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Record of liaison subcommittee on confidence building measures meeting on 13 January 1998 at 11.10

Writing Peace: George J. Mitchell Collection

The document is a summary record of a Liaison Subcommittee meeting on Confidence Building Measures held on Tuesday, 13 January 1998. Discussions focused on prisoner issues, economic and social development, and cultural rights. The British Government presented a statement on prisoner issues, emphasizing the importance of party views on modalities for prisoner releases. Economic and social issues were discussed, with parties presenting papers and highlighting the need for economic regeneration, equality, and human rights protections. The Irish Government emphasized the importance of economic and social development in building trust and confidence between communities. Various parties raised concerns about long-term unemployment, poverty, educational disparities, and cultural rights. Tensions arose between the parties, particularly regarding the Irish Government's involvement in internal matters. The meeting concluded with plans for future discussions on paramilitary activity and cross-strand issues. The next meeting was scheduled for the week of February 9 [the meeting was called the 10th].

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Subseries 2 (M202.7.2) Commission Documents (1995-1998), Series 7 (M202.7) Northern Ireland Records (1995-2008), George J. Mitchell Papers, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine, digitized by the Quill Project at https://quillproject.net/resource_collections/125.

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