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PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("1983 Budget Refunds: Vote by European Parliament") [reaction of French Government] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [UK's 1983 refunds: decision by European Parliament to link payment to 1984 Supplementary Budget; outstanding Budgetary issues for Budget Council, 6-7 September] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Charles Powell ("European Community: Standards") ["log-jam on product harmonisation, which has impeded the development of a genuine Common Market"; MT taking personal interest in the subject] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("Community Budget Negotiations") [MT unconvinced by proposed strategy following European Parliament vote to block the transfer of UK's 1983 refunds] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 6 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("European Parliament: 1983 Refund") [draft reply to Sir Henry Plumb: advice] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("1983 Refunds") [Petrie, Brichambaut: record of conversation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Treasury briefing for MT ("European Community: 1984 Budget Overrun: meeting with Dr FitzGerald") [budgetary discipline] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT letter to Sir Henry Plumb MEP (European Parliament vote on UK's 1983 Refund) ["We want a constructive relationship with the European Parliament and hope that this issue can be resolved... We will, of course, continue to rely very much on your help"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 20 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 note to MT (Basil de Ferranti MEP: 'Europe - "We and Them"' article) [controlling agricultural expenditure; forming alliances with other EC member state conservative parties] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 23 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Chairmanship of Ad Hoc Select Committee on EEC Institutional Affairs") [MT "reacted favourably when... [Kohl] suggested... Carstens... [MT] seems to have overlooked... [FitzGerald proposal] that... Dooge should chair the Committee and that she... [welcomed] this suggestion"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Chairmanship of Ad Hoc Select Committee on EEC Institutional Affairs") [Mallaby, Teltschik: record of conversation: "Kohl evidently wants to get a prominent position for a top German in order to restore his reputation domestically in matters conerning appointments"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 30 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Budgetary Positions of Spain and Portugal After Accession") ["if the assessment is confirmed and becomes public... there is a risk that other member states will try to force us to contribute normally to alleviation of Spain's budget problems"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("FitzGerald/Kohl meeting") [record of conversation: chairmanship of Spaak Committee; 1984 Budget overrun] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("E.C. Budget") ["to get the Fontainebleau agreement signed... in a form acceptable to Parliament... there must be something adequate on budget discipline. And... an absolute assurance that our 1983 refunds will finally be released"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("Standards and Industrial Collaboration") ["you expressed disappointment... [at lack of] UK initiative... Further work is in hand... Meanwhile, Paul Channon has suggested... seeking prior Community agreement to a proposal aiming at greater acceptance by each member state of others' standards in their own market"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 3 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Foreign Affairs Council: 3 September") [summary of proceedings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 3 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Jopling, Wakeham, Ian Stewart, Robert Armstrong, Michael Butler, David Williamson) ["European Community Budget": MT "said that it was desirable that the main outstanding budgetary questions... should now be quickly resolved together"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("E.C Budget Negotiations") [Michael Butler, Christopher Tugendhat, Paul Lever: record of conversation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Mr. Rifkind's talks with Ruhfus, 4 September: EC Budgetary Issues") [record of conversation: budgetary discipline] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 4 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: FCO telegram to UKE Bonn ("EC Budget Negotiations") [MT "has agreed that it should be our aim to get the outstanding budget issues settled as soon as possible": key points for Rikind meeting with Ruhfus] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 4 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: FCO letter to No.10 ("Developments in the European Community: January - June 1984") [White Paper] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("EP Budgets Committee: 5 September") [report on proceedings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Budget Council: 6/7 September 1984") [report on proceedings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Community Expenditure on R & D and Euro-PES Arrangements") ["we must continue to attach the highest importance to controlling Community expenditure. But we also have to honour the commitments we have made on R&D over the past two years"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office letter to Department of Education ("Council of Europe meeting of Ministers for Research") [proposal by Dr. Robin Nicholson to present idea for a 'European Royal Society' at the meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Ian Stewart letter to MT ("Budget Council, 6/7 September") [report on proceedings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKDel Strasbourg telegram to FCO ("European Parliament and the UK Refunds") [latest position] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [EC Commission appointments; MT talks with FitzGerald; 1984 supplementary Budget/1985 draft Budget; UK rebates & budgetary discipline; EC enlargement negotiations; political cooperation: measures against terrorism & abuse of diplomatic immunity; North Sea fishing quotas] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("European Community: German attitudes") [Ambassador Bullard's initial impressions following first talks with key figures in West German government] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Ad Hoc Committee on Institutional Affairs: Statement by Kohl in Bundestag") ["Mitterrand had intended the Committee to consist of... independent personalities... Some member states had however undermined this"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 13 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKDel Strasbourg telegram to FCO ("European Parliament and UK Refunds") [statement by Chairman of the Budget Committee] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("EC Budget") [UK has "leverage over the others at present and is using it to good advantage", but this will be lost once EC runs out of funds, "putting us back where we were pre-Fontainebleau: and we should again have to consider withholding"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Foreign Affairs Council, 17 September") ["Budgetary Issues. Progress Report": record of proceedings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Tebbit letter to Ridley ("Coastal Shipping in the Community") ["address cabotage as an urgently priority issue... I am sure you will be very wary of allowing the Commission to extend competence into international shipping"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson) ["EC Budget": "outcome of the informal meeting of Finance Ministers... Guidelines for a Council Decision on Budgetary Discipline"; New Own Resources decision; Foreign Affairs Council; Supplementary Budget for 1984; UK 1984 refund] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 ("Informal ECOFIN on 15-16 September: Budgetary Discipline") [summary report; tactics for upcoming Foreign Affairs Council] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("EC Budget") [latest position on negotiations following Howe attendance at Foreign Affairs Council; attached record of proceedings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [EC Budget discussions; EC enlargement/trade issues; milk quotas; reform of wine regime; upcoming meetings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("E.P Budgets Committee 18 and 19 September 1984: New Own Resources") ["likely to propose retention of the 1970 Own Resources decision... U.K compensation may be included... but duration likely to be limited"; MT: "Then we do not agree"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("High Level Group on Budget Discipline: 20 September") [record of proceedings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Luxembourg telegram to FCO ("EC Budgets and Release of British Refund") [Maud, Pfimlin: record of conversation: "once there was agreement on the 1984 supplementary budget... there would be no question of Parliament making further difficulties"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 20 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("Community Budget Negotiations") [Foreign Affairs Council 17/18 September: record of proceedings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("1983 Refunds: Possible Legal Action") ["chances of success... are very poor"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 21 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("Future Development of the Community: Ad Hoc Committees on Institutions and "A People's Europe"") [MT disagrees with OD(E) Committee's view that 'People's Europe' paper too negative on some points: MT notes concerns about implication for UK social welfare of opening up internal market/free movement of EC citizens ] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT message to Prime Minister Papandreou (Integrated Mediterranean Programmes) ["to enable the southern regions of the present Community to adjust their economies to cope with the accession of Spain and Portugal.. Budgetary problems facing the... [EC] are severe. Nonetheless it should be possible for a start to be made... in 1985"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Tom King letter to MT (EC: impact on employment of government directives & regulation) [report of perceived shift in attitudes at recent Informal Council of Social Affairs Ministers] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: FCO record of conversation ("Community Budget Negotiations") [David Williamson, Robin Renwick, Ungerer, Thiele] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("European Community: Budget Discipline") ["does look as though the French Government... is wondering whether it really wants to take the consequential anger of farmers on the chin"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 26 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Action Committee for Europe") ["Heath chaired a meeting on 13 September... of a number of European personalities... considering setting up a Committee to promote European integration"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 29 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("ECOFIN Council: 1 October. Budget Discipline") ["salient features of the Presidency compromise"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Ad Hoc Committee on Institutions (Dooge Committee). First Meeting, Brussels, 28 September") [summary of proceedings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Luxembourg telegram to FCO ("ECOFIN Council 1 October 1984") ["Budget Discipline": summary of proceedings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe record of conversation ("EC Budget Negotiations") [his report of Foreign Affairs Council meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Luxembourg telegram to FCO ("Foreign Affairs Council, 2 October") [record of conversation: Budget issues] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to MT (EC Budget) [Lawson at ECOFIN; Howe at Foreign Affairs Council: latest position on negotiations] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer message to Howe ("Budgetary Discipline") ["agreement... reached at ECOFIN last night... resist any discussion or unpicking of it all by Foreign Affairs Council"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 2 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("European Community Negotiations: Budget Discipline") ["summary account of the discussions yesterday at the ECOFIN Council"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to Howe PS ("Ad Hoc Committee on Institutions") [MT "surprised to see that we were giving such high priority to proposing a common approach in external affairs"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Community Budget") ["where we stand after the meetings of the ECOFIN Council on 1 October and the Foreign Affairs Council on 2 October"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 3 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [draft 1984 supplementary Budget; draft 1985 Budget; Budget discipline; EC enlargement negotiations; US protectionism; Committee on Institutions; wine surplus; upcoming meetings] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Budgetary Questions. European Parliament Press Conference") [UK 1983 refunds] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKDel Strasbourg telegram to FCO ("EC Budget 1983 Refunds") [latest position] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 5 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Tebbit ("Industrial Collaboration and Community R & D") ["we already face very difficult decisions on public expenditure. Moreover... [these proposals] depart from the arrangements which... [we] agreed in February... There is also the important question of funding for Community R&D generally"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 9 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 note to MT (European Community: UK 1983 refund) [vote to release funds] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 9 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Ad Hoc Committee on Institutions (Dooge Committee): Participation of Spain and Portugal") ["compromise worked out... observer status once the accession negotiations have been completed"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 10 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("European Community: State of the Budget Discussions") [1983 refund; Own Resources decision; budget discipline' 1984 draft supplentary budget; 1985 draft prelimary budget] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 15 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: MT letter to Sir Henry Plumb (European Community: UK 1983 refunds) ["my warm thanks and appreciation for all your efforts"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 15 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Grierson) ["European Community Industrial Policy"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 15 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Net Payments to European Community Institutions") ["We have not hitherto disclosed figures showing the effects of the European Council agreement"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 15 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("A People's Europe") ["enclosed note on a proposed UK initiative on frontier facilitation"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 16 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("European Community: Standards and Industrial Collaboration") [possible UK initiatives: updated on work by officials] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 17 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Own Resources Advance") ["will enable the Commission to pay us the bulk of our 1983 refunds this month... we do not consider the advance a legal obligation... will therefore have to be made... from the Contingencies Fund"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 17 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("European Community: Chairmanship of the Ad Hoc Committee on a People's Europe") [candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 17 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [MT report on meeting with Delors; other EC business] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Ian Stewart letter to Howe ("1984 Supplementary Budget, Implications of Inter-Government Agreement") [timing & options for seeking Parliamentary approval of extra financing] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 21 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Net Payments to EC Institutions") [comments on Lawson minute to MT of 15 Oct; "need to pay careful attention to the public presentation of the figures"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Attorney General letter to Cabinet ("New European Commission") [allocation of portfolios] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [MT talks with Craxi & Mitterrand; Howe report on Foreign Affairs Council; EC enlargement; tariff cuts for developing countries; EC budgetary discipline; Jopling report on Agriculture Council; EC Budget Council] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("1983 Refunds") ["expect to.. [be paid] in the course of today"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 26 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Community Budget Discipline") [outstanding points & proposed resolutions] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to Howe PS ("Ad Hoc Committee on Institutions") [MT "hopes that... [UK] support does not extend to the introduction of majority voting and is also dubiuous about taking on a formal commitment to consult"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 29 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("European Council") [key points to relay at upcoming meeting of Foreign Ministers in Ireland, including Howe's desire to have an official present at meetings to take minutes] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 minute to Howe PS ("Ad Hoc Committee on Institutions") [MT "alarmed by some of the ideas which are being aired in this committee"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Parliament's Budget Committee. U.K Compensation for 1984") ["an amendment putting U.K compensation on the expenditure side of the 1985 Budget"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [1983 refund; UK membership of EC; upcoming meetings] [declassified Jan 2014]
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Files are multi-page PDFs from which most of the documents on the site are selected. All of Mrs Thatcher’s official files from No.10 are available in full on this site (paper copies are stored at the National Archives in the series PREM19), as well as most of those of Geoffrey Howe and Nigel Lawson as Chancellor (stored at TNA as series T639 and T640).

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