Correspondence and papers collected by Ian Gow MP (MT's Parliamentary Private Secretary), (1) June 1979-1982, 1979-06 - 1981

File

Reference Code: GBR/0014/THCR 2/6/2/74

Scope and Contents

Part 1, 1979: includes copy of a letter to 'Willie [William Whitelaw MP, Home Secretary]' from a number of Conservative MPs relating to immigration, December 1979
Part 2, 1980: includes copies of Gow’s notes to MT, including "[State of the] parliamentary party", 3 April 1980; and his handwritten notes of meetings attended by MT, 3-4 June 1980; copy of speech by Dr Helmut Kohl, "The Soviet invasion in Afghanistan and the consequences for the free world", 17 January 1980, and MT’s correspondence with Franz Josef Strauss (Chairman, CSU), including papers relating to her lunch for him, 25 April 1980; note for MT from Gow on his lunch with Neville Sandelson, 12 August 1980; and note to Gow from 'MA [Mark Addison]', "Correspondence from the general public", 3 December 1980

Dates

Creation: 1979-06 - 1981

Creator

From the Fonds: Thatcher, Margaret Hilda, 1925 - 2013 (née Roberts, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, Prime Minister) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Part 1 opened in February 2010; part 2 in March 2011; later material closed It may be possible to access a digital version of the file in PDF format at Churchill Archives Centre. Advance notice is essential so please contact us to make a request.