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PREM19/1812
Ireland (Meetings with the Taoiseach) (Part 12)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Jul 21
Classification: Secret
Page count: 307
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86 Mar 1 Sa Major Ireland: No.10 record of conversation ("Northern Ireland") [Kenneth Maginnis MP,Charles Powell: phone conversation about "proposal to defuse the situation" in reference to unionist threat of ongoing strike action on account of Anglo-Irish Agreement] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 3 Mo Major Ireland: Northern Ireland Office briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's meeting with Mr James Kilfedder") [negotiations with unionists in wake of Anglo-Irish Agreement and recent day of unionist strike action] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 3 Mo Major Ireland: No.10 minute to MT ("Northern Ireland") [line to take on unionist day of strike action in wake of Anglo-Irish Agreement] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 3 Mo Major Ireland: No.10 minute to MT ("Northern Ireland: SitRep") [running account of unionist day of strike action in wake of Anglo-Irish Agreement] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 3 Mo Major Ireland: No.10 briefing for MT ("Northern Ireland: meeting of OD(I)") [EC aid; unionist day of strike action in wake of Anglo-Irish Agreement; negotiations with unionists] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 4 Tu Major Ireland: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Mr. James Kilfedder") [negotiations with unionists, following their strike action in wake of Anglo-Irish Agreement] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 4 Tu Major Ireland: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("OD(I): meeting at 5p.m. on 4 March") [Government response to day of unionist strike action in wake of Anglo-Irish Agreement] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 5 We Major Ireland: Northern Ireland Office briefing for MT ("Brief for Prime Minister's meeting with Mr Cushnahan") [Anglo-Irish Agreement: negotiations with unionists; conduct of the RUC during strike action] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 6 Th Major Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Tom King, John Cushnahan) [Anglo-Irish Agreement: negotiations with unionists; conduct of the RUC during unionist day of strike action; InterGovernmental Conference] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 7 Fr Major Ireland: UKE Washington telegram 565 to FCO (2030Z) ("Anglo-Irish Agreement: proposed US assistance") ["...UK/Irish/US talks in Washington on 6/7 March..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 7 Fr Major Ireland: MT letter to Taoiseach FitzGerald (Anglo-Irish Agreement: negotiations with the unionists) ["...our first priority now must be to be seem to make progress as rapidly as possible..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 7 Fr Major Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Garret FitzGerald) [phone conversation: FitzGerald relays his concerns about public comments made by unionists and UK govt re: RUC & Anglo-Irish Agreement; and about alleged UK govt messages to US govt underming his visit to US] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 10 Mo Major Ireland: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Northern Ireland: Taoiseach's telephone call to the Prime Minister") [diplomatic row over FitzGerald allegations that UK officials were trying to undermine his visit to US, in regard to its donation to an 'all-Ireland Trust', after UK concerns of offending unionists relayed to US; MT irate and intent on speaking plainly to FitzGerald] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 10 Mo Major Ireland: FCO record of conversation ("Meeting between the Secretary of State and Mr Barry in Brussels on 10 March: Northern Ireland") [Geoffrey Howe, Peter Barry] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 10 Mo Major Ireland: Cabinet record of conversation (Northern Ireland: negotiations in the wake of the Anglo-Irish Agreement) [Robert Armstrong, Dermot Nally] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 10 Mo Major Ireland: Cabinet record of conversation ("Anglo-Irish relations: Armstrong/Nally meeting") [Robert Armstrong, Dermot Nally] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 11 Tu Major Ireland: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("European Community: Northern Ireland") ["...not prepared to seek a special EC measure in support of the Anglo-Irish Agreement"] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 17 Mo Major Ireland: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Anglo-Irish relations: Northern Ireland") [line which Tom King should take in further meetings with Molyneaux] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 18 Tu Major Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Tom King) ["Anglo-Irish relations: Northern Ireland": "line which Mr. King should take in further meetings with Mr. Molyneaux"] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Mar 21 Fr Major Ireland: MT letters to Molyneaux & Paisley (Anglo-Irish Agreement: follow-up talks) ["I made clear at our meeting that I recognised the strength of your feelings about the Anglo-Irish Agreement; but I must take issue with some of the interpretations placed on it in the resolutions enclosed with your letter"] [declassified Dec 2014]