NATIONAL ARCHIVES

IRELAND

Reference Code: 2001/43/1455

Title: Meeting of Dr. Patrick Hillery, Minister for

External Affairs of Ireland, with press officers

held at the Irish United Nations Mission, New

York Creation Date(s): 16 September, 1969

Level of description: Item

Extent and medium: 5 pages

Creator(s): Department of Foreign Affairs

Access Conditions: Open

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rhe Mini.tar ,xplatned :th.t th. present tar,et of pub1t'clt1 ahould 'be to .fteet i' ~ • I, I

Drt tie , oplnlC>D 91th a \fiew to brinling .. bodt official. talk. on the' .1 tuation tn . ',j" ,," ',

the North of Ireland between the Government of Ireland. th. 8rltl •• Go •• rnment and ", :'; i'\ . , p~obabl, th stormont Qovernment. W •• hould re.l1Ee too th.' .t wltb to ·unit, with .'

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th. l).op1. ill lfortberu It-eland and not .ake tht. t.po •• lbl~ b, our,· oampat.n. ' Our

activit,. iD the United Stat ... should be • . tlled at .ncouragil'll the Aurican. to

influence t" 'Britlsh to "tart talltlna wlth 'oa 011 th. Korth. Tau. .point could be

·Itr.,eed that w. ".re obliged to have l'ecour •• to th. United N.tton. becau •• the

Brltllh refuNd to talk with u. abOut .. ..,lutton for tbe lituatlon • . Th.re wa.

anlloyanc. at the •• tabllabment of th. "le14 hospital. and the lIlO"f.ent of troop.

but the, did not .... to resent,6 .uch O\l:t' U.K. activit,. Th. British 'prob~lJl'

recretted the, bad not talked with u. at an .arli8' ataae and •• , now bt inolined t~ do '0. I~ would be better bot t 'o go into detail ... to 'what Would bed~.cu •• ~

. at .ucb talk.. A atud, waa being made of theoretioal .olutlona .hleb CQuld be

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not be too ,troUC1, crt tical ~f th srt tish Government .nd~t .tah' .,. acs,,1.abl.

to avoid extr ... critic! .. of Stormont at tbt •• tal., 1 ... ,. o.~ tb.l>bj.t, .. of ·

lettln, talk. bnder wa,. The lanistet: , Itre.sed til., tb, Prt~. , Ollle.ttl aiao\tld '

cperat. in aooordAnce with the political ,uidano. that w111 ~, ewtended .b, · th. · , , t

Imbasay aI1d Conaulat. heads. ' . :. .,'

United lfatlo~., act.lvltt and the rol. ·of publtcltZJ,! ", ; .' > ' :. "

lh! Minister, .an$! Sfler.tatz, .xpla.lned th prooedural ,~.lttOlllll relation to the .' .'

In.crlption of 'th' it •• ''''he sttuatiol1 in th. North of Jreland" 'oll the 'lfjnd tor , '. ,' I ,

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tilt current "u.Jr.' General 'A_Pltbl, ... sloa. "el t!\n1,.tpr. indio.tad that publ1cit, ' ,:", : ... :.;

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dependlntr 'on ·tht way the ' Oener· .. l · Committe. wall 1tk.l, to d •• l with' the requeat tor inscription, It waa; likel, at the IIlOll8nt that clv11 right. tn . the KaHil would be

.tressed r.th r thaD p.~tltlon but tb mp~8'. dould , .ar,~. the .ltuatlon d ••• lop~.

If nd WlwtD tht ite. t. Inoribed OD ·tho ag nda. publlclt, possibll1ttel algbt ar1M

... ' but the •• would hay. to b4 cuefu~11 ' consid red ill relatlon to th.il" .ftect O~ th .' ; . . .

attitude of 'ther del.ga:tlon·. · 'at th. V,.H. ·Otherwi •• ~h. · M1nlstg, .,reed that Mr.

Xertnedy .hould aalntatn ·ll.lson wlth ·V.N. co~r.spondent. and vl.itin. Irtab pres • . I • f • • ~ .~ ,~

representa.tiv •• durlntt the p.rl~. ot .. 'the Mini.tor t • · ... t.,.,· . ktba.ando. Or •• tll

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." cOd.lei.red that • u •• ful · 30b .1gbt · bet do~. l ,~ ensuring that tbe p1'." .buld report ,' .' ,';'

. aocuratel, aDd thu. a.old· • r.peti tlon oi' the ml"l'eportlnc wbich . tb. If_ York Timet. .. . . ... .

. . eorrespondent ' bad IH'J'petrat&d on ·the ocoasti)11 of tile recent Securl t, Council lIleeting. ~·.' 1 ;

Improvement In ll~'lson wirtb D.p!:~£!!!ent,. and 0, t "~1t ' ", .. !

The hess otf10 .... · expr •• Md qonc.rn 'at' ·the •••• tn. 'lack of 'ltalson tft tb. "".8 of' '.;. :,'

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,~:, of Deput, 1fa.udc. Dookr.ll about Protestant in tli& JlepubUo betn, t:teated ,u j'hou~ ... ', ' ;-: ,',', '::

.' ,. hold pet.·' and to ln~ourac' •• ol ' Hamilt()u boUt oen.or.hip and .. ll~ .. tlon. ,. TIl. ' "'~ I . >:~;":' > ' : Mtg1stttr' exPlained' with "g~. t. libi1ton·. int.ni •• . wit~ hl_ ;that h. tt.d ··'JItot ".' '. '. i

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had not been pcuia:bi.. to ar~ .. ng'· fo~ 1i.'80n bGt"eeli ':- tbe tHtpal'-timitlt "ild th. 0,t.8, ·:'.· , ·1 t { ro.

The Mintte, added tb.i i!Mbepaftillut bad howe"l'.uppUed ~~ltOIi .Hb spec, tal <",':,!, bl'lefiq' .atert,l t P.~ticul.r17 :'.·~n .cono.l0 aspect. of th.,. unt'tV .Clu •• tion, "'. itld b • . '''''"f}(:,: .

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Office!'s, " th~M1nbt."Ilg:t_l~ ,edtat ttuLt .dort~~~#tH ... , ,~'al ... *, .. tW~"fd;~: , ' , " visiting Oorr •• pond4iats kr.cC>ntac.t." .... oo·n "a po •• t 'bli:' dt.~<;int.a1 .rid , " " >':·,~'/i ' :::{.;,(1i;':.'. f

'UJ&'e~t,e.s pt<o'l'&III' ~, prctp.reca : ioi't~.lF ()on,.td.,r.t~~~ : .• ,:' .'. ,{ :: <;' . > '. ' " ' ," ., ,; ', .' , i:< , ~1'~~~ ' ,/' 4. - lavit!!ipn! t~O. Rublicl!t~. ~o ,vt,sit.! ltei!ru! * . A .' ...•• ":<. ".,; ;" '. '.. " '.,'.: ". : i.: 't :···. :·i·:.;U,W:. J

" ' , 'the n~, to .neo~l'Ilri lI.l"t"~Uo~.. t.poZ't.... 'ncl 'oolWan'bt~., to "tat'. b~b.nd ~~, " " :)~ .. 'f ::": 'i~' ~·"·/ :~· ' thl. ··· tl~. 'to d.veloP further ,publlci'tt"on th. 'ltuatt~ti .a't·;~~i~· lt . -- 'The "Segr2taEti}/:;:L;' ,

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• tlon. ptlei,lblt including ·pll,.~ut . ()t. eXI) ' D' •• ' "baH indt~ .. ted .. ; ' , ~' relarde request:s;', I;·::<.·;·~il.,' . tor lttte:rVt •• with ' the Taotlie~b _nd 'otbe:zt '.n't't.r.~< ~bt ·. : "eu.~d h' •• : to' ·be · ,~d~n~i'd·.r~~;Y '.: {­

. ' 011 an 1ndfvldual b"~l.·" . 11\ tite oa •• of .. parttcul.rl, : · M.h-l~~~ lat."l~.'~ ·. " , .:,,·<".::'· .. \:~b~ .pec1~1 ·reoo"~d.tlOJl· lor th. "· ~oi"'acli·. 40~81d.·r~ttoll · .i'ht .· be .. de M' tiler • ..• ~ :,~';:):.\# ... '.

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v . vi_its to oth .... aHa. ".r. noted. '[!!!. Secret!rx .ald that h, ·would dl c·u •• t~; ,;~ . . ;,. ~

matter with tu ChArg_ d'Affaires a.l. in Waehiqtou. Xt .a. ,.collllHd that

1 t · wag importan.t , that tb. W.abington pr ••• GOrp_, til. "aahilllto" Pa.. and the ..

Washington Star. th National,"_. Club aDl.i '· othe,. · .uck lu.tlt"'ionl in 't~ • , I'

n tiona! capital shou1d contitw. to .~ oultivated. f .' \." ' ..

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:It was . a,gr&ed that. Ambas,ador WarnOck Jhould be oonaulted r.ga~_fiI • proposal

. : ', that IIls8 l4a.". ritzgibbon •• ho 1. 'now avallab~. tor .,,.,, work. ;.be a.s:llb.~ .. :':' . .' .... N , raak a pr ltlftlnary • ..trv., of publicity need" in ' Canlld.4 •. ~ Jf ' thl'i .... S.IIlIl.nt a • . . ', ';

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.'. .l .: i • acoeptable, Mi •• FitzgibbOll w111 report fir.t to the' Mba •• ador to .. b,l ' flntr.

f" Ptop6sed X1slS of M1q~1iJt~rtai · Dr.; Hiller,. ,to, l3ostgn • .... : . "

This proposal w •• oocalioned by several lemal 'acto.-•• ' the dlsappotntQlent ' il) . .

Boston, at ·the:i tal1ure ·ot M1sa bevi1n ' tso keep her tna8.l8rnent. th_re, th' J)ropoa..s national :co~ .. rence. to be b .1d the~ til October by tb. radical N'atlonal A •• oo-

'" ,', ; ·iation. tor Irish Juetie. arid · .th. ,e~l'al passive attltuci. ot the· tr"!litlonAl fri.l.

organt.at:lon', ()n th. i.au'-of the l(Qrtb. 'fhs Conlyl 0611';",1 '118 ,Bollton · ... nd Mr.

.. ,'t, " Co!Wlll. Ittl_ ~ •• Oftloer • . btu" put forwa~d this Pl'Qp('.'ial 8. t~' advantage .1ab. ".' . , .' . i, . '''' ,;. .,. taken of the interval befoi-IJ 'the' HAll conference to pre •• nt tbe aoV.l'lIIMn1l t • .•. .•

viewpoint and to secure' aupport tor our polior objeotive.. lh. Mint.to!. agreed ," , . 'r:';~ in prinoiple ' but it w.a ':·.dec:1.ded · that a decl.lon •• to whether h. ~oU1d ' "tai. · '.:: .,. 0/

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, 1" at noston J'eJior~ect that the NAl~'" .oont ... no. had be.n 'J);ut ~~. 'to OotObe, :18 .... . ~.'~ . " '''.'1.

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;",,' Mr. George . Co·11." Minl.t 'r ;' tor lndu.tr, and ~ra. ·,.nct 'Minister to .. ' til. ·Ga.i-::· ••••

I." . 'taobt,' "iii ar:rl •• ·ln ':._ YO~k 'lat • . ·Sunday, Se,teD1be:t ~1 ~"" "tl1 dep.:ri ' fOr · Dublt~ ~. I '

, ,,;' ." o~ "W8dneeda, ' .Venin" S~teli~r '''~4.' .~J. lie bad indio.ted that i h~\ wl.h •• to •• t astel.·'· '" ". ltbnda',. sept.~bttr 12. fo'l. _.tlnS·' wtth th. he •• Ofttc.r~. ··Ht wili 'be ·,qaged· ·!n .' · . " ., . trade p~om~tion funotion'·. and,· .. et'tti,. 'Wi~b ·.,the!' bU~l·h ••• I · db~tui. 01\ ~'t~~8da' • .':;: :· ' "

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General o~ the ' ••• nine oi 'l'~.';d .. ,. Septober 93 p . ·!li · enabi.·l .. d.rli of the. r .. t.h~ ., :1,. • • I ••• • • I'. t ," • .: ..: • ~l. ' . ' . . 'r

, " ADlertcan communi t,' in th. New ' Yo~k a:r.. to ..... bOth Dr~ Hiiier, and ... 001".,-. . ,.' .' ~ , .. , , I " .' . . ' .l , . , • ,. . ~.'il"

Mr •. abUt •• HaugbAJy; Mlni.teit :. :f!ol' · rinanC)CI, , •• ' .~t'ed. in .N~~ York .SUnd"" . evenins • . ;,\ > .' . S pte.ber '28 • . ' Ue wtl1 be ' ~gompanied "bY Mr_. Haugher ~: 'it ', il utld .... tood · ~bat ·it. ·.·.:N;,

:':' ". ; wl11 _ .ta,iD8 til •• 'York' thr~ugf" ·'JrfondA1. · ~'t •• l-." it. ' 'ttl- !!intl,S,.". 1)r. H11.1.rl'/": . I, '::.:: 1 agreed ' that ... ran .... ut. aallht 'b mart. tn eon.u'ltatlon witll 'tb. two other .bt·.t'I'. ,, : i~~, .

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Poe"bi~ttt. of .'altll to tf0rt~ Ame~l·c. !!t bish. r,n1tlng 1l>!~,otu"l&ti" f9 ' . . Irel(tnd:

.The M&nllJt.~ , lnettcated that " viait b, th. ~.td.l1t ."uld bOt be" f ••• tb1. at

the ,reHat tUN.. TIl. qU*ation 01 I, .''It " th. Taot,_ 011 t6 pUbllei .. the " . - .'1/' ,

.1tuatl.n 'A .the Worth of Ireland bad eo_up but itw •• decided that tt .1l1lht , .... :'.: :; '

bett,r take plao. 1tl conjunotion with ' .11·t1: fo,..oaat . other ,off10i .• 1 MA.aon. ; " ",'. "

\"1s1 ts b, .uchper.ottal1 ti.. •• Mr. Den Ib.-tsooe; Mr •• ; rrano •• 'Oond.l1 "o.rmer .' " . . '

'Ma,or Of Limeriok, ,attd ~. »'.B. BOland were 8u'lest.d ' •• il"v'na 'ot.ntt.l1t .. ·• for goOd .publioit, and thetJle.cr,Gt!!;t'l •. Mr. ItlCann~. lndta ... t.s ' t" n.,.. .. _~t ·.ould

, . • xam1n. th ••• 'UI_IItton. andth. na.H' ot ,,·r.ouall.tie •• 1M' ugbt · .... ·nt •. .' . ' J '. / .,

'roao~utd 1 major RUbllQrelattons caJl1eai,~, . 'i' . . . ...

A $ugg •• tlon ,ut tON'an:l b, the Pre •• ott:lc.".for , ttw. otcantz.tia~ ·Of • publici, ." : r

rel.t:lon. 0..,.1,1\'& the United Sf; t •• waacor..Jt.derf)d to In.ol •• teo .. n, ' .~:.> :.:": .. , .. ': . '. ..' .. '.'

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nattonwide. Ol'ganimation be .It·.bl1.h~ln the V.BII · with local cbltltiit ••• altd tllat ..... '.

it tng'flg. in tultd raistngon a prot ••• tonal teA.l. tltth .. vi .. t. Utldejttaking

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of the org&nl.1:'OI1 would ftOt be .... tt·Sct.ct to , .. ,.h·~_tcau .,.,,'.c>ul1tte.· but ' . . .

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sd"e-rtia.rn.n~bn1 H,U.Ji nls~t8 ,In .tbe N~rth bf Itelllnd. . .•

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. .. J)ail, N ••• or ·tll. ev.nlllfl N~ f<lrk Po.t) .hio1 would ,(!;Olt ,pp~:JCl.t.~' $3,000 ' . .

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$1,000 alld would n .. d _ f\i~th.r $2, 000 ill oJllde. to ,.1ace thead •• rti· •• _n~. .!!!.t. . : ,,:.~ !qnl.,teZ". agre.·tt tht.t thief .., ... tto·t the bo.t; ... ,In "b1ob to .pertd lIOn., 'I.. "'bl'o~·.: ~'. 18·11lg th. C1 •. i1 at,htl po.s tlon ift the liortb it ~l'tb.l*InO~. ther ••••• oth ...

obJ_ct1on_, ' I"no,' 1t woul.d .. an that the Cov •• 1UHntftould .. 8ub.ldtallll . t~

aottvt t1 •• 61 • ,artieu.l.!' orgafttd.t#,on in th.' V. S. ·ltd it 1I1gbt .,. ... 0.' •• ..,,6'

tbe adv rttl."o·t totndtoat.· tht eaoufiO, at it. 'tuncin, lao t;c'(1ordanct wltb th • .

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