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1982 Oct 27 - 1984 Nov 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1215
Energy (Energy policy: nuclear power policy; fast reactor policy; Sizewell inquiry and procurement; structure of nuclear industry) (Part 8)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 339
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82 Oct 27 We Major Energy: Lawson minute to MT ("Fast Reactor Policy") [conclusions & recommendations] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 1 Mo Major Energy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Lawson, Younger, Rifkind, Robin Nicholson) [Fast Reactor policy] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 4 Th Major Energy: Lawson minute to MT (Fast Reactor policy: uranium stocks) [supply projection] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 22 Mo Major Energy: Lawson PS letter to No.10 ("Britoil Privatisation") [statement to Parliament announcing outcome of share offer] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 23 Tu Major Energy: Lawson minute to MT ("Fast Reactor Policy") [announcement by Written Answer] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Dec 8 We Major Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 (oil market) ["implications, for the UK and the world economy, of a fall in the oil price"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jan 11 Tu Major Energy: Lawson letter to Tom King (Sizewell Inquiry) [Inspector's request for assistance of Counsel] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jan 25 Tu Major Energy: Moore letter to 'The Guardian' (Central Electricity Generating Board power stations & nuclear weapons) [refutation of alleged link] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jan 28 Fr Major Energy: Lawson minute to MT ("Sizewell Procurement Policy") [scrutiny & control of project's import content during ongoing Public Inquiry] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Feb 8 Tu Major Energy: Nicholas Eden letter to Gerard Vaughan (Energy Bill: Electricity Consumers' Council) [proposal to give statutory basis to the Council] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 7 Mo Major Energy: Lawson minute to MT ("Advanced Gas Cooled Reactors (AGRs)") [progress report] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 16 We Major Energy: Chancellor of the Exchquer minute to MT ("Problems of the UK Petrochemicals Sector") [case for subsidies; appeal to EU against unfair French/Italian subsidies] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 25 Fr Major Energy: No.10 minute (internal): Policy Unit to Scholar ("Problems of the UK Petrochemicals Sector") [advice to take tough line on possiblity of government financial aid] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 May 13 Fr Major Energy: Lawson PS letter to No.10 (Central Electricity Generating Board procurement) [overseas contracts for Sizewell] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jun 13 Mo Major Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Gulf Visit: May 1983") [report: oil market; EC import tax; Gulf refinery capacity; oil slick; gas reserves; nuclear power] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jun 21 Tu Major Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Whitelaw ("Outstanding Oil Legislation") [scheduling for legislation delayed by General Election] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 8 Fr Major Energy: Walker minute to MT ("Fast Reactor Policy") [conclusions & recommendations following policy review; MT requests further advice] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 18 Mo Major Energy: Howe minute to MT ("Fast Reactor Policy") ["Collaboration with France and Germany... will give us full access to the biggest and most advanced programme of research and development in the world on this subject at reasonable cost"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Sep 23 Fr Major Energy: No.10 minute (internal): Policy Unit to Scholar ("Petrochemicals") ["any rationalisation decisions should be left to the commercial judgement of the companies. I do not consider that the case for Government support is sustainable"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 9 We Major Energy: Alick Buchanan-Smith letter to Howe ("Energy Council") [report on attendance to represent UK at latest session] [declassified Jan 2014]