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Interview with Martin McGuinness by John Humphrys for BBC On the Record on 19 November 1995

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Transcript of an interview with Martin McGuinness, vice president of Sinn Fein, by John Humphrys for BBC On the Record on 19 November 1995. Nine days later the British and Irish governments issued a Joint Communiqué. This outlined a twin-track process to advance progress on the issues of decommissioning and all-party negotiations. The proposals included the establishment of an independent body to advise the British and Irish governments on paramilitary decommissioning and the beginning of all party negotiations by the end of February 1996. In advance of these proposals Martin McGuinness discusses the stability of the IRA ceasefire in view of any future preconditions of decommissioning before the beginning of all-party talks. On the Record was BBC's flagship political programme.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 19 November 1995

Name of First Interviewee: Martin McGuinness

Role at time of Interview: Vice president of Sinn Féin

Interviewer: John Humphrys

Purpose: News

Media: Transcript

Copyright: © BBC On the Record

Link: Read the transcript

Programme/Book/Article: BBC On the Record

Time Period covered: 1995

Key Individuals: Martin McGuinness, John Bruton, Bill Clinton, George Mitchell

Key Words: All-party talks, decommissioning, Washington Three, IICD, Sinn Féin, IRA

 

 

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