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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 19 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Labour party press release (Kinnock-Spring joint statement) [support for New Ireland Forum report] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 21 Th Major Northern Ireland: Cabinet Office record of conversation (No.10 meeting on Northern Ireland) [Irish constitution, re-partition, future action] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 11 Mo Major Northern Ireland: Coles minute to Goodall (“Anglo-Irish Affairs: Visit by the Tanaiste”) [MT unable to meet Spring] [declassified 2014]
84 May 31 Th Major Northern Ireland: Goodall minute to Coles (“Anglo-Irish Affairs: Northern Ireland”) [FitzGerald “prepared to seek to amend the territorial provisions of the Irish Constitution”] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 18 Mo Major Northern Ireland: Prior PS letter to No.10 (“Meeting with Irish Ambassador: 18 June 1984”) [Irish willingness to make constitutional amendments] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 5 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT (“Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland”) [amendments to Irish constitution] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 20 We Major Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT (“Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland”) [meeting “to assess the position reached in our secret exchanges with the Irish”] [declassified 2014]
84 May 23 We Major Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT (“Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland”) [“options available to us in the light of Mr Nally’s approach”] [declassified 2014]
84 Apr 27 Fr Major Northern Ireland: FitzGerald letter to MT (New Ireland Forum report) [“an important event in the political development of this State and for our relations with you and indeed with Northern Ireland”] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 18 Mo Major Northern Ireland: Taylor letter to Butler (Danny Morrison’s possible election to European Parliament) [“the NIO have drawn attention to the risk of widening support for PIRA if we were seen to obstruct his duties”] [declassified 2014]
84 May 1 Tu Major Northern Ireland: MT letter to FitzGerald (New Ireland Forum report) [“We shall do our best to avoid saying things which could make it harder for you and us to continue the dialogue”] [declassified 2014]
84 May 3 Th Major Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram to FCO (“Forum Report: Irish Political Comment”) [press conferences and statements] [declassified 2014]
84 May 28 Mo Major Northern Ireland: Ultey note to Alison (meeting with Prior) [response to Forum report] [declassified 2014]
84 Apr 10 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Prior letter to Elles (Haagerup report) [“appreciation of all your efforts to secure a reasonably favourable outcome”] [declassified 2014]
84 May 24 Th Major Northern Ireland: Goodall draft note for the record (No.10 meeting on policy) [Nally proposals on territorial integrity] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 7 Th Major Northern Ireland: Goodall minute to Coles (“Anglo-Irish Affairs: Visit by the Tanaiste”) [Spring “a figure of crucial importance in Dr Fitzgerald’s Coalition Government”] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 11 Mo Major Northern Ireland: Prior PS letter to No.10 (“Anglo-Irish Relations: Mr Spring’s Visit to London”) [“it might be tactful to ofer a meeting with Sir Geoffrey Howe or Mr Prior”] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 13 We Major Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to Charles Powell (“European Council: Meeting with the Taoiseach”) [arrangements] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 6 We Major Northern Ireland: Prior PS letter to No.10 (“Ulster Special Constabulary Association”) [“There has been a steady build up in terrorist violence by the Provisional IRA in Northern Ireland”] [declassified 2014]
84 May 23 We Minor Northern Ireland: Prior PS to No.10 (programme for Charles Powell) [draft itinerary] [declassified 2014]