1987 General Election (manifesto planning), Apr-May 1987
Comprises:
1. CRD 4/30/7/29 - Manifesto 1st drafts, Apr 1987. Includes:
Letters from Stephen Sherbourne and Brian Griffiths dated 07/04/1987 and 16/04/1987 respectively, concerning a meeting to discuss the preparation of the Conservative Party Manifesto, to be held at Chequers on 21/04/1987.
[The meeting was to be attended by the following:-
- Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister
- Lord Whitelaw, Deputy Prime Minister
- Norman Tebbit, Party Chairman
- Lord Young, Secretary of State for Employment
- Peter Morrison, Deputy Party Chairman
- Michael Alison, Parliamentary Private Secretary to Mrs Thatcher
- Brian Griffiths, Head of Policy Unit, 10 Downing Street
- John O'Sullivan, Speechwriter, 10 Downing Street
- Robin Harris, Director, Conservative Research Department
- John MacGregor, Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- Stephen Sherbourne, Political Secretary, 10 Downing Street]
Includes:-
- First Draft of the Manifesto, dated 15/04/1987
- Second Draft of the Manifesto, dated 24/04/1987
- Handwritten notes made during the meeting at Chequers, 21/04/1987
2. CRD 4/30/7/30 - Manifesto final draft and feedback, May 1987. Includes:
- Annotated, Final Draft of the Conservative Party's 1987 General Election Manifesto, 11/05/1987
- Memorandum 'Briefing on the Manifesto', from Brian Griffiths, Head of Policy Unit, to the Prime Minister, 15/05/1987
3. CRD 4/30/7/31 - Conservative Manifesto briefing prepared by CRD, May 1987. Includes:
- In-depth briefing, 'The Conservative Manifesto 1987: The Next Moves Forward', prepared by the Conservative Research Department for Conservative Parliamentary Candidates, 15/05/1987 [142pp in 10 chapters; includes contents and subject index]
- 4-page leaflet summary of the Manifesto, May 1987
4. CRD 4/30/7/32 - Information from Special Advisors, Mar 1987.
Dates
- Creation: Apr-May 1987
Extent
1 box (4 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
CRD 4/30/7/29-32
Repository Details
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