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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 Sep 2 Fr Major European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to Howe ("Publication of UK Papers on the Safety Net and Strict Financial Guideline") [case & proposed date of simultaneous publication] [released Jan 2019]
83 Sep 2 Fr Major European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("European Community: Post Stuttgart Negotiations, Other Policies") [paper for EC Special Council on 20-21 September, outlining UK views on future development of EC] [released Jan 2019]
83 Sep 8 Th Major European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 ("Further Advance Payment to the European Commission") [arguments against withholding the payments] [released Jan 2019]
83 Sep 14 We Major European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [Special Council, 30 August: strict financial guideline for agricultural expenditure; Special Council, 20-21 September: EC budget & other policies; significant forthcoming meetings] [released Jan 2019]
83 Sep 21 We Major European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [MT meetings with Kohl, Craxi & Lubbers; Special Council, 20 Sep: EC budget inequity/safety net; development of other policies; Foreign Affairs Council, 19 Sep: 1982 budget refunds; forthcoming EC meetings] [released Jan 2019]
83 Sep 28 We Major European Policy: Ridley PS letter to Biffen PS ("Publication of Economic Progress Report Supplement on 'Future Financing and Development of the European Community: British Government Ideas'") [article summarising UK's three papers for EC talks on future financing] [released Jan 2019]
83 Oct 4 Tu Major European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("EC Presentation") [MT declines FCO proposal that she meet with group of Brussels journalists to brief them on UK policies] [released Jan 2019]
83 Oct 5 We Major European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [Agriculture & Fisheries Council, 26/27 Sep & 3/4 Oct; informal meetings of Ministers for Energy, Industry, Development, Employment & Transport; Environment Council in Nov; EC.ACP Council ] [released Jan 2019]
83 Oct 6 Th Major European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 ("The European Community: the "Safety Net" and the Germans") [Treasury unhappy with Germany's "watered down" proposals] [released Jan 2019]
83 Oct 6 Th Major European Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Athens: EC Budget Negotiations") [MT agrees to "teach-ins" briefing her on state of negotiations in advance of key meetings in run-up to Athens] [released Jan 2019]
83 Oct 6 Th Major European Policy: Rifkind PS letter to Prior PS ("Topical Points on European Matters") [regular briefing for Ministerial colleagues, back benchers and MEPs] [released Jan 2019]
83 Oct 6 Th Major European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Post-Stuttgart Negotiations") [key points from recent bilateral meetings with French & Italians] [released Jan 2019]
83 Oct 17 Mo Major European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 ("European Cash Requirements") [MT agrees, reluctantly, to UK advance payments/'overdraft' contributions to ease Commission cashflow problems, but wants to know how UK will secure its refund owed] [released Jan 2019]
83 Oct 19 We Major European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [Special Council, Athens, 10-12 Oct: budget inequity, agriculture, issues for Athens European Council; Foreign Affairs Council, 17-18 Oct: trade; Agriculture Council, 17-18 Oct; Fisheries Council, 19 Oct; other recent & forthcoming meetings] [released Jan 2019]
83 Oct 24 Mo Major European Policy: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office ("Post-Stuttgart Negotiations: Correction of the Budget Inequity") [MT response to Lawson proposal that she send message to Kohl outlining UK concerns about German proposals for addressing EC budget inequity] [released Jan 2019]
83 Oct 26 We Major European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [MT talks with Mitterrand, 20-21 Oct; Foreign Ministers meeting, 22-23 Oct; Finance Council, 24 Oct; Lawson talks with Germans on budget inequity; Research Council, 26 Oct; Internal Market Council, 26 Oct; EC steel regime/Germany; forthcoming meetings] [released Jan 2019]
83 Oct 28 Fr Major European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("European Community: the post-Stuttgart negotiations") [memo for meeting of MT & principally concerned Ministers to review negotiating situation] [released Jan 2019]
83 Oct 31 Mo Major European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Post-Stuttgart Negotiations") [draft MT message to Mitterrand notifying him who will respresent her "discreet bilateral contacts"] [released Jan 2019]