Date: January 5, 1973
Time: 3:03 pm – 3:36 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with John Lynch, Peter M. Flanigan, and Col. Richard T. Kennedy; the White
House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.
Greetings
Harry S. Truman memorial service
Ulster situation
-US concern
Meeting between the President and Lynch
-Scheduling
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The President’s schedule
-Meetings with leaders
-Republic of Korea [ROK]
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-The Philippines
Ulster
-Settlement
-Irish government white paper
-Proposition for Settlement
-Unionists
-Ulster Defence Association [UDA]
-Ratio of Protestant and Catholic
-Campaign of violence
-Provisional Irish Republican Army [IRA]
Irish border towns
-Murder of young couple
-UDA
British Prime Minister
-Edward R.G. Heath
-Irish problem
-Heath
-Willingness to deal with Irish problem
-Unionists in Conservative Party
Common Market
-Irish support
-Meat prices
-Shortages
-Consumption
American investments in Ireland
-John W. Mulcahy
-Labor force
-Irish products
Trade unions
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-Alexander F. Douglas-Home
-George Meany
-British and Irish unions
-Compared to US unions
-Agreement with government
-Renewal
Attitude of union leaders
-Wage and price controls
-US position
Mulcahy
Peter M. Flanigan
US Ambassador to Ireland
-John D. J. Moore
-Tenure
USIrish trade
-Shannon Airport
-Airline Operations
-Aer Lingus
-Civil Aeronautics Board [CAB]
-Ruling on North Atlantic tariffs
-Cost to airlines
-European competition
-Use of charters
-France
-US
-John Moore
US-Irish relations
-Moore
-Understanding of problems
-Air tariff concerns
-American investments
-Brandon Rivington [?]
-Report back to Irish parliament
-Flanigan
-Agreement
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-Value of meetings
-Other issues
-American investment
-Irish entry into Europe
-New European community
-Economics
-Ireland’s role
-New York investors
Landing rights
Weather
The President, Lynch, et al., left at 3:36 pm.