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

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

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 296
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84 May 28 Mon Northern Ireland: Ultey note to Alison (meeting with Prior) [response to Forum report] [declassified 2014]
84 May 31 Thu 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 5 Tue Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT (“Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland”) [amendments to Irish constitution] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 6 Wed 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 Jun 7 Thu 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 Mon 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 11 Mon Northern Ireland: Coles minute to Goodall (“Anglo-Irish Affairs: Visit by the Tanaiste”) [MT unable to meet Spring] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 12 Tue 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 12 Tue Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram to FCO (“Anglo/Irish Relations”) [MT-FitzGerald bilateral: “damp down any public expectation of substantial developments”] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 13 Wed Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to Charles Powell (“European Council: Meeting with the Taoiseach”) [arrangements] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 15 Fri 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]
84 Jun 15 Fri Northern Ireland: Butler note to MT (future of Ireland meetings) [Alison’s request to attend] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 18 Mon 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 Jun 18 Mon Northern Ireland: Prior minute to MT (“Anglo-Irish Relations: Northern Ireland”) [impact of proposed changes to Irish constitution] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 18 Mon 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 18 Mon 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 Jun 19 Tue Northern Ireland: Labour party press release (Kinnock-Spring joint statement) [support for New Ireland Forum report] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 20 Wed 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 Jun 21 Thu Northern Ireland: Cabinet Office record of conversation (No.10 meeting on Northern Ireland) [Irish constitution, re-partition, future action] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 27 Wed Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT (“Northern Ireland”) [Irish constitutional amendments] [declassified 2014]