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IRELAND

Reference Code: 2005/7/607

Title: Memorandum on a meeting between

Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave and Prime

Minister Harold Wilson in London,

discussing the Northern Ireland situation.

Creation Date(s): 5 April, 1974

Level of description: Item

Extent and medium: 16 pages

Creator(s): Department of the Taoiseach

Access Conditions: Open

Copyright: National Archives, Ireland. May only be

reproduced with the written permission of the

Director of the National Archives.

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had a >~riv;:ltc ta11:. for \.1:-0tt ~J) ;ninutes.

priv~tc t lk is being rooctc c::~x"tJ~atcly .

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!:r. Cor 1.::-11 I i:mc1 thr.> llii.n"i et-er for !i'orcigL Af:i=- irs t:',('f) jo insd

th0. H1.ccting. On tne Br ;U: ).:,,11 sid~ tIle rorcign ar.G COi,\ITlOl1;,.'ca] '-:h

Ccc:cuL:ilry , Itr. CiJ.llagl1cn, an the S~cr.ct;: r'l of st:lt.c fer

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huc r ccivcd re _uCftS, t1 C J:cm in 'er l)cing ci"Iler in t'18 ':01:l:h

o~ i~rrisoned for othc offences.

of h1Urccr cl1a.rgcs une]cr ·th0 ] 861 ~.ct '.-.'hich 11" '1 T.cceni.:J.y been

rC2..ctiv2..te~.

0: police chiefs <. li.d their su1: orCli nc.l. t.CS d1ic11 'I::~re taJ<:L1'1'J

place fo:r.~.:ni9ht).y or '.:""e}~J· T j n s,' ",le .:"'!.scs.

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re .. r~scntcd Govcrnm~nt 'Joli cv. -. ~ . Irela:1o Const-.itut.ion A-::t; tl e ."'S'1cl,'J,lu ,

:3 -u'l!a by all these. l\t the same t.':'rl'.c th-:y h~n to .... n1:c .' nt':'

account morale in t 1orthc"("n I:r.eland clfter the GE>neral El cctic'n.

The morale of .M.r. Fr, uJ kner IS sUppOr1:0rS should im:)rove f0110\·:-

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to bring C!O\·.'l1 the i\!,,;scrnbl T •

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no\' a question ("'If iTOV; i1g f:or\'ard to si gn Sl111niPC)clal •

and th~'.t oC t 12 Allin C8 too, requ:.red f'Llrtl1cr .L·C(1",,!? rn. c in

ti.l urc,~ of security.

Llll.c11i.n 0 ')'= vi '.)1011C . , the L::t\'l Enforce K~nt Commission and

·:>hy;,:i.cc 1. CO-O"J8rC" tion on the bo:cacr. Could "lC cnsu::::-; ti.~at

1: C TIP P"':. n t Jose lL10T(lcmtUlil b C2U. e

bl"~O'I:-c ERster? ,

W~ ifl tly 'I.: their info mcrtion ','as thIJ·t Cl e of t_I1C

Corm·lis. ion ~,'.'o1.~ld ;)c ncc·ting :i.n Tonaon on 8 anc' 9 'l:o:-=il a'~d Lt: t., b~

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but. c;hould concentrate on b.:L1'Jing ou·t (l posi tive rc'con rncn<1ation

in the '.rea in wh:i ch they eau le1 <.lgrce. Ilr. I' e .... s ~~a id Jcha·t the

COl1'!nissi')n ".'as independcnt :In''' "t:hc vie", s on 'che British sit'1e

th ir vie\·}:::: t,11at they ~;le.r.e independent. He referred co the

difficul'cy l'I.DOU'I: \,'j.tncsses in thE; extratcrr i to:!iaJ. solution. The

)rcscnta'cion of the reCOillfCl nded meU,oel \':~s in his vie'.) import.ant.

v:oulc1 be 1.cccss""ry to pro'Jic1c extrutcrritcrirll -juris(l::'ction on

h01.:h s:i.chs of the bor(1er . 'l'his \'as 2.grced .

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I '1'h8re v:~s r:t pu1)lie re.J.ctj.on 'I:.'hi.c:'" SU<J'j'C:,-, l.'8(1 'j:}1;;11: U~G 1.oml),1 DJ

I h'le] 50iTlc'j:hinry :':0 cb \\'i i:11 ·the fact t.hu·c U p~'e \vas no,'] a L:;.bou:r.

Governmei.lt.

th8 Border \·:oula bc grass-roo'cs C'o-,o'')cra'cion. He rc:CcY.':!!?d 'co

·t!~e shootinq inc ioont in the Lifforc1/St:r;:.l.banc 2.rea Game '\le(~h3 ago.

the !)olicl:. clLi efs anO had r;aid ·c.11at. thE:! Counci). f Irclana '\:ould

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communicC1.tions and tec 1nical H1.atL:ers I .' J:1CDC \:ere J.; ossib} e anc'

could be discussnd. .;...;...-=-... l-.~.;:;r>..;;e_~:;_ ;;)~id t:hat 'L.be rccen·t incident

reg~rding the shooting ~f i:",'.'o solo'; ers by 'l:pc RUC 'i.'Jas due to llD

arministrativc accident and not, n oDeration~l nix-·p . Hc

rcfcl:'.r.ed llgain to susp' r.ion of t le ne,· J.J 1')our Government. in the

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pm·;er-:Jharing. ____ ,_··_:i .... l .... :-2.!1. s2.i(l tl at this ';.'as to sor\'c c.~t:ent.

11:.11 the :ceal

t:rouhlc in J.11

Ju.P':-' 1.970.

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S 'ch a l1'.cctinl] f;hcu lcJ be p . JJic re.. th<?X' th~:1

SCCJ7et., b~th because it i" S not listic to believe that full

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s10ulil renain "outsir:c the do r),: 11 alIa i.:bcir . , ~ prCC'0ncc :1no1.1', not

lIe publicizf"' .

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fur £nrth-:J"

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the o:f.ici.:'.l~; had ... j.rc",oy repo:c(:(c'1 on tIle :>roposeC1 functions.

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Council uf Ir01-nd as regards U~C Cou'cil1s functions and

fully dcsi0ncd Ftructure in~tially or ~fuat?

Thero had been

u:) subs·tQnt.i· 1 doubt. on strucb.l:C~ cxnressl::d at Fil1sboro~q l '- ( J •

Tf.'r: . '.~ilsrm said ·tlF'i: t110 est<tbLi.sl'iI10n-r of.: -I.:h0 Council cC'ulc1 ... .. ----_.. _ ...

, Y's:::::rred to the ?c] ice Quthm:'il:y :1 ink ar; iX;1L)Oi:tanJc. ·

bcgLlning \·:itl) the Council of tlil1isters 111cet ' ng an(=~ their

decisions plblishca .

cxccutive fUlctions.

I'cll::nd Ol':Cicc said tl:at .J.t .-1:.110 i:.i.rrc of ·the formal signin l .1 i'l:

mu;.;-:-. he- Tnu.('!c i;)bsolutely clc:tr wl)ilt i..he functions U.rc to be.

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C;~1tr.;, there must be a~p:crl7')Cnt on oche fnnr '-:.. ) 1'" 1"cfor.e the

2,:lnounce ncnt is made.

for the Irish Gove:r.nmen-t: to kce~) t.U lking -to P ~U lkncr and t.o

C.: lain t~ C :)osi tiorj on functions and ~;tructnrc(', incl 'c'in) !>':,.,c.t..,

matters as the meetin~:r pl2.ce ·cor. the Council. Thc Tao}~.;r" '~h

said "that. F<:lUl~mcr h:::td been :;Tloving fro II one tr:insr t.o anoth

to avoici fixinq the da'ce fo:c t 1 ~ form:l 1 :,,>~l_(JTd.nCJ ~ln(l che

112.:t re o "'lD()~ ;.n.l _ J

e.-c:cui:ivc fUl ctions a.lthO'-.l<]h he had a']l~C'cd at nilJ.sbo).oug1~

-tl'l<:\.t -t.he' si-ould con,'iCier ~ renort fron official s ] .,fin-li1g

fun tions [or 'I:he COUI cil .

',1'hcse incJ.uc cd lllat'tC':cs such as

\','0.:3 i-'. need to fireproof F::I.l .. l1kncr but \vC rn.ls·t be able 'co r.10V':

fon·lar.cl at the:: 'ame ,t:ime .

the hurdle. Hc has got .. ·to 'To on or othc:C\d.8C he is fini~-h'Zc.

Yen.: can I ·t fjo ,roun 1 l~inJcJ:"c0 1:\,:::.cc .

jumps and i.r: necessu.ry \','01110 112veto b"" pushec1 . There "ler ""

a nUhlbcx' 0;' ;,1<:1.t:tCT.S that ,·]oule b2 useful fo: '::}lC Counei. or.

. ,T) clan( "'1 't.:Cl~:Q t? :j\1ch ai' .l-.r)uri~i'1 <::~.(l t110 de 'c. 0I.)!!"."··'l~: ~)f l:11(~

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\' 1. 1 cor.1C clo\·m. C. C'2U l}~!1I..!:':- \Voull~ not hav8 no l:hcr ch~r~p.

If he falls :C"1:"1t. on tv'\:in.] t 11C ::i:r.st jt'TllP, the r2"tce .is off.

no"- ta"e '1"'- I'" · ... -l· -~ _ .• - "/, ) l,.. J'\.. ~ l_ .L. J.._'_ ... C~.l~ ...

bc COVll1 to only onc a:-;; \.1.!l <.~::ctlll r major-it.:,.

o "her

\.'ou].r l~ i:my t.cU~(! DC VC!:y dJ.i:r: J.c:U.L t.

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ana vu~_garly <:'b 180.0 in t11e strGC1:S 0:,: Bclf.J.s·c - honi: his

no DO\·,r>r -~1""')~ J.' n~ .L:; - J... ....... .. i.J ,

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P , G ':.r C' 1 E' ( c·<- ion •

"'fL.r') ·~ the last elect.ion '. it

put a s~:o to t'l," bu'-, he (lid not ~nov) ,'h::l.Jc C-rrington's

So fur as th':! :G- ')r.)ur Gnvc:cnm(!rrc "0re

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our act.tons \"j Jch a v ic', J to appe~ lj ng to P::-o·I".es-cn 'L senT..:i.l1ent .•

2'\.1 thoug. t.} "re \'.'u.f' no ~1uara 1trei:'.htl. t. Bor.der sccur.i. t y on o':r p- r·"

· ... Jou1c1 l1eJ.p to recluce violence j n 1.h0 ;~or-t:1~, the inoj vic1uCi.l 0'1

the Sbankh:i 11 Roar] "Joulc, f"'01 be·t·tr.

th"lt, i:1 :I- ci.:, the

,~ich ~as basicil y indigenous.

. CCll'l;:Jiliryn based upon an emotivE: r'3a.ctj on. 'rhc Gover nTncnt j n

D 'b1 in n. C flOt t.hought it c1esir:.:ule "co refu 'E! this C' i:r. (""i.:ly so

a.,> not: to c2.:.1 ~'au1kncr a Ij nr.

t:hc ·"-T.:-,J.Ct~.t2tion of a myth and ctlJ. conc(;;!I:ncd mllst (n'.'

this n yt'0.

'Jas b3.sic:l11y ir.(lige'lOllS but t:hc~t it

issue.

by or~faIlj za tions in t}1C.! S r)U th • ~hcn n0 askeO Unionist grou~~

\yho came to ·ta1.k to h illl -y, .. },at they '!ould do to solve t:l:e

problc~h all he got "las gut re.ction li:-ce "~:;hoot eve). yL()c1y on

~ight".

used for t.he bombs :i.n 1:he :T01"th comes ['>:,o'lI t-118 "~I nt 1.

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['aid that tl1(~~~e sort: of rCril<1rks anc

s -Sa l: cr..en·t s mu G t })e cl C~\ t ;.; i LlI •

to tl~c people in i.:he .J:JOX"dl.

t1 ey ;, on It.}y 1)(; 1 ~ ever] •

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s:coup .

help .

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be so, 11 to ~ave (l ;;ecur;i,'~ 1 bene:iit-. {rH: ,ti10 !yo th a'1' t.r,u·t "T'.C~.ns

dealing \ it'h t-},,... I'm:-ne.:.

1 it", e'or on' 'i "1 04 "'.1. .1... ..... J. ~;'; t11 inc'i9C:l.CUS "iolcnc:'~ must. )0 pl<.;..,cec1 0 '\

t1'e rcople in the ~ort:h.

C .1phasis on -1:110. D0rccr . 'U.l

<'cr:;n as he'ng (one by "yQur re :resP;ycu.t ' vcs". "'I'hey <1:C8 e:i t.hcr

your natjonals nr

comins from YGU ".

in tu"':'n, 'l:h nr·;,t.is11 Gcvernmen't r.l'.lf"t ,, -. \' t'n -, l' F, (\ J..;J.4 ..... 0 ~ ....

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::'e p'lhl:i sl.cd Oi ·'-1.e Garl\C G.:J.\T . ,I '.:. ir:l:; '.:u.s not on thciL'

situat-iOL' ,."ill b~coI1e. ! r . 'j' ';on saic~t' at ..lr. i.mpor·tant .. _-----qu('stj on \')ilS \:l'1ct·her. be could sj. gn ~,vil:hoL! i: t1-e b~·e;).k~'~. 0f the

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co-O)Cr"lti0n '-:iJl tal'''' place.

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·to r.ea] .ity rather t:l an t o wyths .

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allcl t'h'" '\:rT(',y cl. Id in t1.c area ).' ,~ I. question ~lC polic~ cnpnot

cn(f~S'e in pa er :I J.in~r b~c3.use t:1iCy ~"onld ',11 be killed. T1.e

ptopping vchiclros :;i-[-hou'!: 1. ny ~ tion bein<] tClkcn by 'the

sccu~city forces c T2n b'o ho rs "'f'tcr tbcy nncl been not,ific( l)y

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rO'l(l \','as b(. .i.n9 J.J( t.rolled b It j \: ':.'.J.b impossi.ble fr';1;' ';".1·G Ir is11

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Council of Ireland unless 'Vc 'V.as cOil1}?lei:cly 'i';a.tcr~d duvm.

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re YCf"'[;;cntil!q a Council of t: eland ,·,rilh executive fl'r'tC t-icns.

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we were concerne(l, the Police Authority Bill ,:ouJ ci be rec.d}

for in~roauctic, after ~a~te .

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- lu.nch c.: id not br.in'] out any furt.h::~r Ti~1':'S Jf

rnbst:anc::: . At: it.s conch sion the draft: rrc.Sf, .: tat.\::1 ,r-ll·t

,:as co~ si clcred emu ~menr~cC . 'The cr:sentiaJ c::uestion \·;}-Jich

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