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

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

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Date Valuesort ascending Title
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]
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]
88 Oct 24 Mo Major Prime Minister/Defence: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Defence Secretary") [new tank; defence spending; organisation of intelligence in NI] [released Jul 2017]
90 Feb 14 We Major Prime Minister/Defence: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Defence Secretary") [new Chief of Defence Staff; defence review progress; submarine operations] [released Jul 2017]
90 May 2 We Major Prime Minister/Defence: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Bilateral with Defence Secretary") [release of "Winchester Three"; Tristar maintenance contract; EH101; defence options work] [released Jul 2017]
90 Nov 30 Fr Major Prime Minister/Defence: Charles Powell briefing for Major ("Bilateral with the Defence Secretary") [Gulf; defence spending; procurement decisions; political problems; nuclear deterrent] [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]
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]
86 Apr 11 Fr Major Prime Minister/DTI: Wicks briefing for MT ("Meeting with Secretary of State for Trade and Industry") [Channon in post for two months - "purpose of this general chat is to hear from him his current concerns"; shipbuilding; manifesto] [released Jul 2017]
86 Jun 2 Mo Major Prime Minister/Lord President: Wicks briefing for MT (bilateral with Whitelaw) [DHSS personnel; visit to Russia; general political position] [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]
87 Mar 2 Mo Major Prime Minister/Lord President: Wicks briefing for MT ("Meeting with the Lord President") [immigration bill; legislative programme 1986/87] [released Jul 2017]
87 Jun 30 Tu Major Prime Minister/Lord President: Wicks briefing for MT ("Meeting with the Lord President: Items for the Agenda") [water privatisation, housing, community charge - plans to counter Conservative opposition] [released Jul 2017]
87 Oct 20 Tu Major Prime Minister/Lord President: Wicks briefing for MT ("Meeting with Lord Whitelaw") [response to the "Great Storm"; prisons officers' dispute; Star Chamber; health of Lord Chancellor; party chairmanship] [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]
87 Nov 18 We Major Prime Minister/Energy: Wicks briefing for MT ("Meeting with Mr Walker") [NIREX; CEGB chairman's salary] [released Jul 2017]
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]
88 May 6 Fr Major Prime Minister/Chief Whip: Wicks minute for MT ("Meeting with the Chief Whip") ["possibilities for nipping in the bud, before they arise, future backbench rebellions"; as annotated by MT] [released Jul 2018]
88 May 23 Mo Major Prime Minister/Home Secretary: Wicks briefing for MT ("Meeting with the Home Secretary") [football hooliganism; Prison Officers' Association; police pay and manpower; Brent and Section 13 grants; broadcasting; Toronto G7 & drugs; General Assembly speech] [released Jul 2018]
86 Dec 27 Sa Major Prime Minister/Environment: Nick Ridley letter to MT (offer to help with policy groups & manifesto; asks to meet) ["a short talk about a lot of the problems at DOE - whenever you have time"] [released Jul 2018]