Secret papers: British fixated on Charles Haughey
Northern Ireland Office fretted that FF leader might renege on 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement
They classified documents were entitled, “Northern Ireland: Handling Mr Haughey”; “Handling Mr Haughey II”; and “Handling Mr Haughey on Northern Ireland - Tactics”. Photograph: The Irish Times
Secret official documents released to the public yesterday have demonstrated how the British government was fixated on the best way of “handling” Charles Haughey 30 years ago.
A number of the 230 documents released by the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland deal with how in early 1987 the British government and the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) had concerns about what policy the Fianna Fáil leader would adopt on the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement.