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PDF 83 Nov 1 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office ("Anglo-Irish Summit: Joint Studies Review") [MT comments] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 2 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram 326 to FCO (1020Z) ("Anglo-Irish Summit: 7 November") [FitzGerald's aims for summit ] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 2 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: UKE Dublin telegrams 324-325 to FCO (0940, 1000Z) ("Anglo-Irish Summit: call on the Taoiseach") [Goodison-FitzGerald conversation - latter seeks "exchange of ideas in a relaxed way without constraint"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 2 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong minute for MT (Anglo-Irish Summit: meeting with Taoiseach) [Armstrong, FitzGerald conversation - latter explained his "new approach", "law and order institutions on which <the nationalist minority> could focus confidence and 'loyalty'"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 3 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong minute for Coles ("Anglo-Irish Summit") [Armstrong conversation with Dermot Nally: Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Council: Co-ordinating Committee: final text of report, draft communique] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 4 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Prior PS letter to No.10 ("Northern Ireland: Ulster Polytechnic bomb explosion") [report] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 4 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 letter to James Molyneaux MP (Prime Minister's letter of 31st October on her meeting with Taoiseach) [apology for letter's leak to press before receipt by Molyneaux] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 4 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 briefing for MT ("Anglo-Irish Summit") [arrangements] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 4 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: FCO briefing for MT ("Anglo-Irish Summit: milk super-levy") ["While we, like the Irish, have expressed reservations about the super-levy, our respective positions are based on diametrically opposite strategic objectives"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 4 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Anglo-Irish Summit: possible Statement to the House of Commons") [suggests statement - does not want to give event "undue prominence" but "This will be the first Anglo-Irish Summit for two years, following a particularly difficult period in Anglo-Irish relations"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (1050-1135Z) (MT, FitzGerald - tête-à-tête, with notetakers) [Northern Ireland: Sinn Fein/elections; the Ireland Forum/Unionism] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: FCO record of conversation (Howe, Prior, Spring, Barry, PHC Eyers, Michael Lillis) [EC: Irish milk industry/EC milk surplus/super-levy; EC Budget issues; lead-free petrol; air transport; European Parliament report on agricultural surpluses; Windscale; Grenada; Irish sheepmeat industry; Northern Ireland: Sinn Fein; Dublin's role in future government; RUC/Gardai/joint policing; European elections/Sinn Fein; UN debate on Falklands] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (after 1135Z) (MT, Howe, Prior, FitzGerald, Spring, Barry, Nally & others - plenary) [EC: Athens summit; Budget; CAP; Irish sheepmeat; Windscale pollution; Grenada; new policies; Irish milk industry; Spanish & Portugese admission to EC; EMS; Kinsale gas deal; Lebanon/Syria; Northern Ireland: growth of support for Sinn Fein; 'Weekend World' programme; Ireland Forum; unionists; wording of joint communique/date & location of next meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 8 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Ireland: FCO telegram 148 to UKE Dublin (1200Z) ("Anglo-Irish Summit: Taoiseach's press conference") [Coles: "Dr FitzGerald seems to have handled this fairly"; summary of main points] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Anglo-Irish Summit on 7 November 1983") [White Paper on documents approved by the Summit] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Prior PS letter to No.10 (Northern Ireland's status as part of the UK: response to DUP) [draft reply to Rev. Ian Paisley MP and others] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 minute to Alison (Anglo/Irish bilateral) [question regarding Parliamentary procedure] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Taoiseach FitzGerald letter to MT (meeting of 7th November) [letter of thanks] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: FCO telegram to UKE Dublin ("Anglo/Irish summit: Community topics") ["Following is a summary of Community topics discussed in the Prime Minister's meeting with Dr Fitzgerald and in separate talks which I and Mr Prior held with the Irish Deputy Prime Minister (Spring) and the Minister for Foreign Affairs (Barry)"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Nov 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Prior PS letter to No.10 ("Anglo-Irish summit: McGovern case") [response to MT request for background] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, FitzGerald in Athens) (0920-0935Z) [EC: milk; Northern Ireland: security cooperation/McGovern case - police cooperation deteriorating] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Dec 5 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (McGovern case) [John Coles, Dermot Nally - Irish seeking investigation in NI to restore full police cooperation and settle press] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 15 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Bilateral meeting with Dr FitzGerald on 19-20 March 1984 Anglo-Irish relations: Northern Ireland") ["The main purpose of Dr FitzGerald's request is to enable him to talk to you about the approach which I made to... the Irish Government on the Cabinet's instructions on 1 March"; key points; "The initial Irish reaction to our approach has been a mixture of gratification that we have taken their concerns seriously, surprise at our readiness to put specific... ideas on the table, and dismay at being confronted with the need to move from rhetoric to reality"; James McGovern case] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 19 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: FCO telegram to UKrep Brussels ("Dominic McGlinchey's extradition from the Republic of Ireland") [advice for MT on line to take with FitzGerald] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 19 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Cabinet Office record of conversation ("Anglo-Irish relations") [Armstrong, Nally: conversation during European Council regarding MT's next meeting with FitzGerald; possible chat over Council dinner that evening] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Mar 20 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Cabinet Office record of conversations (European Council) [Armstrong, Nally; Armstrong, FitzGerald: latter and MT "un peu distrait" so unable to discuss Anglo-Irish affairs at the Council] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 13 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong minute to Powell ("European Council: meeting with the Taoiseach") [arrangements for meeting at Fontainebleau; Armstrong request to attend in view of FitzGerald's notice that he wishes to have "substantive" discussion with MT] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 19 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram to FCO ("The Taoiseach's visit to Paris") [FitzGerald, Mitterrand record of conversation] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Anglo-Irish relations: Northern Ireland") [draft speaking note for bilateral with FitzGerald at Fontainebleau - summarises discussions so far; presses on realism of proposed Irish constitutional amendment] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 26 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, FitzGerald at Fontainebleau) [Northern Ireland: FitzGerald hopeful of prospects for amendment to Irish constitution; MT suggested "joint authority" involved a derogation from sovereignty, FitzGerald disagreeing; next steps/press handling; FitzGerald direct talks with Unionists; House of Commons debate; FitzGerald talks with Opposition leaders in London; Sinn Fein/presonation of elections; long-term strategy for negotiations] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Cabinet Office record of conversation (meeting with the Taoiseach) [FitzGerald seeking early bilateral meetings with MT; urges she meet Tanaiste Dick Spring, possibly to ease coalition tensions in Dublin; EC Budget; Presidency of EC Commission - FitzGerald notes her speaking warmly in personal terms of Delors] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong minute to Powell (Taoiseach visit to London to discuss EC & Anglo-Irish affairs) [FitzGerald seeks to meet late August, mainly to talk about Anglo-Irish affairs; MT preferred not to meet him before very late August/early September, if not later] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Armstrong minute to Powell (Taoiseach visit to London on 3 September) [MT's view sought on advisibility of Prior accepting invitation to make farewell visit Dublin on 31 August] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 6 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Powell minute for MT ("Lunch for Dr FitzGerald") [suggests small working lunch on EC budget questions with Howe, Treasury, officials minus Prior to avoid suggestion Irish questions on the agenda] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 7 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram 379 to FCO (1545Z) ("Meeting with Dr FitzGerald") [Donlon confirmed FitzGerald's acceptance of invitation; discussion of other invitees] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 24 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Ireland: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Arrangements for the Taoiseach Visit on 3 September") [MT agrees to proposal that 30 minutes be set aside for private talk on Anglo/Irish matters, with Armstrong and Powell] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram 415 to FCO (1200Z) ("Meeting with Dr FitzGerald") [FitzGerald wants to discuss Anglo-Irish relations for one hour with MT while EC discussions would take place in parallel] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: FCO draft telegram to UKE Dublin (0945Z) ("Meeting with Dr FitzGerald") [MT unhappy with proposed agenda - wants to be present at EC budget discussion, which should come first] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Goodall briefing for MT ("Anglo-Irish relations: Northern Ireland") [key points for FitzGerald meeting - Taoiseach still looking for joint authority] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 30 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Anglo-Irish summit") [MT "emphatic... that she does not wish to go to Dublin... bearing in mind that she will anyway have to go there shortly afterwards for the European Council"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 30 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 letter to FCP (Anglo-Irish Summit") [FitzGerald will probably press hard for MT to go to Ireland for November Anglo-Irish Summit - MT "emphatic she does not want to go to Dublin for the meeting - is going there shortly after for European Council"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Aug 31 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Dr FitzGerald, 3 September: Northern Ireland") [FitzGerald will probably press you hard to go to Dublin for November Anglo-Irish Summit - "you are most reluctant"; briefing on EC issues] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 3 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, FitzGerald in London, with officials) [MT: "any mention of joint authority had to be absolutely excluded" ... "The Taoiseach should recognise what a very big step the offer of a right to be consulted on Northern Ireland affairs was"; MT asked how much longer secrecy of talks could be maintained; next summit to be 19 Nov, place yet to be determined] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 3 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, FitzGerald) [EC affairs] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Irish sailors' and soldiers' Land Trust") [financial arrangements for winding up: reimbursement to British Government for its stake, and proposals for disposal of future surpluses as remaining housing stock is sold off] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Sep 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Irish Embassy letter to No.10 (Taoiseach Fitzgerald's meeting with the Prime Minister on 3rd September 1984) [cover note referring to letter of thanks for MT's hospitality] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 4 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Anglo-Irish Summit") [venue & travel arrangements] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 5 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Ireland: Powell letter to FCO ("Anglo/Irish Summit") [Irish propose Ashford Castle as venue, where Reagan stayed on his visit to the Republic; MT agreeable"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: No.10 letter to Buckingham Palace (Anglo-Irish Summit: Republic of Ireland, 18/19 November) [request for permission to attend] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Oct 23 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Ireland: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Anglo-Irish Summit: Ashford Castle, Republic of Ireland") [summit to go ahead despite Brighton Bomb; "proposals on participation by Ministers and officials at the meeting"; CDP letter stating that venue still being assessed for security] [declassified Jan 2014]

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