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Title Interview with John Major on 24 January 1996
Date 24 January 1996
Description Transcript of an interview with John Major, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, on 24 January 1996. On that date the Mitchell Report was published presenting six principles as a basis for political negotiations in Northern Ireland including that decommissioning should take place simultaneous to all-party talks. In this interview Major discusses the potential for all-party discussions in light of these recommendations. On 9 February, the Provisional IRA ended its ceasefire, detonating a bomb in the London docklands which killed 2 and injured 40.
Date of Release/Broadcast 24 January 1996
Name of First Interviewee John Major
Role at time of Interview
Interviewer Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Purpose News
Media Transcript
Copyright
Link Click here
Programme/Book/Article johnmajor.co.uk
Time Period covered 1996
Key Individuals John Major, George Mitchell
Key Words Joint Communiqué, Mitchell Commission, decommissioning, Mitchell Report, Sinn Féin, IRA, UVF, UDA, Red Hand Commandos, DUP, UUP, SDLP, Alliance Party
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