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HM Treasury: Overseas Finance Sector, European Community Group, European Community...

Catalogue reference: T 449

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T 449

These records mainly comprise top copy briefings for the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Financial Secretary for attendance at European Community (EC) Finance Council meetings. Also included is advice on EC monetary questions including...

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Reference

T 449

Title
HM Treasury: Overseas Finance Sector, European Community Group, European Community Division 2: Monetary, Financial and Miscellaneous Europe (MFME) prefix records
Date

1980-1992

Description

These records mainly comprise top copy briefings for the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Financial Secretary for attendance at European Community (EC) Finance Council meetings. Also included is advice on EC monetary questions including development of the European Monetary System (EMS); EC credit facilities; the EC Monetary Committee; the European Investment Bank (EIB); reform of EC policies and budget implementation of the agreement to reduce the UK's net contribution.

Arrangement

The records are arranged in chronological and file prefix order.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

MFME

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Treasury, European Community Division 2, 1981-1995
  • Treasury, Overseas Finance Sector, European Community Group, 1981-1995
Physical description

503 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2013 Treasury

Accumulation dates

1981 to 1996

Accruals

Series is accruing.

Selection and destruction information

Records selected under records appraisal / selection criteria 3.1.4 'the regulation and support of UK economic activity by government'.

Administrative / biographical background

The European Community Division 2 was created in 1981 under the European Community Group, and thereunder the Overseas Finance Sector of the HM Treasury. Its main functions concerned: EC budget; budgetary aspects of community policies; own resources system of financing the budget; co-ordination of work on EC economic policy including preparations for EC Financial Ministers meetings; co-ordination of HM Treasury's response to the interests of Parliament in EC matters; enlargement of the EC.

Division 1 also existed under the European Community Group which covered matters of EC monetary questions including the development of the European Monetary System; EC credit facilities; the EC Monetary Committee; European Investment Bank (EIB); Reform of the EC policies and budget agreement reducing UK's net contribution.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12740058/

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HM Treasury: Overseas Finance Sector, European Community Group, European Community Division 2: Monetary, Financial and Miscellaneous Europe (MFME) prefix records