Correspondence

Title

Correspondence

Shelfmark

CCO 508/1/21/1-4

Summary

Comprises correspondence of Lord Henry Plumb MEP during his second period as Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament, arranged as follows:

CCO 508/1/21/1 - Political and group correspondence, Jun-Oct 1994;

CCO 508/1/21/2 - Political and group correspondence, Dec 1994 - Apr 1997; (= Closed)

CCO 508/1/21/3 - Memorandum and a single letter from Lord Plumb regarding the re-election of John Major as Leader of the Conservative Party, 28 Jun 1995; (= Closed)

CCO 508/1/21/4 - General correspondence, Apr-May 1996. (= Closed)

Correspondents include:

Bereuter, Doug, Member of the United States House of Representatives [CCO 508/1/21/2];

Biesmans, John, European People's Party (EPP) Group Secretariat [CCO 508/1/21/1];

Bildt, Carl, Prime Minister of Sweden (outgoing only) [CCO 508/1/21/1];

Bowness, Sir Peter, Leader, Conservative Delegation to the European Communities Committee of the Regions [CCO 508/1/21/1];

Çiller, Tansu, Prime Minister of Turkey [CCO 508/1/21/2];

Fox, Sir Marcus, MP for Shipley and Chairman, 1922 Committee (outgoing only) [CCO 508/1/21/2-3];

Gilman, Benjamin, Member of the United States House of Representatives [CCO 508/1/21/2];

Guckenberger, Gerhard, Secretary-General, European People's Party (EPP) Group (outgoing only) [CCO 508/1/21/2];

Haensch, Klaus, President of the European Parliament (outgoing only) [CCO 508/1/21/1; CCO 508/1/21/4];

Hogg, Douglas, Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (outgoing only) [CCO 508/1/21/2];

Lantos, Tom, Member of the United States House of Representatives [CCO 508/1/21/2];

Major, John, Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party [CCO 508/1/21/1-2];

Martens, Wilfried, Chairman, European People's Party (EPP) Group and President, European People's Party (outgoing only) [CCO 508/1/21/1-2];

Mather, Graham, MEP for Hampshire North and Oxford [CCO 508/1/21/2];

Mawhinney, Brian, Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister Without Portfolio (outgoing only) [CCO 508/1/21/2];

McColl of Dulwich, Baron (Ian McColl), Parliamentary Private Secretary (House of Lords) to the Prime Minister (outgoing only) [CCO 508/1/21/2];

McMillan-Scott, MEP for North Yorkshire [CCO 508/1/21/1];

Mock, Alois, Austrian Foreign Minister (outgoing only) [CCO 508/1/21/1];

Mole, Stuart, Director, Office of the Commonwealth Secretary-General [CCO 508/1/21/1];

Perry, Roy, MEP for Wight and Hampshire South (outgoing only) [CCO 508/1/21/2];

Petersen, Jan, Chairman, Conservative Party of Norway - Høyre (outgoing only) [CCO 508/1/21/1].

Subjects include:

Conservative Party, divisions over Europe;

Conservative Party Leadership Election, 1995;

Customs Union with Turkey;

Expansion of the European Union;

Section meetings and administration.

Includes:

Minutes of EPP Group Meeting of 4 Jul 1994, at which the Conservative Delegation were readmitted into the group for the 1994-1999 parliamentary term [CCO 508/1/21/1].

Date

Jun 1994-Apr 1997

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box (4 folders)