Tuesday 1 November 1983
0845 [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: Ronnie Millar.]
0855 Stephen Sherbourne
0900 Questions briefing team
0930 Meeting of Ministers re Power Station Endurance [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: [Home Sec (Leon Brittan), Ch/ Ex (Nigel
Lawson), Scotland (George Younger), Employment (Tom King), DTI (Norman Tebbit), Energy (Peter Walker), Defence (Michael Heseltine), RTA (Sir Robert
Armstrong) + Gregson].]
1030-1115 Lord Rothschild re Agricultural Research [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: +S/ Ed (Sir Keith Joseph), MAFF (Ministry of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), SO (Scotland Office), Ch Sec (Peter Rees), Sir Michael Franklin, Sir David Phillips.]
1130-1200 Ambassador [J.J. Louis] and Mrs. Louis (America) to say goodbye
1200 Michael Alexander
1300 Lunch and Questions briefing
1515 Questions
1545 Meeting with MPs - H/C
1620 Viscount Watkinson - H/C
1640 Leave H/C
1645 Meeting of Ministers re Training Commission [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: S of S for Education (Sir Keith Joseph),
Employment (Tom King), TI (Norman Tebbit), Mr. Young [MSC] (David Young, later Lord Young, of the Manpower Services Commission), RTA (Sir Robert
Armstrong).]
1800 Audience
1915 Depart
1945 Arrive Northwood - Dinner and speech +DT [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: & RB (Robin Butler). Speech. White tie & decs.]
[Falklands dinner: see THCR 1/20/3/37] [Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse, Admiral Sir Peter Herbert, General Sir Robert Trant, Air Marshal Sir John Curtiss,
Rear Admiral Peter Hammersley, Air Chief Marshal Sir John Barraclough, Commander Tony Edridge, Squadron Leader Smith, Admiral Sir William Staveley,
Vice Admiral Ted Anson, Air Marshal John Fitzpatrick, Rear Admiral Sir John Woodward, Rear Admiral Huibert Propper (Royal Netherlands Navy),
Rear Admiral Austin Lockyer, Air Vice Marshal George Chesworth; see THCR 6/2/2/72 f23 also for additional information about guests]
Paired all day
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