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1979 Dec 5 - 1980 Mar 7
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/279
Ireland (Northern Ireland situation) (Part 5)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2010 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 198
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79 Dec 7 Fr Major Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office record of conversation (Officials from NIO-MOD-FCO-Home Office) [political situation, security issues, Maze prisoners] [declassified 2010]
79 Dec 7 Fr Major Northern Ireland: MT letter to SDLP leader John Hume (MT offers to meet Hume) [declassified 2010]
79 Dec 13 Th Major Northern Ireland: NIO letter to No.10 (Atkins' meetings with SDLP leader John Hume) [terms of DUP/SDLP meeting] [declassified 2010]
79 Dec 19 We Major Northern Ireland: Police Federation of Northern Ireland letter to MT (arms for the Royal Ulster Constabulary) [thanks for MT's efforts] [declassified 2010]
79 Dec 20 Th Major Northern Ireland: NIO letter to No.10 ("Northern Ireland Conference") [prospects for mounting the Conference] [declassified 2010]
79 Dec 21 Fr Major Northern Ireland: NIO letter to No.10 (politican situation in Northern Ireland) [briefing on political parties] [declassified 2010]
79 Dec 22 Sa Major Northern Ireland: UKE Washington telegram 4334 to FCO (0036Z) ("Arms for the RUC") [Carter suggests congressional approval is required for sale of revolvers to RUC] [declassified 2010]
79 Dec 24 Mo Major Northern Ireland: Record of conversation (MT-Atkins-Prison Governors and Officers) [NI Prisons] [declassified 2010]
79 Dec 24 Mo Major Northern Ireland: Record of conversation (MT-Atkins-Sir Maurice Oldfield-General Officer Commanding NI-Chief Constable of the RUC) [Security] [declassified 2010]
79 Dec 31 Mo Major Northern Ireland: Molyneaux letter to MT (Ulster Unionist proposals on devolved Government in Northern Ireland) [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 3 Th Major Northern Ireland: Text of speech by Enoch Powell to the Annual Institution Supper of the Dundonald Orange Lodge (devolved Government in Northern Ireland) [Union is "in greater danger now than at any time since the disastrous actions of the Heath government"] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 8 Tu Major Northern Ireland: NIO letter to No.10 (comment on Molyneaux's proposals for Government of Northern Ireland) ["Mr Molyneaux is clearly seeking to deliver a snub to the Northern Ireland political Conference"] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 10 Th Major Northern Ireland: MOD letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Visit to the Ministry of Defence - 4th January 1980") [note on Northern Ireland border bases] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 15 Tu Major Northern Ireland: NIO letter to No.10 ("Conference on the Government of Northern Ireland") [progress of the Conference so far] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 16 We Major Northern Ireland: UKE Washington telegram 261 to FCO (2320Z) ("Arms for the RUC") ["The main obstacle to progress remains the attitude of Speaker O'Neill"] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 18 Fr Major Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office record of conversation (Officials from NIO-MOD-FCO-Home Office) [Force reductions, security policy, Arms for the RUC, Constitutional Conference] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 18 Fr Major Northern Ireland: No.10 letter to MOD ("Northern Ireland") [Northern Ireland border bases] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 18 Fr Major Northern Ireland: Sanders minute to MT ("Mr Atkins' Statement on Northern Ireland Bombs") [progress report] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 23 We Major Northern Ireland: MOD letter to No.10 (precautions being taken by Army given risk of mortar attacks) [MT: "I think the MOD is taking this matter much too casually"] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 23 We Major Northern Ireland: Molyneaux letter to MT (Conference on Government of Northern Ireland) [not appropriate for Molyneaux's submission to be considered by Conference] [declassified 2010]