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1981 Mar 26 - 1981 Jun 26
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/520
Local government (Future of the City Corporation: correspondence with Sir Horace Cutler)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 25
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Date Value Title
81 Mar 26 Th Major Local Government: Horace Cutler, GLC Leader of the Opposition, letter to MT ("The City Corporation") [response to Labour commitment to the abolition of the City of London Corporation] [declassified 2011]
81 Apr 1 We Major Local Government: No.10 letter to Department of Environment (future of the City of London Corporation) [in MT's view "it is right for the City Corporation to be defended" against Labour attack] [declassified 2011]
81 Apr 9 Th Major Local Government: Heseltine minute to MT (future of the City of London Corporation) [a campaign in defence of the City of London Corporation against Labour attack "might be as likely to strengthen as to weaken belief in...possibility of its abolition"] [declassified 2011]
81 Apr 13 Mo Major Local Government: MT letter to Horace Cutler, GLC Leader of the Opposition (future of the City of London Corporation) ["you may be sure of my support in defending" Corporation against Labour proposal to abolish it] [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 1 Mo Major Local Government: Horace Cutler, GLC Leader of the Opposition, letter to MT ("Review of London Government") [future of the City of London Corporation] [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 8 Mo Major Local Government: George Tremlett, GLC Member, letter to MT (removal of GLC's housing powers) [an opportunity to "trim the GLC down to size"] [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 25 Th Major Local Government: MT letter to Horace Cutler, GLC Leader of the Opposition (review of London Government) [not the right time for such a review] [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 26 Fr Major Local Government: MT letter to George Tremlett, GLC Member (review of London Government) [MT agrees that "potential conflicts arise in the housing field now that a hostile administration has taken over County Hall"] [declassified 2011]