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| Date | Category | Type | Value | Author/Source | Title |
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| 88 Mar 5 Sa | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Europe: Mortimer minute to Lawson ("Presidency of European Commission") [assessment of prospects - Delors still likely; told Kerr of your support for Lubbers; Howe will consult you closer to the time] [declassified Feb 2018] |
| 88 Mar 29 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Europe: Hannay letter to Kerr ("The Presidency of the Commission") [assessment of prospects - Delors still hoping for French premiership, but will secure second term as President if he wants it; speculation about MT view - Hannay takes care "neither to feed it nor to answer it"] [declassified Feb 2018] |
| 88 Mar 29 Tu | Declassified documents |
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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”] |
| 88 Apr 8 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Europe: UKE The Hague letter to Kerr ("The Delors Succession") [assessment of prospects - Lubbers a possible candidate if Delors gets French premiership, otherwise not till after his term as Dutch PM ends in 1990] [declassified Feb 2018] |
| 88 Apr 8 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Europe: UKA Paris letter to Kerr ("Delors") [assessment of prospects - strong competitors for French premiership from Rocard and Bérégovoy] [declassified Feb 2018] |
| 88 Apr 22 Fr | Declassified documents |
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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”] |
| 88 Apr 27 We | Declassified documents |
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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] |
| 88 Apr 28 Th | Declassified documents |
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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] |
| 88 May 13 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (TNA) | G7: Charles Powell minute to Hugh Thomas (Toronto Economic Summit) [help with MT's speeches, on Europe and to Canadian parliament - historical section] [released July 2016] |
| 88 May 24 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Europe: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to the Foreign Secretary ("Presidency of the European Commission") [Howe favouring Delors; case against taking a high profile in his favour against Bangemann who is "most concerned" at FCO preference] [declassified Feb 2018] |
| 88 May 26 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Europe: Foreign Secretary minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Presidency of the European Commission") [no alternatives to Delors in prospect; we should not oppose his reappointment at Hanover] [declassified Feb 2018] |
| 88 Jun 2 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Hugh Thomas memo for MT ("Notes for discussion with the Prime Minister") [federalist original thinking done 30 years or more ago; "The "Europe of Nations" has never been carefully worked out, to my knowledge. We could be at a turning point in our history"] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Jun 6 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Whittingdale record of conversation (MT-Hugh Thomas preparatory discussion on speech) ["must be positive in order to knock down federalist ideas ... United Europe but not European Union"] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Jun 14 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (FCO) | Europe: FCO Policy Planning Staff notes for Wall (MT speech to College of Europe in Bruges) [“Possible Themes”] |
| 88 Jun 17 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (FCO) | Europe: FCO Security Policy Department notes for Wall (MT Bruges speech) [“Security/Defence Themes”] |
| 88 Jun 29 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Stephen Wall to John Kerr (sketch for MT Bruges speech) [“first outline”] |
| 88 Jul 6 We | Chronology |
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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 |
| 88 Jul 6 We | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
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Major | Delors (Jacques) | Speech to the the European Parliament ["Ten years hence, 80 per cent of our economic legislation ... will be of community origin"] |
| 88 Jul 18 Mo | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
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Major | Margaret Thatcher | Interview for Sunday Express |
| 88 Jul 26 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Jimmy Young Show: European Community") ["your struggle to make Europe less theoretical and more practical ..." increasing bureaucracy "is the SOCIALIST way"] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Jul 27 We | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
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Major | Margaret Thatcher | Radio Interview for BBC Radio 2 Jimmy Young Programme |
| 88 Jul 28 Th | Declassified documents |
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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”] |
| 88 Jul 29 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (FCO) | Europe: FCO to Charles Powell (submits draft for MT Bruges speech) [“outline sketch”] |
| 88 Aug 20 Sa | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | IRA Ballygawley bomb; MT cut short her holiday and initiated security review |
| 88 Aug 27 Sa | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Hugh Thomas draft for MT ("The Future of Europe") ["We have not embarked on the business of throwing back the frontiers of the state at home only to have a super nation state getting ready to exercise a new dominance"] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Aug 27 Sa | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Hugh Thomas notes (MT's speech on Europe) [fragments] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Aug 27 Sa | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Hugh Thomas letter to Charles Powell (MT's speech on Europe) [minor comments] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Aug 30 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell first draft for MT ("Version 1") [42pp, not annotated by MT] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Aug 30 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell first draft for MT ("Version 2") [56pp, slightly annotated by MT] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Aug 30 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell minute for MT ("Speech on Europe") ["opportunity to set out your views on Europe's future, focussing mainly but not exclusively on the EC"; encloses "very much a first draft"] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Aug 30 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Charles Powell to Stephen Wall (background needed for MT Bruges speech) [venue & institution] |
| 88 Aug 31 We | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell letter to Hugh Thomas (thanks) [encloses draft, drawing on his ideas, invites further comment] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Aug 31 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Charles Powell to Stephen Wall (encloses No.10 draft of MT Bruges speech) [first draft] |
| 88 Sep 1 Th | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Cabinet Office minute to Charles Powell (comments on first draft) ["well on the way to a memorable production"] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 1 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (FCO) | Europe: John Kerr notes (annotations on No.10 draft of MT Bruges speech) [first draft] |
| 88 Sep 1 Th | Declassified documents |
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Key | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Stephen Wall minute (Geoffrey Howe’s criticisms of No.10 draft of MT Bruges speech) [“plain & fundamental errors”] |
| 88 Sep 2 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell letter to FCO ("Prime Minister's Speech in Bruges") [requests section on CAP, National Consumer Council report bringing it to the fore again] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 2 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Charles Powell to Stephen Wall (MT Bruges speech) [need material on CAP] |
| 88 Sep 5 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Lavelle (Cabinet Office) to John Kerr (MT Bruges speech) [new material on CAP] |
| 88 Sep 5 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Carden (MAFF) to Lavelle (Cabinet Office) (MT Bruges speech) [new material on CAP] |
| 88 Sep 6 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Stow (DTI) to John Kerr (MT Bruges speech) [“pretty dim view” of draft sections] |
| 88 Sep 6 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Webb (FCO) to John Kerr (MT Bruges speech) [venue] |
| 88 Sep 6 Tu | Declassified documents |
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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] |
| 88 Sep 6 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Parker (FCO) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [venue] |
| 88 Sep 6 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Elliman (for Peter Brooke) note (MT Bruges speech) |
| 88 Sep 7 We | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: FCO letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's speech in Bruges") [information on the venue] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 7 We | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Secretary of State for Defence PS letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's speech on Europe") [comments on defence section] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 7 We | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Secretary of State for Trade and Industry PS letter to No.10 (Young in New Zealand) [cannot comment till his return] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 7 We | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Hawtin (MoD) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [comments on draft] |
| 88 Sep 7 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Stephen Wall (FCO) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [Howe comments on No.10 draft & FCO counterdraft] |
| 88 Sep 7 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe: Stephen Wall (FCO) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [Howe comments on No.10 draft & "FCO redraft"] [declassified 2009] |
| 88 Sep 8 Th | Chronology |
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Key | [Chronology] | Jacques Delors addressed TUC Conference & invited them to join "the architects of Europe" |
| 88 Sep 8 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell minute for MT ("Speech on Europe") [second draft, taking on board SOME of the comments received; "result is to tone down the original a bit, but not too much"; MT annotations on draft] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 8 Th | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
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Major | Delors (Jacques) | Speech to the TUC ("1992 - The Social Dimension") |
| 88 Sep 8 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Parker (FCO) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [Delors expresses “great regret” but cannot attend Bruges speech] |
| 88 Sep 8 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Allen (Treasury) to John Kerr (MT Bruges speech) [your draft “a great improvement on the original”] |
| 88 Sep 12 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Secretary of State for Trade and Industry PS letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's speech on Europe") [Young "endorses the revised version proposed by the Foreign Secretary"] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 12 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Chancellor of the Exchequer's PS letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Bruges speech: 20 September") ["generally very good"] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 12 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Thornton (DTI) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [Young endorses FCO draft for fear of “unproductive debate”] |
| 88 Sep 12 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Hudson (HMT) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [FCO draft “generally very good”] |
| 88 Sep 12 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Whittingdale minute to Charles Powell ("Prime Minister's speech on Europe") [Conservative MEPs likely to react badly to the speech; Robin Harris thoughts on the draft] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 13 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell minute for MT ("European speech") [revised second draft, following 4 hour speechwriting session, with MT annotations] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 14 We | Declassified documents |
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Key | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Alan Clark minute for MT ("The Bruges Speech") ["The speech is of crucial importance .... will signal our attitudes todevelopments in the Community both micro and macro over the next decade"] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 14 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell letter to FCO ("Prime Minister's Speech in Bruges") [revised second draft, MT "now broadly content with it", comment by 1500 16 Spt] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 14 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell/MT draft (second draft as circulated to departments for further comment) [revised second draft incorporating MT comments, labelled "Version III"] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 14 We | Declassified documents |
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Key | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Charles Powell to FCO (MT Bruges speech) [final draft - “PM now broadly content with it”] |
| 88 Sep 15 Th | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Cabinet Office letter to No.10 ("Bruges speech") ["a very few suggestions"] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 15 Th | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Cabinet Office internal minutes (MT Bruges speech) [warm welcome for reference to “We Europeans”] |
| 88 Sep 16 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell minute for MT ("Bruges Speech") [autocue] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 16 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Minister of Agriculture APS letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's speech in Bruges") [comments] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 16 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Minister of Defence PS letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's speech in Bruges") [comments] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 16 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Chancellor of the Exchequer's PS letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Bruges speech: 20 September") [further comments; No.10 annotates accepting amendments on monetary matters] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 16 Fr | Declassified documents |
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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] |
| 88 Sep 16 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: FCO letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Speech in Bruges") [suggestions on Powell's second draft] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 16 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Secretary of State for Trade and Industry PS letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's speech in Bruges") [further comments] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 16 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell/MT draft (final draft for translation and autocue) [MT cuts] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 16 Fr | Declassified documents |
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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”] |
| 88 Sep 16 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (FCO) | Europe: Hawtin (MoD) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [comments on draft] |
| 88 Sep 19 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (FCO) | Europe: FCO to Embassies (MT Bruges speech) [gloss on speech] |
| 88 Sep 20 Tu | Chronology |
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Key | [Chronology] | MT addressed the College of Europe (the "Bruges Speech") |
| 88 Sep 20 Tu | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
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Key | Margaret Thatcher | Speech to the College of Europe ("The Bruges Speech") |
| 88 Sep 20 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: MT speaking text (69pp set out for autocue) [late additions in pen] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 20 Tu | Multimedia |
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Key | Margaret Thatcher | Speech to the College of Europe ("The Bruges Speech") [film] |
| 88 Sep 21 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (Daily Telegraph) | Europe: “Thatcher signals fight to stop EEC superstate” (Bruges speech) |
| 88 Sep 21 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (Daily Telegraph) | Europe/Bruges speech: “Riding roughshod over Continental hypocrisy” (Bruce Anderson on Bruges speech) |
| 88 Sep 21 We | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Europe/Bruges speech: “Thatcher hits at 'Identikit' European union” (Delors' dream of a superstate scorned) |
| 88 Sep 21 We | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
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Major | Margaret Thatcher | Speech at luncheon given by Luxembourg Prime Minister (Jacques Santer) |
| 88 Sep 21 We | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
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Major | Margaret Thatcher | Joint Press Conference with Luxembourg Prime Minister (Jacques Santer) |
| 88 Sep 22 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (Daily Telegraph) | Europe/Bruges speech: “Untimely offensive” (leading article on Bruges speech) |
| 88 Sep 22 Th | Press |
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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) |
| 88 Sep 22 Th | Press |
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Major | Commentary (The Times) | Europe/Bruges speech: “Europe fears battle ahead with Thatcher” ('Nightmare' of central control under attack) |
| 88 Sep 24 Sa | Declassified documents |
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Minor | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell minute for MT (Bruges Speech) [hopes she will read two good articles about the speech in The Economist] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 25 Su | Press |
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Major | Commentary (Sunday Times) | Europe/Bruges speech: “Non! to the 'nightmare'” (news in focus) |
| 88 Sep 26 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: MT letter to the Rector of the College of Europe (thanks for invitation to speak) ["hope that my remarks will initiate a constructive debate about the European Community's future course"] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Sep 26 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: MT letter to UKA Brussels (thanks for hospitality) ["I get rather depressed about Europe's future when I listen to Leo Tindemans' federalist views: but I hope we managed to get across some points to the others."] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Oct 1 Sa | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO ("Anglo-Italian Summit: Briefing") [Bruges speech sent to De Mita; "The PM's pragmatic approach gains a certain understanding, if not sympathy here"] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 88 Oct 1 Sa | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe: MT draft section ?for conference speech (Europe) ["To suppress nationhood would be damaging & would hinder progress"] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Oct 5 We | Declassified documents |
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Key | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell minute for MT ("European Community: Extension of Commission powers and competence") [need to "be prepared to 'terrorise' the Commission politically on the lines of the Bruges speech"] [released Jul 2018] |
| 88 Oct 14 Fr | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
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Key | Margaret Thatcher | Speech to Conservative Party Conference |
| 88 Oct 18 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO ("UK/Italian Summit, 21 October: scene setting") [De Mita proving more effective as PM than many expected; FM Andreotti still the key figure in foreign policy] [declassified Jul 2017] |
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