Thursday 31 July 1980
0830 Hair
0900 Chancellor of the Exchequer [Sir Geoffrey Howe]
0925 Messrs. Gow, [Derek] Howe, Ingham and Sanders
0930 Cabinet [Willie Whitelaw, Lord Hailsham, Lord Carrington, Sir Geoffrey Howe, Sir Keith Joseph, Francis Pym, Lord Soames, Jim Prior, Sir Ian Gilmour, Peter
Walker, Michael Heseltine, George Younger, Nicholas Edwards, Humphrey Atkins, Patrick Jenkin, Norman St John-Stevas, John Nott, David Howell, Mark
Carlisle, John Biffen, Angus Maude, Norman Fowler, Michael Jopling, Sir Robert Armstrong]
Afterwards: Meeting of Ministers re memorial to commemorate Nazi Holocaust [Material from handwritten original of the 1980 appointment diary: S/ Defence
(Francis Pym), Environment (Michael Heseltine), & Home Secretary (Willie Whitelaw).]
1300 Lunch and Questions briefing
1515 Questions
After statements, speech on the Loyal Address to The Queen Mother - H/C
1700 Kept free for 1922 Committee speech - H/C
1800 Addressed 1922 Committee - H/C
1830 onwards
Looked in at Private Secretaries party - No. 10
Dined at the House with Ian Gow
2200 Two Line Whip: Vote
2210 Sir Ian Percival - H/C [Material from handwritten original of the 1980 appointment diary: [Private matter].]
[Material from handwritten original of the 1980 appointment diary: PM paired after 2200.]
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