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John Major on NI decommissioning report

Title
John Major on NI decommissioning report
Genre
Speech; Parliamentary debate
TX Date
24 Jan 1996
Year of production
1996
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Duration
00:01:09
Description
UK Prime Minister John Major speaking in the Commons gives his response to the Mitchell Commission Report on the Northern Ireland peace process and decommissioning of weapons. Mr Major welcomes the broad thrust of the report and the positive response of most parties to it but notes the refusal of the paramilitaries to decommission weapons before talks start.
Contributors
John Major
Keywords
Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; Great Britain; Weapons; Peacebuilding

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