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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Selections from this file
Showing items 21 - 40 of 73
Date |
Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 89 Dec 6 We | Major | Northern Ireland: Archie Hamilton minute to John Cope (deployment of troops) [service of Irish calvary regiments in Northern Ireland, proposed new deployment] [declassified Dec 2017] |
| 89 Dec 5 Tu | Major | Northern Ireland: Peter Brooke minute to Lord Mackay (Inquests in Northern Ireland) [delay legislation on restoring non-compellability of "suspect" witnesses] [declassified Dec 2017] |
| 89 Dec 1 Fr | Major | Northern Ireland: Luce PS minute to Dominic Morris ("Monitoring of Religious Affiliation of Home Civil Servants in Northern Ireland") [new Fair Employment Act, reporting of aggregated monitoring returns] [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 Nov 24 Fr | Major | Northern Ireland: MT statement (Fair Employment Act) [government commitment to "introduce radical and inclusive new legislation to promote equality of opportunity in employment"] [declassified Dec 2017] |
| 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 Nov 9 Th | Major | Northern Ireland: Brooke PS minute to Hurd PS ("Media Interviews: Talking to Sinn Fein etc") [ministers should stress has been no change to policy, aim is to bring terrorism to an end, hopes for talks between parties and government] [declassified Dec 2017] |
| 89 Nov 8 We | Major | Northern Ireland: Patrick Mayhew minute to Tom King ("Inquests in Northern Ireland: Draft Coroner's Order") [delay legislation until result of appeal to Lords] [declassified Dec 2017] |
| 89 Nov 3 Fr | Major | Northern Ireland: Ministry of Defence record of conversation (King-Brooke-Lyell) [libel action against Sunday Times over reports on terrorist financing, support for journalist, possible court action] [declassified Dec 2017] |
| 89 Nov 3 Fr | Major | Northern Ireland: King PS letter to Sunday Times (libel action against James Adams) [attendance of lawyers at meeting to clarify journalist's position] [declassified Dec 2017] |
| 89 Nov 3 Fr | Major | Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office statement (Brooke interviews) [statements "reflect no change in Government policy on terrorism or in the Government's commitment to the Anglo-Irish Agreement"] [declassified Dec 2017] |
| 89 Nov 1 We | Major | Northern Ireland: King PS minute to Brooke PS ("James Adams: Financing of Terror") [possibility of service officer acting as a witness, additional help for Sunday Times] [declassified Dec 2017] |
| 89 Oct 31 Tu | Major | Northern Ireland: Sunday Times letter to Tom King (Murphy family libel action against James Adams) [settlement money would fund IRA and terrorist acts, affect press reporting of IRA activity] [declassified Dec 2017] |
| 89 Oct 31 Tu | Major | Northern Ireland: Charles Powell minute to MT ("The Murphy Family v The Sunday Times") [security service evidence, security of witnesses] [declassified Dec 2017] |
| 89 Oct 30 Mo | Major | Northern Ireland: Tom King minute to Peter Brooke ("Inquests in Northern Ireland: Draft Coroner's Order") [timing of legislation to restore non-compellability of members of security forces suspected of causing a death] [declassified Dec 2017] |
| 89 Oct 17 Tu | Major | Northern Ireland: Sunday Times letter to MT (Murphy family libel action against James Adams) [libel laws "are one of the last major loopholes which the terrorists are exploiting"] [declassified Dec 2017] |
| 89 Oct 10 Tu | Major | Northern Ireland: Peter Brooke minute to Tom King ("Inquests in Northern Ireland: Draft Coroners Order") [members of security forces suspected of causing a death should not have to give evidence at inquests; timeline for legislation] [declassified Dec 2017] |
| 89 Oct 2 Mo | Major | Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin telegram 428 to FCO (1630Z) ("Approach to the ICG") [Taoiseach warns of trouble ahead, pressures in Ireland, should be firm but calm at Conference] [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 29 Fr | Major | Northern Ireland: Tom King minute to Patrick Mayhew ("Northern Ireland Inquests/Ballynerry Inquest") [need to protect identity of witnesses, restore status quo ante on non-compellabilty] [declassified Dec 2017] |