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Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS), 113, 367–8

Aerospatiale, 428

Afghanistan: Soviet invasion, 65, 69, 87–8, 91, 160, 478; refugees, 167–8; Soviet withdrawal, 772, 773, 774

Africa, MT’s visits, 523, 524–9

African National Congress (ANC), 519, 520, 531–2, 533–4

Agriculture Council, see EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

Agriculture Policy Group, 565

Agusta, 428, 429

Ahtisaari, Martti, 528, 529

Albakin, Leonid, 802

Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment, 716

Alexandra, Princess, 331

Alison, Michael, 380, 382

Alliance: opinion polls (1981–2), 264, 265; policies, 265; ‘Falklands factor’, 265–6; by-election gains (1982–3), 266; election campaign (1983) 287, 291, 303–4; gains (1985), 416; leadership, 573; policies, 573; assault on (1987), 574, 577; manifesto (1987), 576; election campaign (1987), 578, 581

Alliance Party (Northern Ireland), 387

Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (AUEW), 116, 117

American Economist, 715

Amersham International, 678

Amin, Hafizullah, 87

Anaya, Admiral Jorge, 176

Ancram, Michael, 647

Andreotti, Giulio (Italian Prime Minister 1972–73, 1976–79, 1989–92), 70, 549–51, 762, 765, 766

Andrew, Prince, 181

Andrew, Sir Robert, 399

Andropov, Yuri (Soviet President 1082–84), 321, 450, 453, 455–6, 458, 469

Anglo-Irish Agreement, 385, 402–6, 410, 413, 415, 421

Anglo-Irish Inter-Governmental Council, 393

Anguilla, ‘invasion’, 8

Annenberg, Walter, 36

Antall, Jozsef (Prime Minister of Hungary 1990–), 809

Antelope, HMS, 226

Anti-Ballistic Missiles (ABM), 464–5

anti-satellite (ASAT) capability, 462

Antrim, HMS, 205, 330

Arab-Israeli dispute, 322, 487, 507–12, 526, 827

Arab League, 816

Archer, Jeffrey, 422

Ardent, HMS, 225

Argentina: Falklands policy, 174–6; Falklands invasion, 177, 187; US relations, 176–7, 179–80, 188, 323; embargo, 190–1, 223; Haig negotiations, 193–200, 202–4, 206–8, 210–11, 217, 222, 224, 229–30; Belgrano sinking, 214–16, 217; Falklands engagement, 225–35; Falklands surrender, 235

Argonaut, HMS, 225

Armed Forces Pay Review Body, 32

Armenia, MT’s visit (1990), 807

Armilla Patrol, 91, 164, 506, 816

arms sales, 163

Armstrong, Sir Robert (Cabinet Secretary 1979–87 and Head Home Civil Service 1981–87), 395, 396, 398

arts, 632–4

Arts Council, 633

Ascension Island, 187, 200, 201, 202, 208, 213

Aspen, Colorado: MT’s speech (1990), 800, 819–20; MT-Bush Kuwait talks, 816–20

Assisted Places Scheme, 39

Associated British Ports, 678

Astiz, Captain, 208

A-Team, see Strategy Group

Atkins, Humphrey (Northern Ireland Secretary 1979–81, Lord Privy Seal 1981–82), 151, 179, 186, 387, 394

Atlantic Conveyor, 227–8

Attali, Jacques, 734, 759

Attlee, Clement (Labour Prime Minister 1945–51), 5

Audit Commission, 616, 643n

Austin, General Hudson, 328

Austin Rover, 438, 439, 440

Australia: MT’s visit (1988), 410- 11, 504, 505–6; role, 501–2

Autocue, 258, 286, 382, 468, 568

Autumn Statement (1982), 271

Aviation Weekly, 464

Babangida, General Ibrahim (President Nigeria 1985-), 524, 525, 526

Bagehot, Walter, 446–7

Baker, James (US Secretary of State 1989–92) MT’s meeting (1988), 782; European policies, 783, 795; NATO, 785, 788, 811; Gulf War build-up, 820–1, 826, 828

Baker, Kenneth (Education Secretary 1986–89, Conservative Party Chairman 1989–90): Industry, 131; IT, 271; Environment, 420; local authority propaganda battle, 562; community charge, 563, 647, 650–1, 652, 656, 657, 658; Education, 563, 589, 651; ‘opted-out’ schools, 578; election campaign (1987), 578, 580; national curriculum, 593–7; teacher training, 598; Party Chairman, 656, 714, 756, 758, 836; suitability as successor to MT, 755; Gorbachev meeting, 773; Howe’s resignation, 835; by-election results discussion, 838; leadership election campaign (1990), 841, 846–7, 849, 851, 853–4; MT’s resignation, 856, 857

balance of payments deficit (1988–9), 706

Balfour, Arthur (Conservative Prime Minister 1902–5), 5

Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), 464