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81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	MT Engagement Diary
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Parliament: Keith Britto to Ian Gow (“Proportional Representation - Mr P.E. Hackley”) [Research Department reviewing the various anti-PR arguments] [released 2017]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Conservative Party: MT to Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler (resignation from party) [“These were policies which you supported at the time, and I regret that you no longer do so”] [released 2017]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Government Machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Accounting Officers memorandum") [updated guidance, in line with Rayner efficiency review; MT requests circulation to Ministers] [declassified Dec 2011]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economic policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("I.C.L. Report") [International Computers Ltd: discussions with banks on future of ICL; Government loan guarantee] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Economic policy: Department of Industry minute to No.10 ("ICL") [International Computers Ltd: discussions with banks on future of ICL; Government loan guarantee] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Reagan Library)	Cold War: Secretary of State Haig's Evening Report ("Meeting with President-Designate Viola of Argentina, Meeting with FRG Economics Minister Lambsdorff") [declassified 2016]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Egypt: President Sadat message to MT (death of Egyptian Defence Minister) [thanks MT for her condolences] [released Jul 2018]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Egypt: UKE Cairo telegram 182 to FCO (1145Z) ("Message to Sadat") [Ambassador Weir, Sadat: record of conversation] [released Jul 2018]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [budget leak; petrol tax revolts continues - “really rather silly”] [released 2012]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Economy: MT letter to Emmanuel Kaye (problems created by high value of sterling) [cannot control; falling now; fight against inflation] [released 2012]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Press	Major	Commentary (The Times)	Budget: "Advice and consent" (Hayek letter) [does not act as an adviser "on particular decisions"]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Monetary Policy: MT letter to Sir Emmanuel Kaye (high value of sterling and interest rates) ["at least our interest rate is coming down at a time when that of some of our competitors seems to be rising"] [released 2012]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Thatcher MSS)	Technology: No.10 record of conversation (MT-British Computer Society) [Government assistance to the computer industry] [released 2012]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (TNA)	Northern Ireland: David Woods of Belfast Tool & Gauge (MT's factory visit and prototype car) [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Civil Service: Havers minute to MT ("Civil Service Pay") ["I am troubled by the statement...that those not now on strike will "have to be sent home without pay" when they reach the stage of having no useful work to do as a result of industrial action by others"] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Civil Service: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Civil Service Pay") [changing law so as to allow lay-offs without pay of staff whose work has dried up due to strike action by others] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Nationalised Industries: Hoskyns minute to MT ("Government/Nationalised Industries Relationship") [rethinking the relationship] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Australia: FCO minute to No.10 (“Visit to UK by Prime Minister of Australia: October 1981: Press Release”) [declassified 2014]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	EC: UKREP Brussels to FCO ("Council of Ministers (Foreign Affairs) 16/17 March: Preparation for the European Council") [Maastricht European Council] [declassified 2014]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Budget: Cardona minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Budget: Letters from Public") [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Defence: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Defence Expenditure 1981-82") [response to Nott's minute on defence cuts: no leeway] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Government Machinery: Pattison minute to MT (brief for meeting on the Property Services Agency) [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	India: No.10 letter to FCO ("UK Passport Holders in India: the Voucher Quota") [MT 'prepared...to indicate a willingness to see a modest increase in the quota'] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Italy: UKE Rome minute to FCO (“Regional Government in Italy”) [new regional administrations] [released Dec 2015]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	South Africa: UKE Pretoria telegram 62 to FCO (1440Z) (“Visit by South African Defence Force Officers to Washington”) [declassified 2012]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Strikes: Whitelaw minute to MT (“Emergency Powers Legislation”) [declassified 2012]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Soviet Union: Carrington PS letter to No.10 (“Anglo-Soviet contacts”) [MT unhappy with Carrington proposal to renew contact without US consultation] [declassified 2012]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (Bank of England)	Monetary policy: Government Broker's daily report (market conditions & official activity in the gilt-market) [declassified 2012]

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