UDP oral submission on decommissioning, 28 October 1996 | Quill

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This collection was catalogued and the metadata was recorded by Antoine Yenk. The cover photograph is copyright Daphne Trimble, used with permission.

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The Ulster Democratic Party (UDP) delivered an oral submission on 28 October 1996, addressing the issue of decommissioning in the context of the Northern Ireland peace process. The UDP emphasized that the core issue is not the possession of arms but their potential use against the community or state to achieve political change. They argued that loyalist paramilitary groups exist defensively to protect their community from republican attacks and political subversion, and thus, unilateral disarmament by loyalists is not feasible without reciprocal actions from republicans. The UDP reaffirmed their commitment to total disarmament and the democratic process, highlighting their efforts to influence loyalist paramilitaries towards peace, despite facing significant challenges and provocations from republican groups.

decommissioning paramilitary activity (loyalist) paramilitary activity (republican) inclusion/exclusion of parties mitchell principles

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