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PREM19/3269
Economic Policy (Briefing for the Prime Minister by Sir Alan Walters)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2017 Jul 20
Classification: Secret
Page count: 35
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Date Value Title
89 May 10 We Key Economic Policy: Walters minute to MT ("When "The Time Will Be Ripe"") ["we always appear to be negative [on EMS].... this note atttempts to set out a positive response"] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 May 10 We Major Economic Policy: Powell minute to Walters ("Europe") [your idea "ingenious and well worth pursuing. It puts the other Europeans on the spot"] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 May 11 Th Major Economic Policy: Walters minute to MT ("The Dmark, the Dollar and Sterling") ["It is becoming increasingly clear to the Bundesbank that it (and, above all, Pohl) have greatly misjudged monetary policy"] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 May 12 Fr Major Economic Policy: Walters minute to MT ("Intervention") [disapproves of Bank's policy to contain rise of US dollar] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 May 12 Fr Major Economic Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Exchange rate management") [cover note for Walters minutes] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 May 16 Tu Major Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Talk with Alan Walters: 17 May") [EMS; intervention & exchange rate management] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Jun 6 Tu Major Economic Policy: Walters letter to Treasury (monetary policy) [misrepresentation of his views in the press] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Jun 9 Fr Major Economic Policy: Walters minute to MT ("Money market assistance and funding policy") ["The Treasury's policies meet the needs of the day"] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Jun 16 Fr Major Economic Policy: Walters minute to MT ("Germany's covert exchange control") [MT request for details] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Jul 12 We Major Economic Policy: Walters minute to No.10 ("Rainforest protection - the Goldsmith proposal") ["that the industrialised countries pay Brazil for the maintaining of their forests"] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Sep 26 Tu Major Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Alan Walters: 27 September") [the economy; electricity privatisation; EMU] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 May 18 Fr Major Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Sir Alan Walters") [economic policy issues] [declassified Jul 2017]
91 Jan 15 Tu Major Economic Policy: Alan Walters letter to MT ("Notes on sterling") [exchange risk assessment] [declassified Jul 2017]