New Year's openings 2005 - Page 2 of 7
| Catalogue ref. | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Affairs - F to I | ||
| Fishing industry | ||
| PREM 15/2085 | 1973 May 10 - 1974 Mar 22 | Law of the sea; extension of territorial waters |
| PREM 15/2114 | 1973 Oct 24 - 1974 Feb 08 | Dispute with Iceland over fishing limits; part 5 |
| FCO 33/2330 FCO 33/2331 FCO 33/2332 FCO 33/2333 |
1974 | Extent of fishing limits off Iceland |
| FCO 33/2334 FCO 33/2335 FCO 33/2336 FCO 33/2337 FCO 33/2338 FCO 33/2339 |
1974 | Dispute between UK and Iceland over extent of fishing limits: reference to International Court of Justice |
| FCO 33/2340 FCO 33/2341 |
1974 | Dispute between Iceland and Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) over extent of fishing limits |
| FCO 33/2354 | 1974 | Fishing incidents off Faroe Islands involving UK vessels |
| FCO 33/2593 FCO 33/2594 FCO 33/2595 |
1974 | Question of legal status of continental shelf around Spitsbergen, island group in Greenland Sea |
| FCO 33/2596 FCO 33/2597 FCO 33/2598 FCO 33/2599 |
1974 | Norway |
| FCO 30/2325 FCO 30/2326 FCO 30/2327 FCO 30/2328 FCO 30/2329 FCO 30/2330 |
1974 | Third United Nations Conference on Law of the Sea, Caracas, 20 June 1974 |
| FCO 30/2331 FCO 30/2332 FCO 30/2337 |
1974 | Third United Nations Conference on Law of the Sea, Caracas, 20 June 1974 |
| FCO 30/2339 | 1974 | Discussions between UK and Denmark on Faroese fisheries |
| Former ministers | ||
| PREM 16/209 | 1974 Jun 21 - 1974 Jul 18 | Edward Heath complaint about Tony Benn's quotation in House of Commons from letter sent by Department of Trade and Industry during previous administration |
| FCO 33/2603 FCO 33/2586 FCO 33/2552 |
1974 | Sir Winston Churchill |
| Government, machinery of | ||
| PREM 16/102 | 1974 Apr 23 - 1974 Sep 16 | Waste Management Advisory Council: co-ordination of recycling responsibilities in Whitehall; report by Sir Alan Cottrell, Chief Scientific Adviser on future world trends |
| PREM 16/103 | 1974 Feb 20 - 1974 Mar 14 | Contingency briefs prepared for an incoming administration in the event of a change of government |
| PREM 16/104 | 1974 Feb 26 - 1974 May 07 | Special advisers: guidance on appointment of special advisers to ministers; political activities; role of Dr Bernard Donoghue |
| PREM 16/105 | 1974 May 10 - 1974 Nov 12 | Special advisers: guidance on appointment of special advisers to ministers; political activities; role of Dr Bernard Donoghue; part 2 |
| PREM 16/106 | 1974 May 03 - 1974 Dec 12 | Cabinet Secretariat "Forward Look" exercise: business coming forward to Cabinet and Cabinet Committees |
| PREM 16/107 | 1974 Oct 11 - 1974 Dec 24 | Cabinet consideration of political situation following general election: Central Policy Review Staff paper on government strategy and priorities for next five years; ministerial meeting at Chequers, 17 November 1974 |
| PREM 16/108 | 1974 Mar 01 - 1974 Apr 22 | Reorganisation of government departments: future of Overseas Development Administration (ODA); division of Department for Trade and Industry i(DTI) into three separate departments; abolition of Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications |
| PREM 16/109 | 1974 Mar 14 - 1974 Nov 14 | Financial assistance for Opposition Parties: provision of official residence for Leader of Opposition |
| PREM 16/110 | 1974 May 29 - 1974 Jun 13 | Expansion of Northern Ireland Office |
| PREM 16/111 | 1974 Jul 25 | Extent to which Drafting Committee should have foreknowledge of white papers to be published: Prime Minister's minute to Cabinet, 25 July 1974 |
| PREM 16/112 | 1974 Mar 04 - 1974 Sep 06 | Ministerial responsibility for Civil Service Department, including co-ordination of information services |
| PREM 16/113 | 1974 Oct 11 | Prime Minister's minute to ministers in charge of departments about situation following General Election |
| PREM 16/114 | 1974 Mar 19 - 1974 Oct 18 | Appointment of minister to co-ordinate government's scientific and technological policies |
| PREM 16/115 | 1974 May 17 - 1974 Nov 12 | Setting up of Royal Commission on Distribution of Income and Wealth |
| PREM 16/116 | 1974 Mar 11 - 1974 Nov 27 | Review of Central Policy Review Staff work programme: position of Lord Rothschild |
| PREM 16/117 | 1974 Nov 08 - 1974 Dec 03 | Co-ordination within Whitehall of responsibility for environmental standards: Lord Zuckerman suggestion of setting up of Cabinet Office Committee |
| PREM 16/118 | 1974 Mar 08 - 1974 Mar 11 | Appointment of Lord Crowther-Hunt as Constitutional Adviser to Government |
| PREM 16/119 | 1974 Mar 12 - 1974 Mar 19 | William Ross, Secretary of State for Scotland letter to Prime Minister about his concern at reduction in number of ministers allocated to Scottish Office |
| PREM 16/120 | 1974 Mar 13 - 1974 May 01 | Position of Lord Zuckerman after his retirement in 1971 |
| PREM 16/121 | 1974 Apr 30 - 1974 May 09 | John Grant, Parliamentary Secretary, Civil Service Department request to undertake responsibility for Central Office of Information |
| PREM 16/122 | 1974 May 15 - 1974 May 20 | Access by ministers to documents from previous administration, including ministerial messages |
| Government, Local | ||
| PREM 16/189 | 1974 Mar 08 - 1974 Oct 31 | Local authority expenditure: Rate Support Grant |
| PREM 16/190 | 1974 Feb 28 - 1974 May 31 | Prime Minister's Committee on Local Government Rules of Conduct under chairmanship of Lord Redcliffe-Maud |
| PREM 16/191 | 1974 Jun 03 - 1974 Dec 24 | Prime Minister's Committee on Local Government Rules of Conduct under chairmanship of Lord Redcliffe-Maud: case of Councillor Sean Hughes; part 2 |
| PREM 16/192 | 1974 May 20 - 1974 Jul 23 | Proposals to make local water authorities more democratic |
| PREM 16/193 | 1974 Jun 10 - 1974 Aug 02 | Neighbourhood Councils in England |
| PREM 16/194 | 1974 May 06 - 1974 Sep 02 | Increase in local government salaries as a result of reorganisation |
| Government buildings | ||
| PREM 15/2098 | 1970 Jun 19 - 1974 Mar 06 | Allocation of ministers' official residences, including Admiralty House |
| Health | ||
| PREM 15/2158 | 1973 May 17 - 1974 Jan 29 | Report of Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration 1973 (chairman: Earl of Halsbury); part 3 |
| PREM 15/2159 | 1971 Jan 23 - 1973 Dec 20 | Cancer research: response to President Nixon's initiative; Lord Zuckerman's inquiry into cancer research; representations from Co-ordinating Committee for Cancer Research |
| PREM 15/2160 | 1970 Aug 24 - 1971 Jul 22 | Outbreak of cholera: precautionary measures to be taken against entrants to UK from affected areas |
| PREM 15/2162 | 1971 Jan 13 - 1971 Feb 09 | Fluoridisation of water supplies: proposal by Social Services Secretary deferred on Prime Minister's |
| PREM 15/2163 | 1972 Nov 01 - 1972 Dec 15 | Inquiry into functions of the General Medical Council under chairmanship of Dr AW Merrison |
| PREM 15/2210 | 1971 Mar 31 - 1972 Jun 30 | Reorganisation of the National Health Service |
| PREM 16/211 | 1974 Apr 29 - 1974 Aug 08 | Sunday Times article on multiple sclerosis, 28 April 1974: possible inquiry into removal by Medical Research Council of Prof EJ Field from research unit |
| PREM 16/212 | 1974 Jul 08 - 1974 Jul 31 | Future of National Health Service: Prime Minister's meeting with British Medical Association, 31 July 1974 |
| PREM 16/213 | 1974 May 15 - 1974 Jul 02 | Nurses' pay: Prime Minister's meeting with Staff Side of Nurses' and Midwives' Whitley Council, 20 May 1974 |
| Heritage | ||
| FCO 33/2324 | 1974 | Preservation of battlefield of Waterloo, Belgium |
| FCO 33/2446 | 1974 | Preservation of tombs of UK monarchs in France: Abbaye de Fontevraud, Loire Valley, France |
| FCO 33/2447 | 1974 | 30th anniversary of Normandy landings |
| FCO 33/2448 | 1974 | Memorial ceremony at Natzweiller, concentration camp, near Strasbourg, France |
| Housing | ||
| PREM 15/2111 PREM 15/2112 PREM 15/2113 |
1973 Apr 06 - 1974 Feb 26 | Housing Policy |
| PREM 16/128 | 1974 Mar 07 - 1974 Oct 31 | Rent freeze: control of increases under Housing Finance Acts; position of Clay Cross Council |
| PREM 16/129 | 1974 Mar 16 - 1974 Jul 18 | Building Societies and mortgage finance measures, including initiatives to stimulate private sector house building: National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC) |
| Immigration | ||
| PREM 15/2115 | 1973 Aug 01 - 1974 Jan 14 | Review of nationality law: immigration control; part 7 |
| PREM 15/2116 | 1971 Feb 24 - 1974 Feb 06 | Employment of aliens in Great Britain; work permit arrangements in hotel and catering industry for 1974 |
| PREM 15/2229 | 1973 Jun 13 - 1974 Feb 13 | Uganda: deportation of Asian UK passport holders; approach to International Court of Justice; messages between Prime Minister and President Idi Amin; case of Miss NBP Thobani; part 5 |
| PREM 15/2230 | 1973 Dec 14 - 1974 Mar 01 | Uganda: General Amin's "Save Britain" charity fund; message to the Queen about British government policy |
| FCO 37/1411 FCO 37/1412 FCO 37/1413 FCO 37/1414 |
1974 | UK policy on immigration from South Asian countries |
| FCO 36/1688 FCO 36/1689 FCO 36/1690 FCO 36/1691 |
1974 | Rhodesia |
| Industrial Relations | ||
| PREM 15/2117 | 1974 Jan 18 - 1974 Feb 20 | Discussions on reform of legislation on picketing; contingency planning; possible issue of leaflet on picketing; part 2 |
| PREM 15/2118 | 1973 Dec 04 - 1974 Jan 22 | Prime Minister's meetings with TUC (Trades Union Congress) on the energy crisis, the economic situation, and the mineworkers' dispute; part 16 |
| PREM 15/2119 | 1974 Jan 25 - 1974 Feb 12 | Prime Minister's meetings with CBI (Confederation of British Industry) and TUC (Trades Union Congress) on mineworkers' dispute and economic situation; part 17 |
| PREM 15/2120 | 1974 Feb 19 - 1974 Feb 27 | Dispute between International Publishing Corporation (IPC) and Daily Mirror journalists in Manchester; possiblilty of dispute spreading to Fleet Street |
| PREM 15/2121 | 1973 Apr 02 - 1974 Jan 02 | Pay negotiations for employees of nationalised industries; part 8 |
| PREM 15/2122 | 1972 Nov 21 - 1974 Jan 31 | Rail disputes; part 4 |
| PREM 15/2123 | 1973 Nov 30 - 1974 Feb 24 | Possible revision of Industrial Relations Act; Central Policy Review Staff report on feasible options; part 4 |
| PREM 15/2124 | 1972 Aug 22 - 1974 Jan 03 | Electricity supplies: contingency planning for restrictions on use of electricity during electricity manual workers and engineers pay disputes |
| PREM 15/2125 | 1973 Nov 09 - 1974 Feb 15 | Proclamation of state of emergency; renewal of emergency powers |
| PREM 15/2126 | 1973 Nov 30 - 1974 Jan 22 | National Coal Board pay negotiations: National Union of Mineworkers' pay claim; post-mortem review; part 5 |
| FCO 33/2488 | 1974 Jan 23 - 1974 Jan 31 | National Coal Board pay negotiations: National Union of Mineworkers' pay claim; part 6 |
| PREM 15/2128 | 1974 Feb 01 - 1974 Mar 01 | National Coal Board pay negotiations: National Union of Mineworkers' pay claim; relativities report; part 7 |
| PREM 15/2129 | 1974 Jan 25 - 1974 Feb 12 | Suggestion by businessmen that industry should fund increases in coal miners' pay |
| PREM 15/2130 | 1973 Aug 21 - 1974 Feb 28 | Subversion in industry: industrial intelligence; part 3 |
| PREM 15/2131 | 1973 Aug 17 - 1974 Jan 09 | Labour supply and public services in London: correspondence with Sir Richard Way, chairman of London Transport; meetings with Sir Reginald Goodwin, leader of GLC (Greater London Council) |
| PREM 15/2132 | 1974 Jan 10 - 1974 Feb 27 | Labour supply and public services in London: correspondence with Sir Richard Way, chairman of London Transport; meetings with Sir Reginald Goodwin, leader of GLC (Greater London Council); part 2 |
| PREM 15/2133 | 1973 Oct 01 - 1974 Jan 23 | Workers' participation in industry: EEC aspects; consideration of draft Green Paper; part 2 |
| PREM 15/2134 | 1973 Oct 09 - 1974 Feb 25 | Firemen's pay: Glasgow fire-service dispute |
| PREM 15/2181 | 1974 Feb 15 - 1974 Mar 06 | Trades Union Congress (TUC) initiative on a return to full-time working; Prime Minister's response; commentary on actions taken by TUC |
| PREM 16/53 | 1974 Apr 17 - 1974 Apr 23 | Restoration to trade unions of the tax relief on provident income lost under the Industrial Relations Act 1971 |
| PREM 16/135 | 1974 Mar 04 - 1974 Jun 25 | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) pay claim: publication of Pay Board report on relativities |
| PREM 16/136 | 1974 Apr 01 - 1974 Jul 16 | Prime Minister's meeting with Sir Reg Goodwin, Leader of Greater London Council to discuss increase in London Weighting |
| PREM 16/137 | 1974 May 02 - 1974 May 09 | Dispute between Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (AUEW) and Con-Mech: fine levied on AUEW by National Industrial Relations Court |
| PREM 16/138 | 1974 Apr 29 - 1974 Jun 05 | Possible strike by Shell-Mex/BP and Esso oil tanker drivers |
| PREM 16/139 | 1974 Jun 21 - 1974 Jun 24 | Printing industry dispute |
| PREM 16/140 | 1974 Jun 13 - 1974 Jul 03 | Strike of boilermakers at McDermotts Yard, Ardersier near Inverness: effect on Occidental platform for Piper Field |
| PREM 16/141 | 1974 Jun 14 - 1974 Sep 26 | Threat of industrial disputes at the BBC |
| PREM 16/143 | 1974 Mar - May | Prime Minister's meetings with TUC and CBI: economic and industrial affairs; effects of Ulster Workers' Council strike in Northern Ireland |
| PREM 16/144 | 1974 Mar - Dec | Industrial policy: financial problems of British industry; extension of public ownership; Industry Bill; Prime Minister's meetings with CBI and TUC |
| PREM 16/196 | 1974 Mar - Jul | Unemployment situation |
| PREM 16/197 | 1974 Aug - Dec | Unemployment situation: part 2 |
| PREM 16/257 | 1974 Mar - Oct | Difficulties of newspaper industry, in particular Glasgow's "Evening Citizen" and "Evening Times": Prime Minister's meeting with delegation from Scottish Trades Union Congress, 21 March 1974; subsequent meeting with Lord Goodman and Sir Max Aitken |
| International terrorism | ||
| FCO 93/362 | 1974 | Hijacking of Jordanian aircraft to Libya |
| FCO 93/489 | 1974 | Israel: terrorist activities: includes use of UK passports by alleged Israeli agents and "Lillehammer Affair" concerning murder of Ahmed Bouchiki, Moroccan mistaken for a Palestinian terrorist |
| FCO 93/492 | 1974 | Reports of events surrounding hi-jacking of VC10 aircraft at Dubai |
| FCO 93/483 FCO 93/484 |
1974 | Arab terrorist activities |
| FCO 93/472 | 1974 | Hijacking of British Airways VC 10 aircraft from Dubai to Tunis: contacts with Tunisian government and follow-up |
| FCO 93/429 | 1974 | Airport security in Lebanon |
| FCO 9/1889 | 1974 | EOKA B, Greek-Cypriot underground organisation, in Cyprus |
| FCO 87/345 FCO 87/346 |
1974 | Kidnapping and assumed death of Herr Thomas Neidermayer, Honorary German Consul in Belfast and Chief Executive of Grundig organisation in Northern Ireland |
| FCO 8/2190 | 1974 | Acts of terrorism in Kuwait |
| FCO 8/2355 | 1974 | Hijacking of British Airways VC-10 at Dubai Airport, November 1974 |
| FCO 7/2598 | 1974 | Terrorist activities in Chile |
| FCO 7/2622 | 1974 | Terrorist activities in Dominican Republic |
| FCO 7/2659 | 1974 | Guerrilla activities in Colombia |
| FCO 7/2665 | 1974 | Guerrilla activities in Mexico |
| FCO 33/2372 | 1974 | Activities of Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) in German Democratic Republic (GDR) and East Berlin |
| FCO 33/2542 | 1974 | Terrorist activities in Netherlands |
