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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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84 Aug 29 We Major Ireland: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Anglo-Irish relations: Northern Ireland") [key points] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 15 Th Major 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 Jun 22 Fr Major Ireland: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish relations: Northern Ireland") [draft speaking note] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 6 Th Major Ireland: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Irish sailors' and soldiers' Land Trust") [financial arrangements for winding up: reimbursement to British Government for its stake, and proposals for disposal of future surpluses as remaining housing stock is sold off] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 9 We Major Ireland: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Anglo-Irish Summit on 7 November 1983") [White Paper on documents approved by the Summit] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 4 Th Major Ireland: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Anglo-Irish Summit") [venue & travel arrangements] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 4 Fr Major Ireland: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Anglo-Irish Summit: possible Statement to the House of Commons") ["This will be the first Anglo-Irish Summit for two years, following a particularly difficult period in Anglo-Irish relations"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 13 We Major 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 Aug 3 Fr Major 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 Jul 31 Tu Major 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 Mar 19 Mo Major 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]
83 Nov 3 Th Major Ireland: Cabinet Office record of conversation ("Anglo-Irish Summit") [Robert Armstrong, Dermot Nally: Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Council: Co-ordinating Committee: final text of report] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 2 We Major Ireland: Cabinet Office record of conversation (Anglo-Irish Summit: meeting with Taoiseach) [Armstrong, FitzGerald record of conversation] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 16 Mo Major 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 Mar 22 Th Major Ireland: Cabinet Office record of conversations (European Council) [Armstrong, Nally; Armstrong, FitzGerald: UK/Irish affairs] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 4 Fr Major Ireland: FCO briefing for MT ("Anglo-Irish Summit: milk super-levy") ["While we, like the Irish, have expressed reservations about the super-levy, our respective positions are based on diametrically opposite strategic objectives"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 7 Mo Major Ireland: FCO record of conversation (Howe, Prior, Spring, Barry, PHC Eyers, Michael Lillis) [EC: Irish milk industry/EC milk surplus/super-levy; EC Budget issues; lead-free petrol; air transport; European Parliament report on agricultural surpluses; Windscale; Grenada; Irish sheepmeat industry; Northern Ireland: Sinn Fein; Dublin's role in future government; RUC/Gardai/joint policing; European elections/Sinn Fein; UN debate on Falklands] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 8 Tu Major Ireland: FCO telegram to UKE Dublin ("Anglo-Irish Summit: Taoiseach's press conference") [summary of main points] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 11 Fr Major Ireland: FCO telegram to UKE Dublin ("Anglo/Irish summit: Community topics") ["Following is a summary of Community topics discussed in the Prime Minister's meeting with Dr Fitzgerald and in separate talks which I and Mr Prior held with the Irish Deputy Prime Minister (Spring) and the Minister for Foreign Affairs (Barry)"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 29 We Major Ireland: FCO telegram to UKE Dublin ("Meeting with Dr FitzGerald") [MT unhappy with proposed agenda] [declassified Jan 2014]