File 2 - Áras correspondence 1996 Part 2

76 pp

Correspondence mainly to President Mary Robinson (MR) from Peter Ryan (PR), Secretary to the President, including copy of brief prepared for Taoiseach's meeting on Special European Council (5th October), and informal notes by officials at the meeting, which Frank Murray, Secretary to the Government, sent to PR for MR's attention, 05-09/10/1996; letter from Joan Burton, TD, Minister for State relating to the establishment of an informal Presidency group involving representatives of the fifteen Member States, to formulate a common EU [European Union] position on United Nations reform in the economic and social fields, and enclosing two papers, 03-11/10/1996; notes re phone call from John Kennedy, to convey message from Sean Donlon, Taoiseach's Programme Manager, in relation to "terrible reservations regarding the security" for MR's visit to Belfast on 23 October, 08/10/1996; briefing notes for and notes of meeting with Taoiseach on 16th October, covering topics including progress in talks in Northern Ireland, and MR's visit over the summer, Ireland's presidency of the EU, and matters relating to Irish beef possibly being banned from Russia due to rise of incidences of BSE [Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as Mad Cow disease], 14-16/10/1996; correspondence between John Burke, Assistant Secretary and Chief of Protocol, Department of Foreign Affairs, Brian McCarthy, Frank Murray, Pat O'Sullivan, Protocol Section, and PR relating to proposed visits for 1997, and the addition of the Czech Republic to the list following a personal invitation from President Havel to MR, 7-18/11/1996.

Ref: P143/4/6/1/7/2

Open

Red Storeroom

Catalog

26/06/2024
26/06/2025