Gerry Adams visit to USA

Title

Gerry Adams visit to USA

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

14 Mar 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:51

Description

North American correspondent Simon Marks reports from Washington on the reaction of British Prime Minister John Major to the decision of US President Bill Clinton to let Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams visit the USA to raise funds and meet officials. Major wrote a letter to Clinton, which White House spokemsan Mike McCurry comments on. Gerry Adams gives an interview on US television station ABC about his upcoming meeting with Bill Clinton and the decommissioning of IRA weapons.

Contributors

Gerry Adams; Simon Marks; ABC; Mike McCurry

Keywords

USA; Politics; Northern Ireland; Great Britain; IRA; International relations; Fundraising; Sinn Fein; Weapons; Peacebuilding; Gerry Adams; Disarmament; Bill Clinton; Washington

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