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Interview with representatives of the UFF by Chris Thornton on 26 February 1999

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Transcript of an interview with representatives of the UFF, Ulster Freedom Fighters, by Chris Thornton for the Belfast Telegraph in February 1999. In April 1998 the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement was signed. The agreement committed paramilitary organisations to decommission their arms within two years. This had not been undertaken by February 1999. In this interview representatives of the UFF discuss the lack of progress on the decommissioning issue and their role within the unionist community. The Belfast Telegraph is one of Northern Ireland’s most widely read daily newspapers.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 26 February 1999

Role at time of Interview: Representatives of the UFF

Interviewer: Chris Thornton

Purpose: News

Media: Transcript

Copyright: © Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Link: Read the transcript

Programme/Book/Article: Belfast Telegraph

Time Period covered: 1998-1999

Key Individuals: Brendan McKenna, Gerry Adams

Key Words: UFF, Sinn Fein, IRA, Good Friday Agreement, Belfast Agreement, decommissioning, UDP, partition, unionism

 

 

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