Transcript of an interview with John Major, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, on 24 January 1996. On that date the Mitchell Report was published presenting six principles as a basis for political negotiations in Northern Ireland including that decommissioning should take place simultaneous to all-party talks. In this interview Major discusses the potential for all-party discussions in light of these recommendations. On 9 February, the Provisional IRA ended its ceasefire, detonating a bomb in the London docklands which killed 2 and injured 40.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 24 January 1996
Name of First Interviewee: John Major
Interviewer: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright:
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: johnmajor.co.uk
Time Period covered: 1996
Key Individuals: John Major, George Mitchell
Key Words: Joint Communiqué, Mitchell Commission, decommissioning, Mitchell Report, Sinn Féin, IRA, UVF, UDA, Red Hand Commandos, DUP, UUP, SDLP, Alliance Party