TNAG-0332-FCO40-368-Visits-of-Secretary-of-State-for-Foreign-and-Commonwealth-Af-1972 — Page 180

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QUESTION COLON QUOTE SIR ALEC COMMA WHAT IS YOUR VIEW

OF YESTERDAY APOSTROPHE

MEETING BETWEEN THE IRISH

PRIME MINISTER AND MEMBERS OF THE NORTHERN IRELAND

OPPOSITION PARTY AS TO POSSIBLE WAYS TO

OVERTHROW THE NORTHERN IRELAND GOVERNMENT QUESTION MARK

UNQUOTE PARA IN REPLY COMMA SIR ALEC SAID COLON QUOTE

WELL EYE WOULDITAPOSTRHOPE

TALKABOUT POSSIBLE

WAYS OF OVERTHROWING ANY GOVERNMENT SEMI COLON

EYE APOSTHROPE MMM IN ONE STOP IT IS AYE

VERY INCONVENIENT THING TO TALK ABOUT STOP BUT I HAVE GOT

NO COMMENT TO MAKE ON THAT AT ALL

STOP THE IRISH PROBLEM IS ONE THAT

ONE IS HANDLING WITH GREAT PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING COMMA

NOT ONLY BETWEEN THE RELIGIOUS GROUPS COMMA OF

COURSE COMMA BUT BETWEEN THE

GOVERNMENTS OF NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE REPUBLIC AND BRITAIN

STOP AND SO WE MUST HOPE

THAT PATIENCE AND GOOD SENSE WILL PREVAIL OVER EMOTION AND

DOCTRINNAIRE ATTITUDES STOP UNQUOTE

ENDS INFORMS

BRITINFORM

DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION

NEWS D

HKD

FED

IRELAND D

GIFD

MOD (INT)

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