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1979 Nov 15 - 1980 Dec 10
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/282
Ireland (Hunger strike at Maze Prison, Northern Ireland; the ‘Dirty Protest’) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2010 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 245
Any docs withheld? 2

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80 Nov 25 Tue Northern Ireland: Transcript of Michael Alison television interview (Maze Prison hunger strike) [declassified 2010]
80 Nov 28 Fri Northern Ireland: No.10 letter to NIO (Maze Prison hunger strike) ["The Prime Minister...feels that it would be right to ensure that in future no prisoner in Northern Ireland should be permitted to be interviewed" unless it is an exceptional circumstance] [declassified 2010]
80 Dec 4 Thu Northern Ireland: Text of Parliamentary Answer by Humphrey Atkins (Maze Prison hunger strike) [rights and privileges of Maze prisoners] [declassified 2010]
80 Dec 5 Fri Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Mr Atkin's Statement: Irish Media Reactions") [Maze Prison hunger strike] [declassified 2010]
80 Dec 7 Sun Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO (letter delivered to Embassy at the end of H-Block protest march) [Maze Prison hunger strike] [declassified 2010]
80 Dec 10 Wed Northern Ireland: UKE Holy See to FCO ("The Protesting Maze Prisoners") [UK Ambassador discussion with Vatican diplomat Silvestrini on Maze Prison hunger strike] [declassified 2010]
80 Dec 10 Wed Northern Ireland: Home Office letter to No.10 (hunger striker at Brixton prison) [prisoner professes sympathy with IRA] [declassified 2010]