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1985 Jan 10 - 1985 Jan 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1487
European Policy (Dean Dove Ltd: provision of financial assistance by Department of Trade and Industry, in breach of European Community guidelines)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 21
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Date Value Title
85 Jan 10 Th Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Tebbit) [reclamation of UK's illegal regional aid for Dean Dove Ltd; MT of the view that "European Commission... insisting on their pound of flesh at the cost of causing unemployment"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 11 Fr Major European Policy: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Dean Dove") [draft message from MT to Delors seeking a resolution of UK's illegal regional aid funding, that would avoid closure of factory & consequent Dean Dove legal action against the Government; MT advised against sending message to Delors, pending Tebbit message to Commissioner Sutherland] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 14 Mo Major European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram 088 to FCO (1735Z) (Dean Dove Ltd) [reply from Commissioner Sutherland regarding reclamation of UK's illegal regional aid; MT annotation requests clarification of alternative methods of aid withdrawal] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 18 Fr Major European Policy: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Dean Dove Limited") [options for recovery of regional aid funding; risk of legal action against DTI] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 28 Mo Major European Policy: Tebbit PS letter to No.10 (Dean Dove Ltd) [proposal to neutralise illegal regional aid by conversion to EC loan; Dean Dove writ served against DTI, claiming damages] [released Dec 2014]