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PREM19/2982
European Policy (European Monetary System (EMS): economic and monetary union) (Part 6) [part 5 is PREM19/3741]

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 393
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90 Apr 18 We Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, John Major; Middleton, Wicks) [preliminary consideration of our approach to next phase of EMU discussion; Butler proposals to be worked up, need to "finesse attempts to impose a binding commitment to EMU"] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 20 Fr Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Sir Michael Butler) [City of London concerned to "remain the centre of monetary developments in Europe"; MT - "we could not pour ourselves into the Delors mould"] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Feb 2 Fr Major European Policy: Policy Unit minute for MT ("Ratio of Government Spending to GDP: UK/EC Comparisons") [attached article by Tim Congdon rebuts claim Britain would be marginalised if it did not sign up to EMU; "We're doing better than Europe"] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 17 Tu Key European Policy: Powell briefing for MT ("EMU") [meeting with the Chancellor; our evolutionary approach has run out of steam; options for handling EMU] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 19 Th Major European Policy: Powell briefing for MT ("Meeting with Sir Michael Butler") [doubts Butler's proposals for Stage 2 of EMU would secure postponement of Stage 3] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Mar 8 Th Major European Policy: Powell letter to Alan Walters ("The Next Stage in an Evolutionary Approach to Monetary Union") [asks his views on Michael Butler proposal for a European Monetary Fund] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 23 Mo Major European Policy: Sir Michael Butler letter for MT ("EMU") [further thoughts on proposals for second stage of economic and monetary union] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Mar 28 We Major European Policy: Sir Michael Butler letter to MT ("Second Stage of EMU") [enclosing paper on "The Next Stage in an Evolutionary Approach to Monetary Union] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jan 16 Tu Major European Policy: Speech by the President of Deutsche Bundesbank ("Basic Features of a European Monetary Order") [CDP: "An important speech"; annotated by MT] [this copy declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 19 Th Major European Policy: Treasury briefing for MT ("Sir Michael Butler's Paper on EMU") [technical flaws; Germans do not like it; encourage Butler and his group to think more] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Feb 28 We Major European Policy: Treasury Coordinating Group on Economic and Monetary Union report ("Next Steps on EMU: A Report to Ministers") [HMG's strategy and tactics for IGC on EMU] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Dec 4 Mo Major European Policy: Treasury letter to FCO ("Economic and Monetary Union: Beyond Strasbourg") [how to carry forward campaign for Chancellor's hard ecu proposals after upcoming European Council] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Mar 23 Fr Major European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Bérégovoy and EMU") [source claims that Bérégovoy had told Mitterrand that EMU as defined in the Delors Report would not work and he would not participate in it] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 25 We Major European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("ERM Membership: Spain") [difficult to draw lessons for UK from Spanish experience of joining] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jan 8 Mo Major European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("ERM: Lira Realignment") [Italy moves to narrower bands, precipitated sooner than intended owing to market pressure] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 25 We Major European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("ERM: Security Instructions") [special instructions for documents on timing and terms of entry ('ADSO' codeword)] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 26 Th Major European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Joining the ERM: Dates") [draft Treasury minute supplied to No.10 on personal basis for diary planning] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Feb 12 Mo Major European Policy: Treasury letter to Powell ("EMU (Economic and Monetary Union)") [MT approves four points for British officials to make in Monetary Committee discussions] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 6 Fr Major European Policy: Treasury letter to Powell ("Second Stage of EMU: Letter from Sir Michael Butler") [offers draft reply to Butler; proposals "ingenious and well thought out"; Chancellor shortly to put his thoughts on EMU to MT] declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 6 Fr Major European Policy: Treasury minute for Powell ("Economic and Monetary Union") [latest draft of Chancellor's upcoming minute to MT] [declassified Dec 2016]