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1989 Mar 1 - 1989 Aug 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2676
European Policy (European Monetary System (EMS)) (Part 4)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 376
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89 May 21 Su Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (UK membership of the ERM) [Paul Gray, Nigel Wicks: No.10 request that Lawson publicly clarify his position] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 Apr 25 Tu Major European Policy: Treasury briefing for MT ("Meetings with Prime Minister Lubbers, Chancellor Kohl and President de Mita: the Delors Report") [proposed lines to take] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 Jun 21 We Major European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("European Monetary Cooperation") [Adviser to the Governor of the Bank of England meeting with President of Bundesbank] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 Jul 7 Fr Major European Policy: Treasury record of conversation (Lawson, Michael Butler, Jeremy Morse, Terence Burns) [economic & monetary union: follow-up to Madrid Council discussion of Delors report] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 May 5 Fr Major European Policy: UKE Bonn record of conversation ("European Monetary Cooperation: Delors Report") [HM Ambassador Mallaby, State Secretary Tietmeyer - FRG Finance Ministry] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 Aug 15 Tu Major European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Economic and Monetary Union") ["First analysis of the Delors report by the Federal Economics Ministry reflects considerable scepticism"] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 Apr 21 Fr Major European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Economic and monetary union: Delors Report") ["Bundesbank is generally satisfied... as yet there is no clear liaison between Frankfurt and Bonn on the way forward and it is not clear what role the Bundesbank will play"] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 Aug 22 Tu Major European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("EMU: German Finance Minister's views") [Economic and Monetary Union] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 Apr 17 Mo Major European Policy: UKE Luxembourg telegram to FCO ("Delors Committee Report on EMU: Chancellor's press conference, 17 April 1989") ["we cannot accept the transfer of sovereignty which is implied by the Delors Report"] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 Jun 7 We Major European Policy: UKE Madrid telegram to FCO ("Spain and the EMS") ["The annoucement [of intended entry] is in terms which do not make the commitment irrevocable"] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 Mar 9 Th Major European Policy: UKE Madrid telegram to FCO ("Visit of Italian Prime Minister") [De Mita visit to Madrid: "Spanish and Italian Prime Ministers declare support for EMU in principle"] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 Apr 18 Tu Major European Policy: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Delors Committee Report: first French reactions") ["Beregovoy reportedly favourable... confirming France ready to discuss a new Treaty"] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 Apr 21 Fr Major European Policy: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("French reactions to the Delors Report") [Prime Minister Rocard comments to the press] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 Aug 8 Tu Major European Policy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO ("EMU: Delors report: the next steps") [Italian position] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 May 19 Fr Major European Policy: UKE The Hague telegram to FCO ("The Delors Committee recommendations: Netherlands reactions") ["Van den Broek... added a strong appeal for those not in the EMS Exchange Rate Mechanism to join the system"] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 Jul 10 Mo Major European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("ECOFIN Council: 10 July 1989: economic and monetary union: work programme") ["Commission to identify measures needed for EMU Stage 1 legislation by end of July"] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 Mar 10 Fr Major European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("EMS Monetary Union and fraud") [main points from Delors press conference; "reiterates wish for sterling's full membership of ERM"] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 Jul 11 Tu Major European Policy: Walters minute to Gray ("Intervention and sterilisation - 1987 - 1988") [analysis] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 May 18 Th Major European Policy: Walters minute to Gray (research topics) [monetary union; exchange rates; corporation and economic performance] [declassified Jul 2016]
89 Jun 16 Fr Major European Policy: Walters minute to MT ("Germany's covert exchange control") [information requested by MT] [declassified Jul 2016]