Outgoing letters from Commissioner Sutherland and notes from his Cabinet concerning the Commissioner’s visit to University College Dublin for the presentation of the Industry Centre and a grant from the COMETT budget, action programme for SME’s, national regional aids, the Guilford and Birmingham bombings, cohesion, the European Regional Development Fund, financial engineering, financing of large infrastructure projects of European interest. Note to Commissioner on the inherent flaws in the Padoa Schioppa Report on competition policy. Copy of letter to Delors on the follow-up to discussions in view to the reform of the structural funds; Problems in Ireland in relation to the ERASMUS programme. Letter to Charles Haughey, Irish PM, stating that Delors does not wish to bring about an deterioration in Ireland’s position in relation to the structural funds with copy of letter to Delors concerning the reduction in the share allocated to Ireland and the fear of further drastic reduction if the Comprehensive Proposal is adopted. Speeches by Sutherland during visits to Ireland: "Spain – a major influence in the future of the European Community", "European Integration and Cohesion: the institutional debate".

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