Personal and party papers, Cambridge
Cecil Parkinson: MT draft letter to Colonel Keays (response to Colonel Keays' letter, revealing that Sarah Keays pregnant by Parkinson) ["I understand that you have since spoken to the person concerned and have asked that I should return your letter, which I now do"] [released 2013]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
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| Source: | Thatcher MSS (Churchill Archive Centre): THCR 2/5/1 f109 |
| Editorial comments: | This draft version of MT's letter to Colonel Keays differs slightly from the handwritten version that was actually sent (a photograph of which was subsequently published in Sara Keays's book A Question of Judgment (1986 edition, between pp. 152-53)). The photographed version of the letter lacks the words, 'and have asked that I should return your letter, which I now do'. MT in fact decided to destroy the Colonel's original letter, apparently burning it in the sitting room fireplace at Chequers. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 1p |
| Themes: | Executive (appointments) |
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