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Coal: Armstrong minute to Butler (opencast mining consents) [transfer of planning powers from Department of Energy to Department of Environment] [declassified Dec 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1580 f53
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Two related letters from Butler to Armstrong are also included in the file.

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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 6pp
Themes: Energy, Privatized & state industries, Trade unions, Strikes & other union action, 1984-85 coal strike, Environment