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1980 Dec 11 - 1986 Apr 14
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1754
European Policy (Conservative European Reform Group (ERG): meetings with Prime Minister)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 102
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Date Value Title
80 Dec 12 Fr Major European Policy: Lord Cockfield PS letter to No.10 (European Reform Group) [prospectus & membership] [declassified 2014]
80 Dec 15 Mo Major European Policy: No.10 letter to Ian Gilmour PS (“European Reform Group”) [MT seeks to preserve Party unity and accordingly requests toning down of Lord Privy Seal reply to Teddy Taylor MP] [declassified 2014]
81 Jan 26 Mo Major European Policy: Lord Carrington PS letter to No.10 (Teddy Taylor MP correspondence about European Reform Group’s views on the EC) [declassified 2014]
81 Nov 20 Fr Major European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (David Hunt MP) [consideration of his successor as Chairman of Conservative Group of Europe following his appointment as Government Chief Whip] [declassified 2014]
82 Jun 16 We Major European Policy: Jopling letter to MT (“Conservative Group for Europe”) [“Beryl Goldsmith… is a dangerous and difficult woman”] [declassified 2014]
86 Mar 26 We Major European Policy: Teddy Taylor MP briefing for No.10 (MT meeting with Conservative European Reform Group members) [budgetary limits; agriculture & CAP; single European Act] [declassified 2014]
86 Mar 27 Th Minor European Policy: Tebbit letter to Chairman of the European Democratic Group (complaints brought by Teddy Taylor MP against EDG members) [Taylor breaking rank over Conservative Party policy on European Community] [declassified 2014]
86 Apr 1 Tu Major European Policy: Chairman of the European Democratic Group letter to Tebbit (complaints brought by Teddy Taylor MP against EDG members) [Taylor breaking rank over Conservative Party policy on European Community] [declassified 2014]
86 Apr 4 Fr Major European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Prime Minister’s Meeting with the European Reform Group, 8 April”) [declassified 2014]
86 Apr 7 Mo Major European Policy: Howe PS briefing for No.10 (“Prime Minister’s Meeting with the European Reform Group: 8 April”) [Fontainebleau Agreement, VAT ceiling] [declassified 2014]
86 Apr 8 Tu Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Conservative European Reform Group) [budgetary control, Common Agricultural Policy, Single European Act] [declassified 2014]
86 Apr 14 Mo Major European Policy: MT letter to Edward du Cann (European Reform Group members) [EC budget, agricultural markets] [declassified 2014]