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Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell/MT draft (final draft for translation and autocue) [MT cuts] [released Jul 2018]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: Thatcher MSS, Churchill Archive Centre: THCR 5/1/5/569 f3
Editorial comments:

MT's cuts were probably designed to shorten the speech, which had outgrown its intended dimensions in course of drafting.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 78pp
Themes: European Union (general), Economic, monetary & political union, European Union Single Market, Conservatism, Famous statements by MT