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1984 Jan 31 - 1986 Aug 5
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1687
Civil Service (Civil servants' outside interests: acceptance of non-executive directorships; possible publication of essay by Michael Quinlan on the ethics of nuclear deterrence)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 93
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Date Value Title
84 Jan 31 Tu Minor Civil Service: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (International Centre for Child Studies) [Armstrong invited to become patron] [declassified 2014]
84 Feb 27 Mo Major Civil Service: Biffen PS letter to Cabinet Office (“Acceptance of outside appointments by crown servants”) [request for Lord Diamond to give evidence to Treasury sub-committee] [declassified 2014]
84 Mar 27 Tu Major Civil Service: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (Michael Quinlan paper on ethics of nuclear deterrence) [MT: “This essay is brilliant and must be published”] [declassified 2014]
84 Apr 16 Mo Major Civil Service: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (Michael Quinlan essay: ‘The ethics of nuclear deterrence: a criticism of the United States bishops’ letter’) [revised text for possible publication] [declassified 2014]
84 Dec 13 Th Major Civil Service: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (non-executive directorships for Permanent Secretaries) [advice on potential conflict of interests] [declassified 2014]
84 Dec 28 Fr Major Civil Service: Howe PS letter to No.10 (Sir Brian Tovey) [former director of GCHQ takes up private sector employment] [declassified 2014]
86 Aug 4 Mo Major Civil Service: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (publication of Michael Quinlan essay and talk on ethics of nuclear deterrence) [MT: “I should be delighted to see them published. They are of such high calibre”] [declassified 2014]