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1988 Apr 5 - 1988 Sep 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2359
Nationalised Industries (Shipbuilding policy) (Part 14)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2018 Dec 28
Classification: Secret
Page count: 282

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Date Value Title
88 Jul 18 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: George Younger letter to Major (“The Type 23 Programme”) [cost effectiveness and 'productivity'] [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Jul 18 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Clarke minute to MT (“British Shipbuilders”) [state of play on smaller yards following announcement of sale of Govan to Kvaerner] [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Jul 19 Tu Minor Nationalised Industries: Younger PS letter to No.10 Powell (“Type 23 Frigates”) [not appropriate to reply to open letter in Newcastle Evening Chronicle] [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Jul 19 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 letter to Clarke PS (“British Shipbuilders”) [MT notes Clarke update on smaller yards; agrees announcement of closing date for NESL bids] [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Jul 21 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Major letter to Clarke (“British Shipbuilders”) ["There should be no expectation that we are going to privatise at any price"] [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Jul 25 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Major letter to Younger (“The Type 23 Programme”) [closes argument] [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Jul 27 We Major Nationalised Industries: Lamont letter to Atkins (“Shipbuilding Intervention Fund”) [terms for IF payments should not allow Kvaerner to make a profit on them] [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Jul 28 Th Minor Nationalised Industries: Rifkind letter to Newton (“British Shipbuilders”) [other Scottish shipyards] [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Aug 19 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Newton letter to Brooke (“British Shipbuilders”) [likely 1000 redundancies at Sunderland yards; announcement of special measures to assist Sunderland] [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Aug 19 Fr Minor Nationalised Industries: Brooke letter to Newton (“British Shipbuilders”) [comments on Rifkind letter on secondary Scottish yards] [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Aug 22 Mo Minor Nationalised Industries: No.10 letter to Chancellor of the Duchy PS [MT has seen and noted 19 Aug letter] [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Aug 22 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Brooke letter to Newton (“British Shipbuilders”) [in agreement on redundancies and assistance package; terms of announcement] [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Aug 25 Th Minor Nationalised Industries: Newton letter to Brooke (“British Shipbuilders”) [detail of announcement] [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Aug 31 We Major Nationalised Industries: Newton letter to Rifkind (“British Shipbuilders”) [secondary Scottish yards] [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Sep 2 Fr Minor Nationalised Industries: Newton letter to Major (“British Shipbuilders: Clark Kincaid”) [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Sep 6 Tu Minor Nationalised Industries: Newton letter to Major (“Appledore Ferguson Shipbuilders: Devon Yard”) [bids] [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Sep 8 Th Minor Nationalised Industries: Major letter to Newton (“British Shipbuilders: Clark Kincaid”) [opposes awarding new order to CK in case it cannot be sold and must be closed] [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Sep 14 We Major Nationalised Industries: King letter to Major (“Harland and Wolff PLC”) [dimming prospects for Tikkoo purchase] [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Sep 15 Th Minor Nationalised Industries: Rifkind letter to Major (“British Shipbuilders: Clark Kincaid”) [declassified Dec 2018]
88 Sep 20 Tu Minor Nationalised Industries: Newton letter to Major (“British Shipbuilders: Clark Kincaid”) [declassified Dec 2018]