Declassified State papers detail the journey to the Belfast Agreement, a deal some wholeheartedly endorsed but others reluctantly accepted
State Papers
Constitution gives the name of the State as Éire or in the English language, Ireland
Economic link between NI and Clinton’s home state was rejected on grounds Arkansas was ‘too poor’
NI secretary favoured review with ‘overriding limitation that no soldier or other crown servant should be placed in jeopardy of legal action’
Declassified papers show British officials considered three options for addressing the problem
Peter Mandelson was singled out by the British Northern Secretary for having ability to ‘resist the pressures from both sides’, declassified papers show
Newly released state papers show how optimism around the Belfast Agreement in 1998 quickly gave way to stagnation
Ulster Unionist leader expressed concerns over protection provided at Stormont and on visits to London
Northern secretary Mo Mowlam also vowed no stone would be left unturned in inquiry into solicitor Pat Finucane’s killing
Legislation raised issue of ‘Church/State domination’ at sensitive time in Northern talks, Dermot Nally told taoiseach
All 269 passengers and crew on board the flight were killed when the plane was struck by a missile
IRA spectacularly ended its ceasefire in February 1996 with a massive explosion in London’s financial district
Despite disagreement on proposals, Jack Lynch Tunnel eventually opened in May 1999 at a cost of £70m
Representatives were more interested in travel expenses than negotiations, Northern Ireland Office civil servant complained
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