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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1802
Industrial policy (Future of British Leyland) (Part 11)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 239

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Date Value Title
86 Apr 11 Fr Major Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("BL: GM") [latest developments] [released Dec 2014]
86 Apr 13 Su Major Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("BL: GM") [Ministerial meetings, bids, negotiations: "timetable for the next few days"] [released Dec 2014]
86 Apr 16 We Major Industrial Policy: Channon minute to MT ("BL") [latest developments, following closing date for new or revised offers for the Land Rover businesses; GM redundancies in its UK factories] [released Dec 2014]
86 Apr 16 We Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Land Rover") [GM bid/redundancies; other bidders] [released Dec 2014]
86 Apr 18 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Channon PS letter to No.10 ("BL: Self-Changing Gears (SCG) and Cummins") [imminent BL announcement on decision to proceed with sale to Cummins] [released Dec 2014]
86 Apr 18 Fr Major Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("B.L.") [latest position on bids; timing of announcement of successful bid; handling - Cabinet/MISC126] [released Dec 2014]
86 Apr 21 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Channon minute to MT ("Land Rover/Freight Rover") [summary of main financial elements of the competing bids; BL's expected recommendation & announcement of successful bid; statement to Parliament] [released Dec 2014]
86 Apr 21 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("BL") [proposes a feasibility assessment of retaining Land Rover with a view to flotation by BL] [released Dec 2014]
86 Apr 21 Mo Major Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("BL") [MT agrees to next-day Ministerial meeting, in order to consider Government to BL's anticipated recommendation to reject all present offers for Land Rover] [released Dec 2014]
86 Apr 22 Tu Major Industrial Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("MISC 126") [Land Rover/Freight Rover: "to decide whether or not the Government should accept the BL Board's recommendation to turn down all of the bids"] [released Dec 2014]
86 Apr 22 Tu Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("BL") ["We recommend re-opening discussions with GM in mid-May and that the other bids for Land Rover should be dismissed"] [released Dec 2014]
86 Apr 22 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Chief Executive of Lonrho letter to MT ("BL") [criticism of JCB bid for Land Rover] [released Dec 2014]
86 Apr 25 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Channon minute to MT ("General Motors") [MT agrees to further informal discussions between Government & GM; line to take for Peter Morrison's visit to US; future of Bedford factory] [released Dec 2014]
86 Apr 28 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Channon ("General Motors") [agrees to further informal discussions between Government & GM; emphasises there should be no delay in negotiations for sale of Leyland Bus] [released Dec 2014]
86 Apr 28 Mo Major Industrial Policy: MT letter to Chairman of BL PLC (privatisation of Land Rover-Leyland) ["I share your concern about the prospects for Truck and Bus"; thanks to Bide as his tenure ends] [released Dec 2014]
86 Apr 28 Mo Major Industrial Policy: MT letter to Chairman of JCB (sale of Land Rover-Leyland) ["recognise that the decision not to proceed with the sale... must be a disappointment"] [released Dec 2014]
86 Apr 29 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Department of Trade and Industry briefing for MT ("GM: Land Rover-Leyland") [contingency line to take in case of news being leaked of Government's renewed dicussions with GM] [released Dec 2014]
86 Apr 29 Tu Major Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("BL") [latest position on renewed discussions with GM] [released Dec 2014]
86 Apr 30 We Major Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT (British Leyland) [new Chairman set to seek resignation of Chief Executive of Leyland Vehicles, following latter's role in preventing GM takeover] [released Dec 2014]