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1984 Aug 1 - 1985 Jul 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1599
Posts and Telecommunications (Privatisation of British Telecom (BT) and National Girobank: future of the Post Office) (Part 9)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 350
Any docs withheld? 1

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84 Jul 30 Mon Posts and Telecommunications: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Tebbit, John Moore, Kenneth Baker, John Redwood, George Jefferson, Jacomb and others) [BT flotation] [released Dec 2014]
84 Aug 1 Wed Posts and Telecommunications: Tebbit letter to Whitelaw ("British Telecom: Publicity") [flotation] [released Dec 2014]
84 Aug 3 Fri Posts and Telecommunications: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("BT Bonds") [request for MT's countersignature on HMG guarantee for money borrowed from Saudi Monetary Authority] [released Dec 2014]
84 Aug 3 Fri Posts and Telecommunications: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("The Mercury Licence") [issue; public consultation; scope of activities; distinctions from BT licence] [released Dec 2014]
84 Aug 15 Wed Posts and Telecommunications: Department of Trade and Industry letter to Department of the Environment ("Privatisation of British Telecom - Disclosure of Promoters Interests") [identifying dealings between Crown and BT in advance of share issue] [released Dec 2014]
84 Sep 19 Wed Posts and Telecommunications: John Moore PS letter to No.10 ("British Telecom: Share Incentives") [response to MT request for fuller explanation of tax treatment of the vouchers] [released Dec 2014]
84 Oct 1 Mon Posts and Telecommunications: Tebbit PS letter to No.10 ("BT Flotation: Celebratory Dinner") [date, venue] [released Dec 2014]
84 Oct 8 Mon Posts and Telecommunications: Geoffrey Pattie letter to Peter Rees ("Post Office Closure Programme and DHSS Industrial Dispute") [closures delayed until dispute resolved] [released Dec 2014]
84 Oct 8 Mon Posts and Telecommunications: Tebbit letter to Whitelaw ("British Telecom Flotation") [guidance on appropriate responses to questions from the public during share offer period] [released Dec 2014]
84 Oct 10 Wed Posts and Telecommunications: Tebbit letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("BT") [flotation: limit on individual shareholdings] [released Dec 2014]
84 Oct 12 Fri Posts and Telecommunications: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (BT/IBM: Value Added Networks) [MT agrees with DTI decision not to allow venture to proceed] [released Dec 2014]
84 Oct 19 Fri Posts and Telecommunications: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Geoffrey Pattie) ["British Telecom": share options for management] [released Dec 2014]
84 Oct 22 Mon Posts and Telecommunications: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("British Telecom Flotation - Executive and Employee Share Option Schemes") [implications for future privatisations if scheme is given go-ahead] [released Dec 2014]
84 Oct 24 Wed Posts and Telecommunications: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("The Autumn Statement and BT") [Statement to be delayed due to legal requirement for full disclosure of material information relevant to the flotation; effect of the delay on the public launch of the flotation] [released Dec 2014]
84 Nov 5 Mon Posts and Telecommunications: Tebbit PS letter to Jenkin PS ("BT Share Issue") [guidance for Ministers & Treasury staff on purchasing shares] [released Dec 2014]
84 Nov 14 Wed Posts and Telecommunications: Geoffrey Pattie minute to MT ("British Telecom") [flotation: details of final arrangements & announcement] [released Dec 2014]
84 Dec 3 Mon Posts and Telecommunications: Geoffrey Pattie PS letter to MT ("British Telecom") [flotation: statement to Parliament] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 29 Tue Posts and Telecommunications: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Tebbit ("Post Office: 1984 Corporate Plan and Objectives") ["My main reservation... is that neither gives enough prominence to some of the important policies which we are expecting the PO to pursue"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 13 Wed Posts and Telecommunications: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Tebbit ("Post Office: Objectives and Corporate Plan") [endorses revised proposals; timetable & announcement for 1985 Plan] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 19 Tue Posts and Telecommunications: Geoffrey Pattie letter to Peter Rees ("Postal Business Targets") [replacement targets to run from 1985/86; potential issues of concern to Treasury] [released Dec 2014]