Another 702 official papers released to the public by PRONI – from 1995 and further back detailing a slowly changing Northern Ireland #20yearrule
This morning, 702 files of government papers have been fully (530) or partially (172) declassified under the 30/20 year rule. As always, the files detail the political talks and developments of the time, set against a background of ceasefires, discussion about possible prisoner releases, and a normalisation of security measures. The possible peace dividend was being calculated, along with the potential cost of closing Harland and Wolff. And there was much head-scratching about Joe Hendron’s 1992 General Election victory over Gerry Adams in West Belfast and worrying about the subsequent election petition that threatened to unseat him.