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1979 Dec 5 - 1980 Mar 7
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/279
Ireland (Northern Ireland situation) (Part 5)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2010 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 198
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Date Valuesort descending Title
80 Feb 8 Fr Major Northern Ireland: NIO letter to No.10 ("Northern Ireland Conference: Fourth Week's Sessions (4 - 5 Feb 1980)") [progress report] [declassified 2010]
80 Mar 7 Fr Major Northern Ireland: NIO letter to No.10 ("Northern Ireland Conference: Fifth and Sixth Weeks' Sessions (18 and 27/29 February, and 3/5 March 1980") [progress report] [declassified 2010]
80 Mar 6 Th Major Northern Ireland: NIO letter to No.10 (arms for the RUC) [possible alternatives to Ruger Magnum revolvers] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 22 Fr Major Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office record of conversation (Officials from NIO-MOD-FCO) [Force levels, areas reviews, Irish-Named regiments, security issues, Political Conference] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 15 Tu Major Northern Ireland: NIO letter to No.10 ("Conference on the Government of Northern Ireland") [progress of the Conference so far] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 18 Fr Major Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office record of conversation (Officials from NIO-MOD-FCO-Home Office) [Force reductions, security policy, Arms for the RUC, Constitutional Conference] [declassified 2010]
79 Dec 31 Mo Major Northern Ireland: Molyneaux letter to MT (Ulster Unionist proposals on devolved Government in Northern Ireland) [declassified 2010]
79 Dec 13 Th Major Northern Ireland: NIO letter to No.10 (Atkins' meetings with SDLP leader John Hume) [terms of DUP/SDLP meeting] [declassified 2010]
79 Dec 22 Sa Major Northern Ireland: UKE Washington telegram 4334 to FCO (0036Z) ("Arms for the RUC") [Carter suggests congressional approval is required for sale of revolvers to RUC] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 23 We Major Northern Ireland: MOD letter to No.10 (precautions being taken by Army given risk of mortar attacks) [MT: "I think the MOD is taking this matter much too casually"] [declassified 2010]