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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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1. '.l'he 'J'aoi ·:'C'Cl.cn c,tllc.d on l~r. i]. ~;on at: 11 c::.. Hl. (.' nd ·they
had a >~riv;:ltc ta11:. for \.1:-0tt ~J) ;ninutes.
priv~tc t lk is being rooctc c::~x"tJ~atcly .
i :r.ecord o[ this
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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
Nt :' '. ~crn Ire] and, 'b:. Hees, joincc1 r:r. ; i 1 SOl;'.
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SOTll(. ~O or ~l pC'oplc Oui~. of: Cl t:ot::'ll of 31 in respcct of d1ich .'(
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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~r'_,(r 011~~'" of ('C,T"¥<)('\YH' i-l,c ~'Y",",u;(,\,,~ r1:.l.y c1l1Tjn? i-he ,-nrthcrr
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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a trumr card Clgainst the cff:ort~ o{ thr> htlrd-J ine Unionis':'f"
to bring C!O\·.'l1 the i\!,,;scrnbl T •
. the lou~:::e OT CO lnnn·:.; fnr -i.he c()nti 1'\1~~1:ion 0 Gc'r.rrn:t'lcnl- :)olic'i
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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~
,,:(1 "") 1 0.:.., d t11a Jc thcy '}ouId )c prcj?c:::.rccJ to stay on ullti 1. '!'hur~3(3Zly
11 April in 0rdcr to si~n ~lC r~poTt. He \JOU lc1 further chcc'k
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sic c pushing 0::t~ca(3i·tion as the soluti.on .
Jlall one c ),nn cnt:
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• Uimhir ................................ . / 4. ------------------------------------------------:1t. '\:l,is st.ugc <;.;ct ho,]SccJ c10vm in'co q1..1cs'd ons of ~')rcsent.<:ltion
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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enquired :l.S tu the prospec>cs of 3. t·Tinisi.:c:i3.1 l-1(;ct:inJ ' .... hieb ha']
Lecn raised :i.n 'i:l1c lcttr-r of 20tr !lard') fraIl: ~lr. nCGS t.o D •
t1v:; N01'ch.
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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
. Iort.h •
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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act:ion l1ad },CO::1 taker ... j. c . :r.'aJ.l;J R02C con[srcncc - \:hic:
rOi) le no~: l1av" h .. p~')cned h cl th0. Go'V Ci.:'nIl1ent. no·t chc....i.19 co . •
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of S'..ll1!1 i ngci.2.J.(...
follo\·:cd by un <lllLOUnCCl1'cn·t of 10g ',slat:ion on both s.i.dcs on
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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
i.. ." ca'Le J'O::: t:1 c foc1c..l sj cnj ne' • ;;> .-
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s"i(~ 'i:h:=tt - 18 flinistcX" for Just.i '8
s10ulil renain "outsir:c the do r),: 11 alIa i.:bcir . , ~ prCC'0ncc :1no1.1', not
lIe publicizf"' .
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Fan kner .
\·}culd bc <]o:i. i.1J forT.·:ard .
fur £nrth-:J"
Ire 1 .. "1ncl.
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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----------------------------------~". -.1.£. ·.I"·1.1.1 i.l..-'-'r:r J,"",.- to '\0 e . al . \. ) p:·.cs!"'.C( -~o <vjrce 'co the iJ.nnour:cc~ncnL o.r~
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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n:r.opo<.;jllCi :..1 Qi.: tl'cre ~h0111u "!)C di[f _j~C'nl_ sLrur:curcs fOl: tLe
Cou ell of T"""lan·.
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numbers of Fa.ulkn<:.r I ~3 :~UP')Ol ... i:e~r; ("lC' fect, po\vcr-s1m:r. in<:J
\' 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.
rcsll1.t of thr>,. Y'0C. C,"1t "t...rj'.·'I. · ·;_r~.(",! ,.," ,>1) .... J. ,..,.." ). .LV .,C •• lIL C '~;""." Hc had bee~ ~ubliclr
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 ,
rvcnt one could n~t
10. .,... ~.; 1 r· ,"" ,..~ .: r~ --11- 1• 1 c -...-:_ ... :...._._ .. ..i..:..! ,.:(,.~..J _ I ... ...t. ••
If ~e TQ~used to Rign
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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
. 'r .... -,. 1 C")·' r-'l i d tl'" .r. 'i'l ('~ 10· 1 .• 'V.. - J. !. ~, - " L \... _. • .L.
\'1 at: hope \'v'Qul" there bE' in fin- in""
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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.
1., ! ~. \'
['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] •
. ir. r ":'.2!l sa. .~ '.1" t :In l'J r ('~ 1 1 (! donc· .:' thi.n l' 1,i..·G vi l} ,
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f ,:,1.i -ically T'lo·tivat:cd me," - <:l f'; n:-t of: ,; rJ. ell :in rcvcrsC'
s:coup .
help .
donr~. to ( e' ,.J
F<:lll1"nC'r to ~i0n
r unn ingC1 .. 1 ~ bni: ,. 11 0:( er i:(,.J get him t.r> QO [ .... 0 r.11 l1! .i.. 11'::; (,'1"" ). must
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 ~ ....
problc1i1 1.S not 3. Border issu-2.
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re YCf"'[;;cntil!q a Council of t: eland ,·,rilh executive fl'r'tC t-icns.
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rnbst:anc::: . At: it.s conch sion the draft: rrc.Sf, .: tat.\::1 ,r-ll·t
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