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1980 Dec 2 - 1981 Mar 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/455
European policy (Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)) (Part 7)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 161
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Date Value Title
80 Dec 4 Th Major EC: No.10 letter to HMT ("Control of Community Expenditure on the CAP") [MT assumes Chancellor of the Exchequer will seek to "secure a ceiling on agriculture expenditure] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 12 Fr Major EC: Prime Minister Muldoon of New Zealand letter to MT (EC access for New Zealand butter) [thanks for UK efforts] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 16 Tu Major EC: Lankester minute to MT ("Meeting with the Chancellor: 1500, 17 December") [briefing: CAP and other matters] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 19 Fr Major EC: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("1981 CAP Price Review") [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 20 Sa Major EC: MT message to Prime Minister Muldoon of New Zealand (EC access for New Zealand butter) [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 30 Tu Major EC: Walker minute to MT ("1981 CAP Price Fixing") [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 2 Fr Major EC: Pattison minute to MT (limiting CAP price increases) [possible re-evaluation of the green pound] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 19 Th Major EC: Soames minute to MT ("New Zealand Butter") [EC access for New Zealand butter] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 11 We Major EC: Armstrong briefing for MT ("CAP Prices 1981 (OD(81) 16 and (81) 18)") [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 18 We Major EC: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Relationship between Fisheries Settlement and 1981 CAP Prices (OD(81) 20)") [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 18 We Major EC: Armstrong briefing for MT ("OD 19 March") [EC/Canada fisheries agreement] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 30 Mo Major EC: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Walker-Gilmour-Younger-Franklin) ["Agricultural Prices and the Fisheries Agreement"] [declassified 2011]