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PDF 81 Nov 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Employment: No.10 record of conversation (MT-delegation from Jobs For Youth Campaign) [unemployment] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jan 2 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Ingham minute to MT ("BBC Radio 4 - World This Weekend") [briefing for interview; MT's aim should be "to dispel the gloom and accentuate the positive"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jan 7 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Ingham minute to MT ("World This Weekend") [further briefing for interview] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jan 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Ingham press digest and diary for MT (rail strike, pay and trade unions, economy, EC, Pope's visit, rape, industry, education, welfare, Northern Ireland, SDP, Poland) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jan 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Gow minute to MT ("Northern Ireland Committee") [Prior speaks to Conservative Backbench Committee on NI] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Feb 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: CRD record of conversation (Conservative Backbench Committee on Northern Ireland) [address by Jim Molyneaux] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Feb 15 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Northern Ireland: Gow minute to MT ("Northern Ireland") [Gow's views on Prior's proposals on NI devolution for OD] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 9 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Ireland: MT message to Taoiseach Fitzgerald (best wishes on departure from office) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 9 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Ireland: MT message to Taoiseach Haughey (congratulations on election as Taoiseach) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 12 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Ireland: Taoiseach Haughey letter to MT (thanks for message of congratulations on election at Taoiseach) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Law and Order, Ireland, Unions, Pay, Economy) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 21 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Law and Order, Ireland, Hillhead Election, Economy) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1600Z) (Falklands, Cable TV, Northern Ireland, Thorn) [had approached Argentinians to express concern at landing on South Georgia; understood that they had now left] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Northern Ireland: Gow minute to MT ("Northern Ireland") [Gow comments on Prior's proposals for devolution] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1500Z) (Easter Recess; Northern Ireland; Defence - Trident, Defence - Endurance, Defence - Rhine Army; living standards) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1000Z) (MT's day, Answers of Interest [in Parliament], Employment Bill, Northern Ireland) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Mar 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1000Z) (MT's day, Falklands statements, European Council, Answers of Interest [in Parliament], meeting with Haughey, HMS Endurance) [refused to comment on stories of a reprieve for the ship] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1000Z) (Cabinet, meeting of ministers, Northern Ireland, Falklands, European Community) [could not confirm that submarines, nuclear or otherwise, had been despatched] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing by Lord President (1515Z) (Northern Ireland, C&AG, Privatisation of ROFs, Falklands, capital punishment) [Falklands: encouraged suggestion that "Argentinians were in a certain amount of difficulty and that the issue might help them internally"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Conservative Research Department record of conversation (Conservative Backbench Northern Ireland Committee) [concerns about devolution proposals] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Press Digest for MT (Falklands, Northern Ireland, industrial disputes) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Northern Ireland: Gow note to MT (Gow notes backbench disquiet over Northern Ireland devolution plans) ["The die is now cast, but you understand...how difficult my position is. I cannot forget Airey"; Gow arguing with Ingham] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1000Z) (Lord Butler, HC Statement on NI, Falklands) [MT "not of a mood to want resignations", her view was that "this was a time for the Government to pull together and unite"; HMS Invincible sailed at 10am] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Press Office bulletin No.100 ("Recall of Parliament, Missing Marines and civilians from South Georgia, Defence statement on MEZ") [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 16 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: MT letter to Lord Lowry (thanks for message of support) [MT will not forget situation in Northern Ireland: "we must not let new problems crowd out our anxiety about the old ones"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 17 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Ministry of Defence press briefing ("Falkland Islands Task Force: LOA") [pay rates; HMS Superb; Five Brigade; alleged Air Exclusion Zone] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 19 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1000Z) (PM's Day, In the House: statements, Northern Ireland devolution bill, Haig talks) ["The aim remained to secure the peaceful withdrawal of the invading forces"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 20 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1000Z) (Reception for success, President of Cameroon, Northern Ireland Bill, Answers of Interest [in Parliament], Pym, Falkland Islands) [most recent proposals not apparently securing wishes of islanders] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1000Z) (Answers of Interest [in Parliament], Pym's statement in the House, Party views, Defence White Paper, Pym/Washington) [Pym immediately correcting his error] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 23 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1000Z) (PM's day, Pym Visit, Argentine propaganda, OAS, Air cover, Economy) ["We would certainly expect the US to apply pressure on Argentine if the talks broke down"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 25 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Ingham minute to MT ("Panorama") [further briefing for interview with Kee and Lindley] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Apr 28 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1000Z) (Prime Minister of Thailand, Answers of Interest [in Parliament], Falklands: Inner Cabinet/Cabinet, Haig's proposals, Air Exclusion, Zone, Declaration of war, Urgency) ["Tactically if the proposals were to be rejected we believed it was always better for the other side to be in the position of making the rejection"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 May 3 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: No.10 Press Office minute (1530Z) (Additional statement on engagement with patrol craft; Northern Ireland - helicopter movement) [released 2013]
PDF 82 May 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1515Z) (Criminal Justice Bill, Northern Ireland Bill, Falkland Islands) ["the Lord President said the British response was designed to be constructive and to give a lift to negotiations"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 May 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Northern Ireland: Nick Budgen letter to MT (resigns as Assistant Whip over Northern Ireland Bill) ["I believe that it will create further instability in the Province and that it will undermine the unity of the United Kingdom"]
PDF 82 May 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (PM's day, Falkland Islands) ["There was no evidence that the Argentines were prepared to come off the Islands and no evidence that they would allow negotiations to go ahead unprejudiced"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 May 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1000Z) (PM's day, Answers of Interest [in Parliament], Falklands - yesterday's military activity, OD(SA), Astiz, PM's speech) ["we said that we deplore any casuality - on either side - but that when embarking on an exericse of this kind it was inevitable that some casualties would occur"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 May 27 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing (1515Z) (Business, Falklands, Reagan's visit, Press notices) ["troops on the Falklands moving forward"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jun 1 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Press Digest (Falklands, Military, Diplomatic, Pope, Pay and disputes, Union conferences, Voluntary job scheme, Economy, Industry) [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jun 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Lobby Briefing by Lord President (1525Z) (Northern Ireland Bill, Middle-East, Industrial relations, Falklands) [Biffen could not say why MoD had changed its mind over releasing details of casualties] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jun 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Ingham MSS) Press Office: Press Digest (Falklands, Military, Diplomatic, Middle East, Economy, Pay) [reporting of information on latest casualties] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jun 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Northern Ireland: MT note (Northern Ireland bill Guillotine Motion) [list shows Ministers "for us" and "against us"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jun 22 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Falklands: UKE Dublin Despatch to FCO ("The Falklands Crisis and Anglo-Irish Relations") ["serious worsening of Anglo-Irish relations"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jun 25 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Northern Ireland: Gow note to MT ("Northern Ireland Bill") [NI Guillotine Bill dissidents] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 2 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) EC: MT message to Chancellor Schmidt ("Northern Ireland Housing Regulation") [Schmidt holding up agreement on draft regulation] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 19 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Northern Ireland: Gow note to MT ("Northern Ireland Boundaries") [case for increasing number of Northern Ireland seats] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Northern Ireland: Gow note to MT ("Northern Ireland") [speech by Irish Foreign Minister in the Dail "has caused serious concern among Unionists" who believe that NI policy is being made in Dublin] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Northern Ireland: Reagan message to MT (IRA bombings of Hyde Park and Regent's Park) [condemnation of terrorist acts] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) EC: Chancellor Schmidt message to MT (Northern Ireland Housing Regulation) [Schmidt "cannot agree, because of considerations of principle, to the promotion of housing out of Community funds"] [released 2013]
PDF 82 Jul 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Media: Ingham minute to MT ("Daily Express") [briefing for interview with George Gale] [released 2013]

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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