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1985 Jun 27 - 1985 Dec 6
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1492
European Policy (European Council meeting, Milan, June 1985) (Part 22)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 247
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85 Jun 27 Th Major European Policy: Ridley PS briefing for MT ("European Council: Milan 28/29: Transportation issues") ['Channel fixed link and road haulage liberalisation'; 'Shipping in the Community'] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 27 Th Major European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("European Council: Milan: scene-setting message from Signor Craxi") [copy of Dooge report: proposals for development of the EC] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 27 Th Major European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("French memorandum for the European Council, 28-29 June") [Milan sunmit: technology/EUREKA; decision-making and the European Parliament] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 27 Th Major European Policy: Cabinet Office letter to No.10 ("European Council, 28-29 June") ["European Council: Stilettos, Mark II" - instances of other member states' actions not matching their words] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 28 Fr Major European Policy: Tebbit PS letter to No.10 (Prime Minister's reply to letter from Chancellor Kohl) ["... hopes that no indication will be given in the reply that we can go along with the Chancellor's assertion that national legislation on public health and consumer protection is in any way necessary in order to create a well-functioning internal market"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 28 Fr Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Andreas Papandreou) [brief, informal exchange at European Council, Milan: Papandreou apologises to MT for remarks he made about her] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 28 Fr Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (Howe, Kohl) [European Council, Milan: "...[Howe] explained that we could not accept [Treaty amendments]... But there were a number of points on which we believed the Community's practice could be changed and improved"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 28 Fr Major European Policy: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("European Fighter Aircraft") [line to take for MT meeting with Kohl at Milan European Council summit] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 28 Fr Major Italy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Prime Minister Craxi of Italy) [EC/US relations; future of the EC; terrorism & hijacking; internal market; technological cooperation; football disaster] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 29 Sa Major European Policy: UKDEL Milan telegram to FCO ("European Council: Milan: 28/9 June") [UK text on institutional questions] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 29 Sa Minor European Policy: Draft communiqué following bilateral (MT, Garrett FitzGerald) ["The two Prime Ministers reaffirmed their condemnation of all forms of terrorism..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 1 Mo Major European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO ("Institutional Affairs") [committee proposals for EC reform put forward at Milan European Council summit] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 1 Mo Major European Policy: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("European Council") ["...draft [MT] statement to the House on the recent European Council in Milan"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 1 Mo Major European Policy: Ingham letter to Editor of The Times ("disgraceful inaccuracy" of Ian Murray's report on the Milan European Council summit) [claim that "[MT] has but one emotion, fury"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 1 Mo Major European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("Milan: European Council") [thoughts on the position taken by France, FRG and Italy, and on the inter-governmental conference to which it has given rise, for the next Council summit in Luxembourg] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 1 Mo Major European Policy: Cabinet Office note for the record ("European Council, 28-29 June") ["...various working documents which played a role in the preparation and final decisions..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 2 Tu Minor European Policy: Cabinet Office internal minute ("Meeting on European technology") ["...we need to make urgent preparations for handling the European Council follow-up meeting on European Technology to be held on 17 July"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 3 We Major European Policy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO ("Milan Council: Italian press reactions, 2/3 July") ["Strong emphasis on 'historic' first use of majority voting... and widespread support for Italy's role... but criticism of British lack of commitment to European Union"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 3 We Major European Policy: UKE Luxembourg telegram to FCO ("Luxembourg Prime Minister's press interview: after Milan") ["Luxembourg would use its veto on tax harmonisation"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 3 We Major European Policy: FCO European Community Department internal minute ("European Council conclusions") ["...three possible areas where the... conclusions do not accurately reflect discussions..."] [declassified Dec 2014]