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PDF 84 Oct 1 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Independent Study Group report (“Britain’s Undefended Frontier: A Policy for Ulster”) [protagonists, alternative approaches, policy, conclusions] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 8 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Foreign Secretary PS minute to Charles Powell (“Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland”) [FitzGerald speech on Forum report - FCO thinks helpful, but Powell warns "expectations being created"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 8 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: FitzGerald letter to MT (PIRA arrests) [thanks for letter] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 9 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office letter to No.10 ("Magilligan Hunger Strike") [prisoners at Magilligan prison end hunger strike] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 9 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Secretary PS minute to Charles Powell (“Macgilligan Hunger Strike”) [“it is useful that in this incident the authority of the Government in the prisons has been maintained”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 10 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT (consulting Northern Ireland parties about exchanges with Irish Government) [Armstrong warns strongly against discussing with Northern Ireland parties "at this stage"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 10 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [speaking notes for upcoming secret talks with Irish Government] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 10 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Powell briefing for MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [speaking notes for next talks with Irish, 15-16 Oct; MT - "The events of Thursday night at Brighton mean that we must go VERY slow on these talks if not stop them"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 10 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Havers letter to Hurd (“McGlinchey”) [likely course of action] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 12 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Hurd minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [Hurd content with proposed speaking notes for secret talks with Irish Government; will shortly send proposals for upcoming consultations with NI political leaders] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 15 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Howe minute to MT ("Northern Ireland") [Howe content with proposed speaking notes for secret talks with Irish Government, although would have liked more time to study them] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 15 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Foreign Secretary PS minute to Northern Ireland Secretary PS (“Dominic McGlinchey”) [impact of an acquittal] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 15 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Powell minute to Armstrong (“Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland”) [events in Brighton have confirmed to MT “that we must go very slow on these talks and must at all costs avoid the impression of being bombed into making concessions to the Republic”; do not discuss communiqué for Nov summit] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 17 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Hurd minute to MT ("Northern Ireland") [thoughts on giving advance warning Unionist parties about MT's intended discussion with Taoiseach at summit on 19 Nov; MT sceptical about approach suggested] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 17 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Foreign Secretary PS minute to Charles Powell (“Northern Ireland”) [Howe reservations about Hurd's plans for speaking to Northern Ireland parties about secret talks with Irish Government] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 17 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [Armstrong urges that Sir John Hermon, the Lord Chancellor and Attorney General should be included in talks with Irish Government; MT agrees] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 17 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Goodison record of conversation (“Anglo-Irish relations”) [FitzGerald hoping to reach final agreement at Nov summit; Powell comment "This shows Dr FitzGerald wildly over-optimistic"; may need message from you "to bring home to him that we are in a different world following the Brighton bomb, and MUST proceed more slowly"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 17 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKE Washington telegram 3110 to FCO (2254Z) (“Irish Gun-Running”) [US Customs action against ship owner] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 17 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram 3110 to FCO (2254Z) (“Visit to Ireland by United States Bishops”) [“Everyone they had met had placed their hopes for political change on the Anglo-Irish Summit”] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [15-16 Oct secret talks with Nally and Lillis in London; Armstrong said Unionists acquiescence would probably require progress towards devolved government; Irish wanted declaration of principles at Nov summit; Irish unhappy with word 'consultation'; "we are still some way to having negotiated them to their bottom line"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Powell minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [debate as to how far to consult Unionist parties about secret Anglo-Irish talks; MT: "'the bomb' has slowed things down and may in the end kill any new initiative", thinks FitzGerald's agreement needed before any consultation with NI parties] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Powell letter to Hurd PS (“Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland”) [talks with NI parties - MT “has commented that the terrorist bomb in Brighton has slowed these confidential talks down”, may kill them altogether if more bombs; need agreement of FitzGerald or Barry; Hurd should be even more cautious than he suggests] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 20 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Powell letter to Armstrong (Anglo-Irish talks) ["The Prime Minister thinks that the Ambassador did well to make clear to the Taoiseach that there was no possibility of reaching agreement on 19 November, and equally no possibility of signing anything in December"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 20 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Powell minute to Armstrong ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [MT's sceptical comments on record of Armstrong-Nally talks; ministerial meeting to be arranged before next round of talks] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Howe minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") ["marked increase of realism ... on the Irish side" but "very difficult hand to play with the Unionists"; "the least unpromising way forward on the Northern Ireland question"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Hurd PS letter to No.10 ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [will ask later for MT's approval re: informing Unionist parties of Anglo-Irish talks] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Powell letter to FCO ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [MT response to Howe minute; "Her general comment is that she is becoming very pessimistic about this exercise"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office records of conversations (Hurd meeting with Barry and Noonan; Andrew meeting with Goodison, Donlon and Lillis) [security, extradition, procedures] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 25 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Powell letter to Hurd PS (“Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland”) [MT agrees Hurd should tell her later what line he proposes to take with Northern Irish leaders] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 26 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Hurd minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Talks") [Hurd's thoughts on talks with Irish Ministers: "some of the talking was quite tough and I found the outcome rather depressing"; Irish negative on closer cooperation with RUC and control of home-made explosives; "if they were to risk their necks in a referendum campaign they needed substantially more of an Irish dimension in the North than we were offering"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 31 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to Powell ("Anglo-Irish Summit: Venue") [threat assessment rules out staying overnight in Ireland - in light of Brighton bomb, Irish ready to come to UK again, so suggests Chequers again] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Powell briefing for MT ("Meeting of Ministers: Northern Ireland") [topics - instructions to Armstrong, no decisions at summit, what should Hurd say to NI parties] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [key issue - to continue the process or not; opportunity that may not recur for some time; believes Irish would accept "institutionalised cooperation"] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (1615-1715Z) (MT-Howe-Hurd-Armstrong-Andrew-Goodall-Cartledge) ["Anglo-Irish Relations: North Ireland" - no questions of decisions being made at the summit, MT stating "there was a case for deciding to round off the talks at the Summit", but agreed to continue detailed talks; NI party consultations; Chequers agreed as venue] [declassified 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 31 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Northern Ireland: Armstrong letter to Howe PS ("Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland") [position paper for next round of Armstrong-Nally talks] [declassified 2014]
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