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1980 May 29 - 1984 Feb 6
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1219
European policy (Presidency of European Commission; UK Commissioners; official posts in Commission; European Secretariat in Cabinet Office) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 287
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80 Jun 5 Th Major European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("The New EC Commission") [Presidency candidates; UK Commissoners candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Jun 12 Th Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Carrington, Cossiga, Colombo) [Presidency of the Commission; Middle East] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Jun 12 Th Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chancellor Schmidt) [Presidency of the Commission; EC procedures; restructuring of EC Budget] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Jun 25 We Major European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Community Affairs") [transport; education; environment] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Jul 2 We Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Callaghan) ["European Commissioners": portfolios; Labour Party candidates; federalism] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Jul 2 We Major European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Community Affairs") [Budget; Presidency; Turkey; education; environmental issues; talks on fisheries] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Jul 21 Mo Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Callaghan) ["European Commissioners": Labour Party candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Jul 25 Fr Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Carrington, Whitelaw, Jopling) ["European Commissioners": Labour Party candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Jul 31 Th Major European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("The New Commission of the European Communities 1981 Accommodation for Commissioners-Designate") [Cabinet Office accommodation & access to confidential papers] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Aug 8 Fr Major European Policy: No.10 note to MT (Italian Presidency of the European Community) [despatch from Sir Ronald Arculus] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Aug 26 Tu Major European Policy: Head of the Home Civil Service minute to MT ("Cabinet Office: Head of the European Secretariat") ["to seek a decision on... upgrading to 2nd Permanent Secretary"; MT concurs with Bancroft that post should not be upgraded] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Sep 15 Mo Major European Policy: Lord Northfield letter to MT (European Commission) [candidacy] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Sep 16 Tu Major European Policy: MT letter to Callaghan (European Commissioners) [Labour Party candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Sep 16 Tu Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jopling) ["European Commissioners"] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Sep 19 Fr Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Raymond Barre) ["Commission portfolios"] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Sep 30 Tu Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Carrington, Gilmour, Jopling) ["European Commissioners"] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Oct 23 Th Major European Policy: MT letter to Christopher Tugendhat (reappointment to the European Commission) ["delighted... get in touch with my Office whenever you think a meeting might be useful"] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Oct 27 Mo Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Gaston Thorn) [Commission portfolios] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Oct 29 We Major European Policy: Head of the Home Civil Service minute to No.10 ("Senior Appointments in Europe - Director General VII (Energy) EC Commission") [candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Nov 3 Mo Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Roy Jenkins) [EMS; European Commission portfolios] [declassified Jan 2014]