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1983 Jun 20 - 1983 Oct 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1022
European policy (European Community budget) (Part 21)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2019 Jan 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 310
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83 Jun 20 Mo Major European Policy: Howe minute to Channon ("Foreign Affairs Council 21/22 June: ERDF") [rejection of EC compromise; proposed line to take at Council] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jun 21 Tu Major European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Your Meeting with the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary") [Dankert visit to UK; EC budget; Cradock meeting with Chinese] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jun 22 We Major European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [European Council EC budget negotiations & signing of Genscher/Colombo declaration on European Union; Foreign Affairs Council/EC budget/ERDF & Dankert visit to UK; Steel Council/future of Ravenscraig; Internal Market Council; Fisheries Council; Environment Council] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jun 29 We Major European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [EC: UK budget refunds; work programme resulting from Stuttgart Declaration; Research Council] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jun 29 We Major European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("Follow-Up to the Stuttgart Declaration on the Future Financing of the Community") [MT agrees to proposed line to take at first of the EC ministerial meetings] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jun 29 We Major European Policy: President Mitterrand letter to MT (EC Budget: UK rebate and completion of Budgetary procedure for 1984) [cover letter enclosing letter to Chancellor Kohl, in his capacity as President of the European Council; MT: "disgraceful"] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 1 Fr Major European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Following Up the Stuttgart Declaration: Long Term Solution to Budgetary Inequity") [budgetary safety net; strict financial guidelines for agricultural spending] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 1 Fr Major European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to Howe ("EC Budget: Refunds to the UK in Respect of 1983") [possible obstruction; timing of required legislation for 'withholding' plans] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 1 Fr Major European Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Our Budget Rebate") [MT condemns "disgraceful" text of message from President Mitterrand to Kohl] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 5 Tu Major European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("EC: President Mitterrand") [covering advice regarding draft MT reply to Kohl commenting on Mitterrand's message to Kohl, copied to MT, regarding EC budget & UK refunds] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 6 We Minor European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [Fisheries Council; Stuttgart Declaration work programme] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 6 We Major European Policy: Howe minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("EC Budget Refunds to the UK in Respect of 1983") [proposed strategy for securing refunds/withholding] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 6 We Major European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("EC Budget: Paper on 'Safety Net'") [cover minute outlining merits of the proposal, with Paper attached] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 7 Th Major European Policy: MT message to Chancellor Kohl (conclusions of the European Council in Stuttgart: compensation to the United Kingdom) [dismisses French interpretations of text on compensation for 1983, and reminds Kohl of need for text as agreed & published by German EC Presidency to be implemented; 1980/91 overpayments] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 7 Th Major European Policy: MT message to President Mitterrand (conclusions of the European Council in Stuttgart: compensation to the United Kingdom) [cover letter enclosing copy of her letter to Kohl dismissing French interpretations of text on compensation for 1983 and reminding Kohl of need for text as agreed & published by German EC Presidency to be implemented] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 12 Tu Major European Policy: Howe minute to MT (representation at official level for preparation of Special Council of Foreign and Finance Ministers meetings) [EC budget negotiations following conclusions agreed at Stuttgart Council meeting] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 13 We Major European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [first Special Council meeting on future financing; ECOFIN Council; Energy Council; US tariffs on steel; upcoming Councils] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 13 We Major European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Further Advance Payment to the European Commission") [MT reluctant to concede to Lawson's advice to advance payment as requested by Commission] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 14 Th Major European Policy: President of the European Parliament letter to MT (debate on the Supplementary Budget, No.1 for 1983) [negotiations with UK: interim & long-term solutions] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 14 Th Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson) ["Further Advance Payment to the European Commission"] [released Jan 2019]