File 3 - Áras correspondence 1997 Part 3

43 pp

Correspondence mainly to President Mary Robinson (MR) from Peter Ryan (PR), Secretary to the President, including notes on meeting between MR and Taoiseach John Bruton on 14th May, covering topics relating to Northern Ireland including recent meeting he had with Prime Minister John Major, and the general security situation and the sense "it was bad", 14/05/1997; photocopies of letters from MR to Taoiseach, to Tánaiste Dick Spring, and to Pádraic MacKernan, Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs thanking them for their support for her candidacy for role of UN High Commissioner of Human Rights (HCHR), their assistance and resources, 12/06/1997; photocopy of fax listing Ministers of State who had been appointed by the Government in meetings on 26 June, 1 July and 8 July, 08/07/1997; correspondence between Bride Rosney (BR), [Special Adviser to the President], PR and MR relating to Government Dinner on 15th July hosted by MR including table plans and menu, 09-10/07/1997; briefing notes for and notes on meeting with Taoiseach, 15th July, covering topics including Northern Ireland, HCHR and pressure on MR to take role early, and invitation from Queen Elizabeth II which might fall after MR's presidential term but which was very important for Ireland/UK relations, 15-16/07/1997; note from PR with typed formal advice from Jim Hamilton, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of the Attorney General, on the standing of the Ceann Comhairle following the dissolution of Dáil Éireann, 30/04-27/08/1997; photocopy of cover letter from FM to Private Secretary for Minister for Finance and to PR, with memo for Government submitted by the Minister for Finance stating Government had decided a pension should be paid to MR from 13th September 1997, following her resignation from post as President of Ireland, 25-28/08/1997.

Ref: P143/4/6/1/8/3

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