State papers: British archives show ‘other side’ of diplomatic jousting on North
Former Northern Ireland secretary highly critical of Thatcher and unionists
UVF held talks with IRA to discuss a federal Ireland
State Papers 1988: Meetings were facilitated by Fr John Murphy, chaplain in Maze Prison
Thatcher was a chameleon on Ireland even after Anglo-Irish Agreement
State Papers 1986: the year after agreement was signed relations remained complex
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