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Date range: 4 Nov 1986 – 3 Dec 1986. Document type: Declassified documents.

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PDF 86 Nov 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (MI5, Labour defence policy, economy, education, local government) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative party: Michael Alison minute to MT (backbench operation) [“your troops are rallying!”] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative party: Michael Alison minute to MT (mobilising backbenchers) [re-activating backbench group, list of recruits within 24 hours] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: MOD minute for Powell ("AEW Decision Timetable") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Lord Trefgarne letter to Broughton (investigation into MOD's usage of his patents) [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: FCO minute for Powell ("SALT Limits") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Garret Fitzgerald letter to MT (her meeting with President Reagan) [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Ridley letter to Edwards (further guidance on planning policies, including land for housing) [Ridley's view on need for new circular not shared by Cabinet colleagues; MT advises that Ridley should make his points in a speech instead] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Chancellor") [the markets/interest rates; Space programme; Cardiff & the Docklands; IMF Managing Director] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: MT message to Gorbachev ("Prime Minister's Message to Gorbachev") [arms control, Afganistan, human rights, terrorism] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Ridley, Edwards, Rifkind, Ingham, Peter Stredder, Chairmen of the the four local authority Associations) ["Meeting with the Local Authority Associations": "All of the associations opposed the community charge"] [declassified Oct 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: No.10 record of telephone conversation (Powell, Bujon) [French vote on the Falklands resolution at the UN] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) France: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("M Giscard D'Estaing") [Giscard's political position, EMS, defence cooperation, east-west issues] [declassified Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Seminar on the Soviet Union") [preliminary arrangements] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Soviet Union: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Soviet and East European Studies") [MT concerned that loss of expertise is a risk to national security] [released Jul 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with M. Delors") [economic & social situation/job creation; internal market; terrorism; drugs; AIDS; European Cancer Year; MT visit to Washington; East/West relations; ex novo review of EC finances; decisions on beef/milk; research costs; EC Secretary-General] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: President of the European Parliament letter to MT (meeting with President Reagan) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Peter Brooke minute to MT (“Budget Council, 26-27 November”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Peter Brooke letter to Kenneth Clarke (European Community employment initiative) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Kenneth Baker letter to Kenneth Clarke (“EC: Employment Initiative”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Afghanistan: possible European Council statement”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“European Council: Presidency papers”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (MI5, Tory divisions, teachers’ pay, South Africa) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Government policy: Michael Alison minute to MT (“Your meeting with Lord President, Lord Privy Seal and Chief Whip after Cabinet”) [PMQs, Wright case] [released 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 2995 to FCO (0232Z) ("Proposal for the Elimination of Ballistic Missiles") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: Patrick Jenkin MP letter to MT (3rd meeting of the UK-Japan 2000 Group) [industrial/scientific/technological collaboration; education reform] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Environmental Affairs: Ridley minute for MT (publication of the Efficiency Scrutiny & transfer of the Industrial Air Pollution Inspectorate) [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Norman Fowler minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc (Scotland) Bill Community Charge Registration: Exchange of Information") [social security records] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: John MacGregor minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Non-Domestic Rates: Indexation") [burden on industry and commerce] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Rifkind PS minute to Nigel Wicks ("Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc (Scotland) Bill") [commentary on the bill] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Whitelaw minute to MT ("Rate Support Grant Settlement 1987/88") [measures to address loss of grant under new proposals] [declassified Oct 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: David Norgrove minute to Lawson PS ("Briefing on Monetary Policy and the Exchange Rate") [MT agreed Lawson suggestion of updated line to take on interest rates and exchange rate; No.10 draft] [declassified Jul 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Giscard) [French political situation, future of the EMS, nuclear cooperation] [declassified Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: Treasury record of conversation (Lawson-Nanteuil) [arms control, EC budget and agricultural spending, Airbus aid, Nimrod] [declassified Jan 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Germany: UKE Bonn saving telegram 16 to FCO ("Five Wise Men's Annual Report") [outlook for economic growth, unemployment] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Delors, Lamy, Hannay) [economic & social situation/job creation/internal market; terrorism/immigration/drugs; AIDS/cancer; MT visit to Washington/East/West relations/arms control; South Africa; ex novo review of EC finances; decisions on CAP/beef/milk; structural funds; sex discrimination] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) National Health: No.10/Policy Unit briefing for MT (meeting on AIDS) [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Cabinet: Community Affairs”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Rome telegram 718 to FCO (1638Z) (“European Council: request for interview with the Prime Minister in the margins”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office letter to Howe PS (“Possible meeting between the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Delors) [EC affairs: economic and social situation; terrorism, immigration, drugs; CAP; structural funds; sex discrimination] [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT message to EC Heads of Government (“Presidency Report on Frontier Controls, Terrorism, Immigration and Drugs”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT message to EC Heads of Government (“Presidency Report on the Economic and Social Situation”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT message to EC Heads of Government (European Council in London 5-6 December: agenda) [declassified 2014]
PDF 86 Nov 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (MI5, Iran-Contra affair, AIDS, law and order) [released 2017]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: FCO minute for Powell ("Constraints on Shorter-Range INF") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: UKE Washington telegram 3015 to FCO (0216Z) ("SALT II Limits") [declassified 2015]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: FCO minute to No.10 ("Falklands: UNGA Vote: FRG) [MT's draft message to Chancellor Kohl] [declassified 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("UN Security Council: arms embargo on South Africa") ["[Howe] intends to authorise our delegation in New York to vote for the resolution provided the Americans and French also vote in favour"; MT: "we should not do anything to persuade them to vote that way"] [declassified Feb 2016]
PDF 86 Nov 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to MT ("Green Paper on Radio Policy") [regime for community radio] [declassified Feb 2016]

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