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1989 Jan 20 - 1990 Apr 26
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/3408
Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 27)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2017 Dec 29
Classification: Secret
Page count: 303
Any docs withheld? 5

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89 Nov 23 Th Minor Northern Ireland: Brooke PS minute to Charles Powell ("Fair Employment (NI) Act 1989 - Code of Practice Request for Prime Ministerial Endorsement") [request for MT endorsement on effective implementation of Act] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Jul 27 Th Minor Northern Ireland: Brooke PS minute to Charles Powell (troops in Northern Ireland) [presentation of 20th anniversary of deployment] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Jul 26 We Minor Northern Ireland: Brooke PS minute to Charles Powell ("Anti-Terrorist Legislation in Northern Ireland") [current emergency legislation expires 1992, proposed review to plan ahead] [declassified Dec 2017]
90 Jan 16 Tu Minor Northern Ireland: Charles Powell minute to Brooke PS ("Northern Ireland: Political Development") [MT does not think it necessary to involve Irish government extensively at this stage] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Feb 6 Mo Minor Northern Ireland: Charles Powell minute to King PS (Enoch Powell proposals) [another suggestion for full integration of NI into UK] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Jul 3 Mo Minor Northern Ireland: Charles Powell record of phone conversation (Powell-Maginnis) [permanent vehicle checkpoints and military patrolling] [declassified Dec 2017]
90 Jan 10 We Minor Northern Ireland: Patrick Mayhew minute to Tom King ("Rules of Engagement for Helicopters in Northern Ireland") [no legal objection to revised rules] [declassified Dec 2017]
90 Jan 16 Tu Minor Northern Ireland: Lord Mackay minute to MT (armoured car for Lord Lowry) [choice of vehicle, Lowry at serious risk] [declassified Dec 2017]
90 Feb 19 Mo Minor Northern Ireland: Mackay PS minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Car for Lord Lowry") [choice of armoured vehicle, precedent of supplying prestige cars] [declassified Dec 2017]
90 Apr 10 Tu Minor Northern Ireland: Mackay PS minute to Cabinet Office (MT's comments on UDR murders) [decisions on extraditions, position of moderate Catholics] [declassified Dec 2017]
90 Mar 20 Tu Minor Northern Ireland: King PS minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Murphy v Sunday Times") [evidence by an ex-Army officer in libel case] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Dec 29 Fr Minor Northern Ireland: Peter Bottomley minute to MT ("Northern Ireland's High Animal Health Status") [progress in treatment, eradication of animal diseases] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Jul 28 Fr Minor Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office press release ("The Day of Peace Must Surely Come") [publication of book on developments in Northern Ireland] [declassified Dec 2017]
90 Mar 27 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Peter Brooke minute to Lord Mackay ("Northern Ireland Inquests") [not justified in introducing legislation to deal with coroners' law in Northern Ireland] [declassified Dec 2017]
90 Mar 12 Mo Major Northern Ireland: Lord Mackay minute to Peter Brooke ("Northern Ireland Inquests") [proposed amendment to Coroners Act to transfer inquests between districts] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Nov 24 Fr Major Northern Ireland: Lord Mackay minute to Peter Brooke ("Inquest in Northern Ireland: Draft Coroners Order") [legislation to be delayed until after result of appeal] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Sep 29 Fr Major Northern Ireland: Peter Brooke minute to Lord Mackay ("Inquests: Draft Coroner's Order") [should defer decision to legislate until result of Appeal to Lords is known] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Sep 15 Fr Major Northern Ireland: Peter Brooke minute to Lord Mackay ("Ballynerry Inquest") [compellability of witnesses suspected of causing a death, prospect of period of difficult litigation] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Sep 1 Fr Major Northern Ireland: Patrick Mayhew minute to Peter Brooke ("Ballynerry Inquest") [evidence from listeners of tape recording the incident, screening of witnesses, legislation as a fall-back] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Sep 9 Sa Major Northern Ireland: Patrick Mayhew minute to Peter Brooke ("Northern Ireland Inquests") [possible Order in Council on the compellability of witnesses suspected of causing a death] [declassified Dec 2017]