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1990 Nov 8 - 1991 Feb 27
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/3325
European Policy (European Monetary System (EMS): economic and monetary union) (Part 9)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2017 Jul 20
Classification: Secret
Page count: 424
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90 Nov 1 Th Minor European Policy: Sir Leon Brittan lecture to TSB Forum on European Monetary Union ("What Money for Europe")
90 Nov 6 Tu Minor European Policy: Labour Party memorandum ("The Intergovernmental Conference on Economic and Monetary Union") ["position paper" agreed by Shadow Cabinet and Policy Sub-Committee][declassified July 2017]
90 Nov 8 Th Major European Policy: President of Bundesbank speech at the AMEX Bank Review Awards Dinner ("Monetary Integration and the European Revolution")
90 Nov 9 Fr Major European Policy: President of Bundesbank speech ("Prospects of the European Monetary Union")
90 Nov 13 Tu Major European Policy: Treasury note to No.10 (Governor's statement on the ESCB Statutes) [Governor's press statement following EC Bankers' meeting] [declassified July 2017]
90 Nov 15 Th Major European Policy: Griffiths minute for MT ("European Commission, ERM and Central Bank") [Minford says European Commission had sent paper to Treasury on UK economy which could provide ammunition against Howe] [declassified July 2017]
90 Nov 19 Mo Major European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Economic Policy Committee Report on the UK Economy") [attempt to identify Commission paper on this topic] [declassified July 2017]
90 Nov 19 Mo Major European Policy: UKE Luxembourg telegram to FCO ("Call on Luxembourg Finance Minister: EMU") [Juncker's views] [declassified July 2017]
90 Nov 22 Th Major European Policy: Sir Michael Butler letter for Hurd ("EMU, Federalism and Sovereignty") [encloses paper] [declassified July 2017]
90 Nov 28 We Major European Policy: Sir Michael Butler letter for PM John Major (EMU: UK Proposals for Stage 2) [declassified July 2017]
90 Nov 29 Th Major European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 (French Finance Minister's reaction to Major's election as Prime Minister) [Bérégovoy "beamed and adjusted his after-dinner speech"] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 6 Th Major European Policy: UKE Bonn telegram to FCO ("Poehl's Views on EMU, the Hard Ecu and the ERM") [Poehl says his view of British proposal not as negative as press suggests; it could play it a role] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 6 Th Major European Policy: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Official French Position on EMU") [important statement of French policy contains "encouraging nods in UK's direction"] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 10 Mo Major European Policy: Sir Leon Brittan letter for PM Major (EMU) [proposed modifications to the hard ecu plan] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 11 Tu Major European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute for PM ('EMU') [options for UK approach to the EMU IGC] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 11 Tu Major European Policy: Treasury briefing for MT ("Meeting with Sir Michael Butler and Letter from Sir Leon Brittan") [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 12 We Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (John Major, Sir Michael Butler) [EMU; Major's "aim was to move the focus away from the issue of sovereignty and concentrate on the economic arguments"] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 14 Fr Major European Policy: Treasury letter to No.10 ("EMU IGC: Tabling of British Treaty Texts") [Lamont wants to do so at tomorrow's IGC] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 17 Mo Major European Policy: Powell letter to Treasury ("EMU: British Draft Treaty Amendments") [Major wants to write to key leaders in advance of tabling UK treaty amendments] [declassified July 2017]
90 Dec 17 Mo Major European Policy: UK Government memorandum ("Economic and Monetary Union: Beyond Stage 1") ["Possible Treaty provisions and statute for a European Monetary Fund"; text annotated by PM Major] [declassified July 2017]