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90 Nov 6 Tu	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Labour Party memorandum ("The Intergovernmental Conference on Economic and Monetary Union") ["position paper" agreed by Shadow Cabinet and Policy Sub-Committee][declassified July 2017]
90 Nov 13 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Treasury note to No.10 (Governor's statement on the ESCB Statutes) [Governor's press statement following EC Bankers' meeting] [declassified July 2017]
90 Nov 15 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Griffiths minute for MT ("European Commission, ERM and Central Bank") [Minford says European Commission had sent paper to Treasury on UK economy which could provide ammunition against Howe] [declassified July 2017]
90 Nov 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Economic Policy Committee Report on the UK Economy") [attempt to identify Commission paper on this topic] [declassified July 2017]
90 Nov 19 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: UKE Luxembourg telegram to FCO ("Call on Luxembourg Finance Minister: EMU") [Juncker's views] [declassified July 2017]
90 Nov 22 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Sir Michael Butler letter for Hurd ("EMU, Federalism and Sovereignty") [encloses paper] [declassified July 2017]
90 Nov 28 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Sir Michael Butler letter for PM John Major (EMU: UK Proposals for Stage 2) [declassified July 2017]
90 Nov 29 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 (French Finance Minister's reaction to Major's election as Prime Minister) [Bérégovoy "beamed and adjusted his after-dinner speech"] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 6 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Poehl's Views on EMU, the Hard Ecu and the ERM") [Poehl says his view of British proposal not as negative as press suggests; it could play it a role] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 6 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Official French Position on EMU") [important statement of French policy contains "encouraging nods in UK's direction"] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 10 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Sir Leon Brittan letter for PM Major (EMU) [proposed modifications to the hard ecu plan] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 11 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute for PM ('EMU') [options for UK approach to the EMU IGC] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 11 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Treasury briefing for MT ("Meeting with Sir Michael Butler and Letter from Sir Leon Brittan") [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 12 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (John Major, Sir Michael Butler) [EMU; Major's "aim was to move the focus away from the issue of sovereignty and concentrate on the economic arguments"] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 14 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("EMU IGC: Tabling of British Treaty Texts") [Lamont wants to do so at tomorrow's IGC] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 17 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Powell letter to Treasury ("EMU: British Draft Treaty Amendments") [Major wants to write to key leaders in advance of tabling UK treaty amendments] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 17 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: UK Government memorandum ("Economic and Monetary Union: Beyond Stage 1") ["Possible Treaty provisions and statute for a European Monetary Fund"; text annotated by PM Major] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 19 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Turnbull minute for Sir Robin Butler ("Handling of EMU IGC") [route discussion through OPD; Lamont and Major do not want Governor to attend] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 20 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("The Franc in the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM)") [Franc near bottom of its band, interest rate increase may be inevitable, blame attached to Germany and US] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 20 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (Major, Lamont, Leigh-Pemberton) [in view of worsening economy, need for government to offer "a clear and consistent defence" of decision to join ERM] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 27 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute for Major ("EMU") [when to table draft UK treaty amendments] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 28 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Treasury note to No.10 (encloses draft letters for Major to send European Heads of Government) [UK tabling treaty texts for IGC on EMU] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: No.10 letter to Treasury ("EMU") [Major wants a "high profile" launch for UK draft treaty amendments on EMU] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 2 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Turnbull note for Major (Alan Walters article for The Times: "Dare Major Devalue?") ["In case you didn't see"] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 3 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: No.10 minute for Major ("Options for 'Narrowing the Band'") [involving possible devaluation] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 3 Th	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("EMF: Draft Treaty Texts") [covering notes to send to Kohl, Santer, Gonzales and Lubbers] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 4 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: PM Major letter for Chancellor Kohl (IGC on EMU: UK proposals for Stage 2) [tabling texts] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 4 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: PM Major letter for Dutch PM Lubbers (IGC on EMU: UK proposals for Stage 2) [tabling texts] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 4 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: PM Major letter to Spanish PM Gonzalez (IGC on EMU: UK proposals for Stage 2) [tabling texts] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Treasury letter to FCO ("Intergovernmental Conference on Economic and Monetary Union") [press briefing] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 7 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 (EMU: launch of the British proposals for amending the EC Treaty) [timetable and press briefing] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 8 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 (EMU: Major's draft reply to Michael Butler) [hard ecu proposals helpful, but rejects need for European System of Central Banks] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 8 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Treasury record of telephone conversation (Lamont, Bérégovoy) [UK tabling hard ecu/EMF treaty texts] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 8 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Treasury record of telephone conversation (Lamont, Solchaga) [UK tabling hard ecu/EMF treaty texts] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 16 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for Major ("Intergovernmental Conference on Economic and Monetary Union") [Lamont paper for OPD] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 16 We	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Hogg briefing for Major ("Your Discussions Tomorrow on EMU") [Redwood to question function of EMF as proposed by UK] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 23 We	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Chancellor's Speech for the EMU Debate, 24 January") [latest draft] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 25 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Treasury record of conversation (Lamont, Juncker) [IGC procedure; bilateral contacts; French attitude to EMU; Delors; UK approach; Germany; ECOFIN; monetary union] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 28 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute for Major (EMU Intergovernmental Conference (IGC): Draft Treaty Texts) [UK submitting draft texts; Major unperturbed by reference to Stage 3] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 28 Mo	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO ("ECOFIN Council and EMU IGC: 28 January: Summary") ["efficiently chaired by Juncker"] [declassified July 2017]
91 Jan 29 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Chancellor Kohl letter for Major (modified UK proposals for "hard ecu" and European Monetary Fund) [glad of UK participation in debate, but reservations over hard ecu] declassified July 2017]
91 Feb 1 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Hurd minute for Major ("Inter-Governmental Conference on Economic and Monetary Union") [agrees with Lamont's "negotiating strategy"; UK being taken "increasingly seriously as a negotiating partner"] [declassified July 2017]
91 Feb 5 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: FCO record of conversation (Hurd, Garel-Jones, Williamson, Kerr) [EMU and EPU Inter-Governmental Conferences - Luxembourg presidency seeking early results; "natural run of both IGCs" would culminate in Dec 1991 at Maastricht] [declassified July 2017]
91 Feb 8 Fr	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Peter Lilley letter for Chancellor ("Intergovernmental Conference on Economic and Monetary Union") [comments on Lamont's paper] [declassified July 2017]
91 Feb 12 Tu	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute for Major ("An Ecu Bond Issue") [opportunity to follow up Major's proposal of Oct 1990] [declassified July 2017]
91 Feb 19 Tu	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: FCO telegram to UKREP Brussels and other EC posts ("Monetary Committee: 18 February") [account of meeting] [declassified July 2017]
91 Feb 21 Th	Declassified documents	Minor	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute for Major ("Ecu Bond Issue") [successful outcome of UK's first ecu bond issue] [declassified July 2017]
91 Feb 25 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("UK/FRG Summit, 11 March: Handling of EMU") ["game plan for moving forward Anglo-German dialogue on EMU at summit"] [declassified July 2017]
91 Feb 25 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("UK/FRG Summit, 11 March: German Views on EMU") ["The German internal debate is evolving in ways which could be helpful to us"] [declassified July 2017]
91 Feb 25 Mo	Declassified documents	Major	Archive (TNA)	European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO ("EMU/IGC: 25 February") [objectives of EMU; multiannual guidelines & multinational surveillance; budget deficits; financial support mechanism] [declassified July 2017]

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