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1983 Dec 1 - 1984 Dec 20
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1224
European policy (Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)) (Part 12)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 354
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84 Mar 14 We Major European Policy: Jopling PS letter to No.10 ("Council of Agriculture Ministers: 11-13 March 1984") [statement to Parliament: milk & monetary compensation amounts] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 14 We Major European Policy: Department of Agriculture briefing for MT (meeting with President of the National Farmers' Union) [milk levy; monetary compensation amounts] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 15 Th Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jopling, Richard Butler) [EC negotiations on the Common Agricultural Policy] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 15 Th Major European Policy: Jopling PS letter to No.10 (Common Agricultural Policy negotiations: latest position) [milk & Monetary Compensation Amounts] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 15 Th Major European Policy: Jopling letter to Nigel Spearing MP ("CAP prices for 1984/85") ["it could be that next Thursday evening's debate will be held when decisions on some or all of this year's price proposals have already been taken"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 17 Sa Major European Policy: COI London telegram to FCO ("Minister Fail To Agree EC Farm Package") [report] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 22 Th Major European Policy: Director of the Federazione Lombarda delle Unioni Provinciali Agricoltori letter to MT (Brussels Summit) [cover letter for copy of telegram to Craxi & Pandolfi] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 23 Fr Major European Policy: Jopling letter to Howe ("Agricultural Council, 26/27 March 1984") ["to let you... know how I would approach next week's negotiations"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 23 Fr Major European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("Agricultural Council, 26-27 March 1984") ["making no commitment to finance expensive measures"; MT concerns about proposed strategy] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 24 Sa Major European Policy: Younger letter to Jopling ("Agricultural Council: 30/31 March 1984") ["Since I shall have publicly to defend in Scotland what may turn out to be a most unwelcome package it is crucial that we agree in advance on the lines of the UK approach"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 26 Mo Major European Policy: MT letter to President of the National Farmers' Union (EC 1984-85 Farm Price Proposals) ["it would be impossible to finance the CAP in 1984 within the resources available... our objective has been to reach a solution... which did not discriminate unfairly against... [UK] producers"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Apr 11 We Major European Policy: Ian Paisley MP letter to MT ("EC 1984-85 Farm Price Agreement and Related Measures") ["Northern Ireland has been disadvantaged vis-a-vis the Irish Republic"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Apr 13 Fr Major European Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("The CAP and the Community's Own Resources") ["This point ought to be given more prominence in the media... that... agreeing in principle to increase the Community's own resources... [does not entail that the Government] has thrown away the one negotiating opportunity to halt run-away CAP expenditure"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 9 We Major European Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Ulster Farmers' Union") [request for meeting with MT to discuss farm price settlement] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 8 Fr Major European Policy: MT letter to President of the Ulster Farmers' Union (effects of the Common Agricultural Policy on Northern Ireland agriculture) ["I think the Government has made a positive response to the particular problems of Northern Ireland"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 10 Tu Minor European Policy: Jopling PS letter to No.10 ("Official Representation at Meetings at the Council of Ministers (Agriculture)") ["You suggested that our delegation seemed excessive"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 13 Fr Major European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Jopling ("EC Agricultural Structures Proposals and Conservation") ["I... see difficulties in your proposal... [in regard to] holding down the cost of the structures package"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 17 Tu Major European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Council of Ministers: 16/17 July 1984 French Statement on Budgetary Implications of 1984 Price Fixing") [summary of proceedings] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 18 We Major European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") [EC Commission Presidency; new PM of France; EC Budget issues; aid for olive oil; milk supplementary levy; price-fixing; supplementary Budgets for 1984/85] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 4 Tu Major European Policy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO ("Common Agricultural Policy: milk") [reports of Italy & other countries disregarding EC policy on milk quotas] [declassified Jan 2014]