Archive

1983 Jan 24 - 1983 May 19
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1104
Prime Minister (Future of Timex operation in Dundee: Prime Minister's meetings with Gordon Wilson MP and Ernie Ross MP)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Unclassified
Page count: 124
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Date Value Title
83 Jan 31 Mo Major Prime Minister: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Younger, Alex Fletcher, STUC delegation) ["Prime Minister's meeting with STUC, Friday, 28 January"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 7 Mo Major Prime Minister: Scottish Office briefing for MT ("Timex, Dundee: meeting with Gordon Wilson MP Tuesday 8 February, 3.45PM") [redundancies & further job threats: "developments since the Prime Minister's meeting with STUC"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 8 Tu Major Prime Minister: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Alex Fletcher, Gordon Wilson MP, Ernie Ross MP) [Timex factory, Dundee: redundancies & further job threats] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 11 Fr Major Prime Minister: MT letter to Gavin Laird (future of Timex factory, Dundee) [concerns about rumoured transfer of production to France] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 16 We Major Prime Minister: MT letter to Fred Olsen (future of Timex factory, Dundee) [letter to owner/Chairman of the Board: concern about recent redundancies; "the steps which you are currently taking to secure the electronics business... will have our full support"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Apr 12 Tu Major Prime Minister: Younger PS letter to No.10 ("Timex") [briefing for Prime Minister's Questions] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Apr 20 We Major Prime Minister: No.10 minute to MT (Timex factory, Dundee) [redundancies, future of the factory, and possible transfer of work to France] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 12 Th Major Prime Minister: MT letter to Chair of Hyster Company (Hyster Ltd) [postponement of meeting due to Election; congratulations on "major investment and training programme at Irvine"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 17 Tu Major Prime Minister: Younger PS letter to No.10 ("Timex") ["background note... on the latest developments"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 18 We Major Prime Minister: Younger PS letter to No.10 ("Timex") ["In view of... [MT's] close personal interest in this case, I am writing to let you know that the dispute... appears to have been resolved"] [declassified Aug 2013]