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1984 Jun 8 - 1984 Dec 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1171
Arts and amenities (The Royal Academy Appeal)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Unclassified
Page count: 44
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Date Value Title
84 Jun 15 Fr Major Arts and amenities: No.10 briefing for MT ("Royal Academy Appeal") [options for Government's response & proposed lines to take] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 19 Tu Major Arts and amenities: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lord Gowrie, Sir Hugh Casson) ["Royal Academy Appeal"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 5 Th Major Arts and amenities: Lord Gowrie minute to MT ("Royal Academy Appeal") ["no money available this year... recommend that your letter should press the Academy to do more... before the Government comes to a decision"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 3 Fr Major Arts and amenities: No.10 minute to MT ("Royal Academy Appeal") [MT rejects initial draft reply to Academy, and agrees to proposal to "press OAL and the Treasury a little harder" to come up with a funding contribution] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 6 Mo Major Arts and amenities: No.10 minute to Lord Gowrie PS ("Royal Academy Appeal") [MT "takes the view that the Royal Academy is a unique institution... [which] merits a further modest contribution from the taxpayer"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 28 Tu Major Arts and amenities: MT letter to President of the Royal Academy of Arts (Royal Academy Appeal) ["I warmly support the objectives of the Appeal.... we shall be ready to make a further commitment of £250,000 in 1985-86"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Dec 21 Fr Major Arts and amenities: President of the Royal Academy of Arts letter to MT (Royal Academy Appeal) ["Your support has been of great encouragement and help to us"] [declassified Jan 2014]