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PREM19/3496
Prime Minister (Prime Minister's occasional bilateral meetings with various Cabinet colleagues) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2017 Jul 20
Classification: Secret
Page count: 283
Any docs withheld? 4

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87 Dec 30 We Major Prime Minister: Wicks minute for MT (matter discussed yesterday in her study) [MT might want to discuss "possible dispositions" with senior colleagues, but most ruled out because "they could be in some way involved"] [released Jul 2017]
85 Dec 17 Tu Major Prime Minister: Wicks minute for MT (bilaterals with cabinet colleagues) [proposed regular one-on-one meetings with selected colleagues; MT agrees] [released Jul 2017]
86 Jun 24 Tu Minor Prime Minister: Wicks minute for MT ("Weekly meeting with the business managers") [MT's preferred 1415 slot clashes with parliamentary duties so MT agrees move to Monday 1015] [released Jul 2017]
86 Feb 13 Th Major Prime Minister: Addison minute for Wicks ('Bilaterals') [timetable for proposed regular one-on-one meetings with cabinet colleagues] [released Jul 2017]
86 Dec 8 Mo Major Prime Minister/Wales: Wicks briefing for MT (bilateral with Nick Edwards) [asks for an urgent "political and private talk"] [released Jul 2017]
86 Feb 25 Tu Major Prime Minister/Transport: Wybrew briefing for MT ("Bilateral with Nicholas Ridley") [likely topics] [released Jul 2017]
87 Jul 7 Tu Minor Prime Minister/Social Services: Wicks briefing for MT (meeting with John Moore) [wants to talk before holidays about his plans for the department] [released Jul 2017]
86 Mar 24 Mo Major Prime Minister/Scotland: Wicks briefing for MT ("Meeting with Secretary of State for Scotland") [Rifkind in post for three months - "time for a talk about how he is getting on"; possible topics] [released Jul 2017]
87 Mar 12 Th Major Prime Minister/Northern Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT - Tom King) [Haughey Dail statement 'unhelpful'; possible MT meeting with Molyneaux and Paisley; King thought NI opinion "slowly becoming accustomed to the agreement"] [released Jul 2017]
88 Jan 27 We Major Prime Minister/Northern Ireland: Charles Powell record of conversation (MT - Tom King) [Stalker/Sampson; Sinn Fein/SDLP contacts; contacts with the Unionists; redeployment of the army in NI; extradition with Republic] [released Jul 2017]
86 Apr 5 Sa Major Prime Minister/Northern Ireland: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Meeting with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland") [situation over Easter; intimidation of RUC families; Molyneaux/Paisley letter; parades; election legislation] [released Jul 2017]
87 Mar 11 We Major Prime Minister/Northern Ireland: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Meeting with the Northern Ireland Secretary") [possible MT meeting with Molyneaux and Paisley; Haughey's return as Taoiseach; security matters] [released Jul 2017]
86 Oct 15 We Major Prime Minister/Northern Ireland: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Meeting with the Northern Ireland Secretary") [Intergovernmental Conference; Chiefs of Staff; dialogue with Unionists; Stalker case; FitzGerald government] [released Jul 2017]
87 Jul 10 Fr Major Prime Minister/Northern Ireland: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Meeting with the Defence Secretary: Northern Ireland") [CGS's concerns about army's role in NI and constraints on it; thinks army "may even be losing the battle"] [released Jul 2017]
86 Apr 22 Tu Major Prime Minister/Northern Ireland: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Northern Ireland Secretary") [Libya and IRA; security situation; Molyneaux/Paisley; Intergovernmental Conference; RUC] [released Jul 2017]
88 Jan 26 Tu Major Prime Minister/Northern Ireland: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Northern Ireland Secretary") [John Hume talks with IRA; Stalker/Sampson; contact with the Unionists; redeployment of the army; extradition] [released Jul 2017]
87 Apr 29 We Major Prime Minister/Northern Ireland: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Northern Ireland Secretary") ["very short meeting ... wants to raise personal matters"] [released Jul 2017]
86 Apr 29 Tu Major Prime Minister/Northern Ireland: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Bilateral with Northern Ireland Secretary") [meeting with Molyneaux and Paisley; Intergovernmental Conference; contingency plans for industrial disruption] [released Jul 2017]
91 Feb 13 We Major Prime Minister/NHS reforms: Turnbull briefing for Major ("Meetings with Ministerial Colleagues") [MT "was very concerned" about NHS reform plans, agreed launch on 1 Apr "only after lengthy discussions with Mr Clarke"] [released Jul 2017]
87 Nov 18 We Major Prime Minister/Lord President: Wicks briefing for MT (meeting with Lord Whitelaw) [progress in the legislative programme] [released Jul 2017]