Wednesday 18 December 1985
0900 Meeting of Ministers [Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank -Foreign Office, Chancellor of the Exchequer [Nigel Lawson], Governor of the Bank of England [Robin Leigh-Pemberton],
Sir P. Cradock + Mr. Powell]
1045 Emma Nicholson + Mr. Sherbourne [Material from handwritten original of the 1985 appointment diary: No.10.] [2/6/3/180 part 1 f3 for background & agenda; no record of meeting]
1100 MISC 122 [Teachers’ pay] + Mr. Norgrove [Material from handwritten original of the 1985 appointment diary: No.10.]
1200 Messrs Wicks, Powell and Mrs. Ryder to discuss PM’s holiday
1230 Accept turkey from British Turkey Federation + Mrs. Ryder, White Drawing Room,
Lunch in Garden Rooms [Material from handwritten original of the 1985 appointment diary: [No DT].]
1415 Peter Thurnham MP, + adopted son Stephen and British Agencies for adoption and fostering + Messrs Alison and Christine Wall and photographer
1430 E(A) + Messrs Norgrove and Addison
1530c Lord President [Willie Whitelaw] and Chief Whip [John Wakeham]
1615 Meeting of Ministers [Fraud - Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [Leon Brittan], Solicitor General [Sir Patrick Mayhew], Chancellor of the Exchequer [Nigel Lawson],
Lord Chancellor [Lord Hailsham], Attorney General [Sir Michael Havers], Chairman [Norman Tebbit], Home Secretary [Douglas Hurd], Mr. Unwin and Mr. Norgrove]
[Handwritten original also lists L. Pres.]
1700 [Material from handwritten original of the 1985 appointment diary: FCS (Sir Geoffrey Howe) +CDP (Charles Powell) - No.10.]
1720-2000 Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [Leon Brittan], Lord President [Willie Whitelaw], Chief Whip [John Wakeham], Sir Robert Armstrong, Messrs Wicks, Powell
and Alison [Handwritten original has MT meeting with Ch/Ex (Nigel Lawson) +DN (David Norgrove) at 1730.]
2005 Look in at Whips’ Party + Mr. Alison, No. 12 [Handwritten original has this at c1800 and “Look in at Cabinet Office’s Christmas Party +MA (Michael Alison) - 32 Smith Sq” at 1830.]
2030 Return to No. 10
Supper in Flat
PAIRED ALL DAY
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