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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08BELFAST138 |
PLANNED MILITARY PARADE AND SINN FEIN COUNTER-DEMONSTRATION [...] (C) Summary: British Ministry of Defence plans to hold a welcome home parade November 2 in Belfast for troops from the Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) returning from Afghanistan. Sinn Fein (SF) and dissident republican groups announced that they plan to hold separate counterdemonstrations on the [...] |
2008-10-31 19:38:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EI UK |
| 08BELFAST142 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO BELFAST, [...] (C/NF) Summary. Your visit to Northern Ireland will provide an opportunity to demonstrate our continued support for the historic achievement of creating a power-sharing government and ending Northern Ireland's decades-long sectarian violence, and an opportunity to restate a strong message con [...] |
2008-11-13 13:09:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON OVIP UK |
| 09BELFAST14 |
TWO SOLDIERS KILLED IN NORTHERN IRELAND BY DISSIDENT [...] (C) A March 7 gun attack by dissident republicans near Antrim which left two British soldiers dead, and injured four others, is the worst terrorist attack in Northern Ireland since the 1998 Omagh bombing. The attack was carried out by the Real IRA, a small dissident group formed by IRA member [...] |
2009-03-09 14:03:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV UK EI |
| 09BELFAST17 |
NORTHERN IRELAND POLICE BRIEF CONSULATE ON DISSIDENT KILLING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Acting Consul General and Management/Post Security Officer met with Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) Paul Leighton and briefly with Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde on March 9 for a briefing on the security situation following the March 7 the dissident republican attack, which left tw [...] |
2009-03-09 18:10:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER ASEC PGOV PREL EI UK |
| 09BELFAST21 |
SCENESETTER FOR ST PATRICK'S DAY VISIT BY NORTHERN IRELAND'S [...] (C/NF) The visit to Washington by First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness comes on the heels of recent attacks by dissident republicans which have left two soldiers and one police officer dead. This visit will allow senior U.S. officials to express their sym [...] |
2009-03-12 13:45:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER ECON EINV UK EI |
| 09BELFAST29 |
SINN FEIN LEADER GERRY ADAMS DISCUSSES RECENT VISIT TO [...] (C/NF) During an April 27 meeting with Belfast Consul General, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams discussed his mid-April trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. During his meetings with Hamas leaders, Adams made clear he did not support violence. He also met with residents of the Israeli [...] |
2009-04-28 16:13:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UK EI IS KPAL PTER |
| 09BELFAST30 |
NORTHERN IRELAND POLICE BRIEF CONSULATE ON DISSIDENT KILLING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Acting Consul General and Management/Post Security Officer met with Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) Paul Leighton and briefly with Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde on March 9 for a briefing on the security situation following the March 7 the dissident republican attack, which left tw [...] |
2009-05-01 15:05:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL EI UK |
| 09BELFAST36 |
NORTHERN IRELAND EU ELECTION RESULTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE [...] (SBU) The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is reeling from a major electoral shock after a significant number of its traditional supporters defected to the Traditional Unionist Party (TUV) and the Conservative/Unionist Party (formerly the Ulster Unionist Party) in the EU elections. The split am [...] |
2009-06-09 16:15:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UK EI |
| 09BELFAST5 |
NORTHERN IRELAND LEADERS THANK SPECIAL ENVOY DOBRIANSKY [...] (C) Summary: On January 7-8, Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Ambassador Paula Dobriansky made farewell calls on Northern Ireland political leaders. Everyone paid tribute to the Special Envoy for her efforts during the past two years and praised the role the United States has played in brin [...] |
2009-01-13 13:12:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UK EI |
| 09BELFAST50 |
NORTHERN IRELAND DEVOLUTION DELAYED BUT ON TRACK [...] (C/NF) Summary. Northern Ireland's political leaders, together with HMG's Northern Ireland Office, are united in their conviction to move forward on the devolution of policing and justice. An attempt by hard-line unionist Jim Allister to siphon off support from First Minister Peter Robinson's [...] |
2009-07-10 11:25:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SOCI UK EI |
| 09BELFAST6 |
PROPOSED PAYMENTS TO VICTIMS OF NORTHERN IRELAND'S TROUBLES [...] (C) Summary: The public release on January 28 of The Consultative Group on the Past's report sparked controversy among Northern Ireland's politicians and victims groups. The Group, appointed by the British government in 2007, had a mandate to explore ways to deal with Northern Ireland's lega [...] |
2009-01-30 16:02:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL EI UK PGOV |
| 09BELFAST79 |
FRAUD SUMMARY - BELFAST - MARCH- AUGUST 2009 [...] Country Conditions: As part of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland is a developed industrialized country with a well-established infrastructure. Like the rest of the UK, Northern Ireland is suffering as a result of the global credit crunch and economic downturn. The unemployment rate in N [...] |
2009-09-30 14:05:00 | Consulate Belfast | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC UK |
| 09BELFAST88 |
NORTHERN IRELAND FIRST MINISTER ROBINSON AND DEPUTY FIRST [...] (C/NF) Summary: Despite strong complaints regarding the behavior of the other and their respective parties, Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness both agree that the financial piece of devolving policing and justice powers is complete, and a [...] |
2009-11-03 17:12:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR UK EI |
| 09BELFAST9 |
ENSURING THE PEACE IN NORHTERN IRELAND: KEY USG OBJECTIVES [...] (C/NF) Summary. This is a joint message from Embassies Dublin, London, and Consulate Belfast. It outlines key objectives for continuing USG involvement in Northern Ireland in order to ensure the completion of the successful peace process that began with the Good Friday Agreement. Finalizing t [...] |
2009-02-20 18:25:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER ECON UK EI |
| 10BELFAST15 |
NORTHERN IRELAND'S SDLP ELECTS MARGARET RITCHIE PARTY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Seeking to right itself following years of decline in the post-Good Friday Agreement era, the SDLP has chosen Margaret Ritchie to succeed Mark Durkan as party leader. Ritchie will seek to regain the party's pre-eminence among Northern Ireland's nationalist voters by differentia [...] |
2010-02-12 14:15:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR UK EI |