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Record of Meeting between John McConnell and Alec Reid on 7 September 1989

Writing Peace: The National Archives of the UK (TNA)

This document provides an account of the meeting that took place between John McConnell and Father Alec Reid on 7 September 1989. They first discussed prison matters, before moving onto Reid's previous involvement in conflict resolution in Northern Ireland. Reid provided an overview of the dialogue taking place between Gerry Adams and John Hume, and claimed that he believed that Adams had begun to look towards alternatives to armed struggle. Parts of the text are highlighted.

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08
1989
CJ 4/8792
27 1988 - None
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The National Archives of the UK (TNA), digitized by the Quill Project at https://quillproject.net/resource_collections/351/.