Thursday 11 December 1980
0830 Hair
1000 Messrs. Gow, [Derek] Howe, Ingham and Sanders
1030 Meeting of Ministers (NISSAN)
1100 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]
1300 Lunch and Questions briefing
1515 Questions
1545 Left H/C for Wales [Material from handwritten original of the 1980 appointment diary: +DT.]
1815 Arrived Cardiff City Hall
Changed in Lady Mayoress’ Parlour
1845 Reception at Lord Mayor’s Parlour
1900 Reception for top table guests and members of the CBI Welsh Council in the Ferrier Hall
1930 Dinner [Material from handwritten original of the 1980 appointment diary: Annual Dinner Welsh CBI +DT. Assembly Room B, Cardiff City Hall. Speech: Black
Tie.]
2110 Speeches began
2115-2200 BBC Radio Wales programme broadcast speeches live.
2230 Dinner ended
Drinks in the Ferrier Hall
1115 Left for Post House Hotel [Material from handwritten original of the 1980 appointment diary: Overnight stay at Cardiff.]
[Material from handwritten original of the 1980 appointment diary: PM paired all day.]
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