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PREM19/1810
Ireland (Meetings with the Taoiseach) (Part 13)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2017 Dec 29
Classification: Secret
Page count: 316
Any docs withheld? 3

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Date Value Title
86 Jan 8 We Major Ireland: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet 9 January: Nothern Ireland") [third meeting of intergovernmental conference; Maze hunger strike; atmosphere in the Province in run-up to by-elections; proposals for security co-operation with Irish Government; public reaction to army reinforcements] [released Dec 2017]
86 Jan 8 We Major Ireland: Northern Ireland Office record of conversation (Anglo-Irish InterGovernmental Conference) [Tom King, Peter Barry: discussion of date & venue for next meeting] [released Dec 2017]
86 Jan 10 Fr Major Ireland: Tom King minute to MT ("Northern Ireland") [handling of the hostile Unionist reaction to Anglo-Irish Agreement] [released Dec 2017]
86 Jan 15 We Major Ireland: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Northern Ireland") [report on the annual conference of the British-Irish Association] [released Dec 2017]
86 Jan 15 We Major Ireland: Howe minute to MT ("Northern Ireland") [handling of Unionist discontent; use of supergrass evidence; amendment of Republic of Ireland constitution; Unionist voice in Westminter Parliament] [released Dec 2017]
86 Jan 21 Tu Major Ireland: No.10 briefing for MT ("Northern Ireland") ["main purpose is to give Tom King a wider forum to air his views and ideas"] [released Dec 2017]
86 Jan 27 Mo Major Ireland: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Visit to London by Dr FitzGerald") [MT agrees to meet with FitzGerald during his visit] [released Dec 2017]
86 Jan 28 Tu Major Ireland: Tom King PS letter to No.10 ("Meeting with the Prime Minister, 30 January 1986") [by-election results/analysis in advance of MT meeting with Ministers] [released Dec 2017]
86 Jan 28 Tu Major Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram 48 to FCO (1700Z) ("Ango-Irish Agreement: Mr Haughey's Views") [Ambassador Goodison, Haughey: record of conversation] [released Dec 2017]
86 Jan 29 We Major Ireland: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Policy on Northern Ireland") [meeting with Ministers to consider next steps, following by-elections] [released Dec 2017]
86 Jan 29 We Major Ireland: No.10 briefing for MT ("Policy on Northern Ireland") [statement by Paisley & Molyneaux calling for meeting with MT and threatening to withdraw from Parliament] [released Dec 2017]
86 Jan 30 Th Major Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, King, Whitelaw, Hurd, Younger, Biffen, Wakeham) ["Nothern Ireland": Unionist opposition to Anglo-Irish Agreement; MT agrees to offer Unionists a meeting] [released Dec 2017]
86 Feb 2 Su Major Ireland: Northern Ireland Office briefing for MT (Prime Minister's lunch on 5th February with Northern Ireland Unionist opinion formers) [speaking note] [released Dec 2017]
86 Feb 3 Mo Major Ireland: Taoiseach FitzGerald message to MT (terrorist attack on UDR, Belcoo) [pledge to co-operate in apprehending attackers] [released Dec 2017]
86 Feb 3 Mo Major Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram 61 to FCO (1645Z) ("Irish Reactions to the Unionist Proposals For a New Conference") [released Dec 2017]
86 Feb 4 Tu Major Ireland: MT letter to Ian Paisley (Anglo-Irish Agreement) [invitation to Unionist leaders to meeting to discuss the Agreement] [released Dec 2017]
86 Feb 4 Tu Major Ireland: Tom King PS letter to No.10 ("Visit to London by Dr FitzGerald") [King request to attend MT's meeting with FitzGerald] [released Dec 2017]
86 Feb 4 Tu Major Ireland: UKE Washington telegram 269 to FCO (1500Z) ("Anglo-Irish Agreement: Proposed US Financial Assistance") [report on appearances of Ridgway and Shultz before House Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss aid to Ireland] [released Dec 2017]
86 Feb 5 We Major Ireland: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Northern Ireland") [Unionists set to disrupt local authority rate setting] [released Dec 2017]
86 Feb 5 We Major Ireland: John Hume letter to MT (Anglo-Irish Agreement: devolution and law & order) [SDLP's position] [released Dec 2017]