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1983 Jun 13 - 1985 Aug 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1486
European Policy (Enlargement of European Community: applications of Portugal and Spain) (Part 2)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 279
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85 Apr 4 Th Major European Policy: MT message to Prime Minister Soares (Accession of Portugal to the EC) [message of congratulations on conclusion of negotiations] [released Dec 2014]
84 Sep 10 Mo Major European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Enlargement of the Community") ["enlargement will represent an economic cost... But the damage to Western political and security interests if the negotiations were to fail would be serious"; outline of specific objectives in defence of UK interests] [released Dec 2014]
84 Sep 11 Tu Major European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Enlargement of the Community") ["One asks onself why we ever got involved with it... But there are some useful gains... [and] should put paid to a lot of the guff about European Union/Federal Europe since it will obviously be impractical"] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 13 Mo Major European Policy: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("The Enlarged Community") [MT/Lawson views on FCO paper of 9 May] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 16 Sa Major European Policy: Prime Minister Craxi letter to MT (EC enlargement negotiations) ["hindered by some knots relating to fishing and agriculture"] [released Dec 2014]
83 Nov 18 Fr Major European Policy: Prime Minister González Márquez letter to MT (Accession of Spain to the EC) ["I am concerned that frustration may take over my country's public opinion, which has serious doubts regarding the existence of a true political will on the part of the Community to see the completion of the Accession"] [released Dec 2014]
83 Jun 13 Mo Major European Policy: Prime Minister González Márquez letter to MT (Accession of Spain to the EC) ["I would urge you... to see that the European Council meeting in Stuttgart makes every effort to arrive at the undertakings that are necessary"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jun 3 Mo Major European Policy: Prime Minister González Márquez letter to MT (Treaty of Spanish Accession to the European Community) [invitation to attend signing ceremony] [released Dec 2014]
84 Oct 16 Tu Major European Policy: Prime Minister González Márquez message to MT (1800Z) (Accession of Spain to the EC) [concerns about lack of progress in negotiations] [released Dec 2014]
83 Oct 31 Mo Major European Policy: Prime Minister Soares letter to MT (Accession of Portugal to the EC) ["Portugal's treaty... should be signed earlier than Spain's... This would be the logical result of the separate consideration of each candidature and its appreciation on its own merits"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Apr 1 Mo Major European Policy: Prime Minister Soares letter to MT (accession of Portugal to the EC) [thanks to UK on conclusion of negotiations] [released Dec 2014]
84 Dec 10 Mo Major European Policy: UKE Athens telegram 567 to FCO (1600Z) ("IMPS and Enlargement") [Papandreou unwilling to agree to EC enlargement without agreement on IMPS & wine; "The UK is identified in all the media as the main obstacle to Greek objectives"] [released Dec 2014]
84 Sep 11 Tu Major European Policy: UKE Dublin telegram 470 to FCO (1850Z) ("Informal Meeting of Foreign Ministers on Enlargement in Dublin: 11 September") [record of conversation] [released Dec 2014]
85 Apr 17 We Major European Policy: UKE Lisbon telegram 202 to FCO (1630Z) ("EC Enlargement") [record of PM Soares' views on the Signature of Treaty ceremony, the EC Presidency and the future of the EC] [released Dec 2014]
84 Oct 16 Tu Major European Policy: UKE Madrid telegram 509 to FCO (1800Z) ("Spain/EC") [record of PM González's meeting with EC ambassadors to convey his concerns about lack of progress in negotiations] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 17 Su Major European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram 1016 to FCO (1658Z) ("Foreign Affairs Council, 17 March. Enlargement/Own Resources") [financial arrangements for Spain] [released Dec 2014]
84 Oct 4 Th Major European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram 3164 to FCO (1830Z) ("Enlargement: The Prospects") ["If we cannot get ahead soon, the German position on our own resources will begin to make the... Fontainebleau package precarious... the major difficulties come from Greek[s]... and French obstructiveness"] [released Dec 2014]
84 Nov 28 We Major European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram 4008 to FCO (2116Z) ("Foreign Affairs Council 26-28 November. Spanish Accession: Tariff Transition") [record of proceedings; Rifkind takes firm line on UK car quota] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 11 Mo Major European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram 481 to FCO (1730Z) ("Budgetary Consequences of Enlargement") [EC Commission apparently reneging on agreement secured by MT at Fontainebleau regarding abatement for Spain/Portugal] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 28 Th Major European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram 747 to FCO (1935Z) ("Foreign Affairs Council: 28 February 1985") ["Enlargement": "Presidency tabled outline compromise position on fish... mixed response from member states"] [released Dec 2014]