Correspondence, Jul 1979-Dec 1981
File
CCO 508/1/47
Comprises:
- CCO 508/1/47/1 - Correspondence of Sir James Scott-Hopkins MEP with members of the British Government, Jul 1979-Apr 1981;
- CCO 508/1/47/2 - Correspondence of Sir James Scott-Hopkins MEP with members of the British Government, May-Dec 1981.
Correspondents include:
- Atkins, Humphrey, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland;
- Butler, Adam, Minister of State, Department of Industry [CCO 508/1/47/1];
- Carrington, 6th Baron (Peter Carington), Foreign Secretary;
- Denham, 2nd Baron (Bertram Bowyer), Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords [CCO 508/1/47/2];
- du Cann, Edward, MP for Taunton and Chairman, 1922 Committee [CCO 508/1/47/1];
- Fowler, Norman, Minister of Transport [CCO 508/1/47/1];
- Gilmour, Sir Ian, Lord Privy Seal [CCO 508/1/47/1];
- Gow, Ian, MP for Eastbourne and PPS to the Prime Minister [CCO 508/1/47/1];
- Heath, Edward, MP for Sidcup and former Prime Minister [CCO 508/1/47/2];
- Heseltine, Michael, Secretary of State for the Enviornment [CCO 508/1/47/2];
- Howe, Sir Geoffrey, Chancellor of the Exchequer [CCO 508/1/47/1];
- Jackson, Christopher, MEP for Kent East [CCO 508/1/47/2];
- Jopling, Michael, Government Chief Whip;
- Lamont, Norman, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Energy;
- Luce, Richard, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office [CCO 508/1/47/2];
- Maitland, Sir Donald, United Kingdom Permenant Representative to the European Communities [CCO 508/1/47/1];
- Marsden, William, Assistant Head of the European Community Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office;
- Miller, Hilary (Hal), MP for Bromsgrove and Redditch [CCO 508/1/47/1];
- Parkinson, Cecil, Minister for Trade [CCO 508/1/47/1];
- Pym, Francis, Defence Secretary, later Leader of the House of Commons [CCO 508/1/47/1];
- Ridley, Nicholas, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, later Financial Secretary to the Treasury;
- Thatcher, Margaret, Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party;
- Tebbit, Norman, Secretary of State for Employment [CCO 508/1/47/2];
- Warner, Sir Fred, MEP for Somerset [CCO 508/1/47/1];
- Whitelaw, William, Home Secretary [CCO 508/1/47/1];
- Younger, George, Secretary of State for Scotland [CCO 508/1/47/1].
Subjects include:
- British Presidency of the EEC;
- Government reshuffle, 1981;
- Northern Ireland;
- Relations between the Conservatives in the European Parliament and the Government;
- Trade policy;
- Visits of ministers and senior Party figures to the European Parliament.
Includes:
- Sir Fred Catherwood and Sir Fred Warner, memorandum on the relationship between British Conservative MEPs and a British Conservative Government, 16 Jan 1980;
- Sir James Scott-Hopkins, document outlining lines of possible action for the British presidency of the EEC, prepared for the Foreign Secretary, 22 Apr 1981;
- 'British Membership of the Exchange Rate Mechanism of the European Monetary System', EDG memorandum prepared for the British Government, Jun 1981;
- Northern Ireland: Points at Issue, briefing document produced by the Northern Ireland Office for overseas diplomats, with covering letter from Humphrey Atkins, 10 Sep 1981.
Dates
- Creation: Jul 1979-Dec 1981
Extent
1 box (2 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
CCO 508/1/47
Arrangement
Arranged in reverse chronological order.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk