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EPG Eminent Persons Group (sent to South Africa)
ERM Exchange Rate Mechanism (of the EMS)
EXCO Executive Council (Hong Kong)
FCO Foreign and Commonwealth Office
FRG Federal Republic of Germany
FSBR Financial Statement and Budget Report (‘the Red Book’)
G7 Group of Seven
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GLC Greater London Council
GLCM Ground-launched Cruise Missile
GM General Motors
GM school Grant-Maintained school
GNP Gross National Product
GP General Practitioner
H Home Affairs Committee of the Cabinet
HAT Housing Action Trust
HMI Her Majesty’s Inspectorate (of schools)
IDU International Democratic Union
IEA Institute of Economic Affairs
IGC Inter-Governmental Conference
ILEA Inner London Education Authority
IMF International Monetary Fund
INF Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces
INLA Irish National Liberation Army
IRA Irish Republican Army
ISTC Iron and Steel Trades Confederation
ITC Independent Television Commission
L Legislation Committee of the Cabinet
LEA Local Education Authority
MCAs Monetary compensation amounts
MEZ Maritime Exclusion Zone
MIRVs Multiple independently targettable re-entry vehicles
MLR Minimum Lending Rate
MNF Multi-National Force
MoD Ministry of Defence
MSC Manpower Services Commission
MTFS Medium Term Financial Strategy
MO Monetary base
£M3 Sterling M3
NACODS National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputiesand Shotfirers
NADs National Armaments Directors
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NCB National Coal Board (later British Coal)
NCC National Curriculum Council
NDLS National Dock Labour Scheme
NEB National Enterprise Board
NEDC National Economic Development Council (‘Neddy’)
NGA National Graphical Association
NHS National Health Service
NICs National Insurance contributions
NIO Northern Ireland Office
NIS National Insurance Surcharge
NRC National Reporting Centre
NUM National Union of Mineworkers
OAS Organization of American States
OD Overseas and Defence Committee of the Cabinet
OD(SA) Sub-Committee of OD which ran the Falklands War
ODA Overseas Development Administration
OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECS Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OUP Official Unionist Party
PLO Palestine Liberation Organization
PPS Parliamentary Private Secretary
PSBR Public Sector Borrowing Requirement
PSDR Public Sector Debt Repayment
QL Queen’s Speeches and Future Legislation Committeeof the Cabinet
QUANGO Quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization
RHA Regional Health Authority
RPI Retail Price Index
RUC Royal Ulster Constabulary
SALT Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
SAS Special Air Service
SDLP Social Democratic and Labour Party
SDP Social Democratic Party
SDI Strategic Defence Initiative
SLCM Sea-launched Cruise Missile
SNF Short-range Nuclear Forces
SSA Standard Spending Assessment
START Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
SWAPO South West Africa People’s Organization
TASM Tactical Air-to-Surface Missile
TEZ Total Exclusion Zone
TGWU Transport and General Workers’ Union
TSRB Top Salaries Review Board
TUC Trades Union Congress
UAE United Arab Emirates
UDM Union of Democratic Miners
UDR Ulster Defence Regiment
UNSCR United Nations Security Council Resolution
VAT Value Added Tax
WEU Western European Union
Index
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Abdul Rahman, Tunku, 502–3
ABM treaty (1972), 465, 467, 471, 473
Abrahamson, General James, 476
Abu Dhabi, MT’s visit (1981), 163
Abu Nidal, 442
Acland, Sir Antony (Permanent Under Secretary of State FCO 1981-86, British Ambassador to Washington 1986–91), 192, 214, 817
‘Action for Jobs’ programme, 421
Adams, Gerry, 408
Adefope, Major-General H.E.O.,