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State Papers
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Ouch
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What did Ronald Reagan eat on his visit to Ireland?
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1984
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Iran wanted films of the Irish struggle... we wanted to send them nature docs
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Back in 1984 the Government was worried about banning smoking in classrooms
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legal adviser
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we have what you need
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1984 State Papers
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