Tuesday 5 August 1980
0800 Breakfast: Agricultural team
0930 Messrs. Gow, [Derek] Howe, Ingham and Sanders
0945 Interview with US News and World Report
1120 Left for House of Commons
1130 Met at Speaker’s House for photocall [George Thomas]
1200 Presentation of Loyal Address to Queen Mother - Clarence House
1300 Lunch and Questions briefing
1515 Questions
1600 Mrs. Sheila Moore for a photograph [Material from handwritten original of the 1980 appointment diary: [John Moss].]
1615 Sir Robert Armstrong [Material from handwritten original of the 1980 appointment diary: [Re: Information Technology].]
1630 Prime Minister of Tuvalu [Sir Toaripi Lauti]
1700 Sir Anthony Royle, Brigadier Somerville and Stuart Newman to discuss candidates
1800 Chief Whip [Michael Jopling]
1830 Audience
1930 Dined at the House with Ian Gow
2015 Mr. George Gardiner [MP]
2300 Home Secretary [Willie Whitelaw], S/S Environment [Michael Heseltine], Chancellor of the Duchy [Norman St John-Stevas], Chief Whip [Michael Jopling],
Ian Gow and Murdo Maclean
[Material from handwritten original of the 1980 appointment diary: Paired until 2030 & after 2200.]
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