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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/817
Ireland (Northern Ireland Security Co-ordinator: appointments of Sir Maurice Oldfield and Sir Brooks Richards; post then left in abeyance)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Secret - Cab Two
Page count: 146
Any docs withheld? 1

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Date Value Title
79 Aug 19 Su Major Northern Ireland: Nick Sanderson letter to Frank Cooper (Security Co-ordinator job description) [declassified Dec 2012]
79 Sep 18 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Coles letter to Whitmore (candidates for Security Co-ordinator post) [declassified Dec 2012]
79 Sep 18 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Brian Mawhinney letter to Whitmore (Atkins attitude toward Security Co-ordinator post) [declassified Dec 2012]
79 Sep 21 Fr Major Northern Ireland: John Killick letter to Whitmore (turns down offer of Security Co-ordinator post) [declassified Dec 2012]
79 Sep 24 Mo Major Northern Ireland: Frank Cooper letter to Ken Stowe (accountability of Security Co-ordinator) [declassified Dec 2012]
79 Sep 25 Tu Minor Northern Ireland: Ken Stowe letter to Whitmore (announcement of Oldfield as Security Co-ordinator) [declassified Dec 2012]
79 Oct 1 Mo Major Northern Ireland: Hopkins letter to Whitmore (Oldfield to begin work as Security Co-ordinator) [declassified Dec 2012]
79 Oct 2 Tu Minor Northern Ireland: Whitmore letter to Hopkins (appointment of Oldfield as Security Co-ordinator) [declassified Dec 2012]
79 Oct 9 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Whitmore note for the record (appointment of Security Co-ordinator) [declassified Dec 2012]
80 May 14 We Major Northern Ireland: Armstrong minute to MT (front runners for Security Co-ordinator post) [declassified Dec 2012]
80 May 15 Th Major Northern Ireland: Whitmore letter to John Chilcot (“Successor to Maurice Oldfield”) [declassified Dec 2012]
80 Jun 6 Fr Major Northern Ireland: Roy Harrington minute to MT (appointment of a new Security Co-ordinator) [declassified Dec 2012]
80 Jun 11 We Minor Northern Ireland: Whitmore letter to Roy Harrington (content of announcement on new Security Co-ordinator) [declassified Dec 2012]
80 Jun 12 Th Minor Northern Ireland: Rob Smith letter to David Wright (Brooks Richards to be announced as new Security Co-ordinator) [declassified Dec 2012]
80 Jun 25 We Minor Northern Ireland: Maurice Oldfield letter to MT (poor health, more work to be done by Security Co-ordinator) [declassified Dec 2012]
81 Jan 27 Tu Minor Northern Ireland: Armstrong note to MT (poor health of Security Co-ordinator) [declassified Dec 2012]
81 Aug 4 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Nott & Atkins minute to MT (future of Security Co-ordinator post) [declassified Dec 2012]
81 Oct 4 Su Major Northern Ireland: Armstrong letter to Whitmore (Security Co-ordinator post no longer needed) [declassified Dec 2012]
81 Oct 13 Tu Major Northern Ireland: Whitmore letter to Roy Harrington (Security Co-ordinator post) [declassified Dec 2012]
81 Dec 17 Th Major Northern Ireland: Security Co-ordinator’s report to Prior (review of security situation) [declassified Dec 2012]