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PREM19/1220
European policy (Presidency of European Commission; UK Commissioners; official posts in Commission) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 380
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84 Mar 14 We Major European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("Next President of the European Commission") [candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Apr 5 Th Major European Policy: Prime Minister Schlüter letter to MT (President of the European Commission) [Denmark's candidate] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Apr 9 Mo Major European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Howe ("Next President of the European Commission") [French/West German candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Apr 11 We Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) ["Next President of the European Commission": French/West German candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 1 Tu Major European Policy: MT letter to Prime Minister Schlüter (President of the European Commission) [Denmark's nomination] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 5 Tu Major European Policy: No.10 minute to Howe PS ("President of the European Commission") [West Germany nomination] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 13 We Major European Policy: No.10 minute (internal): Powell to Ryder (European Council meeting, Fontainebleau (EC Budget); British Commissioners for next EC Commission) [arrangements for MT meetings with Ministers to discuss] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 6 Fr Major European Policy: Prime Minister Lubbers letter to MT (Presidency of the European Commission) [Netherlands nominee] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 9 Mo Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Whitelaw, Tebbit, Biffen, Wakeham) ["Presidency of the EC Commission": candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 9 Mo Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Whitelaw, Tebbit, Biffen, Wakeham) ["British Commissioners for the next EC Commission": candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 10 Tu Major European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Telephone Call with Dr. FitzGerald") ["Presidency of the European Commission": candidates; committees on European co-operation & 'A People's Europe'; Kinsale Gas] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 10 Tu Major European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("Presidency of the European Commission") [candidates: thoughts on Cheysson, Delors, Davignon & Genscher] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 10 Tu Major European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("European Community: Ad Hoc Committees on 'A People's Europe' and Institutional Affairs") ["I attach a copy of the Presidency conclusions... about the terms of reference for these groups. You may wish to ask Dr. FitzGerald how he proposes to carry this work forward"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 11 We Major European Policy: UKE Dublin telegram to FCO ("Presidency of the European Commission") [candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 11 We Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, FitzGerald) ["Presidency of the European Commission": candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 16 Mo Major European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with M. Dumas") [probable key issues; FCO briefing attached: Presidency of EC Commission; EC Budgetary discipline; EC Budget over-run ] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 16 Mo Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (Howe, Dumas) ["M. Dumas' Visit": candidates for EC Commission Presidency] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 16 Mo Major European Policy: Cabinet Office record of conversation (meeting with the Taoiseach) [FitzGerald, Robert Armstrong: bilateral meetings with MT; Dick Spring meeting with MT; EC Budget; Presidency of EC Commission] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 17 Tu Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, FitzGerald) ["Presidency of the EC Commission"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 17 Tu Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Dumas) [EC Budget; ad hoc committees; Presidency of the Commission; majority voting] [declassified Jan 2014]