Merlyn Rees on detention in Northern Ireland

Title

Merlyn Rees on detention in Northern Ireland

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1975

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Duration

00:03:03

Description

UK Home Secretary Merlyn Rees discusses the detention system in Northern Ireland. He claims the violence cannot be solved by detention, and unless the fighting grows to wartime proportions, detention is not the right avenue. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Ed Boyle?).

Contributors

Merlyn Rees; Ed Boyle?

Keywords

Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Violence; Imprisonment; Detention

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