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Catalogue description HM Treasury: Chancellor of the Exchequer: Sir John Major: Private Office Papers
| Reference: | T 673 |
|---|---|
| Title: | HM Treasury: Chancellor of the Exchequer: Sir John Major: Private Office Papers |
| Description: |
The series contains files regarding Sir John Major's time in office as the Chancellor of Exchequer from October 1989 to November 1990. The core contents of this series contains policy work and high level correspondence at Ministerial level. |
| Date: | 1988-1991 |
| Arrangement: |
The records are arranged in chronological order |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | PO-CH/JM prefix |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Treasury, 1667- John Major, 1943- |
| Physical description: | 265 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2021, Treasury |
| Custodial history: | The records were originally stored in 1 Horse Guards Road, London (the HM Treasury headquarters), until 2014 when they were moved for processing by a private contractor. |
| Selection and destruction information: | Records Collection Policy – criteria 3.1.1 The principal policies and actions of the UK central government and English and Welsh Governments; records that illustrate the government role in the management of the UK economy. |
| Accruals: | No further accruals are anticipated. |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Sir John Major was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in October 1989 after Nigel Lawson's resignation. Major delivered his first Autumn Statement on 15 November 1989 and he presented only one Budget which was also the first one to be televised live on 20 March 1990. |
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