Archive

1982 May 11 - 1984 Dec 10
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1280
Industrial policy (Ports: review of policy, industrial action; future of Port of London Authority (PLA)) (Part 2)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 328
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Date Value Title
84 Jul 11 We Major Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Industrial Affairs") [coal; docks] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 12 Th Major Industrial Policy: Tom King PS letter to No.10 ("Dock Strike") [lines to take] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 16 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Tebbit PS letter to No.10 ("Dock strike: effect on postal services") [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 16 Mo Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (Dock strike) [contingency measures in event of no settlement] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 16 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Tim Lankester minute to MT ("Mr. Ridley's statement") [Dock strike] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 16 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Robin Butler minute to MT ("Ministerial Responsibility for the Dock Strike") [MISC101 should handle both coal and dock strikes; Ingham to run daily group to handle media side of both] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 16 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Dock Dispute") [King/Ridley disagreement over causes] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 16 Mo Major Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, General Council of British Shipping) [dock strike; general position of the industry] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 16 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("Service Assistance in Dock Strike") [current plan] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 18 We Major Industrial Policy: No.10 note to MT (Dock strike) [advice on line to take] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 19 Th Major Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office (dock strikes) [PM thanks Armstrong for secret and personal minute of 17 July] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 14 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Ridley minute to MT ("Port of London Authority") [decision on private operators' appeal against PLA levies & ramifications for future of PLA] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 21 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Tom King PS letter to No.10 ("Docks") ["unloading of coal by ISTC members at Hunterston"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 24 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("MISC 101(84) 34th Meeting") [recent events relating to miners'/docks strikes & threat of rail unions industrial action] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 31 Fr Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Tim Flesher ("Strikes: Latest Information") [Tilbury; NIC contributions from striking miners] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 2 Su Major Industrial Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Dock Strike") [latest position - mixed] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 7 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Port of London Authority") [port rates; restructuring; redundancy terms] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 10 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Andrew Turnbull note to MT ("PLA Ballot") [results] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 21 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Andrew Turnbull note to MT (effects of the Dock strike on the Port of Liverpool) [note provided in response to MT concerns] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Dec 4 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Rees letter to Tom King ("National Voluntary Severance Scheme") [threat of strikes in event of refusing further loan to National Dock Labour Board] [declassified Jan 2014]