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Record of a meeting between the DUP, SDLP and the Secretary of State on decommissioning and the negotiation process

Writing Peace: David Trimble Collection

The document is a transcript capturing a discussion involving the Secretary of State, Peter Robinson (DUP), Nigel Dodds (DUP), and Sean Farren (SDLP) regarding the conditions and mechanisms for decommissioning and the peace process in Northern Ireland. Peter Robinson questions the Secretary of State about the consistency of requiring certain conditions for decommissioning and the credibility of a ceasefire. The Secretary of State emphasizes the importance of preliminary steps before the creation of a decommissioning commission and acknowledges that talks will continue as long as participants agree. Robinson expresses concerns about Unionists being asked to take actions on faith and the need for indicators that paramilitarism is being abandoned, highlighting the Unionists' demand for clear commitments in the peace process.

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Lever Arch File 12
71 1994 - 1997
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McClay Library and Archives, Queen's University Belfast, digitized by the Quill Project at https://quillproject.net/resource_collections/384/.

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