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1979 May 8 - 1979 Oct 26
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/50
European policy (Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2009 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 230
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Date Value Title
79 Jun 11 Mo Major EC: Carrington minute to MT (CAP Prices) [devaluation of green pound] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 11 Mo Major EC: No.10 record of conversation (MT lunch with New Zealand PM Robert Muldoon) [agricultural issues] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 13 We Major EC: Hunt briefing for MT ("CAP Prices and Green Pound Devaluation") [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 19 Tu Major EC: Record of phone conversation (MT-Peter Walker) [negotiations on milk prices] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 22 Fr Major EC: Sanders note to MT ( "Mr Walker's Statement on the Agriculture Council Meeting") ["a modest Parliamentary success"] [declassified 2009]
79 Jun 25 Mo Major EC: Hunt briefing for MT ( "Cabinet: Community Affairs") [declassified 2009]
79 Aug 2 Th Major EC: Walker letter to MT (effect of CAP price settlement on UK contribution to EC Budget) [MT: "Please translate into English"] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 21 Fr Major EC: No.10 record of conversation (MT lunch with New Zealand PM Muldoon) [sheepmeat, Rhodesia] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 25 Tu Major EC: Cabinet Office note to No.10 ("Expected Commission Proposal for a Devaluation of the Green Pound") [favours it] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 1 Mo Major EC: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Peter Walker) [Walker worries about state of British agriculture] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 4 Th Major EC: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer) [CAP: Agriculture Ministers should be accompanied by Treasury officials at meetings] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 5 Fr Major EC: Hunt note to MT ("Support for British Agriculture") [MT wanting to put off Walker political paper] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 17 We Major EC: Walker note to MT ("Agricultural Strategy") [argues for additional public spending] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 26 Fr Major EC: Alexander note to MT ("Sheepmeat") [talks to establish a common regime] [declassified 2009]