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PDF 84 Jan 24 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Hungary: Coles letter to C.J. Chetwood (MT visit to Hungary) [MT will visit Wimpey site] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Hungary: FCO notes for MT (“Points for use in private conversations in Budapest”) [talk with Kádár; MT declines to raise German unification] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 24 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Hayek MSS) Conservatism: Hayek letter to Charles Douglas-Home (complaint about missing copies of The Times )
PDF 84 Jan 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: Cabinet Office minute for MT (“Competition and Privatisation: E(A) (84) 3”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic policy: No.10 minute for MT (“Competition Policy”) [Tebbit unhappy with new proposals; MT sides with him against Armstrong] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Prior statement (Hennessy Report) [escape from the Maze] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Canada: UKHC Ottawa telegram to FCO (“The Canadian Politican Scene”) [“Canadians are tired of Mr Trudeau”] [declassified December 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Barry Jones) [redundancies in British Aerospace] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Industry: David Trippier minute to MT (impact of Huntley and Palmer closure) [plans underway to estabish enterprise agency in Knowsley] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Angola: MT letter to President Dos Santos of Angola (bilateral relations) [conflict in South Angola, South African military operations] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Patrick Jenkin minute to Peter Rees ("Public Expenditure Reviews: Urban Programme") [problems of social and economic deprivation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Angola: MT letter to President Dos Santos (British mercenary prisoners) [message of thanks for forthcoming release] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Angola: MT letter to President Dos Santos (relations between the UK and Angola) [trade; conflict in Southern Angola; South African role in the conflict] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine minute to MT ("Spain/Gibraltar") [reply to request for "advice on any further steps which might be taken in support of efforts to sell RAPIER to Spain"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer PS ("Institute of Fiscal Studies: Study on EC Budget") ["Our concern is... that the IFS figures can easily be misinterpreted by those opposed to the Government's negotiating strategy"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [post-Stuttgart negotiations; EC enlargement; ESPRIT information technology programme; Jopling meeting with Danish counterpart; Anglo-Italian summit; Steel Council; Fisheries Council; French farmer protests] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Housing: Gow letter to MT ("Defective Housing") [private sector] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Younger, Walker, Jenkin, Tebbit, Rees, Redwood) ["Scott Lithgow"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Sir William Lithgow letter to No.10 ("Why Scott Lithgow Deserves To Live") [sends them his letter to the Financial Times] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Teachers' Superannuation Scheme (TSS) (England and Wales)") [key points in advance of meeting to discuss Joseph's case for maintaining employee contribution rate at 6% and for seeking the increase required entirely from employer contributions] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Hungary: Draft MT speech for Lázár dinner (first draft, further annotated) [“The chairs at Geneva have already stayed empty too long”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) France: FCO minute to No.10 (“Opening of the Joint European Torus (JET)”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Germany: Adam Ridley minute for Chancellor (“Visit to Federal German Chancellery: January 12 1984”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (“Bilateral with the Chancellor”) [Budget, competition policy, pay, currency, Treasury Ministers and Lloyds] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Space: President Reagan letter to MT (manned space station programme) [suggests collaboration & that NASA head meets with MT] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Industry: David Trippier minute to MT (impact of Huntley and Palmer factory closure) [plans underway to establish enterprise agency in Knowsley] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Caroline Ryder minute to MT (“Whitsun Recess”) [clash of events with proposed meeting with TUC delegation] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Netherlands: UKE The Hague to FCO (“Possible Visit by Dutch Prime Minister”) [Lubbers view on dates; van den Broek would come too] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Robert Armstrong minute to MT (“Non-Domestic Rating Revaluation”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Iraq: Goodall to MT (“Consequences of an Escalation of the Iran-Iraq War (OD(EM) (84) 1)”) [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) South Africa: Denis Thatcher letter to Coles (his visit to South Africa: Colin Brandt) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Aerospace: Robert Armstrong minute to MT (“The Stansted Inquiry”) [misunderstanding about the Environment Secretary’s statement] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: 8th round of talks: first day”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government telegram to UKE Beijing (“Future of Hong Kong”) [Adley MP: Kuomintang investigation] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Netherlands: UKE The Hague letter to No.10 ("Mr Lubbers/Mrs Thatcher") ['Time' magazine: article on recent MT visit to Netherlands/austerity measures/deployment of cruise missiles] [declassified July 2017]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Broadcasting: No.10 minute to MT ("Direct Broadcasting by Satellite") ["[Brittan] feels that Sir Antony Part has exceeded his remit in offering advice on issues which go well beyond the question of transmission standards"; draft reply rebutting Part's criticisms of DBS project handling] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Efficiency Unit letter to Heseltine (targets for management and efficiency improvement) ["I think that you personally may be interested to know about the overall response to my letter... your approach in MOD is absolutely in the right direction... I would like to offer my help"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Lord Gowrie letter to Brittan ("Report of the Joint Review Group (JRG) on Employment Opportunities for Women in the Civil Service: Programme of Action in Response to its Recommendations") [Trade Union concerns; Programme & policy statement by PQ/draft press notice; costs] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) India: MT message to Prime Minister Gandhi (Republic Day) [congratulations] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: UKE Washington telegram 307 to FCO (2350Z) ("Lebanon") ["Congressional worries about the Marines' role in Lebanon"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: No.10 letter to General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (meeting with the Prime Minister) [MT rules out attendance of a wider group of local community representatives] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Ridley minute to MT (Hoverspeed ferry company receivership) ["if the company closes there will, regretfully, be a loss of some 600 jobs... [but] privatised companies must stand or fall by their own efforts"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: FCO telegram 22 to UKE Berne (1052Z) ("Relations with Argentina") [conditions for talks; proposed agenda; public presentation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) USA: UKE Washington telegram 0295 to FCO (0435Z) ("President Reagan's State of the Union Address") [main points] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Hungary: No.10 letter to Mrs Elizabeth Charles (MT visit to Hungary) [no time to meet with Church leaders] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Hungary: Draft MT speech for Lázár dinner (first draft, annotated) [MT: “I think that at some point we must make clear how much we value our way of life and that there could be no retreat from it”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(84) 3rd (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, EC Affairs, Timing of Non-Domestic Revaluation) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Cabinet: Jopling memo circulated to Cabinet - C(84) 2 (Liquid Milk Prices and the Future of Milk Farming) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: Howe message to UKE Paris (“Visit by Monsieur Dumas”) [arrangements] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hungary: FCO Steering Brief (“Visit of the PM to Hungary: 2-4 Feb 1984”) [overview & objectives] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Hatfield minute to Taylor (“Destruction of the IRA”) [proposals for new security arrangements] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economy: Barclay minute to Department of Employment (Liverpool community programme scheme) [proposed MT visit] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) US: UKE Washington telegram 306 to FCO (2347Z) (“State of the Union address: President Reagan and the US budget deficit”) [“he does not wish to make hard economic choices in an election year”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: UKE Rome to FCO (“Anglo Italian Summit: 26-27 January: Falklands”) [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Falklands: Howe telegram for Civil Commissioner of the Falklands ("Relations with Argentina") [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Civil service: Jopling minute to MT ("Terms of retirement of civil servants") ["the same terms are available to people who have to leave through no fault of their own and people who need to be got rid of because of their limited efficiency"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Equipment collaboration with France and the FRG") [No.10 request for note on track record/prospects for future co-operation, for MT meeting with Mitterrand] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("UK position in the Negotiations on the Stuttgart Declaration") [summary of UK position on main issues; MT: "very useful"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gibraltar: Governor's Office of Gibraltar telegram to FCO ("Gibraltar Election") [report on results; recommendation to send congratulatory message to Hassan] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Housing: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (defective housing) [private sector] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Foreign policy: Sir Percy Cradock minute ("First Thoughts") ["I take a bleak view of the international scene" - annotated by MT] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Lebanon: UKE Beirut telegram 43 to FCO (0830Z) ("Lebanon") [possible imminent Lebanese military action to close Shuweifat Gap] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) China: Lord Rhodes letter to MT (report on Parliamentary Delegation visit to China) [Sino-British relations; future of Hong Kong; trade; Chinese modernisation and reform] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Nationalised Industries: Conservative Research Department briefing ("Opposition Day Debate on Shipbuilding Tuesday 31st January 1984") [closure & its effect on the Inverclyde area] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Defence: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 (Competition in Defence Procurement) [overview of MoD measures & attached paper] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (schools: private money and parental choice) [Policy Unit paper presenting options for DES] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Keith Joseph letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Stepping Down") [to "allow the calculation of separate pension elements based on service and salary before and after a "step down" to a post with a lower salary"] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Japan: Department of Trade and Industry letter to No.10 ("Nissan") [proposed Nissan plant in the UK: Nissan appears to reach agreement with trade union] [declassified Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Prime Minister González Márquez letter to MT (Secretary-General of the Council of Europe) [nomination of Oreja] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Italy: No.10 briefing cards (“Bilateral With Signor Craxi”) [economic summit; European Council] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Foreign policy: Sir Percy Cradock minute ("First thoughts") ["I take a bleak view of the international scene"] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Hungary: FCO letter to No.10 (“Prime Minister’s Visit to Hungary: Speech”) [suggested additions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) France: Armstrong minute for Antony Acland (“Visit of President Mitterrand”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Education: Rees letter to Tom King (“Training for Jobs”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Budget: Redwood minute to MT ("Budget Stance") [urges "bold" action on public spending and taxation in 1984 Budget] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) G7: Robert Armstrong minute to John Coles (“London Economic Summit: Debt Issues”) [solution to issues in Latin America, proposed meeting with Ecuadorian Foreign Minister] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Tessa Gaisman minute for MT (“Centre for Policy Studies”) [MT rejects proposed book of her speeches] [released 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: Ministry of Defence record of conversation (Heseltine - Spadolini) [European defence cooperation, defence equipment production, Lebanon] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: Ministry of Agriculture record of conversation (Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food - Italian Minister of Agriculture) [price fixing] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: Ministry of Agriculture record of conversation(Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food - Italian Minister of Agriculture) [taxation of spirit drinks] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: Treasury record of conversation (Chancellor of the Exchequer, Italian Treasury Minister) [international economic-monetary meetings, EC issues] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Prime Minister Craxi of Italy) [EC issues, East-West relations, Lebanon, MNF, the Falkland Islands and Argentina] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Craxi Foundation) Italy/EC: Italian record of conversation (MT-Prime Minister Craxi of Italy) [EC issues] [declassified 2017]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Prime Minister Craxi of Italy, with Foreign Ministers) [Lebanon, MNF, UN Force] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: FCO record of conversation (MT-Prime Minister Craxi of Italy) [plenary meeting: EC monetary and economic issues, US-European relations, defence collaboration] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: No.10 minute to MT (“Anti-Riot Training for the Saudi National Guard”) [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: UKE Beijing telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: Eighth Round: Dinner”) [record of conversation: Evans, Zhou Nan] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Jan 28 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Jan 28 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Economic policy: No.10 note to Treasury (press report on pay rise for senior civil servants) [Top Salaries Review Body pay review] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 28 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT message to Chancellor Kohl (EC negotiations) ["Mitterrand and I... at one on the urgent need to relaunch the Community... Unless decisive progress can be made at... [the March European Council] the disarray of the Community will get worse] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 28 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Hungary: Draft MT speech for Lázár dinner (last draft, MT annotated) [“a peace which means more than the silence of guns”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 28 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Hong Kong: Youde telegram to FCO (“Future of Hong Kong: discussion with EXCO”) [EXCO reactions to latest round of UK/China talks] [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Jan 29 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Jan 29 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Canada: UKHC Ottawa telegram to FCO (“Prime Minister Trudeau”) [resignation as Liberal leader] [declassified December 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 29 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Middle East: Turnbull minute to MT (“Anti-Riot Training for the Saudi National Guard”) [declassified 2014]
Text 84 Jan 30 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) MT Engagement Diary
PDF 84 Jan 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Spain: Spanish PM González letter to MT (Spanish participation in Council of Europe) [nomination of Don Marcelino Oreja for Secretary-General] [released 2014]

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