Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [Prior “taken to task by Whitelaw for being disloyal and holding a pistol to PM’s head”][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:	57
Themes:	Monetary policy

Monday 14th September 1981

Reshuffle Day

JP [Jim Prior] has been taken to task by Whitelaw for being disloyal and holding a pistol to PM s head. It was wrong said WW [William Whitelaw]

Lunch at Economist - all fairly enthusiastic for my wage cutting scheme

Finished Melbourne speech for PM (World Economy)

Made a firm commitment to free trade.