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 |
PREM19/282 - download whole file (PDF, 97.83 MB)
Selections from this file
Showing items 21 - 27 of 27
| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 80 Nov 25 Tu | Major | Northern Ireland: Transcript of Michael Alison television interview (Maze Prison hunger strike) [declassified 2010] |
| 80 Nov 28 Fr | Major | 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 Th | Major | Northern Ireland: Text of Parliamentary Answer by Humphrey Atkins (Maze Prison hunger strike) [rights and privileges of Maze prisoners] [declassified 2010] |
| 80 Dec 5 Fr | Major | Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Mr Atkin's Statement: Irish Media Reactions") [Maze Prison hunger strike] [declassified 2010] |
| 80 Dec 7 Su | Major | 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 We | Major | 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 We | Major | Northern Ireland: Home Office letter to No.10 (hunger striker at Brixton prison) [prisoner professes sympathy with IRA] [declassified 2010] |