Decommissioning arms in Northern Ireland

Title

Decommissioning arms in Northern Ireland

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

24 Jan 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:04:01

Description

Nick Wood reports on the findings of the three man international commission given today into decommissioning of weapons in Northern Ireland. They recommended that a handover of terrorist weapons should not be a pre-condition for all-party talks and could occur during negotiations rather than before. Includes press conference with head of the commission ex US senator George Mitchell and commission members Finnish politician Harri Holkeri and Canadian General John de Chastelain.

Contributors

Nick Wood; George Mitchell; Harri Holkeri; John de Chastelain

Keywords

Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Weapons; Peacebuilding; Disarmament

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