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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 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 Jul 12 Wed Northern Ireland: Younger PS minute to Charles Powell ("Aldergrove Infantry Battalion") [need to ensure changes are not seen as a withdrawal and avoid encouraging attacks against married quarters] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Jul 18 Tue Northern Ireland: MT statement (Fair Employment Act) ["determination to ensure that everyone in Northern Ireland enjoys the full benefits of citizenship, free of discrimination"] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Jul 26 Wed 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]
89 Jul 27 Thu Northern Ireland: Brooke PS minute to Charles Powell (troops in Northern Ireland) [presentation of 20th anniversary of deployment] [declassified Dec 2017]
89 Jul 28 Fri 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]
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 Sep 13 Wed Northern Ireland: Peter Brooke minute to MT ("Chairmanship of the Board of the International Fund for Ireland") [change of chairman, Fund a useful channel for Irish American efforts to work for peace] [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 22 Fri Northern Ireland: FCO telegram 50 to various posts (1630Z) ("Northern Ireland: Alleged Security Leaks") [allegations that information held by security forces leaked to terrorist groups] [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 Sep 25 Mon Northern Ireland: Tom King minute to MT ("Aldergrove Infantry Battalion") [need to offer assurance that replacement of battalion will make no difference to number of troops on the ground] [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 29 Fri 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]
89 Oct 2 Mon 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 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 17 Tue 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 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 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]