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PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social services: No.10 letter to Newton PS ("White Paper on new proposals for child maintenance") [MT's "detailed points on the proposals"] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Conservative Chairman briefing ("Eastbourne by-election - line to take") ["The parrot has twitched!"] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Politics, Gulf, Industry) [SPD win Eastbourne] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: Powell briefing for MT ("State Visit by President Cossiga") [outline agenda, with FCO briefing] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Geoffrey Howe minute to Chris Patten ("Charge Capping: Lambeth") [preparation for a short separate bill] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Barry Potter minute to Patten PS ("Charge Capping: Lambeth") [legislation to ensure full benefit of reduction is passed on] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Barry Potter briefing ("Community Charge 1991-92") [RSG settlement, use of capping powers] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Barry Potter minute to Patten PS ("Non-Domestic Rates") [indexation of the poundage] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: John Major minute to MT ("Local Authority Finance 1991-92") [likely to lead to criticism that authorities will escape capping by cutting education services] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Local Authority Finance 1991/92") [capping proposals will be controversial] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: David Hunt minute to MT ("Local Authority Finance 1991/92: Wales") [agreement with local authority associations] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Bilateral Meeting with the Chancellor") [central forecast: exchange rate; wage settlements; oil prices; inflation forecast] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Monetary Policy: Major PS minute to Barry Potter ("The October Forecast") [expected growth of 0.5 percent in 1991; high figure for 1991 community charge] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("EMU") [Kohl's suggested date for stage 2 "will have pleased the European lobby and displeased the financial community"] [declassified Jun 2018]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to MT ("1990 Public Expenditure Survey") [essential to show we have been prepared to grasp the nettle on defence] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to MT ("Defence Expenditure") [has reduced massively initial demands for savings but cannot justify going further] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("1990 Public Expenditure: Defence") [p0ssible solution to the gap between Lamont and King's positions] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Public spending: Barry Potter minute to MT ("Child Benefit and PES") [family premium proposals] [declassified Jul 2017]
CD only 90 Oct 19 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Remarks on Eastbourne by-election defeat (past by-election defeats had not prevented General Election victories)
Text 90 Oct 19 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Speech to Finchley Conservatives
Text 90 Oct 19 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Trivial Margaret Thatcher Remarks visiting Finchley
Text 90 Oct 19 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Article for Inside the New Europe
Text 90 Oct 19 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Written Interview for la Repubblica
Info only 90 Oct 20 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-Italian summit at Chequers
PDF 90 Oct 20 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 2550 to FCO (0050Z) ("Iraq/Kuwait: new regional security arrangements") [State Department thinking relayed by Dennis Ross; premature to go into detail] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 20 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKMIS New York telegram 1687 to FCO (0430Z) ("Secretary-General's mission to Israel") [SG briefs Council on decision not to send his mission; growing pressure for a new resolution] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 20 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKMIS New York telegram 1690 to FCO (0455Z) ("Next steps on Iraq/Kuwait: Military Staff Committee") [US agree MSC meeting, but MT opposes because "no agenda or purpose"] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 20 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Riyadh telegram to FCO ("Eastern Province: contingency planning") [advice to UK citizens] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 20 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Riyadh telegram to FCO ("Proposed meeting with King Fahd: present Saudi thinking") [to discuss timing - "risk of diminishing appetite for a fight, and concern that time turning against Alliance"] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 20 Sa Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Gulf War: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Soviet Foreign Minister Primakov and others) [Primakov describes visit to Saddam; urges face-saving "flexible linkage" of withdrawal from Kuwait to Arab/Israeli problem; MT emphatically rejects approach - Saddam "a dictator pure and simple", "We must NOT offer him blandishments"] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 20 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC/Italy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Andreotti) [Italian politics; Cossiga state visit; European Council; the Gulf; GATT; CSCE; aid to USSR; South Africa; seat of the institutions; IGCs; EC/US; Gorbachev; Libya] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 21 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Baghdad telegram to FCO ("Mr Heath's Press Conference") [Heath states "assurance from Saddam that a number of detainees would be released"] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 21 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Meeting of Ministers: the Gulf") [diplomatic (Heath Mission, situation at UN, Primakov, Kuwait Embassies, Jordan etc), military, oil] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 21 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) EC/Italy: Powell minute to MT's diary secretary ("European Council, Rome") [MT wants a briefing meeting ideally on Friday] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: No.10 letter to Hurd PS ("Prime Minister's interview with Al-Hayat newspaper") [draft answers for written interview] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: No.10 record of conversation ("The Gulf: French views") [Charles Powell, Jacques Attali] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: No.10 record of conversation (Charles Powell, Brent Scowcroft) ["Americans... very unhappy about the way things were going at the [UN]"] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: No.10 record of conversation (Charles Powell, Horst Teltschik) [clarification that Heath visited Baghdad in private capacity; FRG government under heavy pressure to allow Willy Brandt to undertake similar mission] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: No.10 briefing for MT ("The Gulf") [meeting with Hurd & Tom King: strategic objectives; sensitive issues] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 216 to Cabinet Office (2242Z) ("Iraq/Kuwait: technical and scientific aspects") ["could possibly produce a crude nuclear device by the end of this year"] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Washington telegram 215 to Cabinet Office (2232Z) ("Iraq/Kuwait: politics and economics") ["Saddam confident of his internal position. CIA concerned about the continued reliability of some of the Arabs [coalition allies]... if [Saddam] thinks war imminent, he will take preemptive action"] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKMIS New York telegram 1695 to FCO (1935Z) ("Secretary-General's mission to Israel") ["Exchanges with the Americans, Yemenis and PLO... in light of events in the Occupied Territories over the weekend"] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Gulf War: UKE Baghdad telegram to FCO ("Situation in Kuwait") ["a dying city... non-Iraqi population evacuating"; Iraqi military morale reported to be low] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Social services: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Child benefit") ["Either a further freeze or up-rating child benefit would... be clear and defensible on grounds of principle. But Tony Newton's proposal would not"] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Ingham minute to MT ("Presentation post-Bournemouth/Eastbourne") [government and party "need to be made to snap out of it .... It's later than they think"] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Gulf/Middle East, Politics, Community Charge) [American mood on Iraq] [released Feb 2020]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Italy: No.10 minute for Powell (arrangements for President Cossiga's address to Parliament) [order of play] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Italy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-President Cossiga) ["discussion was largely of a philosophical nature about the problems of modern society, including criminality, drugs and terrorism"] [declassified Jul 2017]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Peter Lilley minute to Chris Patten (Community Charge Capping 1991/92) [a firm line must be taken] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Oct 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Barry Potter minute to Patten PS ("Community Charge 1991/92") [distribution of TSS] [released Dec 2016]

Documents lie at the core of this website, each one dated and sorted chronologically (by default) in search results. Most are images in PDF format of original paper documents scanned or filmed for the site. There also transcripts of speeches and interviews, press articles, photos, videos, and more. The document database contains tens of thousands of items and permits complex searching.

Files are multi-page PDFs from which most of the documents on the site are selected. All of Mrs Thatcher’s official files from No.10 are available in full on this site (paper copies are stored at the National Archives in the series PREM19), as well as most of those of Geoffrey Howe and Nigel Lawson as Chancellor (stored at TNA as series T639 and T640).

Guides are articles about key events and topics. Many were written to accompany annual releases of Mrs Thatcher’s private and party papers at the Churchill Archive Centre in Cambridge.

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