A series of memos and telegrams between the British Embassy in the US, John Holmes and the FCO discussing whether the US might be persuaded to designate of the PIRA as a terrorist group. It was felt that peruading the US to take this step would have been of great symbolic value. It was doubtful whether it would make a great deal of practicial difference, although it might strengthen Adams's hand. They agreed that it would be best to try to privately persuade Lake and Clinton of the value of the approach, and that the recent Manchester and Adare attacks made this an opportune moment to do so.
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