Transcript of an interview with George Mitchell, former United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland, by David Frost for BBC Breakfast with Frost on 28 October 2001. The 11 September attacks in the United States of America prompted cross-community denunciation of terrorism in Northern Ireland. On 23 October the Provisional IRA began the process of decommissioning its weapons. Mitchell discusses the potential significance of these two events in the development of the Northern Ireland peace process. Breakfast with Frost was a weekly BBC current affairs programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 28 October 2001
Name of First Interviewee: George Mitchell
Role at time of Interview: Former United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland
Interviewer: David Frost
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright: © BBC Breakfast with Frost
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Breakfast with Frost
Time Period covered: 2001
Key Individuals: George Mitchell, David Trimble, John de Chastelain
Key Words: 9/11 attacks, IRA, decommissioning, UUP, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, Sinn Féin, Middle East