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Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [MT “irate about Niehans - thought it would be used to kill GH”; argued “but she would not yield”] [released 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: Walters MSS (Churchill Archives Centre): WTRS 3/1/1
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 42
Themes: Executive, Monetary policy

Friday 20th March 1981

- 6.30 - saw PM - apologised for not having seen me - very tired and irate about Niehans - thought it would be used to kill GH [Sir Geoffrey Howe]

DW [David Wolfson] and I argued but she would not yield.