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PDF 84 May 31 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Ministry of Agriculture record of conversation ("EC Wine Regulations") [Council of Agriculture Ministers] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 1 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Paper on the Future of the European Community") ["intended to be a communication from... [MT] to... Kohl personally... As... [MT] requested, the paper emphasises the scope for developing... [EC] external activities. It also offers ideas on the internal side... Howe considers the latter desirable"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 1 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Paper for Chancellor Kohl ("Europe - The Future") and Reactions to Franco German Statements on the Future of the Community") ["a good deal of rhetoric in the... [EC] this week about moves to European Union"; proposed lines to take; "The paper for... Kohl can help"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 4 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Paper on the Future of the European Community") [amendments to draft] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 4 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to Howe ("EC Budget Negotiations") ["The central issue at Fontainebleau will be budget imbalances. But [also]... the 1984 overrun... the financing of our 1984 refunds and the 1985 budget... four broad options] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 4 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer PS ("Community Budget Negotiations") [Howe "agrees that colleagues should take the line proposed by... [Lawson] on budgetary discipline, 1983 refunds and the Commission's loan proposal... [EC may] run out of money in the autumn... [but there] is no question of making a concession"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 4 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("French and German Ideas on the Future of the European Community") [Howe "considers that by far the most effective way of inluencing the debate... is by putting forward our own ideas... [as] set out in the paper for... Kohl which we have sent you"; analysis of French ideas; suggested approach for bilateral discussions at Economic Summit] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 4 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office record of conversation (the future handling of European questions) [Robert Armstrong, Jacques Attali] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("European Community: Budget Negotiations and "Overrun"") ["link between... long term reform... 1984 refund... and the budget overrun has been discussed... in substance, there is now agreement... [Howe] will probably disagree with the tactics recommended by [Lawson]"; advice] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 6 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("EC Budget Negotiations") ["mounting unease among our own backbenchers that... we will... [agree] to an increase in the... [EC's] own resources - without getting the CAP back into its cage"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 6 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [development of EC; UK refunds; European Council, Fontainebleau 25-26 June; EC Heads of Mission Conference, 5 June; EC budget discipline; quotas for North Sea herring; working time regulation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 7 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("EC Budget Negotiations") ["I agree with the approach set out in your minute [of 4 June], subject to the points above"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 7 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("European Negotiations") ["Your meetings with... Kohl and... Mitterrand will be the last opportunity to discuss... [UK] contribution to... [EC] budget directly with them before Fontainebleau... I suggest that you should give Craxi and Thorn also copies of our paper on the future development of the [EC]" ] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 11 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: FCO letter to No.10 ("Paper on the Future of Europe") [distribution] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 11 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Terence Higgins MP and other backbench Members") [EC budget settlement] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 12 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("Community Budget Negotiations and the 1984/85 Budget Overrun") [proposed line to take, as agreed with Lawson] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 12 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Preparation for European Council of 25-26 June") [proposed meeting to discuss "a paper on the state of the negotiation and the possible options on the correction of the budget inequity and the... [UK] refunds"; briefing meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 12 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [EC budget/refunds; Social Affairs Council - employment issues; upcoming meetings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 13 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Brussels telegram to FCO ("Budget Committee: 13 June") ["1985 Preliminary Draft Budget": preliminary discussions] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 13 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Community Budget Negotiations and the 1984/85 Budget Overrun") [MT unhappy with line to take agreed between Lawson & Howe] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 13 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) ["what action might be taken to persuade Chancellor Kohl to take a more active and helpful part in obtaining a solution to the UK budget problem at Fontainebleau"; candidacy for EC Commission President; UK paper on future of EC] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 14 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Paper on the Future of Europe") [Sir Jock Taylor, Horst Teltschik: record of conversation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 14 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC budget: Cabinet Office paper for MT (“Reform of the Community’s finances and UK refunds”) [overview of issues for decision at Fontainebleau] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Howe, Jock Taylor, Crispin Tickell, Michael Butler, Brian Unwin, David Williamson) ["European Community": "ways in which... Kohl might be encouraged to play a more positive role in seeking a fair settlement of the question of Community budget inequity"; EC budget 1984 overrun; own resources; 1984 UK refund] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("PESC Projection of Net Payments to EEC Institutions") [MT concerns about estimates/assumptions for net payments] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC budget: FCO letter to No.10 (“Call by Sir J. Taylor on Chancellor Kohl”) [draft instructions; how to get Kohl engaged] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("European Community: Call on Chancellor Kohl") [Sir Jock Taylor, Jenninger: record of conversation: UK paper on European union; candidacy for EC Commission Presidency; UK 1983 refunds] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("European Negotiations") [UK refunds: report on bilateral meetings with Foreign Ministers; conclusions] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("European Community") ["Lubbers... would like to speak to you on the telephone before Fontainebleau"; recommended key points to make on EC budget issues] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("1982 Risk Sharing Refund") [1982 refund: negotiating options] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Europe - the Future") ["The paper... has now been made available to all EC Heads of Government... has already met with some success..."; agreement to publication] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [UK refunds; EC enlargement/future development; new Prseident of EC Commission; European Parliamentary elections; Agricultural Council outcomes; upcoming meetings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Netherlands: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Prime Minister Lubbers of The Netherlands) [INF, EC budget] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 20 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC budget: Cabinet Office briefing (“European Council: reform of Community finances & UK refunds”) [for ministerial meeting 21 June] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to Howe PS ("1982 Risk Sharing Refund") [MT "regards the outstanding £42 million... as one of the issues on the table... at Fontainebleau"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC budget: UKREP Brussels to FCO (“European Council: budgetary imbalances”) [European Commission viewpoint] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 21 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) EC budget: No.10 record of conversation (“European Council: Budget Imbalances”) [British bottom line, 1000-1250m ecu] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("German approach to Fontainebleau") ["a fair and lasting solution to the problem of British net contributions"; successor to Gaston Thorn] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: FCO record of conversation (Howe, Dumas) [EC Budget: European Council meeting, Fontainebleau, 25-26 June] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 24 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Dumas letter to Howe (EC Budget: UK refunds) [original French text of letter: outline of the various propositions] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 25 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) European Policy: HMG paper ("Europe - the Future") [given by MT to EC heads of government at Fontainebleau European Council] [published Jun 1984]
PDF 84 Jun 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC budget: Armstrong minute to MT (“Budget Imbalances”) [lunch with Attali - Mitterrand upper limit is two thirds] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [results of the European Council at Fontainebleau including agreement on EC financing system/UK refunds] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: FCO record of conversation ("Budget Imbalances") [Robin Renwick, David Williamson, Guy Legras: "Legras agreed that... [Dumas] proposal was absurd"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to Howe PS ("1982 Risk Sharing Refund") ["We should not put our gain at risk by continuing to pursue the outstanding amount on the 1982 refund"] [declassified Jan 2014]
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