Correspondence and internal Party memoranda concerning the political and security situation in Northern Ireland

Title

Correspondence and internal Party memoranda concerning the political and security situation in Northern Ireland

Shelfmark

CCO 20/40/1

Summary

Correspondents include:-

Clark, Sir George A, Chairman, Standing Committee, Ulster Unionist Council

Dwyer, Paul, Chairman, The Irish Conservative Association, London

Henderson, Capt. OWJ, Publisher of the News Letter, Belfast

Howell, David, Conservative Political Centre

O'Brien, Donough, Secretary of The Irish Conservative Association, London

Orr, Capt. LPS, MP for South Down

O'Riordan, DWO, Birmingham Community Relations Committee

Patten, Chris

Tughan, FC

Subjects include:-

Unionists' perception of the political situation, 10/06/1965

Delegation from the South Down Imperial Unionist Association to see the Party Chairman, Peter Thomas, 06/10/1971 [Including minutes of the meeting]

Meeting of Unionist candidates Reginald Empey and Rafton Pounder with the Party Chairman concerning the security situation and criticism of the Stormont Government, 07/12/1971

Memorandum from David Hunt, National Chairman of the Young Conservatives to Heath concerning his visit to Ulster, 26th-29th May 1972, including detailed itinerary of visits and discussions across the political spectrum

Detailed report of the visit by David James MP to Northern Ireland, 10th-17th October 1972 [Includes discussion of a proposed Northern Ireland Conservative Party and concern at the deployment of paratroops in a peace-keeping role]

Meeting between the Party Chairman and David James MP, 09/11/1972

Meeting of Mr Tughan [Conservative Party donor responsible for funding the Northern Ireland Desk Officer within the Conservative Research Department] with Lord Carrington, Party Chairman, concerning the possibility of establishing a Northern Ireland Conservative Party in consequence of the supposed demise of the Ulster Unionists, 28/11/1972

Memorandum from Michael Fraser, Deputy Chairman, 'Contingency Planning – Possibility of Leadership Changes in the Ulster Unionist Party and their Consequences' concerning what action should be taken in the eventuality that extremist elements took over the UUP, and the future relationship between the Conservative Party and Ulster Unionists, 12/01/1973

Disaffiliation of the Ulster Unionists from the National Union, Jan 1974

Memorandum concerning the relationship and poor communication between the Westminster offices of the Ulster Unionists in Glengall Street and Conservative Central Office in Smith Square, 11/03/1974

Pamphlet, The Way to Peace in Ireland – the necessity for a British commitment to end the Union, Anthony Coughland, Irish Sovereignty Movement, ND [c1978?]

Date

Jun 1965; Sep 1969; Sep 1971-May 1974

Language

English

Physical extent

1 file