Closed petition Explain why FCO 30/1048 was withheld from the British public for 30 years

Closed on 29 January 2017

In 1971, an FCO memorandum known as FCO 30/1048 was drafted. This document details how the UK would surrender sovereignty if it were to join the E.E.C/EU. However, this document was classified as Confidential, and not released into the public domain until 2002.

The surrender of sovereign powers, as a consequence of signing the Treaty of Rome, Maastricht, and Lisbon, is in breach of the British constitution, as detailed in the Bill of Rights 1688.

This Bill has never been repealed, and as such was and is still in force. The contents of FCO 30/1048, and the effect to UK sovereignty, were not made available to the British public during the 1975 referendum.

References:
Bill of Rights 1688
FCO 30/1048
Treaty of Rome
Maastricht Treaty
Lisbon Treaty