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1983 Jul 7 - 1985 Aug 27
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1577
Nationalised Industries (Prospects for steel industry: British Steel Corporation (BSC) future strategy; plant closures) (Part 12)

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Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 225
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83 Jul 7 Thu Nationalised Industries: Department of Industry telegram 81 to Flash Washington (1358Z) (US imposition of tariffs on special steels) [Parkinson to US Trade Representative: 'I must let you know...of our great disappointment'] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jan 13 Fri Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("United States Measures Against Supply of Special Steels from the European Community") [EC to retaliate against US protectionist measures] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jan 30 Mon Nationalised Industries: Department of Trade and Industry letter to No.10 ("Sheerness Steel") [update on performance] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Mar 21 Wed Nationalised Industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Tebbit) ["Industrial Issues": steel; Mercury; Rolls Royce] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jun 29 Fri Nationalised Industries: Young minute to Turnbull ("BSC's Borrowings") [proposal to raise BSC's borrowing ceiling] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 3 Tue Nationalised Industries: Young minute to MT ("British Steel") [difficulties at BSC] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 26 Thu Nationalised Industries: Tebbit minute to MT ("British Steel Corporation: Financial Implications of the Strategic Options Exercise") [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 31 Tue Nationalised Industries: Young minute to MT ("British Steel") [financial position and long-term strategy] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Oct 9 Tue Nationalised Industries: Tebbit minute to MT ("Sheffield Forgemasters") [possible failure of Forgemasters] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Oct 9 Tue Nationalised Industries: Turnbull minute to MT ("Sheffield Forgemasters") [possible failure of Forgemasters and possible supporting action by British Steel] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Oct 9 Tue Nationalised Industries: Young minute to MT ("Sheffield Forgemasters Steel Company") [possible failure of Forgemasters] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Oct 10 Wed Nationalised Industries: No.10 letter to Department of Trade and Industry ("Sheffield Forgemasters") [possible failure of Forgemasters; MT supports BSC provision of guarantee] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 28 Wed Nationalised Industries: Warry minute to Turnbull ("British Steel") [progress of British Steel privatisations] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 29 Thu Nationalised Industries: Channon minute to MT ("EC/US Steel: Pipes and Tubes") [imposition of further US tariffs on steel products] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 29 Thu Nationalised Industries: No.10 letter to Department of Trade and Industry ("British Steel Corporation") [MT urges continued work on privatising parts of BSC] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 27 Thu Nationalised Industries: Department of Trade and Industry letter to No.10 ("British Steel Corporation") [state of play on BSC privatisations and future strategy for the steel industry] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 9 Wed Nationalised Industries: Warry minute to Turnbull ("British Steel Corporation") [state of play on BSC privatisations and future strategy for the steel industry: comment on DTI's approach] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 30 Thu Nationalised Industries: Warry minute to MT ("British Steel") [likely steel plant closures and response to end of state aid for BSC] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 3 Mon Nationalised Industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Tebbit) ["BSC": outlook for the British steel industry] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 11 Tue Nationalised Industries: Tebbit minute to MT ("BSC Strategy") [future of Ravenscraig and Alphasteel] [declassified Dec 2014]