1984 Mar 1 - 1984 Mar 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1227
European policy (European Community budget; future of Europe) (Part 23B)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2014 Jan 3 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 188 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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| Date | Value | Title |
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| 84 Mar 16 Fr | Major | European Policy: No.10 minute to Howe PS ("Economic and Social Committee: Letter from M. Ceyrac to the Prime Minister") [text of reply addressing Ceyrac's concerns about future of the EC] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 16 Fr | Major | European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Withholding: use of suspense account") ["objections outweigh the possible advantages... we should continue to base our contingency plans [for non-payment of UK's 1983 refund] on the blocking of payments out of the EEC no.1 account"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 16 Fr | Major | European Policy: Howe PS letter to Biffen PS ("EC Budget: contingency planning for withholding") ["against the possibility that we do not receive the bulk of our refunds for 1983 by the end of March... possible Parliamentary implications"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 19 Mo | Major | European Policy: UKE Luxembourg telegram to FCO ("Post-Stuttgart Negotiations: duration of budgetary imbalance solution") [the views of Prime Minister Werner] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 20 Tu | Major | European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Regional Aids") [text of message from EC Commission: request to "submit a notification giving full details of the proposed aid"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 20 Tu | Major | European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with the Chancellor") [Budget issues] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 21 We | Major | European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("European Community Strategy") [proposed message to Commission "On the assumption that the Cabinet decides tomorrow to block a transfer out of the Commission's bank account in London until our position is protected"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 21 We | Major | European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO (""Safeguarding our Position": timing of legislation") [advice on UK refund negotiations with EC: legislation as a last resort & lines to take for negotiations] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 21 We | Major | European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Brief for the Prime Minister for Cabinet, 22 March") [withholding of EC funds pending UK's 1983 refunds] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 21 We | Major | European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Community Affairs") ["You will wish to give... your assessment of the European Council... [and] the continued blockage by France and Italy of the regulations implementing the... [UK] 1983 budget refund... [Howe] will also wish to comment... on the action which we might now take"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 22 Th | Major | European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Chancellor Kohl's compromise proposal") [UK financial compensation from EC] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 22 Th | Major | European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Payments of "own resources" to the Community") [lines to take for Parliament on UK withholding of special advance payment to EC in light of not receving refund for 1983] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 23 Fr | Major | European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to Howe ("Post European Council Negotiations: Budgetary Discipline") [comments on final Presidency draft text] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 24 Sa | Major | European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("My Call on Genscher") [record of conversation: EC issues] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 26 Mo | Major | European Policy: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office ("Foreign Affairs Council") ["we should concentrate our efforts on Herr Genscher... [MT] should therefore not at this stage contact... Kohl directly"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 26 Mo | Major | European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) ["Foreign Affairs Council": Agriculture Council/agricultural package; UK refunds; sanctions] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 27 Tu | Major | European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Foreign Affairs Council 27 March 1984") ["Little or no discussion of subjects other than budgetary imbalances"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 27 Tu | Major | European Policy: Tebbit letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Capital Allowances: Transitional Arrangements for Certain Regional Projects") ["the Commission have informed us that they regard the arrangements as constituting regional aid... if we are to honour our commitment to Nissan... We have no alternative but to contest the Commission's interpretation"] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 27 Tu | Major | European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Foreign Affairs Council/Agriculture Council") [outcomes; Howe statement to Parliament: supplementary advance to Commission; UK refund] [declassified Jan 2014] |
| 84 Mar 28 We | Major | European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Budgetary Imbalances") [latest position; costs of EC enlargement] [declassified Jan 2014] |