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Interview with John Major on 31 August 1994

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Transcript of interview with John Major, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, on 31 August 1994. On that date the Provisional IRA announced a cessation of military activities from midnight. In this interview Major discusses the permanency of this ceasefire and the potential for future negotiations with the republican movement. On 13 October the Combined Loyalist Military Command also announced a paramilitary ceasefire.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 31 August 1994

Name of First Interviewee: John Major

Role at time of Interview: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom   

Purpose: News

Media: Transcript

Copyright:        

Link: Read the transcript

Programme/Book/Article: johnmajor.co.uk

Time Period covered: 1993-1994

Key Individuals: John Major, Gerry Adams

Key Words: Provisional IRA, ceasefire, Sinn Féin, Downing Street Declaration

 

 

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