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1989 Sep 1 - 1990 Nov 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/3741
European Policy (European Monetary System (EMS): economic and monetary union) (Part 5) [filed out of sequence]

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2018 Jul 24
Classification: Secret
Page count: 434
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89 Nov 30 Thu European Policy: Lady Serota letter to MT (House of Lords European Communities Committee Report) ["The Delors Committee Report" - sent to MT as she prepared for Strasbourg European Council] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 29 Wed European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO ("European Development Bank: EC High Level Group: 29 November") [Attali determined to force 'yes/no' answer as to location of EBRD in Strasbourg] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 27 Mon European Policy: Nick Ridley PS letter to No.10 ("ERM/EMU") [encloses two copies of Ridley's paper prepared "on a personal basis", not to be copied or circulated without further reference to him] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 27 Mon European Policy: Griffiths minute for Cradock ("E van Lennep: ERM and EMU") [Dutch Treasury favouring early British membership of ERM, and EMU IGC on conditions] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 25 Sat European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Economic and Monetary Union: views of the Bundesbank") ["Stage One needs to be assessed before moving on"] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 21 Tue European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ('EMU') [annual report of "Five Wise Men" stresses importance monetary stability and warns against rushing into monetary union] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 21 Tue European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO ("European Parliament plenary, Strasbourg, 21 Nov 1989: EMU and institutional change") [Delors speech "floating lots of ideas on an IGC (or two) and the longer term shape of the Community"] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 20 Mon European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Economic and Monetary Union") ["ambivalent statement by Kohl" at press conference after European Council] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 17 Fri European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("EMU: German aims at the Strasbourg European Council") [source suggests Germans attempting to put off a decision on calling IGC; "Kohl playing a careful game domestically"] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 13 Mon European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO ("ECOFIN Council: 13 November 1989 - EMU: Subsequent Stages") [account of Antibes ECOFIN meeting] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 10 Fri European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Mr Maude's visit to Bonn") [Maude explained thinking behind Lawson EMU paper; "some hint of movement in German thinking on EMU"] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 10 Fri European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("EMU: UK paper") [conversation with Pohl, who likes UK paper and will use to advance his views; resigned to IGC being agreed next month, but hopes it will last several years; "fears a bad treaty"] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 9 Thu European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("EMU: UK paper") [Pohl publicly praises UK paper; growing German scepticism about common currency noted in Die Welt editorial] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 6 Mon European Policy: Turnbull minute for MT ("Exchange Rate Mechanism") [interesting weekend press on EMS, showing sharp divisions of opinion] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 4 Sat European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("EMU: UK paper") [German reactions - "stress laid on keeping the UK in the debate"] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 3 Fri European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ('EMU') [press reports on British participation in High Level Group; line to take] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 3 Fri European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Article for the Sunday Correspondent") [Chancellor's article on EMU; MT - "Excellent, straightforward & direct"] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 3 Fri European Policy: UKREP Brussels telegram to FCO ("EMU and Social Charter") [conversation with Delors - preliminary response to Lawson's paper; failings of the French presidency; Social Charter; thoughts on handling of Strasbourg European Council] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 3 Fri European Policy: FCO telegram to UKE Paris and other EC posts ("EMU: Westminster views") [striking all party rejection of Delors Stages 2 and 3] [declassified Jul 2018]
89 Nov 2 Thu European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("EMU debate: 2 November") [latest draft of Chancellor's Commons speech; CDP - "very good"] [declassified Jul 2018]