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1983 Jul 7 - 1985 Aug 27
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1577
Nationalised Industries (Prospects for steel industry: British Steel Corporation (BSC) future strategy; plant closures) (Part 12)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 225
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85 Jun 12 We Major Nationalised Industries: Tebbit letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (British Steel negotiations to buy and close Alphasteel for £150 million) [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 13 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Warry minute to Turnbull ("Alphasteel") [British steel: options to purchase and close Alphasteel or close Ravenscraig] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 13 Th Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Tebbit-Chancellor of the Exchequer) ["Alphasteel"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 18 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Warry minute to Turnbull ("Alphasteel") [British steel: concern that purchase of Alphasteel difficult to defend] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 16 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("BSC Strategy (E(A) (85) 45)") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 16 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Warry minute to MT ("British Steel") [argues against purchase of Alphasteel and for closure of Ravenscraig hotstrip mill] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 18 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Redwood minute to MT ("British Steel Corporation") [argues for BSC privatisations and restructuring] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 19 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Warry minute to MT ("Alphasteel and Ravenscraig") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 22 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("BSC Strategy (E(A)(85) 45 & 50") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 22 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Warry minute to MT ("British Steel") [BSC proposal for Ravenscraig plant] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Aug 2 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Department of Trade and Industry letter to No.10 ("BSC Strategy: Announcement") [long-term strategy for British Steel] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Aug 20 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Younger minute to MT ("Ravenscraig") [Scottish response to announcement of long-term strategy for British Steel] [declassified Dec 2014]