File 2 - New Ireland Forum 1984 Part 2

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UGA P143/2/3/7/4/2

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New Ireland Forum 1984 Part 2

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  • 02/1984

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Reports, agendas, correspondence, background information and handwritten notes relating to Mary Robinson (MR)'s work on the New Ireland Forum (NIF), February 1984, including relating to NIF sessions, 2, 9, 17 and 23 February 1984 and the drafting of NIF's final report. Includes material relating to "Joint Authority" [equal sharing of responsibility and authority for all aspects of the government of Northern Ireland by the governments of Great Britain and Ireland], to "Unitary state" and to "Federal/Confederal" option, 02/1984; list of submissions received by NIF as of 02/02/1984; submission from Dr Sean Cooney, Bray, County Wicklow, 04-09/02/1984; draft questions for MR to pose during one of the oral sessions, 08/02/1984; letter from Joe Birmingham, Chairman, Parliamentary Labour Party, to MR, congratulating her on her "handling of the questions to the Bishops" at NIF session, 15/02/1984; envelope with draft chapters of NIF reports, correspondence and notations, 08-16/02/1984 and further loose drafts including comments by MR on previous versions; letters of support and queries on work of the NIF from John Robb, Chairman, New Ireland Group, Belfast, Mr Christopher McGimpsey, Belfast, Canon Eric Elliott, Belfast and Mr Eric Dunlop, Dublin, 11-27/02/1984; typed list of delegation from the Catholic Hierarchy which attended NIF session; report "The Permeability of the United Kingdom-Irish Border - A Preliminary Reconnaissance, John Whyte, Queen's University Belfast, [02?]/1984.

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