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1990 May 1 - 1990 Jun 27
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2983
European Policy (European Monetary System (EMS): economic and monetary union) (Part 7)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2018 Jun 5
Classification: Secret
Page count: 382
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90 May 25 Fr Major European Policy: Powell briefing for MT ('EMU') ["the Chancellor's latest thinking .... You will find it unpalatable"] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 May 30 We Key European Policy: Powell briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Chancellor: EMU") [MT sceptical others would go ahead without us, and even if they did, does not believe UK should follow "a fundamentally wrong direction"] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Jun 15 Fr Major European Policy: Powell briefing for MT ("Economic and Monetary Union: Objective Reference Standard: North Atlantic Free Trade Area") [Ridley paper; Treasury paper on objective reference standard] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Jun 18 Mo Major European Policy: Powell briefing for MT ("Meeting with the Chancellor, Foreign Secretary and Trade and Industry Secretary") [EMU: a line to take at the European Council; "play for a goal-less draw tomorrow"] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Jun 6 We Major European Policy: Powell letter to FCO ("Economic and Monetary Union") [MT's comments on Chancellor's minute, and further work needed; the danger of protectionist blocs] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Jun 20 We Major European Policy: Powell note for MT (Chancellor's Speech: British proposals on EMU) [seems fine, following amendments suggested by No.10] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 May 1 Tu Major European Policy: Sir Michael Butler letter to Powell ("Maintaining Parities against Speculative Attack under the European Committee's Stage 2 Proposal") [CDP: "Yet another letter from Sir Michael Butler"] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Jun 11 Mo Major European Policy: Sir Michael Butler letter to Powell ("Second Stage of EMU") [case for tabling his ideas; MT asks for ministerial meeting] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Jun 19 Tu Major European Policy: Treasury letter for Powell ("Chancellor's Speech to German Industry Forum - Economic and Monetary Union: Beyond Stage 1") [latest draft; MT reservations about sentence on potential for hard ecu to evolve into a single currency] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Jun 20 We Major European Policy: Treasury letter to FCO ("Chancellor's Speech to German Industry Forum - Economic and Monetary Union: Beyond Stage 1") [copy of speech, press briefing, plus Q&A] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Jun 5 Tu Major European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Economic and Monetary Union") [follow-up work commissioned after MT-Major meeting - North Atlantic Free Trade Area, buidling up NATO's political side, objective reference standard for world currencies] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 May 17 Th Minor European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("German Restrictions on the Issue of Foreign Currency Bonds") [served no purpose for monetary control and were abolished in Jan 1990] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 May 25 Fr Major European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("How the ERM Works") [note setting out the mechanism "in a detailed, but we hope simple, way"] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 May 4 Fr Major European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Possible Dates for Joining the ERM") [possible dates between now and end September; further consideration being given to exchange rate] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 May 30 We Minor European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 (draft for MT reply to latest Sir Michael Butler letter on EMU) [no substantive reply needed] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Jun 25 Mo Major European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Chancellor's Speech on EMU") [deputy president of Bundesbank doubts that UK proposals can achieve their stated aims] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 May 14 Mo Major European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)") [Pohl hints that "EMU could precede with less [sic] than twelve members"] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Jun 18 Mo Major European Policy: UKE Luxembourg telegram to FCO ("Foreign Affairs Council: Preparation for European Council - EMU") [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Jun 11 Mo Major European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO ("Economic and Monetary Union") [ECOFIN discussion in Luxembourg] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 May 23 We Minor European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO ("EMU: Institutional Aspects") [COREPER discussion on 23 May] [declassified Jun 2018]