File 3 - Briefing notes, background information, reports, 1993 Part 3

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UGA P143/4/4/4/3

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Briefing notes, background information, reports, 1993 Part 3

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  • 20/02/1993-26/02/1993

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Folder of photocopies of typed documentation "Department of Foreign Affairs Selected Briefing Material for week ending 26 February 1993", marked confidential. Consists of reports from various ambassadors and embassies to the Taoiseach including from Paris, France relating to meeting with Mr Jaques De LaRosiere, Governor of the French Central Bank, and with French Treasury Director Trichet covering devaluation, outlook for 1993 and acceleration of EMU [Economic and Monetary Union]; from Bonn, Germany and Copenhagen, Denmark in relation to the Maastricht Treaty ratification; from Rome, Italy in relation to fall-out from bribery scandals for Amato Government; from Somalia in relation to the tragic death of Irish Concern volunteer Valerie Place and meeting of Minister of State Mr Tom Kitt with US State Department and United Nations to discuss security of aid workers; from Tehran, Iran in relation to the fatwa endorsed by late Ayatollah Khomeini against author Salman Rushdie; from Cairo, Egypt in relation to activities of "terrorist Islamicist groups" directed at foreign tourists and at police; from Canberra, Australia on upcoming General election in Australia; from Beijing, China on views of a Chinese academic on human rights issues in China, Taiwan, on US-Sino relations and on the leadership of Communist party of China; from Stockholm, Sweden on visit of Prime Minister Bildt to Moscow, Russia 03-05 Feb; from Bonn on visit of Foreign Minister Kinkel to the Ukraine on 15/16 Feb; on Warsaw, Poland on internal and foreign policy issues in Poland; from Vienna, Austria on visit to Hungary with Mr Bela Kadar, Minister for International Economic Relations, for EC [European Community] working luncheon, 18 Feb; from PMUN NY [Permanent Mission to United Nations, New York, USA] on unanimous adoption of resolution to establish "War Crimes Tribunals" in former Yugoslavia, 22 Feb; and from Buenos Aires, Argentina on nominations for Presidential election in Chile and economic boom there.

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      20/06/2024
      26/06/2025

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