Monday 31 October 1983
0800 Hair
0945 OD(EM)
1100 World Leadership of Soviet Jewry delegation
1100-1130 Sir Robert Armstrong and Mr. Gregson to brief for meeting about power station endurance
1130-1145 Cameroonian Foreign Minister
1200 Chief Whip [John Wakeham]
1215 Chief Whip [John Wakeham], Lord President [Willie Whitelaw], Lord Privy Seal [John Biffen] and Chairman [John Gummer]
1240 Depart
1300 Lunch with IBA - 70 Brompton Road
1500 Meeting of Ministers re political contributions - H/C [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: (S of S for Emp (Tom King), TI (Norman
Tebbit), Mr Gummer).]
Defence debate - H/C
1700-1730 Alfred Sherman and Ian Gow - H/C
1745 Depart
1800-1830 Reception at Buckingham Palace for Community Service Volunteers [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: (no hat).]
[Handwritten original indicates that between 1800 and 2000, MT was to have looked in at No. 10 for farewell drinks for Ian Kydd, but this may not have
happened.]
2110 Edward du Cann - H/C
[Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: Keep free for Northwood speech.]
[Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: paired after 10 pm.]
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