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

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

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

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79 Sep 3 Mon 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 4 Tue Northern Ireland: Home Office letter to No.10 ("Extradition") [extradition from UK to Republic of Ireland] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 5 Wed 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 6 Thu 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 6 Thu Northern Ireland: No.10 letter to Law Officer's Department ("Extradition") [UK-Republic of Ireland extradition] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 11 Tue Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Security Cooperation with the Irish Republic") [arrangements for next UK-Eire Ministerial meeting] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 11 Tue Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Sile de Valera's Speech") [Sile de Valera makes "hard line republican speech"] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 12 Wed Northern Ireland: Hunt briefing for MT ("Northern Ireland") [report to Cabinet of MT's talks with Taoiseach Lynch] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 17 Mon 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 18 Tue Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office letter to No.10 ("Extradition") [UK-Eire extradition] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 19 Wed 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 21 Fri 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 Sep 26 Wed Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Security Cooperation") [arrangements for next UK-Eire meeting of Ministers] [declassified 2009]
79 Sep 28 Fri Northern Ireland: UKE Washington telegram 2906 to FCO (1940Z) ("Arms for Northern Ireland") [Henderson speaks to Vance about arms for the RUC] [declassified 2009]