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1984 Nov 21 - 1985 Jan 18
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PREM19/1578
Nationalised industries (Coal mines) (Part 15)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 379
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84 Jan 17 Tu Major Coal: Department of Energy letter to No.10 (“Power Station Endurance”) [miners’ strike: situation report] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 21 We Major Coal: No.10 letter to Department of Energy (“Coal Firing Scheme”) [deferral of review of scheme until it is 'possible to see more clearly the supply and demand balance after the strike'] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 21 We Major Coal: Department of Energy briefing (“Daily Coal Report - Wednesday 21 November 1984”) [miners’ strike: situation report] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 21 We Major Coal: Department of Energy briefing (“Weekly Coal and Power Station Statistics”) [miners’ strike: situation report] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 21 We Major Coal: Armstrong minute to MT (“Cabinet: Industrial Affairs: Coal”) [suggestions for reports] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 21 We Major Coal: Ingham minute to MT and Butler (“After the NUM strike”) ['how we might manage a return to ‘normal’'] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 21 We Major Coal: Department of Trade & Industry letter to Charles Powell (“Soviet Assistance to the NUM”) ['the Government viewed with great concern the transfer of money'] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 22 Th Major Coal: No.10 briefing for MT (miners' strike at PMQs) [present situation; NCB manipulation of coal stock figures; Church Leaders' call for negotiations; position of Roy Hattersley; withdrawal of 'Hit List'; job losses] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 22 Th Major Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(84) 38th (Secretary of State for the Environment, Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, EC Affairs, Miners' Strike, Employment Legislation, Economic Affairs) [declassified 2014]
84 Nov 22 Th Major Coal: Department of Energy briefing (“Daily Coal Report - Thursday 22 November 1984”) [miners’ strike: situation report] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 22 Th Major Coal: Warry minute to Turnbull ("Coal Dispute") ['There are not enough men returning to work this week to sustain the momentum once the Christmas offer has expired...There is a real danger that we are already losing the initiative'] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 23 Fr Major Coal: FCO letter to Powell (“Supreme Soviet Visit”) [Soviet representatives warned against public support for NUM while in UK] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 23 Fr Major Coal: Department of Energy briefing (“Daily Coal Report - Friday 23 November 1984”) [miners’ strike: situation report] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 23 Fr Major Coal: Gregson minute to MT (“MISC 101(84) 49th Meeting: Coal”) [suggestions on reports] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 23 Fr Major Coal: Department of Energy briefing (“Power Station Endurance”) [miners’ strike: situation report] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 23 Fr Major Coal: Turnbull note to MT ("Coal Dispute") [FT report that McGregor has 'stirred up anxieties about the no compulsory redundancy undertaking'] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 26 Mo Major Cabinet: Minutes of Ministerial Group on Coal - MISC 101(84) 49th (Industrial Action in the Coal Industry) [declassified 2014]
84 Nov 26 Mo Major Coal: Department of Energy briefing (“Daily Coal Report - Monday 26 November 1984”) [miners’ strike: situation report] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 26 Mo Major Coal: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Walker-King) [miners' strike: TUC approaches to Walker] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 26 Mo Major Coal: Conservative Research Department briefing (“Coal - Limit of Deficit Grants Order - Payments Schemes Amendments Order”) ['the fundamental issues at stake'] [declassified Dec 2014]