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PDF 89 Sep 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute for MT ("Economic and Monetary Union") [line Lawson proposes to take at informal ECOFIN] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Sep 6 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO ("Economic and Monetary Union") [conversation with Delors - support for Poland; would stick to Madrid conditions; would not circulate papers before ECOFIN at Antibes] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Sep 6 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Lawson) ["Economic and Monetary Union" - line for Lawson to take at informal ECOFIN; discussion of competing currencies, MT sceptical] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Sep 9 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Turnbull minute for MT ("Models of Economic and Monetary Union") [your discussion of this paper with Lawson was at cross purposes; drawbacks of a gold or commodity standard] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Sep 13 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute for MT ("Informal ECOFIN Council at Antibes") [Lawson proposing to circulate paper on competing currencies in time for 13 Nov meeting] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 2 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Walters minute ("A Strategy and Tactics for European Monetary Union") [approach based on proposal of commodity currency for Europe] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 3 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Powell minute for Walters ('EMU') [gave your note to MT; she says she has no time now, consider at end of October on return from CHOGM] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Governor Bank of England letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (comments on draft paper for November ECOFIN) [suggests arguing that Stage 1 must be completed before attention addressed to Stages 2 and 3, which will appeal to Pohl] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Wicks minute for Chancellor ("EMU: Paper for ECOFIN") [latest draft, plus letters to No.10 and Bank; timetabling] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("EMU: Chancellor's paper for ECOFIN") [seeks MT's view on latest draft] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Powell briefing for MT ("Economic and Monetary Union") [Lawson paper for ECOFIN on Market Approach to EMU; issues arising; "I don't think you will want to give the Chancellor a clear green light at this meeting"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Powell telegram to No.10 (airborne) [ensure answers to any PMQs on EMS tomorrow stick strictly to Madrid conditions] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 17 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("EMU: Chancellor's paper for ECOFIN") [as circulated to other colleagues] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("CDU Economic Council") ["Poehl's arguments for not going too fast on monetary union have gained ground in CDU"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 19 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Turnbull minute for MT ("Sir Alan Walters's views on EMS") [Financial Times article based on earlier interview in which Walters describes EMS as "half-baked"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 19 Th Press Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 Press Office (cuttings faxed to PM's team in Kuala Lumpur) [Walters, EMS] [these copies declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Paul Gray letter to Sir Alan Walters (his article for the American Economist) ["causing major problems here"; date of article could not be as distant as he told No.10] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 20 Fr Press Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 Press Office (cuttings faxed to PM's team in Kuala Lumpur) [Lawson, Howe in Commons; Walters, EMS] [these copies declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 21 Sa Press Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 Press Office (cuttings faxed to PM's team in Kuala Lumpur) [Walters, EMS] [these copies declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 22 Su Press Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 Press Office (cuttings faxed to PM's team in Kuala Lumpur) [Sunday press on Lawson and Walters, EMS] [these copies declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (Paul Gray-Alan Walters) [problems caused by publicity given to his American Economist interview; "I have to say he was a little unrepentant"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 23 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Turnbull minute for MT ("Alan Walters and EMS/EMU") [difficulty devising a line of reply to Opposition attacks] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 23 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) European Policy: Turnbull note for MT (Alan Walters article/interview) [MT: "advisers ADVISE, Ministers DECIDE policy"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Gray minute for MT ("Meeting on EMU: 25 October") [suggests she look again at Chancellor's draft ECOFIN paper; MT - "I am quite happy with the paper"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Federal German views on economic and monetary union (EMU)") [Kohl keeping his options open on conditions to be met before Germany will support an IGC] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Turnbull fax for Gray ("Sir Alan Walters and EMS/EMU") [MT interview raised the question] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 25 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO ("European Parliament plenary, Strasbourg, 25 Oct 1989: debate on Economic and Monetary Union") [speeches by Bérégovoy and Delors] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Lawson-Hurd-Ridley) ['EMU' - Lawson paper for ECOFIN; purpose "primarily tactical", to slow down discussion of EMU and delay IGC] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Nick Ridley PS letter to Treasury ('EMU') [Ridley comments on Chancellor's draft paper] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 26 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 (EMU paper) [Chancellor's paper for ECOFIN; proposes now to publish it on 2 Nov rather than 31 Oct] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 27 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO ("EMU High Level Group: 26-27 October") [British position rejected, but six countries opposed presidency attempts to isolate UK; once again sharp differences between German Foreign Affairs and Finance Ministries] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 29 Su Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: Gray note for Powell (FRG report on EMU) [Board of Academic Advisers to the Federal Minister of Economic Affairs] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 30 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Economic and Monetary Union") [Chancellor's paper for ECOFIN, in final form] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Oct 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Economic and Monetary Union") [Chancellor's draft Commons speech; MT - 'excellent'] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Nick Ridley PS letter to Treasury (Chancellor's speech on EMU) [Ridley thinks an "evolutionary approach" on Lawson's lines would lead to more business being conducted in DM] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Sir Geoffrey Howe PS letter to Treasury ("Economic and Monetary Union") [Chancellor's draft Commons speech; could be construed as extending "into the distant future" our entry into ERM] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 1 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: Powell letter to Treasury (Chancellor's paper on EMU) [asks for draft PMQ and answer on this topic for tomorrow] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 2 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("EMU debate: 2 November") [latest draft of Chancellor's Commons speech; CDP - "very good"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 2 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("EMU: UK paper") [Chancellor's message and paper delivered; conversations with Waigel, Tietmeyer and Kuehn] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 2 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: Turnbull note for Chancellor's PS ("Mr Gieve/HMT") ["still one unexploded Walters bomb .... issue is probably now dead but you should be aware"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 2 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: Conservative Research Department briefing ("Economic and Monetary Union") [briefing for Commons debate, 2 Nov 1989] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ('EMU') [press reports on British participation in High Level Group; line to take] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Article for the Sunday Correspondent") [Chancellor's article on EMU; MT - "Excellent, straightforward & direct"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO ("EMU and Social Charter") [conversation with Delors - preliminary response to Lawson's paper; failings of the French presidency; Social Charter; thoughts on handling of Strasbourg European Council] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 3 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: FCO telegram to UKE Paris and other EC posts ("EMU: Westminster views") [striking all party rejection of Delors Stages 2 and 3] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 4 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("EMU: UK paper") [German reactions - "stress laid on keeping the UK in the debate"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 6 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: Turnbull minute for MT ("Exchange Rate Mechanism") [interesting weekend press on EMS, showing sharp divisions of opinion] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 9 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("EMU: UK paper") [Pohl publicly praises UK paper; growing German scepticism about common currency noted in Die Welt editorial] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Mr Maude's visit to Bonn") [Maude explained thinking behind Lawson EMU paper; "some hint of movement in German thinking on EMU"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("EMU: UK paper") [conversation with Pohl, who likes UK paper and will use to advance his views; resigned to IGC being agreed next month, but hopes it will last several years; "fears a bad treaty"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 13 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO ("ECOFIN Council: 13 November 1989 - EMU: Subsequent Stages") [account of Antibes ECOFIN meeting] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("EMU: German aims at the Strasbourg European Council") [source suggests Germans attempting to put off a decision on calling IGC; "Kohl playing a careful game domestically"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 20 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Economic and Monetary Union") ["ambivalent statement by Kohl" at press conference after European Council] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 21 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ('EMU') [annual report of "Five Wise Men" stresses importance monetary stability and warns against rushing into monetary union] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO ("European Parliament plenary, Strasbourg, 21 Nov 1989: EMU and institutional change") [Delors speech "floating lots of ideas on an IGC (or two) and the longer term shape of the Community"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 25 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Economic and Monetary Union: views of the Bundesbank") ["Stage One needs to be assessed before moving on"] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 27 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: Nick Ridley PS letter to No.10 ("ERM/EMU") [encloses two copies of Ridley's paper prepared "on a personal basis", not to be copied or circulated without further reference to him] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 27 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: Griffiths minute for Cradock ("E van Lennep: ERM and EMU") [Dutch Treasury favouring early British membership of ERM, and EMU IGC on conditions] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO ("European Development Bank: EC High Level Group: 29 November") [Attali determined to force 'yes/no' answer as to location of EBRD in Strasbourg] [declassified Jul 2018]
PDF 89 Nov 30 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) European Policy: Lady Serota letter to MT (House of Lords European Communities Committee Report) ["The Delors Committee Report" - sent to MT as she prepared for Strasbourg European Council] [declassified Jul 2018]
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