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1984 Apr 10 - 1984 Jun 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1286
Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 16)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 296
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84 Jun 18 Mo Major Northern Ireland: Prior minute to MT (“Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland”) [impact of proposed changes to Irish constitution] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 12 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT (“Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland”) [papers on “problems involved in any proposals for re-partition or re-drawing the boundaries of Northern Ireland”] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 28 Th Major Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram to FCO (“Dr FitzGerald’s Visit to London on 27 June”) [Taoiseach’s “wish that Anglo-Irish relations should not become an object of party controversy in the United Kingdom”] [declassified 2014]
84 May 22 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Prior PS note to FCO (Barry visit to London) [request to meet with Prior] [declassified 2014]
84 May 23 We Major Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT (“Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland”) [New Ireland Forum report] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 12 Tu Major Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram to FCO (“Anglo/Irish Relations”) [MT-FitzGerald bilateral: “damp down any public expectation of substantial developments”] [declassified 2014]
84 May 24 Th Major Northern Ireland: Molyneaux minute to Alison (direct rule) [practicalities of renewal] [declassified 2014]
84 May 3 Th Major Northern Ireland: UUP paper (“The Way Forward”) [devolution and the Northern Ireland Assembly] [declassified 2014]
84 May 14 Mo Major Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT (“Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland”) [post-Forum realities] [declassified 2014]
84 May 22 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Prior minute to MT (“Political Development”) [“We have to recognise that any attempt at political advance carries risk, including a deterioration in security”] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 27 We Major Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT (“Northern Ireland”) [Irish constitutional amendments] [declassified 2014]
84 May 22 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Alison record of conversation (Molyneaux-MT meeting) [MT “saw no possibility at present of extending the early timescale of the renewal Order”] [declassified 2014]
84 May 1 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Prior minute to MT (“Forum Report”) [“The Irish would like us to say very little and leave them to make the running”] [declassified 2014]
84 May 18 Fr Major Northern Ireland: Ulster Special Constabulary Association telegram to MT (situation) [“For goodness sake Mrs Thatcher, recognise the deficiencies, insucurity [sic] in Northern Ireland and do something about it”] [declassified 2014]
84 Apr 10 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Prior minute to MT (“Northern Ireland prisons”) [“some prison officers were so intimidated by fear of attack outside the prison that they were turning a blind eye to some of the rules”] [declassified 2014]
84 May 2 We Major Northern Ireland: James Lee transcripts of interviews with Prior (Forum report) [“we are prepared to discuss and look at any means whereby we can make some progress toward greater peace and prosperity in Northern Ireland”]
84 May 25 Fr Major Northern Ireland: Department of Transport letter to Stuart Connolly (“United Kingdom/Republic of Ireland Land Border”) [post at Newry] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 18 Mo Major Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT (“Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland”) [“Irish Govermment would be ready to have it solemnly declared and registered with the United Nations that there could be no change in the present position of Northern Ireland without the consent of a majority of the people of the Province”] [declassified 2014]
84 Apr 26 Th Major Northern Ireland: Prior minute to MT (“New Ireland Forum”) [“The report is disappointing”] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 15 Fr Major Northern Ireland: Prior PS letter to No.10 (“Anglo-Irish Relations: Visit by Mr Spring”) [“he feels that a meeting with Mr Prior in these circumstances would attract undue publicity and attention”] [declassified 2014]