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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 Jul 15 Fr Major European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to Howe ("EC Budget: Special Councils") [UK representation at meetings] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 18 Mo Major European Policy: COI London telegram to FCO (1830Z) ("UK Foreign Minister on Stuttgart Deal") [Howe's press conference comments on EC Budget negotions/UK refund, Poland, Central America, and US tariffs on steel] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 19 Tu Major European Policy: Howe minute to Ridley ("EC Budget Council 20-21 July") [agreement on lines to take; supporting documents include Howe's statement to Parliament summarising outcomes of Foregin Affairs Council of 18/19 July] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 19 Tu Major European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Post-Stuttgart Negotiations: A "Strict Financial Guideline" For Agriculture") [Treasury paper with additional comments by Lawson in covering minute] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 20 We Major European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [Foreign Affairs Council, 18/19 July; Budget Council, 20/21 July; US tariffs on steel/Steel Council, 25 July; Special Council on future financing of EC, 19 July; Agriculture Council, 18 July; Fisheries Council, 25/26 July] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 21 Th Major European Policy: Howe minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("A Strict Financial Guideline for Agiculture") [thoughts on Treasury paper] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 21 Th Major European Policy: Chancellor Kohl letter to MT (European Council) [commends outcomes of Stuttgart meeting, looks ahead to Athens meeting; CAP; budgetary settlement for 1983] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 21 Th Major European Policy: No.10 minute to Howe PS ("EC Budget") [MT's concerns relayed to Chancellor Kohl about propositions being raised in course of ongoing EC Budget Council discussions, and her fear that EC "heading towards a crisis"] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 22 Fr Major European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("European Community BudgetL United Kingdom 1983 Refunds Agreed at Stuttgart and 1982 Risk-Sharing") [MT agrees to draft of Howe letter to EC Foreign Affairs Council setting out UK approach to ensuring EC payment in full of UK's 1982 risk-sharing refund; proposed next steps if Howe's approach is not successful] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 22 Fr Major European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("EC Presentation") [MT rejects Howe proposal that she highlight UK aims for deveopment of EC in her speech at the Lord Mayor's Banquet on 14 November] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 22 Fr Major European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram 2886 to FCO (0550Z) ("Budget Council 21-22 July") ["1983 Supplementary Budget No 2": UK outvoted on reduction of UK/German refunds; record of proceedings, including text of Ridley formal statement calling on EC to honour refund in full] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 25 Mo Major European Policy: Ridley PS letter to No.10 (EC Budget Council 21-22 July: Financial Secretary's statement to Parliament) [Ridley reports unsatisfactory outcomes in regard to budget refunds for 1982] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 26 Tu Major European Policy: UKE Paris telegram 666 to FCO (1340Z) ("Mr Rifkind's Talks with Chandernagor") [record of conversation: EC budget - UK's 1982 refund, autumn negotiations, CAP; Athens summit/new policies] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 26 Tu Minor European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Developments in the Euopean Community: January to June 1983") [publication of latest twice-yearly report] [released Jan 2019]
83 Jul 27 We Major European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [EC Budget Council, 20-22 July; Steel Council, 25 July; Fisheries Council, 25-26 July; Special Council meetings] [released Jan 2019]
83 Aug 1 Mo Major European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 (European Community issues: meeting at Chequers) [Lawson requests rescheduling so that he can attend] [released Jan 2019]
83 Aug 3 We Major European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 ("Further Advance Payment to the European Community") [proposal to pay due instalment, with further payments potentially to be withheld pending resolution of EC negotiations in for UK's 1982 refund] [released Jan 2019]
83 Aug 4 Th Major European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Message from Chancellor Kohl") [agriculture strict financial guidelines; UK's refund for 1982] [released Jan 2019]
83 Aug 12 Fr Major European Policy: Raison letter to Patrick Jenkin (European Regional Development Fund) [handling of response to Commission's latest reformative proposals] [released Jan 2019]
83 Sep 2 Fr Major European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Post-Stuttgart Negotiations") [summary] [released Jan 2019]