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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
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CONCLUSIONS of a Meeting of the Cabinet held at 10 Downing Street on
TUESDAY 19 DECEMBER 1989
at 10.30 am
PRESENT
The Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher MP Prime Minister
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The Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Howe es MP
lord President of the Counc
The Rt Hon Douglas Hurd MP Secretary of State for Foreigr Commonwealth Affairs
The Rt Hon David Waddington QC MP Secretary of State for the Home Department
The Rt Hon Norman Fowler MP
Secretary of State for Employment
The Rt Hon Nicholas Ridley MP Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP Secretary of State for Health
The Rt Hon Cecil Parkinson MP Secretary of State for Transport
The Rt Hon The Lord Belstead Lord Privy Seal
The Rt Hon Christopher Patten MP Secretary of State for the Environment
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The Rt. Hon The Lord Mackay of Clashfern Lord Chancellor
The Rt Hon John Major MP Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Rt Hon Peter Walker MP Secretary of State for Wales
Rt Hon Tom King MP
tetary of State for Defence
BHon Kenneth Baker MP Chancelor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Rt op Dohn MacGregor MP Secretary of State for Education and Science
The Rt Hon John Wakeham MP Secretary of St
for Energy
The Rt Hon Antony on MP Secretary of State for Social Security
The Rt Hon Peter Brook
Secretary of State for orthern Ireland
The Rt Hon Norman Lamont MP Chief Secretary, Treasury
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