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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Showing items 21 - 40 of 73
| Date |
Value |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| 89 Jun 13 Tu | Major | 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 Fr | Major | 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 We | Major | 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 Su | Major | 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 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 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 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 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 Dec 22 Fr | Major | 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 Su | Major | 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 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 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 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 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 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 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] |
| 89 Jan 20 Fr | Major | Northern Ireland: Tom King minute to John Wakeham (Northern Ireland Inquests) [need to change the law to protect service personnel witnesses who are involved in deaths] [declassified Dec 2017] |
| 89 Feb 17 Fr | Major | Northern Ireland: Tom King minute to MT (Soviet Ambassador) [proposed visit to Northern Ireland and official programme] [declassified Dec 2017] |
| 89 Jul 6 Th | Major | Northern Ireland: Tom King minute to MT ("Anti-Terrorist Legislation in Northern Ireland") [proceed with review on assumption that terrorism "should be dealt with in accordance with the ordinary criminal law"] [declassified Dec 2017] |