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Interview with James Prior by John Devine for the Sunday Independent in March 1983

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Transcript of an interview with James Prior, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, by John Devine for the Sunday Independent in March 1983. Prior served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland under Margaret Thatcher between 1981 and 1984. In this interview he discusses the effectiveness of his policies to date. The Sunday Independent is Ireland’s principal Sunday newspaper.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 20 March 1983

Name of First Interviewee: James Prior

Role at time of Interview: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Interviewer: John Devine

Purpose: News

Media: Transcript

Copyright: © Independent.ie

Link: Read the transcript

Programme/Book/Article: The Sunday Indpendent

Time Period covered: 1983

Key Individuals: James Prior, Charles Haughey, Garret FitGerald, John Hume, Ian Paisley, Margaret Thatcher

Key Words: British government, SDLP, North-South relations

 

 

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