergency Powers Act 1920 should be amended] [declassified 2014]
83 Nov 1 Tu Major Trade Unions: Lawson minute to MT (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - should use more service drivers] [declassified 2014]
83 Nov 4 Fr Major Trade Unions: Tebbit minute to MT (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - more ambitious plan needed] [declassified 2014]
83 Nov 8 Tu Major Trade Unions: Heseltine minute to MT (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - risk of use of servicemen] [declassified 2014]
83 Nov 8 Tu Major Trade Unions: Younger minute to MT (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - agree objective is to withstand long strike] [declassified 2014]
83 Nov 10 Th Major Trade Unions: Turnbull minute to Eatfield (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [PM agrees objective is to withstand a long strike] [declassified 2014]
83 Nov 11 Fr Major Trade Unions: Ridley minute to MT (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [CCU should be authorised to make a more ambitious plan] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 3 Tu Major Trade Unions: Armstrong minute to MT (“Contingency planning for an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [report of working group for an oil tanker strike] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 12 Th Major Trade Unions: Derwent minute to Hatfield (“Withstanding an oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - supports report conclusions] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 13 Fr Major Trade Unions: Tebbit minute to Armstrong (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - content with action proposed] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 16 Mo Major Trade Unions: Walker minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - report's reliance on service drivers supported] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 20 Fr Major Trade Unions: Brittan minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - plan could need emergency powers] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 24 Tu Major Trade Unions: Heseltine minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - would need troops returned from Germany] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 25 We Major Trade Unions: Turnbull note to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [ministers have commented; “there may be times when the enemy within poses a more immediate threat than the enemy without”] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 25 We Major Trade Unions: Younger minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report - work proposed should proceed] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 26 Th Major Trade Unions: Turnbull minute to Armstrong (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [PM agrees with report] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 27 Fr Major Trade Unions: Smith minute to Hatfield (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [Employment secretary agrees with report's conclusions] [declassified 2014]
85 Sep 20 Fr Major Trade Unions: Armstrong minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [Workng group’s second report] [declassified 2014]
85 Sep 24 Tu Major Trade Unions: Tebbit minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [weakness of attitude amongst oil company management] [declassified 2014]
85 Sep 27 Fr Major Trade Unions: Walker minute to MT (“Contingency planning for oil tanker drivers’ strike”) [comments on report] [declassified 2014]