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Lord Glenarthur agreed to the proposed leaflet and cost.

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In response to the proposed leaflet John Patten expressed the view that "public concern on this issue is mounting, and rightly" and that the "earliest possible publication seems desirable".

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In a memo from Christopher Joyce to Stephen Alcock it was recorded that Lord Glenarthur thought the Council of Europe's' recommendation on transfusion of AIDS should be accepted.

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A memo from John Parker to Christopher Joyce included a suggested response to Baroness Masham: "I should emphasise that there is no conclusive proof that AIDS can be transmitted by blood, cryoprecipitate or Factor VIII concentrates."

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A DHSS draft press release 'AIDS and Blood Donation' was sent to Kenneth Clarke for approval.

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Lord Glenarthur's comments were sought with regard to "the six-month trial proposal, as soon as possible".

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Lord Glenarthur recommended a three-month instead of six-month trial period which Kenneth Clarke was "content with".

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In a memo from Jane McKessack to Roy Cunningham on the MRC Working Party on AIDS Press Conference it was recorded that any leaflets on prevention should be handled sensitively.

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In a memo from Christopher Joyce to Margaret Edwards it was stated that Lord Glenarthur wanted a "fuller note on the successful NBTS leaflet trial".

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Ministers were asked to agree to the revision of the leaflet.

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Lord Glenarthur commented in relation to the revision of the AIDS leaflet "We must take all sensible steps to prevent this disease being transmitted".

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Kenneth Clarke was "content for the leaflet to be revised and distributed".

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Dr Smithies provided a note summarising the current situation on AIDS as requested by the Secretary of State for Health.

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A memo from M Nolan to Sarah Bateman and S Ghagan confirmed decision making in respect of a revised AIDS leaflet.

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A memo from Alun Williams to Christopher Joyce reported that there were incidents of UK blood being given by donors, that were found to be positive for HTLV-3.

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The revised leaflet with the Working Group's suggestions was sent to Kenneth Clarke for approval. The Working Group's view was it was not necessary to adopt the stronger line proposed by the Information Division.

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On a memo from S Ghagan to Sarah Bateman, a hand-written note questioned whether Dr Abrams' leaflet was the currently accepted version.

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A memo to Kenneth Clarke's private office stressed the desirability of action being taken on the Working Group's approved leaflet in the near future.

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In a memo from Robin Naysmith to Dr Abrams, he communicated his preference for the Information Division's leaflet, and asked for officials to "co-operate with Information Division in producing a third (and hopefully final) version of the leaflet based upon the ID text to take account of any recent significant developments, and amended as necessary to ensure medical accuracy".

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A further revised version of the leaflet was sent to Robin Naysmith.

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