Prime Ministerial Private Office files
Ireland: Powell briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Northern Ireland Affairs") [suggesting balanced handling of Cabinet discussion - agreement does not give us everything we want, but "concedes nothing significant and is an honest attempt to improve the present situation" ... "Unionist agitation so far is rather less than might have been expected"; "Above all, failure to go ahead now would be a great disappointment to the Americans"] [declassified Dec 2014]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/1551 f15 |
| Editorial comments: | Read other documents selected from this file. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here - PREM19-1551. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 1p |
| Themes: | Charles Powell minutes, Media, Executive, Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), Terrorism, Northern Ireland |
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