Folder of typed documentation "Department of Foreign Affairs Selected Briefing Material for week ending 5 March 1993", marked confidential. Consists of reports from various ambassadors and embassies to the Taoiseach including from Copenhagen, Denmark in relation to second Danish referendum on Maastricht Treaty, from Bonn, Germany on the state of the German economy, from Paris, France on French attitudes to the GATT [General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade] negotiations, from Brussels, Belgium in relation to relations between the EC [European Community] and Central America, from London, England, United Kingdom on Prime Minister John Major's visit to Washington, USA, from Bonn and Athens, Greece in relation to former Yugoslavia, and from Cairo, Egypt and Tehran, Iran in relation to the Middle East including visit of US Secretary of State Warren Christopher to Egypt and of meeting in Tehran of EC Heads of Mission at which the reported assassination attempt on Rafsanjani, the case of Salman Rushdie, the Iranian economy and Iran/EC relations were discussed.

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Women's Community Project Magazine 1992-93 [related to Community Centre in Mullingar?]; National Youth Council of Ireland Annual Report, 1993; Youth Link Report 1991-1993; A Focus Point Pre-Budget submission on Homelessness and Housing, Dec 1993.

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Reports: Aontas folder with brochures relating to the AontasNow [New Opportunities for Women Project 1993] and Advice Guidance & Training for Local Women's Groups; report "Ireland's Official Development Assistance 1992", 1993; typed brief for MR by Colonel J Mortell on United Nations and other overseas commitments of the Defence Forces and on the United Nations and International Studies School, with cover letter from Office of the Aide-De-Camp, 01/12/1993.

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Reports from the ESRI [Economic and Social Research Institute], 1992, 1993 including list of publications, review of ESRI Research in 1992, annual report for Y/E 31/12/1992, "The Impact of Forestry on Rural Communities", Brendan Kearney and Robert O'Connor, May 1993, "Agricultural and Forestry Land Prices in Ireland", Robert O'Connor and Fergal Conlon, May 1993, "Policy Challenges in Forestry", Brendan Kearney, Damian F. Hannan, Robert O'Connor and Patrick Commins, May 1993 and Executive Summary of "Study of Socio-Economic Impediments to Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication", R O'Connor, A Conway and M Murphy, June 1993.

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Report "Equality of Opportunity in the Civil Service 1991".

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Typed list of female elected Heads of State/Heads of Government from 1960-1993; typed background note on US Morrison Visas, prepared by the consular section of Foreign Affairs, with post-it note from Joe Brennan [Deputy Secretary to President Mary Robinson], 03/09/1993; two typed papers by Mary Condren - "Women in Religion", presented/prepared at Magill Summer School. Glenties, Donegal, 1993, and "Women and Colonization"; "Light Up the Earth" an outline proposal presented to Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith by Noel O'Shea and Dr Anthony Collis, September 1993, with objective "to arrest the destruction of planet Earth by humankind".

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Folder of photocopies of typed documentation "Department of Foreign Affairs Selected Briefing Material for week ending 26 February 1993", marked confidential. Consists of reports from various ambassadors and embassies to the Taoiseach including from Paris, France relating to meeting with Mr Jaques De LaRosiere, Governor of the French Central Bank, and with French Treasury Director Trichet covering devaluation, outlook for 1993 and acceleration of EMU [Economic and Monetary Union]; from Bonn, Germany and Copenhagen, Denmark in relation to the Maastricht Treaty ratification; from Rome, Italy in relation to fall-out from bribery scandals for Amato Government; from Somalia in relation to the tragic death of Irish Concern volunteer Valerie Place and meeting of Minister of State Mr Tom Kitt with US State Department and United Nations to discuss security of aid workers; from Tehran, Iran in relation to the fatwa endorsed by late Ayatollah Khomeini against author Salman Rushdie; from Cairo, Egypt in relation to activities of "terrorist Islamicist groups" directed at foreign tourists and at police; from Canberra, Australia on upcoming General election in Australia; from Beijing, China on views of a Chinese academic on human rights issues in China, Taiwan, on US-Sino relations and on the leadership of Communist party of China; from Stockholm, Sweden on visit of Prime Minister Bildt to Moscow, Russia 03-05 Feb; from Bonn on visit of Foreign Minister Kinkel to the Ukraine on 15/16 Feb; on Warsaw, Poland on internal and foreign policy issues in Poland; from Vienna, Austria on visit to Hungary with Mr Bela Kadar, Minister for International Economic Relations, for EC [European Community] working luncheon, 18 Feb; from PMUN NY [Permanent Mission to United Nations, New York, USA] on unanimous adoption of resolution to establish "War Crimes Tribunals" in former Yugoslavia, 22 Feb; and from Buenos Aires, Argentina on nominations for Presidential election in Chile and economic boom there.

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Folder of photocopies of typed documentation "Department of Foreign Affairs Selected Briefing Material for week ending 19th February 1993", marked confidential. Consists of reports from various ambassadors and embassies to the Taoiseach including from Paris, France in relation to conversation with Commission President Delors regarding the currency situation and the EMU [Economic Monetary Union], and coverage of same in press; from Madrid, Spain regarding tensions between Delors and Spanish Economic Minister, Carlos Solchaga, following comments by Delors re preparedness of Member States for EMU; from Bonn, Germany relating to article in Bonn newspaper "Market battles in EMS leave scars - the Irish and Germans are no longer close"; from Bonn on conference on security policy in Munich and from The Hague, The Netherlands on reports on discussions on roles of NATO and WEU [Western European Union]; from EC Division and from Permanent Representation Brussels, Belgium in relation to EC [European Community] Enlargement and Trade; from Moscow, Russia in relation to implications of President Yeltsin's offer to abandon April referendum; from Ottawa, Canada on development of Canada / Russia relations; from Permanent Representative, New York, USA on briefing by Lord Owen on US policy in Bosnia; from Vienna, Austria on EC/Czech relations and from Bonn on visit of German Foreign Minister Kinkel to Prague; from Vienna on political developments in Hungary and from Madrid on Spanish reservations on UN Secretary General's proposals for a referendum in the western Sahara on terms considered favourable to Morocco.

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Folder of photocopies of typed documentation "Department of Foreign Affairs Selected Briefing Material for week ending 12th February 1993", marked confidential, with cover letter from Kevin Conmy, Private Secretary to the Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs, to Peter Ryan, Secretary to the President, for attention of President Mary Robinson. Consists of reports from various ambassadors and embassies to the Taoiseach including from Bonn, Germany, Copenhagen, Denmark, The Hague, The Netherlands, and Paris, France relating to currency and the EMU [Economic and Monetary Union]; from Washington, USA and Bonn in relation to visit to Washington by German Foreign Minister, Klaus Kinkel on 4th Feb 1993; from Rome, Italy relating to visit by Italian Foreign Minister Colombo to Bosnia and Croatia, 4th Feb 1993; from The Hague on EC [European Community] luncheon with new Dutch Minister for Foreign Affairs at which Yugoslavia, EMU, Zaire and transparency in workings of the Community were discussed; from Madrid, Spain in relation to Spanish policy on Gibraltar; from Moscow, Russia in relation to ratification of START II Treaty by Russian Parliament; from Paris in relation to domestic situation in Morrocco, Western Sahara and Mahgreb Arab Union; from Lagos, Nigeria on new government structures in Nigeria, from Canberra, Australia on visit of Australian Foreign Minister, Gareth Evans, to Thailand and Cambodia, from Tokyo, Japan on efforts being made by Japan to develop closer ties with ASEAN countries [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] and from New Delhi, India on visit to India by UK Prime Minister, John Major, on 26 Jan 1993.

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Briefing notes, background information, reports and other research material used by Mary Robinson ahead of meetings and for reference, 1993, including material sent by the Department of Foreign Affairs.

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