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1984 Mar 14 - 1984 Dec 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

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

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 380
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84 Nov 1 Th Major European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Farewell Call by Viscount Davignon") [end of term as European Commissioner; Howe advice to MT to receive call: "we still need his help on Research and Development and shipbuilding aids"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 7 Fr Major European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("New European Commission") [Commissioner "portfolios of interest to Britain"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 21 Fr Major European Policy: Howe PS message to Chancellor of the Exchequer PS ("European Commission") [portfolios; "I think we could be reasonably satisfied with the distribution of the top posts"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 25 We Major European Policy: Kinnock letter to MT (British EC Commissioners) [Labour Party candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 29 Mo Major European Policy: Lord Cockfield minute to MT ("My Appointment as a European Commissioner") ["contention that my membership of the House of Lords disqualifies me"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Dec 10 Mo Major European Policy: Lord Cockfield minute to MT ("The European Community - Portfolios") ["the outcome [of portfolio negotiations] has proved very satisfactory": details] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 23 Fr Major European Policy: Lord Cockfield minute to MT (European Commissioner portfolios) ["outcome [of negotiations] has been very satisfactory... we are not in the clear yet"; details] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 24 Tu Major European Policy: Lord Northfield letter to MT ("Appointment of EEC Commissioners") [request to be considered] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 29 Th Major European Policy: MT letter to Christopher Tugendhat (European Commission) [reflections on his term as a Commissioner] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 27 Fr Major European Policy: MT letter to Kinnock (British EC Commissioners) [Labour Party candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 1 Th Major European Policy: MT letter to Kinnock (European Commission: allocation of portfolios) [Development Commissioner; MT: "it is for the new British Commissioners themselves to make clear to M. Delors the responsibilities they would wish to exercise"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 11 Tu Major European Policy: MT letter to President of the Confederation of British Industry (European Commission) ["I was grateful to have the CBI's views, and agree in general with the points you have made"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 20 Fr Major European Policy: MT letter to Prime Minister Lubbers (Presidency of the EC Commission) [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 Aug 1 We Major European Policy: MT letter to Sir Henry Plumb (Presidency of the European Parliament) [conservative alliances to enable nomination of a conservative President] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 17 Mo Major European Policy: MT letter to Stanley Clinton Davis MP (European Commission) [appointment as UK Commissioner] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Dec 31 Mo Major European Policy: MT message to Gaston Thorn (Presidency of the EC Commission) [end of term; notable achievements] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 23 Mo Major European Policy: MT message to Sir Henry Plumb (European Parliament) ["I know that the... [European Democratic Group] will play its full part... against a socialist Europe"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Dec 31 Mo Major European Policy: MT message to Taoiseach FitzGerald ("European Community: Irish Presidency") ["congratulations on a very successful six months"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 1 We Major European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("British EC Commissioners") [meeting with Howe to dicuss candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]