File consists of a collection of documents, including handwritten notes and research papers pertaining to the relation of Great Britain with the European Union.

It contains notably of the following items:
- Speeches by P. Ashdown on "The New Democratic Europe" (28/06/1990), by D. Owen at a meeting of the 'Bruges Group' (03/12/1990), by the Governor of the Bank of England on 'Monetary Aspects of European Integration' (13/02/1992), by D. Howell on 'The Nation State and Foreign Policy' (28/10/1992), by D. Heathcoat-Amory on 'Britain's Approach to the European Commission white Paper on Growth, Competitiveness and Employment' (07/09/1993), by D. Hurd in memory of G. von Braunmühl in Bologna (29/11/1993), by J. Major on 'Variable Geometry' (31/05/1994) and by J. Santer to the Confederation of British Industry (16/05/1995).
- Documents produced by the House of Commons: "Government's Observations on the Second Report of the Foreign Affairs Committee on 'The Operation of the Single European Act'", "Government's Response to the Scrutiny of European Legislation" (both May 1990) and the "Declaration on European Security and Defence" (04/10/1991). Discussion document "Europe: The Way Ahead" by the 'Industry and Services Union Manufacturing, Science and Finance (MSF)' (June 1991).
- Minutes of evidence taken before the House of Lord's Select Committee on the European Communities on 15/01/1992. "A Strong Britain in a Strong Europe": the Conservative Manifesto for Europe 1994.
- Papers "The Effects of Britons in Brussels: The European Community and the Culture of Whitehall" by J. Christoph (April 1992), "The Costs for Non-UK Accession to the EEC: Forecasting the Past by M. Gasiorek, A. Smith and A. J. Venables (12/1992) and "Comment être à la fois britannique et européen?" by F. de La Serre ([1993].
Contains also: Speech by C. Patten on 'Sovereignty and Democracy' (26/10/2000).

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