Wednesday 1 May 1985
0830 Mr. John Boyd - Flat
0900 Interview with Wall Street Journal + Mr. Ingham
1000 Lord Cockfield + Mr. Powell
1050 Chairman (Private matter)
1100 Mr. Addison for Young Presidents’ Organisation speech
1120 Depart No. 10 + Mr. Robin Butler
1130 Visit Department of the Environment to view Mansion House Square model + Mr. Butler
1230 Return to No. 10
1245 for 1300 Lunch; Sunday Express + Mr. Ingham – No. 10
1440-1515 Meeting of Ministers (Teachers’ pay. Chancellor [Nigel Lawson], S/S Education [Sir Keith Joseph], S/S Scotland [George Younger], S/S Wales [Nicholas Edwards], S/S Environment
[Patrick Jenkin], Lord Privy Seal [John Biffen], Attorney General [Sir Michael Havers], S/S Northern Ireland [Douglas Hurd], Mr. Wiggins and Mr. Turnbull)
1545 Meeting of Ministers (Bettany report – Lord President [Willie Whitelaw], Home Secretary [Leon Brittan], Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary [Sir Geoffrey Howe], Sir Robert Armstrong,
Sir Antony Duff, Mr. Butler)
1645 Keep free for Economic Summit briefing + Mr. Powell
1730 c Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary [Sir Geoffrey Howe] + Mr. Powell
1800 Meeting of Ministers (Scottish Rates – S/S Scotland [George Younger], Mr. Ancram, Chief Secretary [Peter Rees], S/S Environment [Patrick Jenkin], Mark Addison, Stephen Sherbourne,
Andrew Turnbull) [Handwritten original suggests Nigel Lawson (Ch/Ex) was also at this meeting. It also suggests Michael Alison (MA) was there, not Mark Addison (MEA).]
1900 Meeting of Ministers (Social Security Reviews, Chancellor [Nigel Lawson], Chief Secretary [Peter Rees], S/S Social Services [Norman Fowler], S/S Trade and Industry [Norman Tebbit],
Lord Privy Seal [John Biffen], Chief Whip [John Wakeham], Peter Gregson) + Mr. John Redwood [Handwritten original suggests Nigel Lawson (Ch/Ex) was also at this meeting. It also
suggests Willie Whitelaw (LP) was there, not John Biffen (LPS).]
c2000 [Material from handwritten original of the 1985 appointment diary: Ch/Ex (Nigel Lawson).]
2030 Chief Whip [John Wakeham] + Mr. Butler
Supper in flat and keep free for packing [Handwritten original has “Briefing” instead of “packing”.]
[Material from handwritten original of the 1985 appointment diary: PM paired all day.]
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