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1990 Jul 1 - 1990 Oct 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2984
European Policy (European Monetary System (EMS): economic and monetary union) (Part 8)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2018 Jun 5
Classification: Secret
Page count: 381
Any docs withheld? 4

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90 Oct 4 Th Minor European Policy: Chancellor's PS minute to Middleton ("Contact List for Friday, 5 October") [who to notify about UK ERM entry, and when] declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 4 Th Major European Policy: Governor of the Bank of England letter for MT (UK entry into ERM) [will be seen as "a strong policy signal ... good chance of an outstanding result and success for the Government"] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 5 Fr Major European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Chancellor and Prime Minister's Statements") [revised draft of Chancellor's 4pm statement on UK entry to ERM and 1 percent reduction in interest rates; suggested form of words for MT] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 5 Fr Major European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 (ERM entry) [Q&A briefing to accompany Chancellor's statement] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 6 Sa Major European Policy: No.10 minute for MT ("Meeting of the European Monetary Committee") [text of communique agreeing sterling should enter ERM at central rate of DM2.95 with 6 percent margins; "a significant advance in economic and monetary integration"] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 7 Su Major European Policy: FCO telegram to Major ("UK Entry to the ERM") [Hurd conversation with Delors on latter's problems with the announcement; CDP: "It's none of his business"] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 8 Mo Major European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("UK Entry to the ERM: German Reactions") [general welcome; some expect it to strengthen German resistance to rapid EMU] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 8 Mo Major European Policy: UKE Luxembourg telegram to FCO ("ECOFIN Council: 8 October: EMU") [general congratulations on UK entry to ERM, save from Carli] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 8 Mo Major European Policy: No.10 letter to Lord President's PS ("Debate on Sterling's Entry into the ERM") [asks advice on letter from Neil Kinnock demanding debate] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 9 Tu Major European Policy: Turnbull minute for MT ("Opposition Request for Debate on ERM") [Lord President, Chancellor and Chief Whip all think government should grant it] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 9 Tu Major European Policy: Privy Council Office letter to No.10 ("Debate on Sterling's Entry into the ERM") [Lord President and Chief Whip urge she grant it; Chancellor thinks to refuse would cloud favourable publicity won by entry] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 9 Tu Major European Policy: Howe speech to the Conservative Small Business Bureau ("ERM: Making the Most of Membership") [CDP: "You will recognise all the not-very-coded signals"] [this copy declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 10 We Major European Policy: Turnbull minute for MT (further Kinnock letter demanding MT open debate on ERM entry) ["letting off steam rather than a serious appeal"] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 10 We Major European Policy: MT lette to Neil Kinnock (debate on ERM entry) [Chancellor will open for the government since he made the announcement] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 15 Mo Minor European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Chancellor's Statement on ERM") [text for delivery] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 17 We Major European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("EMU: Visit by Financial Secretary") [Poehl said British hard ecu proposals too late to influence debate, too soon to broker agreement in IGC] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 17 We Major European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("EMU: Visit by Financial Secretary to Bonn, 15 October") [Maude addresses German equivalent of CBI] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 18 Th Major European Policy: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Chancellor Kohl on EMU") [Kohl on French TV suggests 1 January 1994 as the starting date for stage 2] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 18 Th Major European Policy: Sir Michael Butler fax to Powell ('EMU') [Butler discussion with Padoa Schioppa] [declassified Jun 2018]
90 Oct 19 Fr Major European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("EMU") [Kohl's suggested date for stage 2 "will have pleased the European lobby and displeased the financial community"] [declassified Jun 2018]