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1985 Jan 23 - 1985 Jan 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1606
Prime Minister (Radio profile of the Prime Minister by Hugo Young and Anne Sloman of BBC: discouragement of Civil Service participation)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Unclassified
Page count: 10

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Date Value Title
85 Jan 23 We Major MT: Anne Sloman letter to Ingham (profile of MT) [wants programmes “to contain some meat about the way Mrs. Thatcher operates as Prime Minister”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 23 We Major MT: Ingham minute to MT (“Hugo Young/Anne Sloman Profile”) [“they do not wish to interview the Prime Minister, as they suggested they might at the outset”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 23 We Major Media: Anne Sloman, BBC Special Current Affairs Editor letter to No.10 (BBC radio profile of the Prime Minister) [resumé of previous profiles on Howe and the Civil Service] [declassified 2014]
85 Jan 23 We Minor Media: Ingham minute to Butler (“Hugo Young/Anne Sloman Profile”) [BBC radio profile of the Prime Minister: access to No.10 ruled out] [declassified 2014]
85 Jan 29 Tu Major MT: Butler minute to Armstrong (“Hugo Young/Anne Sloman: Profile of the Prime Minister”) [MT “not in favour of people in No.10 giving interviews about the work of this office”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 29 Tu Minor Media: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office (“Hugo Young/Anne Sloman: Profile of the Prime Minister”) [BBC radio; MT “not in favour of people in No.10 giving interviews about the work of this office”] [declassified 2014]
85 Jan 31 Th Major MT: Armstrong minute to Butler (“Hugo Young/Anne Sloman: Profile of the Prime Minister”) [“it would put serving civil servants in an impossible position if they were to take part”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 31 Th Minor Media: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Hugo Young/Anne Sloman: Profile of the Prime Minister”) [BBC radio; “it would put serving civil servants in an impossible position if they were to take part”] [declassified 2014]