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1980 Oct 31 - 1980 Nov 26
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/180
Economic policy (Domestic monetary policy) (Part 6)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2010 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 229
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Date Value Title
80 Oct 31 Fr Major Monetary Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("October Money Supply Figures") [£M3 grew 2 percent, ie, 24 per cent per annum] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 7 Fr Minor Economy: HMT letter to No.10 (prospect for CGBR & PSBR in first half 1980-81) [MT: "Not good"] [released 2011]
80 Nov 12 We Major Economy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Wass) [considers Wass's "Policy Options" paper] [released 2011]
80 Nov 12 We Major Monetary Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute on bank profits [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 14 Fr Major Monetary Policy: Bank of England papers to PM for 18 Nov seminar [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 14 Fr Major Monetary Policy: HM Treasury papers to PM for 18 Nov seminar [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 14 Fr Major Monetary Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to PM (“Rolling over the monetary target”) [announce new target range for £M3 in budget][declassified 2011]
80 Nov 17 Mo Major Monetary policy: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Monetary Seminar, 18 November") [monetary targetting, gilts, etc] [released 2010]
80 Nov 17 Mo Major Monetary Policy: Middleton agenda for 18 Nov PM seminar [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 18 Tu Major Monetary policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Richardson, Wass, et al) [Monetary Seminar] [released 2011]
80 Nov 19 We Key Monetary policy: Treasury minute to No.10 ("The financial effects of a 2 point cut in MLR") [markets getting ready to accept - medium-term will depend on budget] [released 2011]
80 Nov 27 Th Major Monetary policy: Lankester briefing for MT (PMQs) [£M3 - "we must look at other aggregates and see what is happening elsewhere in the economy"] [released 2010]