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Northern Ireland: FCO letter to Charles Powell (“Capture of PIRA Shipment by the Irish Navy”) [seven tonnes of arms and explosives from US sympathisers seized on trawler Marita Anne; “This capture is a badly needed boost to the morale of the Irish security forces”] [declassified 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1287 f23
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), Security services & intelligence, Terrorism, Northern Ireland

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