Confidential records from 1997 revealed the comments made by the then-Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhew.
Irish deputy Mr Spring told him Bloody Sunday was a"very sensitive issue" that he wanted"closed in a dignified way". But he said new evidence was emerging and questioned whether the British government could respond without establishing a new inquiry.
A new inquiry was held by Lord Saville and concluded in 2010, finding no justification for shooting any of those killed or wounded. Afterwards, David Cameron issued a public apology, saying the killings were"unjustified and unjustifiable".A number of other Irish state records from the 1990s have also been published, including criticism of former Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble by the Irish ambassador to the US.
And another revealed the then-Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern had called for the use of rubber bullets to be discontinued in his country, saying he hoped it would put pressure on the British government to reduce their use in Northern Ireland.One of the stranger records to be published covered a call between an Irish official and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was then deputy editor of the Daily Telegraph.
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