D709 3/16/5/6 - File: `Anglo-Irish agreement November 1985' - Jul 1985-Nov 1990

File of material relating to the Anglo-Irish Agreement 1985 and the political situation in Northern Ireland, including:

  • Copy of the Agreement, press release summarising the Agreement; summary of the Anglo-Irish summit meeting at which the Agreement was signed and&n...

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File of material relating to the Anglo-Irish Agreement 1985 and the political situation in Northern Ireland, including:

  • Copy of the Agreement, press release summarising the Agreement; summary of the Anglo-Irish summit meeting at which the Agreement was signed and Hansard extracts of Parliamentary debate on the Agreement, Nov 1985
  • Papers concerning possible reform of the Agreement, including copy of letter from Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, James Molyneux to Margaret Thatcher warning of unrest in Northern Ireland as a result of the Agreement, 24 Mar 1987; copy of a draft agreement to replace the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement prepared by Ian Gow, Nov 1988; copy of The Anglo-Irish Agreement: Review of the Working of the Conference, May 1989 etc
  • Papers concerning SDP policy and David Owen's personal policy on Northern Ireland, including copy of the report of the Alliance Commission on Northern Ireland, What future for Northern Ireland? 18 Jul 1985; copy of David Owen's letter to Margaret Thatchersuggesting a reform in courts trying offences connected with the emergency in Northern Ireland, with Margaret Thatcher's reply, Nov-Dec 1988; two letters to David Owen supporting his comments about the situation in Northern Ireland made on BBC's Question Timeprogramme, with copies of David Owen's replies, Nov 1990
  • Inner file: `Gibraltar shootings' containing papers relating to the shooting of three IRA terrorists by British security forces in Gibraltar on 6 Mar 1988, including Hansard extract of Parliamentary debate on the shootings, copied news cuttings; letters to David Owen from members of the public discussing the circumstances surrounding the shootings, with copies of David Owen's replies, May 1988.
Date:Jul 1985-Nov 1990
Reference Number:D709 3/16/5/6