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1979 Aug 27 - 1979 Sep 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/81
Ireland (Northern Ireland situation) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2010 Nov 10
Classification: Secret
Page count: 184
Any docs withheld? 3

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79 Aug 28 Tu Major Northern Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Pym-Atkins-Gilmour-Bramall-Stowe) [response to Warrenpoint ambush and murder of Mountbatten] [declassified 2009]
79 Aug 30 Th Major Northern Ireland: Wade-Gery note to MT ("Northern Ireland") [disagreement between Pym and Atkins on leadership of Security Directorate: "they are understandably anxious that this morning's Cabinet should concentrate on the conclusions of their paper rather than on its details"] [declassified 2009]
79 Aug 31 Fr Major Northern Ireland: UKE Washington telegram 2515 to FCO (2350Z) ("U.S. Attitudes to Northern Ireland") [Warrenpoint ambush and murder of Lord Mountbatten: influencing US opinion] [declassified 2009]
79 Aug 28 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Alexander minute to Cartledge (Warrenpoint ambush: MT writing to next-of-kin) [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 11 Tu Major Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Security Cooperation with the Irish Republic") [arrangements for next UK-Eire Ministerial meeting] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 18 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office letter to No.10 ("Extradition") [UK-Eire extradition] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 21 Fr Major Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office letter to No.10 (arms for the RUC) [US blocking sale of arms for the RUC: possible alternative supplies of weapons] [declassified 2009]
79 Aug 28 Tu Major Northern Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Pym-Gilmour) [Warrenpoint ambush and murder of Mountbatten: security situation in Northern Ireland] [declassified 2009]
79 Aug 29 We Major Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Anglo-Irish Security Cooperation") [response to Warrenpoint ambush and murder of Mountbatten] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 19 We Major Northern Ireland: MT letter to Nicholas Winterton MP (Warrenpoint ambush and Mountbatten murder) ["I do not accept that we are dealing with the terrorists with, to use your words, "kid gloves on""] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 5 We Major Northern Ireland: UKE Washington telegram 2545 to FCO (2201Z) ("Northern Ireland") [Cyrus Vance comments on supply of arms to the RUC] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 4 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Home Office letter to No.10 ("Extradition") [extradition from UK to Republic of Ireland] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 3 Mo Major Northern Ireland: No.10 letter to Northern Ireland Office ("Northern Ireland: Security Directorate") [MT "has commented that she finds [Atkins'] minute somewhat confusing"] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 12 We Major Northern Ireland: Hunt briefing for MT ("Northern Ireland") [report to Cabinet of MT's talks with Taoiseach Lynch] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 6 Th Major Northern Ireland: MT letter to James Kilfedder MP (MT rejects call to recall Parliament in wake of Warrenpoint ambush and Mountbatten murder) ["I must emphasise that this decision in no way detracts from the seriousness with which the Government views recent events"] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 26 We Major Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Security Cooperation") [arrangements for next UK-Eire meeting of Ministers] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 17 Mo Major Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Follow-up to Anglo-Irish Downing Street Summit") ["in the Irish view there were no easy or obvious improvements which could be made to existing security co-operation"] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 2 Su Major Northern Ireland: Transcript of remarks by Atkins on BBC Radio 4's 'World This Weekend' ("Lord Mountbatten Killed by IRA") [declassified 2009]
79 Aug 29 We Major Northern Ireland: Wade-Gery briefing for MT ("Northern Ireland: Security (C(79) 34)") [declassified 2009]
79 Aug 28 Tu Major Northern Ireland: MOD note to No.10 (Warrenpoint ambush: list of soldiers missing and believed killed) [MT: "16 letters here [to next-of-kin]...At the back are the two...which I fear may be needed before the day is out"] [declassified 2009]