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PDF 88 Mar 29 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: David Hannay to John Kerr (invitation for MT to address College of Europe in Bruges) [“opportunity to spell out her own vision”]
PDF 88 Apr 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: Stephen Wall minute to John Kerr (invitation for MT to address College of Europe in Bruges) [“I do not think we should try to sell the idea too hard”]
PDF 88 Apr 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: FCO letter to Charles Powell (recommends MT address College of Europe in Bruges) [opportunity to make a major speech setting seal on our reforms in the EC]
PDF 88 Apr 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: Charles Powell letter to FCO (MT agrees to address College of Europe in Bruges) [need draft by second half of July]
PDF 88 Jun 14 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: FCO Policy Planning Staff notes for Wall (MT speech to College of Europe in Bruges) [“Possible Themes”]
PDF 88 Jun 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: FCO Security Policy Department notes for Wall (MT Bruges speech) [“Security/Defence Themes”]
PDF 88 Jun 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: Stephen Wall to John Kerr (sketch for MT Bruges speech) [“first outline”]
Info only 88 Jul 6 We Chronology Key [Chronology] Jacques Delors told European Parliament that in ten years 80 per cent of economic and social legislation would be made there rather than at national level
PDF 88 Jul 6 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Delors (Jacques) Speech to the the European Parliament ["Ten years hence, 80 per cent of our economic legislation ... will be of community origin"]
PDF 88 Jul 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: John Kerr to Patrick Wright (must now submit sketch for MT Bruges speech) [“No.10 market for constructive language on the Community may still be poor”]
PDF 88 Jul 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: FCO to Charles Powell (submits draft for MT Bruges speech) [“outline sketch”]
PDF 88 Aug 30 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Charles Powell to Stephen Wall (background needed for MT Bruges speech) [venue & institution]
PDF 88 Aug 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: Charles Powell to Stephen Wall (encloses No.10 draft of MT Bruges speech) [first draft]
PDF 88 Sep 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: John Kerr notes (annotations on No.10 draft of MT Bruges speech) [first draft]
PDF 88 Sep 1 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (FCO) Europe: Stephen Wall minute (Geoffrey Howe’s criticisms of No.10 draft of MT Bruges speech) [“plain & fundamental errors”]
PDF 88 Sep 2 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Charles Powell to Stephen Wall (MT Bruges speech) [need material on CAP]
PDF 88 Sep 5 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Lavelle (Cabinet Office) to John Kerr (MT Bruges speech) [new material on CAP]
PDF 88 Sep 5 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Carden (MAFF) to Lavelle (Cabinet Office) (MT Bruges speech) [new material on CAP]
PDF 88 Sep 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: Stow (DTI) to John Kerr (MT Bruges speech) [“pretty dim view” of draft sections]
PDF 88 Sep 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Webb (FCO) to John Kerr (MT Bruges speech) [venue]
PDF 88 Sep 6 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (FCO) Europe: John Kerr to Patrick Wright (state of play on MT Bruges speech) [CDP “reasonably responsive” to view that too controversial a speech would meet rebuttals]
PDF 88 Sep 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Parker (FCO) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [venue]
PDF 88 Sep 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Elliman (for Peter Brooke) note (MT Bruges speech)
PDF 88 Sep 7 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Hawtin (MoD) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [comments on draft]
PDF 88 Sep 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: Stephen Wall (FCO) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [Howe comments on No.10 draft & FCO counterdraft]
PDF 88 Sep 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe: Stephen Wall (FCO) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [Howe comments on No.10 draft & "FCO redraft"] [declassified 2009]
Info only 88 Sep 8 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] Jacques Delors addressed TUC Conference & invited them to join "the architects of Europe"
PDF 88 Sep 8 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Delors (Jacques) Speech to the TUC ("1992 - The Social Dimension")
PDF 88 Sep 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: Parker (FCO) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [Delors expresses “great regret” but cannot attend Bruges speech]
PDF 88 Sep 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: Allen (Treasury) to John Kerr (MT Bruges speech) [your draft “a great improvement on the original”]
PDF 88 Sep 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: Thornton (DTI) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [Young endorses FCO draft for fear of “unproductive debate”]
PDF 88 Sep 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: Hudson (HMT) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [FCO draft “generally very good”]
PDF 88 Sep 14 We Declassified documents Key Archive (FCO) Europe: Charles Powell to FCO (MT Bruges speech) [final draft - “PM now broadly content with it”]
PDF 88 Sep 15 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Cabinet Office internal minutes (MT Bruges speech) [warm welcome for reference to “We Europeans”]
PDF 88 Sep 16 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe/Bruges speech: Chancellor of the Exchequer's PS to Charles Powell ("Prime Minister's Bruges speech: 20 September") [further comments; HMT copy with bcc to Fretwell and Kerr] [declassified 2009]
PDF 88 Sep 16 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (FCO) Europe: John Kerr (FCO) note for Patrick Wright (MT Bruges speech) [“looks as if our damage limitation exercise is headed for success”]
PDF 88 Sep 16 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Hawtin (MoD) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [comments on draft]
PDF 88 Sep 19 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: FCO to Embassies (MT Bruges speech) [gloss on speech]
Info only 88 Sep 20 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] MT addressed the College of Europe (the "Bruges Speech")
Text 88 Sep 20 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to the College of Europe ("The Bruges Speech")
Video 88 Sep 20 Tu Multimedia Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to the College of Europe ("The Bruges Speech") [film]
PDF 88 Sep 21 We Press Major Commentary (Daily Telegraph) Europe: “Thatcher signals fight to stop EEC superstate” (Bruges speech)
PDF 88 Sep 21 We Press Major Commentary (Daily Telegraph) Europe/Bruges speech: “Riding roughshod over Continental hypocrisy” (Bruce Anderson on Bruges speech)
PDF 88 Sep 21 We Press Major Commentary (The Times) Europe/Bruges speech: “Thatcher hits at 'Identikit' European union” (Delors' dream of a superstate scorned)
PDF 88 Sep 22 Th Press Major Commentary (Daily Telegraph) Europe/Bruges speech: “Untimely offensive” (leading article on Bruges speech)
PDF 88 Sep 22 Th Press Major Commentary (Daily Telegraph) Europe/Bruges speech: “Furore ignored as 'roughing-up' of EEC goes on” (Comparison with de Gaulle not an insult, says Thatcher)
PDF 88 Sep 22 Th Press Major Commentary (The Times) Europe/Bruges speech: “Europe fears battle ahead with Thatcher” ('Nightmare' of central control under attack)
PDF 88 Sep 25 Su Press Major Commentary (Sunday Times) Europe/Bruges speech: “Non! to the 'nightmare'” (news in focus)
Text 07 Sep 12 We Press Major Powell (Lord) Charles MT: Interview with Charles Powell (MT’s policy on Europe, East & West)
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