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Interview with George Mitchell by David Frost for BBC Breakfast with Frost on 28 October 2001

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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

 

 

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