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Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell first draft for MT ("Version 2") [56pp, slightly annotated by MT] [released Jul 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: Thatcher MSS, Churchill Archive Centre: THCR 5/1/5/569 f142
Editorial comments:

Undated; listed by date it was sent to MT. She made minor alterations at various points. This exact text was sent to the FCO on 31 August, not incorporating her minor changes: Bruges speech first draft as sent by Powell to FCO on 31 Aug.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 56pp
Themes: European Union (general), Economic, monetary & political union, European Union Single Market, Conservatism, Charles Powell minutes