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1980 Aug 11 - 1981 Mar 5
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/507
Ireland (Prime Minister's meetings with the Taoiseach (Charles Haughey); Anglo-Irish joint studies) (Part 3)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 275
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80 Dec 10 We Major Northern Ireland: MT letter to Paisley (Ulster Unionist anger at communique issued following MT-Haughey meeting) ["it remains a fundamental assumption of all Government thinking on these matters that Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom and will remain so unless its people and the Westminster Parliament decide otherwise"] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 10 We Major Northern Ireland: Text of Enoch Powell interview ("Interview on the "World at One" with the Rt. Hon. Enoch Powell, M.P., Wednesday 10 December") [Powell: outcome of MT-Haughey talks is a "visible humiliation of the Government of the United Kingdom"] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 11 Th Major Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Dail Debate on the Meeting between Mrs Thatcher and Mr Haughey") [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 12 Fr Major Northern Ireland: Paisley message to MT (Anglo-Irish joint studies) [Irish Foreign Secretary says "constitutional position of Northern Ireland" is "on the table"; Paisley urges MT to "immediately repudiate this"] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 17 We Major Northern Ireland: UK Ambassador to Dublin letter FCO ("Mr Lenihan's Gaffe") [Irish Foreign Secretary says "constitutional position of Northern Ireland" is "on the table"] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 17 We Major Northern Ireland: MT letter to Molyneaux (Anglo-Irish joint studies) [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 18 Th Major Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT ("Anglo-Irish Joint Studies") [MT: "I am very unhappy about these proposals"] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 18 Th Major Northern Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Molyneaux-Atkins) [Anglo-Irish joint studies] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 19 Fr Major Northern Ireland: FCO to UKE Lisbon (Portuguese Assembly passes resolution on Northern Ireland and hunger strikes at HMP Maze) [resolution "will be widely seen as insulting to the Government and people of the United Kingdom"] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 20 Sa Minor Northern Ireland: Molyneaux letter to MT (thanks for meeting) [Anglo-Irish joint studies] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 23 Tu Major Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Armstrong) ["Anglo/Irish Joint Studies"; arrangements for proposed Ministerial Group] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 12 Mo Major Ireland: Armstrong minute to Alexander ("Anglo/Irish Joint Studies") [arrangements for proposed Ministerial Group] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 13 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Molyneaux letter to MT (meeting of the Ulster Unionist Council) [hunger strike at HMP Maze, Anglo-Irish joint studies and MT-Haughey meeting communique, DUP referendum proposal] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 19 Mo Major Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Carrington) ["Anglo/Irish studies"] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 23 Fr Major Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Irish Political Situation") ["Most political commentators believe that Mr Haughey's position has strengthened in recent months"] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 23 Fr Major Northern Ireland: MT letter to Molyneaux (response to points made by the Ulster Unionist Council) [hunger strike at HMP Maze, Anglo-Irish joint studies] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 30 Fr Major Ireland: Armstrong minute to Alexander ("Anglo-Irish Joint Studies") [first meeting of the Steering Group] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 4 We Major Ireland: Armstrong minute to Stowe ("Meeting with the Irish: The Maze and Security Co-operation") [hunger strike at HMP Maze] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 12 Th Major Ireland: UKE Dublin to FCO ("Dail P Q's on Possible Defence Pact") [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 20 Fr Major Ireland: Armstrong minute to Alexander ("Scope of the Anglo-Irish Joint Studies") [declassified 2011]