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Soice SORPSARORRE, 196 Se Meri ited & Boe Ro SLL0D4
Arising fron the meeting of the Authori:y on 30th Janvacy, 1987, 1 bee
pleasure in onclosing for your snformngjon copy of a report ditcd 28th
Seniaty, 1987, which was circulated aefchat mecting wd also copy of the
Minuten ‘of tha meting, containing details of the romlutions wich wre
passed
TE WLI be seen that, although the report wae placed onder Part TE of
Le besiness on the agenda, Morbers decide that the mater availd be
dealt with under Part Ty at which the press yore present, even Usmagh
the matter related to an individal pessen
E have notified the tkme Office and also $i Philip tyers of the Comol
decision of the Police Muthority and trust that this natter will nat be
he subject of any further discission nt Police fltharity lew)
‘Yours eincerely,
Rv
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. Snes Andaston, Psa.»
CBee) C.Stany PML, C.B.EM,
Chief Conatabio,
Greater Manchester folice,
hier Constanla's Olfies,
P.O. ox 22 (S.Wet POO},
Cheater tases,
Boyar Street,
‘Trafford, MIS one
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I have pleasir®4n enctosing for your information copy of a lettel which
T have Today went to the Chief Constable of Grenter tanchestar, together
with copy of tho Minutes pasoat at the Police Aathority macting ch
30th Sanusty, 1987, and of my short weliten teport. to that most io
It is to be hoped that the outcome of the mectinge atthe thom OFFice
will bo that. thore Will be na Faeeher pebLie contorscay neon the
Chief Constable and’ the Police duthority Pmbers.
E ould just 1ike fomally to reiterate som of the points which I wade
fat the eft of the discussion at the Haw Offlee. in pnrticilar, 1 wuld
wish to stress the great importance of rot, by intarperate caments to
the meiia, allowing a situation to develop were antagonian ae accused
ana Indeed encouraged,
Wo, that is alt parties to the tripartite arrangenents, have new syent a
considersble anount of entirely unmaceasary tite Upon trying to resolve
Eublic controversies which should aot have arksen in tho Tiest. place
Te is this type of eitmntion whlcn enabies those wo ste opuosal tothe
forces of la ard order, and in particular the potice forery, to cxrey
fut their work’of destabilisation and ths work is made caster 1f
Pronouincerents are made share the political” judgent, in the best sense
OF the word "politiosl™, 1a Laaity.
‘The great diéficulty which, with respect, T fool the final agresd
Greiaration vercamt, was to prevent: the outcore ofthe dississions
bing seon to be a formal victory by ons side or the other, which 1a
Slety' nog the mata woult Like to have portrays the situseions Such
fs “victory" wautd only have led toa prolongation of the controversy
In the cfrewstances, I very much hope tat the formala which hs been
agread will noe resolve thie matter snd? would Like to thanle you snl
‘your colleagues very much for the asslatance which you have given in
this somsshat controversial batter,
SR
Meda. Paxtetage, Boge, C.Be,
Depity Under gactetary’ of State,
Bane O&ioe,
50'Quaen Jons's Gate,
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DISCUSSIONS Jo HOME OFPICE — ci CONSTABLE
At the roquest of the chairman of the Police nuthority, a special
ogting has been calied for Friday, 30th denaarys 1889, at 250 pum. io
ores to consider tho position which has arisen 4s a rewlt of ceveaie
Bblic controversies steaming, originally, fran an address mate by thes
Chief Constable at Salgeley Back ‘training’ Schoo! an lity Beceabar, $986,
and which was Initially considerad Ly the Foliee Althority on Friday,
9th Docerber, 1986 timate’ 1201
De a result of further madia contraveray, the Chaiman and the deputy
Guinan initially net conor tone Office cEticiads and the caiel
Inspestor of Constabolary a’ the Regional Inspector of Cestahalary on
Zaoni Sanuary, 1987, and copies of two press statanente issued on Lak
ate hove prévicusly bean forwarded to mathers Of te Finance ad Polley
Comeittos.” Me the first meting, tho Chairman snd the Deputy Citta
jxpressed theic point of view Fofcetully. further ta that meeting thers
were discassions hstawen the aw Office offielaia, tho Chief Inupacvor
of Constabulary, the Regional Inspector of constais2ary and the Chick
Constable, and the matter was Left cn the basi that of Tussi, 27th
January, 1987, there would be a further meeting at the Hone OFFles,
At the mecting cn Tuesday, 27th January, 1987, the position was again
onsidered_in full ad the outcone is porhess'wost oeefully smacioed
4m he annexed statement, tron which it Will be enon that there is how a
clear statenont of intent ondorvad by the tices partacrs in the
Boclosires: (1) Press Stateont iasied by the Hane Office and
the Chatman ard tha Vice Chatman of the tol ice
Authority at 4.30 pam, on 22nd Janeary, 190
(2) Press Statemné iesied By the Yona Off Loe late
‘ceening on 220 Jananey, 17.
(2) Prose: Staterett following the meeting at the None
Office on 27th January, 1907,
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