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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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90 Mar 27 Tue 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 Mon 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 Fri 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 Fri 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 Fri 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 Fri 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 Sat 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]
89 Jun 13 Tue Northern Ireland: Patrick Mayhew minute to Lord Mackay (Northern Ireland Inquests) [proposed course on witnesses' culpability is compatible with obligations under ECHR] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Jul 7 Fri Northern Ireland: John Wakeham minute to MT ("Northern Ireland Inquests") [proposed Order in Council to restore rules to protect safety and identity of security force personnel] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Jun 14 Wed Northern Ireland: John Wakeham minute to MT ("Northern Ireland Inquests") [proposed Order in Council to restore rules on compellability of witnesses suspected of causing death] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Sep 24 Sun Northern Ireland: John Major minute to Peter Brooke ("Inquests") [prospect of further litigation, postponement of proposed Order in Council] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Nov 8 Wed 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 Dec 5 Tue 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 Oct 10 Tue 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 30 Mon 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 Dec 22 Fri Northern Ireland: Peter Brooke minute to Tom King ("Equality of Opportunity in Northern Ireland") [enforcement of requirements on employers to ensure equality of opportunity, regardless of religious or political belief] [declassified Dec 2017]
90 Jan 28 Sun Northern Ireland: Tom King minute to Peter Brooke ("Equality of Opportunity in Northern Ireland") [MoD implementation of requirements, difficulties regarding provisions on the placing of contracts] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Nov 3 Fri 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 Fri 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 Oct 31 Tue 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]