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1982 Mar 22 - 1982 Jul 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/895
Prime Minister (Closure of British Aluminium Company's smelter at Invergordon: proposals for a restart; proposed new power contract; government assistance) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 93
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Date Value Title
82 Mar 22 Mo Major Prime Minister: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Invergordon smelter: new power contract”) [future of the smelter] [declassified 2012]
82 Mar 24 We Major Prime Minister: No.10 letter to Ross & Cromarty Council (future of Invergordon smelter) [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 28 We Major Prime Minister: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Invergordon smelter”) [future of the smelter] [declassified 2012]
82 May 4 Tu Major Prime Minister: Prior minute to MT (“Invergordon smelter and the fixed Cross Channel link”) [future of the smelter] [declassified 2012]
82 May 17 Mo Major Prime Minister: Younger minute to MT (“Invergordon smelter: assistance for a potential new operator”) [Younger at odds with Cabinet colleagues] [declassified 2012]
82 May 18 Tu Major Prime Minister: No.10 record of conversation (1445Z) (MT, Younger) [“Invergordon smelter: assistance for a potential new operator”] [declassified 2012]
82 May 21 Fr Major Prime Minister: MT letter to Ross & Cromarty Council (Invergordon aluminium smelter) [Government assistance for potential new operators] [declassified 2012]
82 May 26 We Major Prime Minister: No.10 record of conversation (1615Z) (MT, Younger, Jenkin, Tebbit, Lawson, Brittan, John Sparrow) [“Invergordon smelter”] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 22 Tu Major Prime Minister: Younger minute to MT (“Invergordon aluminium smelter”) [Government assistance for potential new operators] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 23 Fr Major Prime Minister: Younger minute to MT (“Invergordon aluminium smelter”) [Government assistance for potential new operators] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 27 Tu Major Prime Minister: Jenkin minute to MT (“Invergordon aluminium smelter”) [closure] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 27 Tu Major Prime Minister: Invergordon Smelter Action Group letter to Younger (Maintaining assets post-closure for possible re-opening) [declassified 2012]