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PDF 88 Mar 5 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Europe: Mortimer minute to Lawson ("Presidency of European Commission") [assessment of prospects - Delors still likely; told Kerr of your support for Lubbers; Howe will consult you closer to the time] [declassified Feb 2018]
PDF 88 Mar 29 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Europe: Hannay letter to Kerr ("The Presidency of the Commission") [assessment of prospects - Delors still hoping for French premiership, but will secure second term as President if he wants it; speculation about MT view - Hannay takes care "neither to feed it nor to answer it"] [declassified Feb 2018]
PDF 88 Mar 29 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: David Hannay to John Kerr (invitation for MT to address College of Europe in Bruges) [“opportunity to spell out her own vision”]
PDF 88 Apr 8 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Europe: UKE The Hague letter to Kerr ("The Delors Succession") [assessment of prospects - Lubbers a possible candidate if Delors gets French premiership, otherwise not till after his term as Dutch PM ends in 1990] [declassified Feb 2018]
PDF 88 Apr 8 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Europe: UKA Paris letter to Kerr ("Delors") [assessment of prospects - strong competitors for French premiership from Rocard and Bérégovoy] [declassified Feb 2018]
PDF 88 Apr 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: Stephen Wall minute to John Kerr (invitation for MT to address College of Europe in Bruges) [“I do not think we should try to sell the idea too hard”]
PDF 88 Apr 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: FCO letter to Charles Powell (recommends MT address College of Europe in Bruges) [opportunity to make a major speech setting seal on our reforms in the EC]
PDF 88 Apr 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: Charles Powell letter to FCO (MT agrees to address College of Europe in Bruges) [need draft by second half of July]
PDF 88 May 13 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) G7: Charles Powell minute to Hugh Thomas (Toronto Economic Summit) [help with MT's speeches, on Europe and to Canadian parliament - historical section] [released July 2016]
PDF 88 May 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Europe: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to the Foreign Secretary ("Presidency of the European Commission") [Howe favouring Delors; case against taking a high profile in his favour against Bangemann who is "most concerned" at FCO preference] [declassified Feb 2018]
PDF 88 May 26 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Europe: Foreign Secretary minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Presidency of the European Commission") [no alternatives to Delors in prospect; we should not oppose his reappointment at Hanover] [declassified Feb 2018]
PDF 88 Jun 2 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Hugh Thomas memo for MT ("Notes for discussion with the Prime Minister") [federalist original thinking done 30 years or more ago; "The "Europe of Nations" has never been carefully worked out, to my knowledge. We could be at a turning point in our history"] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Jun 6 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Whittingdale record of conversation (MT-Hugh Thomas preparatory discussion on speech) ["must be positive in order to knock down federalist ideas ... United Europe but not European Union"] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Jun 14 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: FCO Policy Planning Staff notes for Wall (MT speech to College of Europe in Bruges) [“Possible Themes”]
PDF 88 Jun 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: FCO Security Policy Department notes for Wall (MT Bruges speech) [“Security/Defence Themes”]
PDF 88 Jun 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: Stephen Wall to John Kerr (sketch for MT Bruges speech) [“first outline”]
Info only 88 Jul 6 We Chronology Key [Chronology] Jacques Delors told European Parliament that in ten years 80 per cent of economic and social legislation would be made there rather than at national level
PDF 88 Jul 6 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Delors (Jacques) Speech to the the European Parliament ["Ten years hence, 80 per cent of our economic legislation ... will be of community origin"]
Text 88 Jul 18 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Interview for Sunday Express
PDF 88 Jul 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Jimmy Young Show: European Community") ["your struggle to make Europe less theoretical and more practical ..." increasing bureaucracy "is the SOCIALIST way"] [released Jul 2018]
Text 88 Jul 27 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Radio Interview for BBC Radio 2 Jimmy Young Programme
PDF 88 Jul 28 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: John Kerr to Patrick Wright (must now submit sketch for MT Bruges speech) [“No.10 market for constructive language on the Community may still be poor”]
PDF 88 Jul 29 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: FCO to Charles Powell (submits draft for MT Bruges speech) [“outline sketch”]
Info only 88 Aug 20 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] IRA Ballygawley bomb; MT cut short her holiday and initiated security review
PDF 88 Aug 27 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Hugh Thomas draft for MT ("The Future of Europe") ["We have not embarked on the business of throwing back the frontiers of the state at home only to have a super nation state getting ready to exercise a new dominance"] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Aug 27 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Hugh Thomas notes (MT's speech on Europe) [fragments] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Aug 27 Sa Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Hugh Thomas letter to Charles Powell (MT's speech on Europe) [minor comments] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Aug 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell first draft for MT ("Version 1") [42pp, not annotated by MT] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Aug 30 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell first draft for MT ("Version 2") [56pp, slightly annotated by MT] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Aug 30 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell minute for MT ("Speech on Europe") ["opportunity to set out your views on Europe's future, focussing mainly but not exclusively on the EC"; encloses "very much a first draft"] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Aug 30 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Charles Powell to Stephen Wall (background needed for MT Bruges speech) [venue & institution]
PDF 88 Aug 31 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell letter to Hugh Thomas (thanks) [encloses draft, drawing on his ideas, invites further comment] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Aug 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: Charles Powell to Stephen Wall (encloses No.10 draft of MT Bruges speech) [first draft]
PDF 88 Sep 1 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Cabinet Office minute to Charles Powell (comments on first draft) ["well on the way to a memorable production"] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Sep 1 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: John Kerr notes (annotations on No.10 draft of MT Bruges speech) [first draft]
PDF 88 Sep 1 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (FCO) Europe: Stephen Wall minute (Geoffrey Howe’s criticisms of No.10 draft of MT Bruges speech) [“plain & fundamental errors”]
PDF 88 Sep 2 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Charles Powell letter to FCO ("Prime Minister's Speech in Bruges") [requests section on CAP, National Consumer Council report bringing it to the fore again] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Sep 2 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Charles Powell to Stephen Wall (MT Bruges speech) [need material on CAP]
PDF 88 Sep 5 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Lavelle (Cabinet Office) to John Kerr (MT Bruges speech) [new material on CAP]
PDF 88 Sep 5 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Carden (MAFF) to Lavelle (Cabinet Office) (MT Bruges speech) [new material on CAP]
PDF 88 Sep 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: Stow (DTI) to John Kerr (MT Bruges speech) [“pretty dim view” of draft sections]
PDF 88 Sep 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Webb (FCO) to John Kerr (MT Bruges speech) [venue]
PDF 88 Sep 6 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (FCO) Europe: John Kerr to Patrick Wright (state of play on MT Bruges speech) [CDP “reasonably responsive” to view that too controversial a speech would meet rebuttals]
PDF 88 Sep 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Parker (FCO) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [venue]
PDF 88 Sep 6 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Elliman (for Peter Brooke) note (MT Bruges speech)
PDF 88 Sep 7 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: FCO letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's speech in Bruges") [information on the venue] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Sep 7 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Secretary of State for Defence PS letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's speech on Europe") [comments on defence section] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Sep 7 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Europe/Bruges speech: Secretary of State for Trade and Industry PS letter to No.10 (Young in New Zealand) [cannot comment till his return] [released Jul 2018]
PDF 88 Sep 7 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (FCO) Europe: Hawtin (MoD) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [comments on draft]
PDF 88 Sep 7 We Declassified documents Major Archive (FCO) Europe: Stephen Wall (FCO) to Charles Powell (MT Bruges speech) [Howe comments on No.10 draft & FCO counterdraft]

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Files are multi-page PDFs from which most of the documents on the site are selected. All of Mrs Thatcher’s official files from No.10 are available in full on this site (paper copies are stored at the National Archives in the series PREM19), as well as most of those of Geoffrey Howe and Nigel Lawson as Chancellor (stored at TNA as series T639 and T640).

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