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Europe: Stephen Wall minute (Geoffrey Howe’s criticisms of No.10 draft of MT Bruges speech) [“plain & fundamental errors”]

Document type: Declassified documents
Venue: FCO
Source: FCO release to margaretthatcher.org (FOI 0242-09)
Editorial comments: The minute was circulated only to Kerr, Ewen Fergusson (HM Ambassador to France) and to Tony Teasdale, Howe’s special adviser.
Importance ranking: Key
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Defence (general), European Union (general), Economic, monetary & political union, European Union Single Market, Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU)