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1985 Dec 17 - 1991 Apr 5
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/3496
Prime Minister (Prime Minister's occasional bilateral meetings with various Cabinet colleagues) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2017 Jul 20
Classification: Secret
Page count: 283
Any docs withheld? 4

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88 Oct 24 Mo Major Prime Minister/Defence: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Defence Secretary") [new tank; defence spending; organisation of intelligence in NI] [released Jul 2017]
89 Aug 18 Fr Major Community Charge: Chris Patten minute for MT (Community Charge; planning; environment; water) [preparing "realistic survey of the problems of introducing the charge with a menu of costed options"] [released Jul 2017]
89 Sep 4 Mo Key Community Charge: No.10 record of conversation (MT bilateral with Chris Patten) [Community Charge (Patten did not propose safety net for individuals); litter; pollution; environment; planning; water; homelessness] [released Jul 2017]
90 Feb 14 We Major Prime Minister/Defence: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Defence Secretary") [new Chief of Defence Staff; defence review progress; submarine operations] [released Jul 2017]
90 May 2 We Major Prime Minister/Defence: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Bilateral with Defence Secretary") [release of "Winchester Three"; Tristar maintenance contract; EH101; defence options work] [released Jul 2017]
90 Nov 30 Fr Major Prime Minister/Defence: Charles Powell briefing for Major ("Bilateral with the Defence Secretary") [Gulf; defence spending; procurement decisions; political problems; nuclear deterrent] [released Jul 2017]
91 Feb 13 We Major Prime Minister/NHS reforms: Turnbull briefing for Major ("Meetings with Ministerial Colleagues") [MT "was very concerned" about NHS reform plans, agreed launch on 1 Apr "only after lengthy discussions with Mr Clarke"] [released Jul 2017]