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PDF 88 Mar 5 Sa Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 Mar 29 Tu Declassified documents 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]
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 8 Fr Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 Apr 8 Fr Declassified documents 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]
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 May 13 Fr Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 May 24 Tu Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 May 26 Th Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 Jun 2 Th Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 Jun 6 Mo Declassified documents 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]
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"]
Text 88 Jul 18 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Interview for Sunday Express
PDF 88 Jul 26 Tu Declassified documents 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]
Text 88 Jul 27 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Radio Interview for BBC Radio 2 Jimmy Young Programme
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”]
Info only 88 Aug 20 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] IRA Ballygawley bomb; MT cut short her holiday and initiated security review
PDF 88 Aug 27 Sa Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 Aug 27 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Hugh Thomas notes (MT's speech on Europe) [fragments] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Aug 27 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Hugh Thomas letter to Charles Powell (MT's speech on Europe) [minor comments] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Aug 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell first draft for MT ("Version 1") [42pp, not annotated by MT] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Aug 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell first draft for MT ("Version 2") [56pp, slightly annotated by MT] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Aug 30 Tu Declassified documents 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]
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 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]
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 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]
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 (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]
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 (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: FCO letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's speech in Bruges") [information on the venue] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Sep 7 We Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 Sep 7 We Declassified documents 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]
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 Declassified documents 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]
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 (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]
PDF 88 Sep 12 Mo Declassified documents 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]
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 12 Mo Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 Sep 13 Tu Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 Sep 14 We Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 Sep 14 We Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 Sep 14 We Declassified documents 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]
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 (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Cabinet Office letter to No.10 ("Bruges speech") ["a very few suggestions"] [released Jul 2018]
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 Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell minute for MT ("Bruges Speech") [autocue] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Sep 16 Fr Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 Sep 16 Fr Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 Sep 16 Fr Declassified documents 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]
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 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]
PDF 88 Sep 16 Fr Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 Sep 16 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell/MT draft (final draft for translation and autocue) [MT cuts] [released Jul 2018]
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")
PDF 88 Sep 20 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: MT speaking text (69pp set out for autocue) [late additions in pen] [released Jul 2018]
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)
Text 88 Sep 21 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Speech at luncheon given by Luxembourg Prime Minister (Jacques Santer)
Text 88 Sep 21 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Joint Press Conference with Luxembourg Prime Minister (Jacques Santer)
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 24 Sa Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 Sep 25 Su Press Major Commentary (Sunday Times) Europe/Bruges speech: “Non! to the 'nightmare'” (news in focus)
PDF 88 Sep 26 Mo Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 Sep 26 Mo Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 Oct 1 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe: MT draft section ?for conference speech (Europe) ["To suppress nationhood would be damaging & would hinder progress"] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Oct 1 Sa Declassified documents 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]
PDF 88 Oct 5 We Declassified documents 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]
Text 88 Oct 14 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to Conservative Party Conference
PDF 88 Oct 18 Tu Declassified documents 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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