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1983 Nov 1 - 1984 Nov 23
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1408
Ireland (Prime Minister's meetings with Taoiseach, Garret FitzGerald; Anglo-Irish Summits) (Part 7)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 495
Any docs withheld? 3

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83 Dec 5 Mon Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, FitzGerald) [EC: milk; Northern Ireland: security cooperation/McGovern case] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Dec 5 Mon Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (McGovern case) [John Coles, Dermot Nally] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 15 Thu Ireland: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Bilateral meeting with Dr FitzGerald on 19-20 March 1984 Anglo-Irish relations: Northern Ireland") ["The main purpose of Dr FitzGerald's request is to enable him to talk to you about the approach which I made to... the Irish Government on the Cabinet's instructions on 1 March"; key points; "The initial Irish reaction to our approach has been a mixture of gratification that we have taken their concerns seriously, surprise at our readiness to put specific... ideas on the table, and dismay at being confronted with the need to move from rhetoric to reality"; James McGovern case] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 19 Mon Ireland: FCO telegram to UKrep Brussels ("Dominic McGlinchey's extradition from the Republic of Ireland") [advice for MT on line to take with FitzGerald] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 19 Mon Ireland: Cabinet Office record of conversation ("Anglo-Irish relations") [Armstrong, Nally: conversation during European Council regarding MT's next meeting with FitzGerald] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 22 Thu Ireland: Cabinet Office record of conversations (European Council) [Armstrong, Nally; Armstrong, FitzGerald: UK/Irish affairs] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 13 Wed Ireland: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("European Council: meeting with the Taoiseach") [arrangements; Armstrong request to attend in view of FitzGerald's notice that he wishes to have "substantive" discussion with MT] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 19 Tue Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram to FCO ("The Taoiseach's visit to Paris") [FitzGerald, Mitterrand record of conversation] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 22 Fri Ireland: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish relations: Northern Ireland") [draft speaking note] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 26 Tue Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, FitzGerald) [Northern Ireland: proposed amendment to Irish constitution to relinquish territorial claims; MT scepticism about "joint authority"; next steps/press handling; FitzGerald direct talks with Unionists; House of Commons debate; FitzGerald talks with Opposition leaders in London; Sinn Fein/presonation of elections; long-term strategy for negotiations] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 16 Mon Ireland: Cabinet Office record of conversation (meeting with the Taoiseach during visit to Dublin) [FitzGerald, Robert Armstrong, Alan Goodison: use of Irish Presidency of EC as smokescreen for meetings with MT on UK/Irish affairs; Dick Spring; Noel Dorr; EC Budget; next Presidency of the EC] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 31 Tue Ireland: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (Taoiseach visit to London to discuss EC & Anglo-Irish affairs) [MT agrees to late August/early September meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 3 Fri Ireland: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (Taoiseach visit to London on 3 September) [MT's view sought on advisibility of Prior accepting invite to visit Dublin on 31 August] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 24 Fri Ireland: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Arrangements for the Taoiseach Visit on 3 September") [MT agrees to proposal that 30 minutes be set aside for private talk on Anglo/Irish matters] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 29 Wed Ireland: FCO telegram to UKE Dublin ("Meeting with Dr FitzGerald") [MT unhappy with proposed agenda] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 29 Wed Ireland: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Anglo-Irish relations: Northern Ireland") [key points] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 30 Thu Ireland: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Anglo-Irish summit") [MT "emphatic... that she does not wish to go to Dublin... bearing in mind that she will anyway have to go there shortly afterwards for the European Council"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 31 Fri Ireland: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Dr FitzGerald, 3 September: Northern Ireland") [line to take for press; timing & venue of Anglo/Irish summit; EC issues] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 3 Mon Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, FitzGerald) [progress of the UK/Irish governments' covert talks on Northern Ireland] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 3 Mon Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, FitzGerald) [EC affairs] [declassified Jan 2014]