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Date range: 28 Nov 1990 – 31 Dec 1991. Document type: Declassified documents.

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91 Apr 8 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	MT: UKMIS New York telegram 661 to FCO (0546Z) ("Mrs Thatcher's call on the Secretary-General, 8 April") ["discussion of the Gulf, Arab/Israel and Cyprus"] [released Dec 2018]
91 Apr 11 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Netherlands: FCO briefing for Major ("Visit by the Dutch Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Finance Minister: 14 April 1991") [first bilateral meeting with Major: probable key issues] [declassified Dec 2017]
91 Apr 14 Su	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Netherlands: No.10 record of conversation (Major, Lubbers, Hurd, van den Broek, Maud, Kok, Michael Jenkins) [European economic & monetary union; political union; agriculture] [declassified Dec 2017]
91 Apr 16 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Bush Library)	Gulf War: George Bush phone call to U.N. Secretary-General (Perez De Cuellar) (Kurdish refugee crisis) [declassified 2003]
91 Apr 17 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Bush Library)	Gulf War: George Bush letter to Gorbachev (Kurdish refugee crisis) [declassified 2003]
91 Apr 18 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	South Africa: UKE Cape Town telegram to FCO ("South Africa: meeting with Mandela") [Mandela asked to see MT when she visited South Africa, though not all ANC would approve; asks would she see Treurnicht? right wing parties needed to be pressurised to join negotiations] [declassified Dcr 2018]
91 Apr 20 Sa	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Bush Library)	Gulf War: George Bush phone call to Turkish President (Turgut Ozal) (doesn’t want US to “get bogged down in a civil war in Iraq”) [declassified 2003]
91 Apr 25 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Netherlands: UKE The Hague telegram to FCO ("Position of Dutch Government") [possible election in 1992; speculation over Lubbers succession to Delors as EC President] [declassified July 2017]
91 Apr 25 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Bush Library)	Gulf War: George Bush phone call to U.N. Secretary-General (Perez De Cuellar) (Kurdish refugee crisis) [declassified 2003]
91 May 9 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Bush Library)	Gulf War: George Bush meeting with U.N. Secretary-General (Perez De Cuellar) (Kurdish refugee crisis) [declassified 2003]
91 May 13 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Netherlands: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Foreign Affairs Council: 13 May 1991 Intergovernmental Conference (Political Union): Ministerial Social Policy: Secretary of State's Comments") [declassified July 2017]
91 May 27 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	MT: UKE Moscow telegram to FCO ("Mrs Thatcher: talks with Gorbachev") [preliminary account; Gorbachev appeal for financial support in return for reform] [released Dec 2018]
91 May 29 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	MT: UKE Moscow telegram to FCO ("My telno 1095: Mrs Thatcher: talks with Gorbachev") [fuller account from translator; Gorbachev "unyielding on Baltic States"; pleads for financial aid - G7 "must be prepared to pay to safeguard process of worldwide significance"] [released Dec 2018]
91 May 29 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	MT: UKE Moscow telegram to FCO ("Mrs Thatcher's visit to Moscow") [speeches, dinners, meetings, media] [released Dec 2018]
91 Jun 1 Sa	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Conservative Party: Major notes (meeting with MT) [South Africa; Ridley book; Health Reforms; Internal EC Frontier; Row; Gorby; Press; Election] [declassified Dec 2017]
91 Jun 10 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (TNA)	MT: UK High Commissioner Lagos letter to FCO ("Possible lecture by Mrs Thatcher") [approach from Nigerian Minister of Justice] [released Dec 2018]
91 Jun 12 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: FCO telegram to UKE Luxembourg ("European Council: EMU") [text of draft conclusions] [declassified Jul 2017]
91 Jun 13 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	MT: MT draft speech ("Draft speech to Chicago Council on Foreign Relations: 17th June") ["Second revision second draft"] [released Dec 2018]
91 Jun 14 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: UKE Stockholm telegram 289 to FCO (1315Z) ("Swedish EC Bid: Statement by Prime Minister") [declassified Jul 2018]
91 Jun 18 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	MT: MT speech to the Economic Club of New York (press release) [plus seventh draft] [released Dec 2018]
91 Jun 21 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: FCO telegram to UKE Paris ("Draft European Council conclusions on EC external relations") [text] [declassified Jul 2017]
91 Jul 24 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: No.10 letter to FCO ("IGCs: prepration for Maastricht") [Intergovernmental conferences: Prime Minister's programme of meetings] [declassified Jul 2017]
91 Jul 25 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: FCO minute (internal): European Community Department to Private Office ("IGCs: Westminster handling") [Intergovernmental conferences: Parliamentary procedure for Treaty ratification] [declassified Jul 2017]
91 Jul 26 Fr	Declassified documents	Key	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: No.10 minute to Major ("Inter-governmental conferences") ["FCO... assessment of what we might hope to achieve at Maastricht and what the main pitfalls for us are likely to be"] [declassified Jul 2017]
91 Jul 26 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Hurd PS letter to No.10 ("Post-Maastricht") [Treaty ratification procedure] [declassified Jul 2017]
91 Jul 28 Su	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Hurd minute to Major ("OPD(E): prospects for Dutch Presidency") [paper addressing key issues for the next six months] [declassified Jul 2017]
91 Jul 29 Mo	Declassified documents	Key	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: No.10 letter to Hurd PS ("Inter-Governmental Conferences") [best achievable outcome at Maastricht; PM's broad agreement with Foreign Secretary] [declassified Jul 2017]
91 Aug 14 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Hurd PS letter to No.10 (Dutch intentions on South Africa) [sanctions] [declassified Jul 2017]
91 Sep 6 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Foreign Secretary minute for Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Enlargement of the Community: Timetable") [declassified Jul 2018]
91 Sep 12 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	MT: UKE Peking telegram to FCO ("Visit to China by the Right Honourable Mrs Margaret Thatcher MP, 10-12 September") [MT requested meeting with Zhao Ziyang "not possible"; "some animated exchanges ... frank and friendly atmosphere"] [released Dec 2018]
91 Sep 13 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram 689 to FCO (1456Z) ("EC Enlargement/Baltic States") [declassified Jul 2018]
91 Sep 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Netherlands: UKE The Hague telegram to FCO ("Prime Minister's visit to the Hague, 18 September: scene setter") [internal political scene; European monetary & political union; GATT; Yugoslavia] [declassified July 2017]
91 Sep 16 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Netherlands: No.10 briefing for Major ("European Community Briefing: 1500 Tuesday 17 September") [European economic and political union] [declassified July 2017]
91 Sep 17 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Netherlands: No.10 briefing for MT ("Your meeting with Mr. Lubbers: 18 September") [Yugoslavia; Soviet Union; Eastern Europe; GATT; EMU, European political union] [declassified July 2017]
91 Sep 18 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Netherlands: No.10 record of conversation (Major, Hurd, Lubbers, Van den Broek, Garel-Jones, Dankert) [Yugoslavia; Soviet Union; Eastern Europe; GATT; EMU, European political union] [declassified July 2017]
91 Sep 25 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Bush Library)	Gulf War: George Bush phone call to French President (Francois Mitterrand) (Iraq obstructing weapons inspectors) [declassified 1999]
91 Sep 25 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (Bush Library)	Gulf War: George Bush phone call to John Major (Iraq obstructing weapons inspectors) [declassified 1999]
91 Oct 27 Su	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: No.10 minute to Major (Maastricht: EMU negotiations) [strategy] [declassified Jul 2017]
91 Nov 1 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Netherlands: No.10 record of conversation (Major, Lubbers) [GATT; Soviet Union; IGCs] [declassified July 2017]
91 Nov 4 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Hurd PS letter to No.10 ("Presentation of policy before Maastricht") [Hurd's proposals for media strategy in run-up to intergovernmental conferences] [declassified Jul 2017]
91 Nov 5 Tu	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (TNA)	Netherlands: Home Office record of conversation ("Note of a meeting held on 5 November 1991 with the Netherlands Minister of Justice") [Kenneth Baker, Hirsch Ballin: meeting note provided to No.10 as briefing for Major's meeting on 7th November with Ruud Lubbers] [declassified July 2017]
91 Nov 7 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Netherlands: No.10 record of conversation (Major, Hurd, Lubbers, Van der Broek) ["European Community: Prime Minister's meeting with Mr. Lubbers"] [declassified July 2017]
91 Nov 11 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("European Parliament") [UK contribution to EU budget] [declassified Jul 2017]
91 Nov 13 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: No.10 note to Major (Germany & NATO) [French position] [declassified Jul 2017]
91 Nov 15 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: UKE The Hague telegram to FCO ("Dutch assessment of Foreign Ministers conclave") ["Dutch largely share our assessment of where things stand"] [declassified Jul 2017]
91 Nov 18 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Hurd letter to Conservative Party MPs ("European negotiations") [key concerns] [declassified Jul 2017]
91 Nov 18 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: D.A. Hadley minute to No.10 ("Social Chapter: options for Maastricht") ["You asked us to consider privately what might be done if... we could not reach agreement with other member states"] [declassified Jul 2017]
91 Nov 20 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	MT: Gus O'Donnell minute for PM Major ("Mrs Thatcher's speech") [phone conversation with Charles Powell] [released Dec 2018]
91 Nov 20 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	Netherlands: FCO briefing for Major ("Prime Minister's meeting with Dutch Prime Minister, Friday 22 November") [European political union: key issues] [declassified Dec 2017]
91 Nov 20 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: UKrep Strasbourg telegram to FCO ("European Parliament Plenary, Strasbourg, 20 November 1991: Debate on the Political Union IGC") [summary] [declassified Jul 2017]

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