1987 General Election (manifesto planning)

Title

1987 General Election (manifesto planning)

Shelfmark

CRD 4/30/7/29-32

Summary

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.

Date

Apr-May 1987

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box (4 folders)