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1985 Aug 28 - 1986 Dec 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1863
National Health (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2015 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 240
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85 Aug 28 Wed National Health: Department of Health and Social Security minute for No.10 (“Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome”) [current state of play & educational leaflets] [declassified 2015]
85 Sep 19 Thu National Health: Department of Health and Social Security minute for No.10 (“AIDS”) [Donald Acheson’s report] [declassified 2015]
85 Sep 25 Wed National Health: Norman Fowler minute for MT (“Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)”) [announcement of a package of measures] [declassified 2015]
85 Sep 26 Thu National Health: Addison minute for Diary Secretary (“Diary Meeting”) [possible visit to Elstree blood lab - steer clear, even of facilities to help "innocent victims" of HIV] [declassified 2015]
85 Oct 1 Tue National Health: Armstrong minute to No.10 (“Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)”) [establishment of a Ministerial streeting group and an interdepartmental team] [declassified 2015]
85 Nov 6 Wed National Health: Keith Joseph minute for Norman Fowler (“AIDS”) [establishment of a national epidemiological surveillance centre] [declassified 2015]
85 Dec 2 Mon National Health: Keith Joseph minute for Norman Fowler (“AIDS”) [the funding of epidemiological research] [declassified 2015]
85 Dec 5 Thu National Health: Norman Fowler minute for Keith Joseph (“AIDS”) [the funding of epidemiological research] [declassified 2015]
86 Feb 24 Mon National Health: Willetts minute for MT (“AIDS”) [supports Fowler plans for "explicit and distasteful" ads in Sunday papers; MT: "Do we HAVE to do the section on Risky sex?"] [declassified 2015]
86 Feb 26 Wed National Health: Whitelaw minute for MT (“Controlling the Spread of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndome (AIDS)”) [declassified 2015]
86 Mar 5 Wed National Health: Fowler PS letter to No.10 (“AIDS”) [previous No.10 concerns about publicity campaign; MT: "I remain AGAINST certain parts of this advertisement"] [declassified 2015]
86 Mar 10 Mon National Health: Norman Fowler minute for MT (“AIDS”) [advertisment material] [declassified 2015]
86 Jun 24 Tue National Health: Norman Fowler minute for Whitelaw (“AIDS Campaign”) [declassified 2015]
86 Jun 25 Wed National Health: Addison note for Wicks (AIDS Campaign) [new campaign looks unobjectionable but suspects previous one was a flop] [declassified 2015]
86 Jun 27 Fri National Health: Hailsham letter to Whitelaw (“AIDS Campaign”) ["there must be some limit to vulgarity and illiteracy. 'Sex' means that you are either male or female"] [declassified 2015]
86 Jun 30 Mon National Health: No.10 minute for MT (“AIDS”) [addition to the campaign material] [declassified 2015]
86 Jul 23 Wed National Health: Malcolm Rifkind minute for Norman Fowler (“AIDS Campaign”) [timing problem for Scotland] [declassified 2015]
86 Aug 21 Thu National Health: Norman Fowler minute for Whitelaw (“AIDS - Public Education”) [proposes leaflet delivered to every household] [declassified 2015]
86 Sep 8 Mon National Health: No.10 minute for MT (“AIDS”) [leaflet for every household: MT "My first reaction is against - but await other comments"] [declassified 2015]
86 Sep 9 Tue National Health: Hurd minute for Whitelaw (“AIDS - Public Education”) ["We must not put ourselves in the position of having neglected our duty when the duty was clear"] [declassified 2015]