Wednesday 13 November 1985
0900 Meeting of Ministers [Chancellor of Exchequer [Nigel Lawson], Foreign Secretary [Sir Geoffrey Howe], Governor of Bank of England [Robin Leigh-Pemberton], Chairman
[Norman Tebbit], Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [Leon Brittan], Chief Whip (John Wakeham), Lord Privy Seal (John Biffen), Sir P. Middleton, Sir T. Burns,
Mr. E. George + Mr. Norgrove] [Handwritten original also lists the Lord President (Willie Whitelaw) as an attendee.] [ERM]
1030 Malcolm Rutherford for Financial Times Interview + Mr. Ingham
1130 Secretary of State for Social Services [Norman Fowler] + Mr. Wicks [Material from handwritten original of the 1985 appointment diary: or DN (David Norgrove).]
1215 Keep free to read briefs
1230 Talks with Amir of Qatar
1315 Lunch for Amir + DT
1440 Amir departs
1500 Sir Hugh Rossi, MP [Material from handwritten original of the 1985 appointment diary: No.10.]
1530 Chairman [Norman Tebbit] [Material from handwritten original of the 1985 appointment diary: No.10.]
1600 Meeting with National Union Officers and Area Chairmen + Messrs Alison and Sherbourne [Material from handwritten original of the 1985 appointment diary: No.10.]
[2/6/3/113 part 3 f4] [see THCR 2-6-3-113 part 3 f8 for attendance list: Lord Sanderson (Chairman of the NU Executive); Sir Basil Feldman (Chairman of the NU);
Robin Nelder (Secretary of the NU); Sir Humphrey Atkins (President of the NU); Dame Joan Seccombe, Patrick Lawrence, Sir Ian McLeod (Vice Chairmen of the NU);
Sue Prendergast (Greater London Area Chairman), Michael Lycett (Northern Area Chairman), Mary Tomlinson (North Western Area Chairman), Joe Barnard
(Yorkshire Area Chairman), John Mason (East Midlands Area Chairman), Michael Price (West Midlands Area Chairman), Stanley Odell (Eastern Area Chairman),
Joyce Billings (Wessex Area Chairman), Michael Carter (Western Area Chairman), Zach Brierley (Wales Chairman), Ian McCrone (Scottish President)]
1750 Depart No. 10 + Mr. Wicks
1800 Audience [HM The Queen]
1900c Return to No. 10
Collect Mr. Alison and Depart for Dover House
1915c Look in at Scottish Office party [Material from handwritten original of the 1985 appointment diary: +MA (Michael Alison) - Dover House.]
2000c Supper with Mr. Alison H/C [2/6/3/18 part 3 f5]
2100 Wind-ups
2200 THREE LINE WHIP [Handwritten original says, “3 Line: VOTE”.]
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