1979 Aug 27 - 1979 Sep 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/81
Ireland (Northern Ireland situation) (Part 2)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2010 Nov 10 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 184 |
| Any docs withheld? | 3 |
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| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 79 Sep 3 Mo | Major | Northern Ireland: No.10 letter to Northern Ireland Office ("Northern Ireland: Security Directorate") [MT "has commented that she finds [Atkins'] minute somewhat confusing"] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Sep 4 Tu | Major | Northern Ireland: Home Office letter to No.10 ("Extradition") [extradition from UK to Republic of Ireland] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Sep 5 We | Major | Northern Ireland: UKE Washington telegram 2545 to FCO (2201Z) ("Northern Ireland") [Cyrus Vance comments on supply of arms to the RUC] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Sep 6 Th | Major | Northern Ireland: MT letter to James Kilfedder MP (MT rejects call to recall Parliament in wake of Warrenpoint ambush and Mountbatten murder) ["I must emphasise that this decision in no way detracts from the seriousness with which the Government views recent events"] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Sep 6 Th | Major | Northern Ireland: No.10 letter to Law Officer's Department ("Extradition") [UK-Republic of Ireland extradition] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Sep 11 Tu | Major | Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Security Cooperation with the Irish Republic") [arrangements for next UK-Eire Ministerial meeting] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Sep 11 Tu | Major | Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Sile de Valera's Speech") [Sile de Valera makes "hard line republican speech"] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Sep 12 We | Major | Northern Ireland: Hunt briefing for MT ("Northern Ireland") [report to Cabinet of MT's talks with Taoiseach Lynch] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Sep 17 Mo | Major | Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Follow-up to Anglo-Irish Downing Street Summit") ["in the Irish view there were no easy or obvious improvements which could be made to existing security co-operation"] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Sep 18 Tu | Major | Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office letter to No.10 ("Extradition") [UK-Eire extradition] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Sep 19 We | Major | Northern Ireland: MT letter to Nicholas Winterton MP (Warrenpoint ambush and Mountbatten murder) ["I do not accept that we are dealing with the terrorists with, to use your words, "kid gloves on""] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Sep 21 Fr | Major | Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office letter to No.10 (arms for the RUC) [US blocking sale of arms for the RUC: possible alternative supplies of weapons] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Sep 26 We | Major | Northern Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Security Cooperation") [arrangements for next UK-Eire meeting of Ministers] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Sep 28 Fr | Major | Northern Ireland: UKE Washington telegram 2906 to FCO (1940Z) ("Arms for Northern Ireland") [Henderson speaks to Vance about arms for the RUC] [declassified 2009] |