File 1 - Outgoing 1993 Part 1

67 pp

Material relating to visit to Edinburgh, Scotland, 16-17/01/1993 including letter from Dermot Nally, Secretary to the Government, to [Peter Ryan], Secretary to the President informing him of Government approval for President Robinson (MR) to leave State to attend Scotland v Ireland International Rugby match, and other social functions, 17/12/1992; correspondence from Joe Brennan [Deputy Secretary to the President] to MR on seating in the Royal Box at Murrayfield for the Rugby match, and information on Princess Anne, including how to address her and details of her patronages, 15/01/1993; note on conversation between Ambassador Joseph Small and Mr Ian Lang, MP Secretary of State for Scotland which covered topics such as Scottish devolution, Scottish Select Committee, comparisons with Northern Ireland, use of Scots Gaelic, the EC Edinburgh summit and Mr Lang's own constituency, along with note from Small on Lang's background and comment on Lang's views "He is suave and bland and gives the impression of being more English than Scottish. His attitude to Scots Gaelic betrayed this as did his whole approach to the aspirations of many Scots for greater autonomy", 13/01/1993; information booklet with details of programme, car plan, protocols, guest lists, telephone numbers and biographical notes along with menu for dinner in Bute House, 16/01/1993, and match ticket for Nick Robinson; letter from Mary [?] to MR enclosing newsletter from Kenya (Dec 1992) which included article on MR's visit to Somalia, 17/01/1993; draft programme for visit to Strasbourg for conference "Human Rights at the Dawn of the 21st century" (organised by the Council of Europe ahead of the World Conference on Human Rights) 29-31/01/1993, sent to Nick Robinson, from Peter Ryan, 28/01/1993.

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